After that the family decided to settle in stratford, connecticut but. Upcoming stephen king movies and tv shows in development. Thinner is a 1984 american novel by stephen king originally published by nal under king s pseudonym richard bachman. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, 2 many of which have been adapted into films. Join her and her startled friends as they wade through the endless king universe and how its alllll connected. A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected. Dick hallorann, pennywise, and beverly marsh all appear in multiple stephen king books. Dune is a 1965 science fiction novel by american author frank herbert, originally published as two separate serials in analog magazine. These stephen king characters all appear in multiple books. The only thing i may look forward to more than a new stephen king novel is a new collection of his short stories. Apr 21, 2020 stephen king is a new york timesbestselling novelist who made his name in the horror and fantasy genres with books like carrie, the shining and it. June 8, 2012 topic network visualization flowchart. The stephen king universe, a very detailed flowchart. It is the 60th book published by stephen king, his 49th novel and the 42nd under his own name.
The alien franchise and the blade runner franchise have secretly shared the same universe for years, with more connections made with each installment. Stephen king s horror stories scarred many of our childhoods and adulthoods, for that matter, but the most upsetting thing of all might be that all of king s books are connected. Nevertheless, percy continues to mistreat the death row. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. The dark tower, it is the day that jake chambers and stephen king save stephen kings life. Kennedy, which occurred on november 22, 1963 the novel s titular date. What are the connections between stranger things and it. Jake chambers from the dark tower is a twinner of bobby garfield from hearts in atlantis. In season two of castle rock, lizzy caplan plays annie wilkes, a version of the same character from stephen king s 1987 novel misery and the 1990 rob reiner. We celebrate the author known to many as the father of modern horror. Limited edition prints are available to purchase online when i was in grade 5 guess i was ten, my friend tarnya smyth brought her mums battered copy of stephen king. Delve into any stephen king novel, and at some point youll likely find a secret passageway into another.
One of carrie white s teachers was named edwin king. Stephen king s epic fantasy novel, the eyes of the dragon, is in development as a tv series at hulu. Stephen kings the institute sidelines the multiverse for. However, the gypsys father places a curse on halleck, which causes him to lose. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. For a generation of readers, stephen king is the voice of the underbelly of smalltown america, having made his name as the author of cult classics with an equally strong legacy of film adaptations including carrie, the shining, the green mile, the stand, pet sematary, it, under the dome and the tommyknockers. This book makes me want to reread every king book i read when i was 9, 10, 11, and pick up the ones i havent. Hes spawned an intricate universe where characters reference events from his other books like theyre trading gossip about an old school friend.
The manuscript that king originally delivered to his publisher would have been almost 1,200 pages long, and his publisher blanched at the idea of selling a pricey book that would require a hand truck to carry home remember, this was way before digital books were a thing, even from an author as successful as king was in 1978. The theory that ridley scotts alien and blade runner are connected has evolved from folklore to fact ever since one of blade runners screenwriters, david peoples, said that his other film, soldier, is a spinoff sidequel to blade runner. Derry maine, which is the setting for many stephen king stories and novels including, 112263 is mentioned in the dark tower novels. A film adaptation, directed by john carpenter, was released in december of the same year.
The stephen king universe, a very detailed flowchart linking. Desperation is a horror novel by american writer stephen king. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. Virtually all of his novels and most of his short stories have been adapted for film. I just realized stephen king s it and 112263 occur in the same quaaiuniverse. When jake epping arrives in derry in 1958, he is informed that the reason locals are so cold toward strangers is that a string of child murders have rocked the town. When allworld was created, gan appeared in a metaphysical form as a giant edifice known as the dark tower. Their connections thicken through the experiences of generations of kings characters. Stephen king s latest novel, 112263, tells of a schoolteacher who travels back to 1958 to alter history, and falls in love as well.
Connections is the companion book to the classic bbc series first filmed in the late 70s, with additional series being created up into the 1990s. Honestly, its hard to think of a stephen king book that hasnt left at least. Are such unlikely connections often a starting point for you. His 1986 epic it is a perfect nexus not only does the terrifying novel reference books that came before, but characters and places from it also turn up again and again in subsequent stories. It tells the story of a group of survivors, following a devastating plague. Sure, the world martin created for the backstabbing inhabitants of a song of ice and fire is meticulous, but its not the tightly woven domain king has hinted at throughout some 50 novels. Teddy duchamp, the owner of teddy s amoco in chamberlain, maine carrie s home town, later moved to castle rock and ran the castle rock stationery shop. According to an introduction by stephen king in one of his books, the good. The white over red color of christine is not a factory color for.
He is the founder of the james burke institute for innovation in education, whose flagship project, the knowledge web. Stephen king has written almost one hundred books, featuring thousands of characters and hundreds of worlds. Remember, this line came from a richard bachman novel. He is a monthly columnist at scientific american and also serves as director, writer, and host of the television series connections 3 on the learning channel. His father abandoned the family when he was little. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. Percy is the nephew of the governors wife, and likely received his position through his familys connections. The father ran out on the family when king was very young. I guess im just curious about everyones favorite books that hes written and to see which ones i should try and in the upcoming months. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Oct 28, 2017 the fact that 112263 was published a full 25 years after it is a testament to something stephen king said recently about his stories. Apr 20, 2020 stephen kings epic fantasy novel, the eyes of the dragon, is in development as a tv series at hulu. Here are just a few of the connections from it to king s broader carnival of twisted tales. Not to be contrary, but the it references in 112263 are a lot more than vague and tangential, as noted by others here.
It tied with roger zelaznys this immortal for the hugo award in 1966, and it won the inaugural nebula award for best novel. The dark tower, it is the day that jake chambers and stephen king save stephen king s life. Percy wetmore is the main antagonist in the green mile. Doubleday didnt want to break the novel into two volumes, so king s editor asked him to slash 400 pages some 150,000 words to improve both the book. But what is also notable about revival is the sweetness with which 67yearold king writes about family and long, loving connections.
His father donald king was a sea merchant and mother nellie ruth was a housewife. Best of stephen king im a huuuge stephen king fan but because his collection is so extensive i havent been able to read all of his works. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. James burke is the author of several bestselling books, including circles, american connections, and the knowledge web. Lets fix the cloverfield franchise inside a mind duration. Stephen edwin king is an american author of suspense, horror, scifi and fantasy books. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and it. Jul 31, 2011 in thinking about it, and its connection to steves other works, i read somewhere i think it was in the complete stephen king encyclopedia, by stephen j. There is a long interaction between jake in derry with two characters from it. I knew it reminded me of something but not exactly what i.
Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. Houston told billy halleck that he sounded a little like a stephen king novel. The hulu show castle rock is packed with dozens of nods and callbacks to stephen king s characters, books, and movies like the shawshank redemption, cujo, and the shining. The gunslinger book 1, the drawing of the three book 2, the waste lands book 3, wizard and glass book 4, the wind through the keyhole book 4a, wolves of the calla book 5, song of susannah book 6, the dark tower book 7, the little sisters of eluria novella book. Kennedy, which occurred on november 22, 1963 the novels titular date. A departure from kings usual horror fare, the novel tells the story of murder, dark magic. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. Top 157 books published in 1965 that people have added on goodreads. It was made into a tv film starring ron perlman, tom skerritt and steven weber in 2006.
His father jack torrance is referred to, but not named directly. Stephen king has 1651 books on goodreads with 23841771 ratings. In that book, the can tah spelled without the hyphen are ugly composite animals carved from. From ebooks to comics to musicals, king has conquered them all. He was born on 21st september 1947 in portland, maine. It tells the story of a car a 1958 plymouth fury apparently possessed by supernatural forces. Stephen kings revival, about a mysterious preacher, is the.
In 112263, this is the date that the vermont yankee nuclear reactor. The extended opening of the novel, which tells the rambling story of tim jamieson, a former florida cop trying to figure out his next steps after losing his job under a cloud of controversy, has the unhurried pace and character focus of king s small towncentric novels. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. In the beginning, there was a magical presence known as the prim, also referred as the darkness behind everything, which gan arose. He was the uncle of the young teddy duchamp, friend of gordy lachance. Entertainment weekly has a pretty comprehensive break down of all the easter eggs and connections it contains to other stephen king works of fiction.
Dave hinchberger, proprietor, stephen king catalog and the overlook connection. Stephen king novel connections a novel best seller. With kirk douglas, richard harris, ulla jacobsson, michael redgrave. A list of all stephen kings series in reading order. It is the first installment of the dune saga, and in 2003 was cited as the worlds bestselling science fiction novel. Youre thinking of the shop the institute hasnt been mentioned in other king books. Troop d, a mystery begins to unfold about the cars connection to his death and, eventually. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its mirror novel, the regulators, itself published under king s richard bachman pseudonym. Theres a lot of stephen king ive never read, including some that have come out since the last edition of this book was published. When you come to pick up your next king book theres a strong likelihood youll recognise the name of a bit character or an unusual event mentioned in an offhand manner. The institute initially seems like a slamdunk for multiverse tieinsits bones are the stuff of classic stephen king.
Peele brought back the twilight zone and joshua boones version of king s the stand is due in 2020. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and its. Jul 27, 2017 the wheel of ka turns, and a movie based on stephen kings magnum opus the dark tower is finally coming to theaters, say thankee sai. Even better, its both an adaptation of the books and a continuation, meaning theres sure to be plenty there for fans both old and new to obsess over. The white over red color of christine is not a factory color for the 58 furry yet a car fitting the same description shows up in both it and 112263 not sure if she shows up in others but in those two she is connected. In stephen king books, twinners are doppelgangers in other universes. Stephen king s most popular series is the dark tower. Posts where someone is actually discussing a novel and even so much as wonders if there are similar books to it are immediately deleted by the mods who shout them down about posting on rsuggestmeabook instead.
Yes, i love stephen king, but even being a constant reader doesnt prevent me from being willing to admit that the man can and often does go long on his word count. Viewers can enjoy castle rock even if they dont have much. To many links for dark tower, i am surprised christine is not on the list. Sep 09, 2017 entertainment weekly has a pretty comprehensive break down of all the easter eggs and connections it contains to other stephen king works of fiction. The night fliersalems lot cumberland county airport, a rest stop for the night flier, sat between a smaller and mostly deserted town with the unlikely name of jerusalems lot and the town of falmouth. Stephen king, his books, and their origins at lisner audiotorium duration. In many of the novels and short stories written and cowritten by stephen king, there is the concept of a multiverse created by the author himself. Christine is a horror novel by american writer stephen king, published in 1983. The two novels represent parallel universes relative to one another, and most of the characters present in.
He has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and six nonfiction books. Its a testament to his writing that the names of people and places permeate and linger. Percy is first seen loudly announcing the arrival of john coffey until his superior, paul edgecomb, orders him to stop. In 112263, this is the date that the vermont yankee nuclear reactor exploded. Stephen king began this interview in the summer of 2001, two years after he was. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and. Uncle ottos truck skeleton crewderry misc george mccutcheon and otto schenck had a lumberyard in derry. To the dark tower series, it is most noticed as being a major cross over world or level of the tower brief synopsis edit. With an author as prolific as stephen king, its no surprise his universe is expansive but did you know most of his works are connected to. How stephen kings it connects to all his other stories.
His 1986 epic it is a perfect nexus not only does the terrifying novel reference books. Castle rock, the new series set in the world of stephen king, is an original story that, as of its first few episodes, stands alone. A reading guide to stephen kings dark tower universe. Song of susannah, we learn that this is the day that stephen king was hit by van near lovell, maine. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Stephen edwin king is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. The hidden connections in stephen kings universe youtube. Danny torrance of stephen kings novel the shining is mentioned in the dark tower novels. Aug 14, 2019 king grew to view the book as juvenilia over the years, and was happy to see it slide out of print, but it remained as part of the bachman books omnibus collection. In the afterword to wizard and glass, the fourth book in the dark tower series, king writes i have written enough novels and short stories to fill a solar system of the imagination, but wizard and glass protagonist rolands story is my jupiter a planet that dwarfs all the others. The cantah are mentioned in stephen kings novel desperation.
Richard dees thought that there was a big market for tabloids like the inside view, and for authors like stephen king. My love for his books is based around his characters. Admittedly dated published in 1991, it contains oodles of king stuff, photos, short. The age of stephen king movies and tv series is here. From a buick 8 which derives its title from the 1965 bob dylan bside from a buick. May 29, 20 now, i totally do not recommend ten year olds reading stephen king books messed me up good, but this was when my life long relationship with mr king began. Maya is a stephen king superfan whos been reading his books and noting connections between them for 20 years casually, at first, then obsessively. The novel was announced on king s official site on march 2, 2011.
And i love the links and connections between the books. Norwegian resistance tries to stop german efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during world war ii. Also known as the king of horror, stephen king was born september 21, 1947, in portland, maine, second to his adopted older brother david. A departure from king s usual horror fare, the novel tells the story of murder, dark magic. The number nineteen is a magical number in the dark tower novels. The story centers on lawyer billy halleck, who kills a crossing gypsy in a road accident and escapes legal punishment because of his connections. If you havent already seen the connections series of programs, please do, they are highly entertaining and engaging. But after a series of school shootings in the 1980s and 1990s, however, king realized that the world of 1965 was much different from the world he was then living in. These stephen king connections will blow your mind. Im going to have to subscribe to cbs access sooner or later. Australian artist and flowchart enthusiast gillian james of tessiegirl created the stephen king universe, a very detailed flowchart linking the vast collection of books and characters thought up by author stephen king.