Stephen King Biography (1947-)

Full name, Stephen Edwin King; born September 21, 1947, in Portland, ME; sonof Donald Edwin (a merchant sailor) and Nellie Ruth (maiden name, Pillsbury)King; married Tabitha Jane Spruce (a writer), January 2, 1971; children: Naomi Rachel, Joseph Hill (some sources cite Joseph Hillstrom), Owen Phillip. Addresses: Office: P.O. Box 1186, Bangor, ME 04001.; Agent: Rand Holston,Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 90212; (literary agent) Ralph Vicinanza, Created By, 1041 North Formosa Ave., Formosa Building, Room 10, West Hollywood, CA 90046.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Writer, actor, producer, director
Birth Details: September 21, 1947; Portland, Maine, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Steven King) Hoagie man, Knightriders (also known as GeorgeA. Romero's "Knightriders"), United Film Distribution, 1981
Jordy Verrill, ``The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill,'' Creepshow(also known as Cuentos de ultratumba), Warner Bros., 1982
(Uncredited) Man at Cashpoint, Maximum Overdrive, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
Himself, David Cronenberg: Long Live the New Flesh, 1986
Truck driver, ``The Hitchhiker,'' Creepshow 2, New World, 1987
Priest, Pet Sematary (also known as Pet Cemetery), Paramount, 1989
Cemetery caretaker, Sleepwalkers (also known as Sleepstalkers and Stephen King's "Sleepwalkers"), Columbia, 1992
Dr. Bangor, Thinner (also known as Stephen King's "Thinner"), Paramount, 1996
Himself, Monkeybone (live action and animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Film Work
Director, Maximum Overdrive, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
Executive producer, Riding the Bullet (also known as Stephen King's "Riding the Bullet"), Innovation Film Group, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
Himself, This Is Horror (also known as This Is Horror: From theArchives of Stephen King's World of Horror), beginning c. 1989
Johnny B. Good, Kingdom Hospital (also known as Stephen King's"Kingdom Hospital"), ABC, 2004
Miniseries
Bus driver, Golden Years (also known as Stephen King's "GoldenYears"), CBS, 1991
Teddy Weizak, The Stand (also known as Stephen King's "The Stand"), ABC, 1994
Voice, Baseball (also known as The History of Baseball), PBS, 1994
Tom Holby, The Langoliers (also known as Stephen King's "The Langoliers"), ABC, 1995
Gage Creed, The Shining (also known as Stephen King's "The Shining"), ABC, 1997
(Uncredited) Lawyer in advertisement, Storm of the Century (also known as Stephen King's "Storm of the Century"), ABC, 1999
(Uncredited) Pizza delivery man, Rose Red (also known as Stephen King's "Rose Red"), ABC, 2002
Specials
The X-Files Movie Special, Fox, 1998
Himself, Stephen King: Master of Macabre, The Learning Channel, 1999
The Miracle of ``The Green Mile,'' 1999
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark, BBC, 1999
Member of crowd, 2004 World Series, 2004
Himself, The 100 Scariest Movie Moments, Bravo, 2004
Episodic
``Fear in the Dark,'' A & E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Steppers, ``Blood Is Thicker Than Mud,'' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1993
Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1996
Guest, ``The Fear of Flying,'' Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1998
Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999
Voice, ``Insane Clown Poppy,'' The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2000
Voice of Brian, ``Mary Christmas,'' Frasier, NBC, 2000
``Stephen King--Fear, Fame, and Fortune,'' Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Guest, Chappelle's Show, Comedy Central, 2003
Guest, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The TodayShow), NBC, 2003
Guest, NewsNight with Aaron Brown (also known as The Aaron Brown Show), Cable News Network, 2003, 2004
Guest, The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), Comedy Central, 2004
Television Executive Producer
Series
Kingdom Hospital (also known as Stephen King's "Kingdom Hospital"), ABC, 2004
Miniseries
(And creator) Golden Years (also known as Stephen King's "Golden Years"), CBS, 1991
The Stand (also known as Stephen King's "The Stand"), ABC,1994
The Shining (also known as Stephen King's "The Shining"), ABC, 1997
Storm of the Century (also known as Stephen King's "Storm of the Century"), ABC, 1999
Rose Red (also known as Stephen King's "Rose Red"), ABC, 2002
Desperation (also known as Stephen King's "Desperation"), ABC, 2005
Movies
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, ABC, 2003
Radio Appearances
Episodic
Lost Highway Radio Show, syndicated, 2003
Appeared in other radio productions.
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
``The Mist,'' ZBS Foundation, 1984
The Author Talks: Stephen King, Recorded Books, 1987
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, New American Library, 1988
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three, New American Library,1989
``The Langoliers,'' One Past Midnight, Penguin-HighBridge Audio, 1990
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands, Penguin-HighBridge Audio, 1991
``The Library Policeman,'' Three Past Midnight, Penguin-HighBridgeAudio, 1991
Needful Things, Penguin-HighBridge Audio, 1991
``Secret Window, Secret Garden,'' Two Past Midnight, Penguin-HighBridge Audio, 1991
``The Sun Dog,'' Four Past Midnight, Penguin-HighBridge Audio, 1991
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1999
Blood and Smoke, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2000
Dreamcatcher, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2001
LT's Theory of Pets (short story), Simon & Schuster Audio, 2001
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Recorded Books, 2001
(With Peter Straub) The Talisman, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2001
From a Buick 8: A Novel, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2002

Riding the Bullet, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2002
Black House, Books on Tape, 2003
Wolves of the Calla, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2003
Reader of introduction, Salem's Lot, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2004
The Stephen King Collection (short stories), Books on Tape, 2005
Other King works have been released as audio recordings.
Videos
The Cider House Rules: The Making of an American Classic, Miramax,1999
Walking the Mile (also known as Walking the Mile: The Making of``The Green Mile''), Warner Home Video, 2000
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of ``Stand by Me,'' Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2002
Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at ``The Shawshank Redemption,''Warner Home Video, 2004
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Creepshow (also known as Cuentos de ultratumba; based on King's short stories ``The Crate,'' ''Father's Day,'' ``The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill,'' and ``They're Creeping Up on You''), Warner Bros., 1982, published as Stephen King's ''Creep Show: A George A. Romero Film,'' illustrated by Berni Wrightson and Michele Wrightson, New American Library, 1982
Cat's Eye (also known as Stephen King's "Cat's Eye"; basedon King's short stories ``The General,'' ``The Ledge,'' and ``Quitters''), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Silver Bullet (also known as Stephen King's "Silver Bullet"; based on King's novella Cycle of the Werewolf), Paramount, 1985, published with illustrations by Berni Wrightson, New American Library, 1985
Maximum Overdrive (based on King's short stories ``The Lawnmower Man,'' ``The Mangler,'' and ``Trucks''), De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986, published by New American Library, 1986
Pet Sematary (also known as Pet Cemetery; based on King's novel), Paramount, 1989
Sleepwalkers (also known as Sleepstalkers and Stephen King's "Sleepwalkers"), Columbia, 1992
Riding the Bullet (also known as Stephen King's "Riding the Bullet"; based on his novella), Innovation Film Group, 2004
Secret Window (based on his short story ``Secret Window, Secret Garden''), Columbia, 2004
Author of the screenplay The Shotgunners.
Teleplays
Series
Kingdom Hospital (also known as Stephen King's "Kingdom Hospital"; based on the Danish miniseries Riget), ABC, 2004
Miniseries
Golden Years (also known as Stephen King's "Golden Years";based on King's book), CBS, 1991
(With Lawrence D. Cohen) The Tommyknockers (also known as Stephen King's "The Tommyknockers"; based on King's novel), ABC, 1993
(And song ``Baby Can U Dig Your Man'') The Stand (also known as Stephen King's "The Stand"; based on King's book), ABC, 1994
The Shining (also known as Stephen King's "The Shining"; based on his novel), NBC, 1997
Storm of the Century (also known as Stephen King's "Storm of the Century"), ABC, 1999, published by Pocket Books, 1999
Rose Red (also known as Stephen King's "Rose Red"), ABC, 2002
(With Mick Garris) Desperation (also known as Stephen King's "Desperation"; based on his novel), ABC, 2005
Episodic
``Sorry, Right Number,'' Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1987
(With Chris Carter) ``Chinga,'' The X-Files, Fox, 1998
Novels
Carrie: A Novel of a Girl with a Frightening Power, Doubleday, 1974, movie edition by Lawrence D. Cohen published as Carrie, New American Library/Times Mirror, 1975, limited edition with introduction by Tabitha King, Plume, 1991
Salem's Lot, Doubleday, 1975, television edition, New American Library, 1979, limited edition with introduction by Clive Barker, Plume, 1991
The Shining (Literary Guild selection), Doubleday, 1977, movie edition by Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson, New American Library, 1980, limited edition with introduction by Ken Follett, Plume, 1991
The Stand, Doubleday, 1978, revised edition published as The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition, illustrated by Berni Wrightson, Doubleday, 1990
The Dead Zone (Literary Guild selection), Viking, 1979, movie edition published as The Dead Zone: Movie Tie-In, New American Library, 1980
Firestarter (Literary Guild selection), Viking, 1980
Cujo, Viking, 1981
Creepshow (graphic novel), New American Library, 1982
The Plant, Philtrum Press, Part I, 1982, Part II, 1983, Part III,1985
Pet Sematary (Literary Guild selection), Doubleday, 1983
Christine (Literary Guild selection), Viking, 1983, also publishedin a limited edition illustrated by Stephen Gervais, Donald M. Grant, 1983
(With Peter Straub) The Talisman, Viking Press/Putnam, 1984, alsopublished in a limited two-volume edition, Donald M. Grant, 1984
The Eyes of the Dragon (young adult), illustrated by Kenneth R. Linkhauser, Philtrum Press, 1984, new edition, illustrated by David Palladini,Viking, 1987
It (Book-of-the-Month Club selection), Viking, 1986
Misery (Book-of-the-Month Club selection), Viking, 1987
The Tommyknockers (Book-of-the-Month Club selection), Putnam, 1987
The Dark Half (Book-of-the-Month Club selection), Viking, 1989
Dolan's Cadillac, Lord John Press, 1989
Needful Things, Viking, 1991
Gerald's Game, Viking, 1992
Dolores Claiborne, Viking, 1993
Insomnia, Viking, 1994
Rose Madder, Viking, 1995
Desperation, Viking, 1996
The Green Mile (serialized novel), Signet, Chapter 1, ``The Two Dead Girls,'' Chapter 2, ``The Mouse on the Mile,'' Chapter 3, ``Coffey's Hands,'' Chapter 4, ``The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix,'' Chapter 5, ``Night Journey,'' Chapter 6, ``Coffey on the Mile,'' March-August, 1996, published as The Green Mile: A Novel in Six Parts (contains all six chapters of The Green Mile), Plume, 1997
Bag of Bones, Viking, 1998
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Scribner, 1999
Hearts in Atlantis, Scribner, 1999
Riding the Bullet (e-book), Scribner, 2000
(With Straub) Black House (sequel to The Talisman), RandomHouse, 2001
Dreamcatcher, Scribner, 2001
From a Buick 8, Scribner, 2002
The Colorado Kid, Hard Case Crime Series, Winterfall, 2005
Author of early unpublished novels, including The Aftermath, The Cannibals, Sword in the Darkness (also known as Babylon Here), and Blaze (based on John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men).
``The Dark Tower'' Series
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Amereon, Ltd., 1976, published asThe Gunslinger, New American Library, 1988, limited edition with illustrations by Michael Whelan, Donald M. Grant, 1982, revised edition, Plume, 2003
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three, illustrated by Phil Hale, New American Library, 1989
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands, illustrated by Ned Dameron, Donald M. Grant, 1991
The Dark Tower Trilogy: The Gunslinger; The Drawing of the Three; TheWaste Lands (box set), New American Library, 1993
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, Plume, 1997
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla, illustrated by Berni Wrightson, 2003
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah, illustrated by Darrel Anderson, Scribner, 2004
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower, illustrated by Whelan, Scribner, 2004
As the Pseudonym Richard Bachman
Rage, Signet, 1977
The Long Walk, Signet, 1979
Roadwork: A Novel of the First Energy Crisis, Signet, 1981
The Running Man, Signet, 1982
The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels (contains Rage, TheLong Walk, Roadwork: A Novel of the First Energy Crisis, and The Running Man), with introduction ``Why I Was Richard Bachman,'' New American Library, 1985
Thinner, New American Library, 1985
The Regulators, Dutton, 1996
Short Fiction
(As Steve King) The Star Invaders (story collection), Gaslight Books, 1964
Night Shift (story collection; includes ``Graveyard Shift'' and ``Trucks''), introduction by John D. MacDonald, Doubleday, 1978, published as Night Shift: Excursions into Horror, Signet, 1979
Different Seasons (novellas; Book-of-the-Month selection; containsRita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: Hope Springs Eternal; AptPupil: Summer of Corruption; The Body: Fall from Innocence; and The Breathing Method: A Winter's Tale), Viking, 1982
Cycle of the Werewolf (novella), illustrated by Berni Wrightson, limited portfolio edition published with ``Berni Wrightson: An Appreciation,''Land of Enchantment, 1983, enlarged edition including his screenplay adaptation for the film Silver Bullet published as Stephen King's "SilverBullet," Signet, 1985
Stephen King's "Skeleton Crew" (story collection), illustrated byJ. K. Potter, Viking, 1985
My Pretty Pony, illustrated by Barbara Kruger, Knopf, 1989
Four Past Midnight (collection; contains ``The Langoliers,'' ``TheLibrary Policeman,'' ``Secret Window, Secret Garden,'' and ``The Sun Dog''),Viking, 1990
Nightmares and Dreamscapes (story collection), Viking, 1993
Six Stories, Philtrum Press, 1997
Blood and Smoke (audiobook collection), Simon & Schuster Audio, 2000
Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (includes the novella ``Riding the Bullet''), Scribner, 2002
Author of other short stories, including ``The Glass Floor,'' ``I Was a Teenage Grave Robber,'' ``The Man in the Black Suit,'' ``Slade,'' a western, ``Sometimes They Come Back for More,'' ``The Things They Left Behind,'' and (as John Swithen) ``The Fifth Quarter.''
Omnibus Editions
Stephen King (contains Carrie, Night Shift, Salem's Lot, and The Shining), Octopus Books, 1981
Stephen King (contains Desperation and The Regulators), Signet, 1997
Stephen King's Latest (contains Dolores Claiborne, Insomnia, and Rose Madder), Signet, 1997
Nonfiction
Stephen King's "Danse Macabre" (criticism), Everest House, 1981
A Novelist's Perspective on Bangor, Bangor Historical Society, 1983
Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques, photographs by f-Stop Fitzgerald, Viking, 1988
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Scribner, 2001
(With Stewart O'Nan) Faithful, Scribner, 2004
Writings
Other
Another Quarter Mile: Poetry, Dorrance, 1979
(Author of introduction) Joe Bob Briggs, Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, Delacorte Press, 1987
(And author of foreword) Fear Itself: The Early Works of Stephen King, edited by Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller, introduction by Peter Straub,afterword by George Romero, Underwood Miller, 1993
Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing (fiction and nonfiction), 2000
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life as Rose Red, Hyperion, 2001
Creator of ``Stephen King's Year of Fear 1986 Calendar'' (color illustrations from novels and drawings from King's short stories published in horror magazines with accompanying text), New American Library, 1985. Contributor tonumerous books, including The Year's Finest Fantasy, edited by Terry Carr, Putnam, 1978; The Dark Descent, edited by David G. Hartwell, Doherty Associates, 1987; The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Original Stories byEminent Mystery Writers, edited by Martin Harry Greenberg and Carol-LynnRoessel Waugh, Carroll & Graf, 1987; I Shudder at Your Touch: Twenty-Two Tales of Sex and Horror, edited by Michele Slung, New American Library, 1991; and Transgressions, edited by Ed McBain, Forge, 2005. Author of ``King's Garbage Truck,'' a newspaper column, Maine Campus, 1969-70;author of monthly book review column, Adelina, 1980; author of the column ``The Pop of King,'' Entertainment Weekly, 2003. Contributor of short stories, poetry, and reviews to periodicals, including Art, Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter, Cavalier, Comics Review, Ellery Queen's Mystery, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Playboy, Rolling Stone, Startling Mystery Stories, and Yankee. Author of a short monologue for a promotional CD single by the band the Blue Oyster Cult. King's writings have been published in several languages.
ADAPTATIONS
Several screenplays have been based on King's writings. These include Carrie, adapted by Lawrence D. Cohen and released by United Artists in 1976, was based on the novel Carrie: A Novel of a Girl with a Frightening Power. The Shining (also known as Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining"), adapted by Kubrick and Diane Johnson and released by Warner Bros. in 1980, Christine (also known as John Carpenter's "Christine"), adapted by Bill Phillips and released by Columbia in 1983, Cujo, adaptedby Don Carlos Dunaway and Lauren Currier and released by Warner Bros. in 1983, and The Dead Zone, adapted by Jeffrey Boam and released by Paramount in 1983, were all based on King's novels. The 1983 film Disciples of theCorn was based on a story by King. The Woman in the Room (also known as Stephen King's "Night Shift Collection" and Stephen King's "Nightshift Collection Volume One: The Woman in the Room"), adapted by Frank Darabont and released by Darkwoods in 1983, then broadcast on public television in Los Angeles, 1985, was based on King's short story of the same title. Children of the Corn (also known as Stephen King's "Children of the Corn"), adapted by George Goldsmith and released by New World in 1984, was based on King's short story of the same title. Firestarter, adapted by Stanley Mann and released by Universal in 1984, was based on King's novel. The Boogeyman (also known as Stephen King's "Nightshift Collection VolumeTwo: The Boogeyman," Stephen King's "The Boogeyman," and Wer Hat Angst Vorm Schwarzen Mann), adapted by Jeffrey C. Schiro and released by Tantalus in 1984 (some sources cite in 1982), was based on King's short storyof the same title. Stand by Me, adapted by Raynold Gideon and Bruce A.Evans and released by Columbia in 1986, was based on King's novella The Body: Fall from Innocence. Creepshow 2, adapted by George A. Romeroand released by New World in 1987, was based on King's short stories ``The Hitchhiker,'' ``Old Chief Wood'nhead,'' and ``The Raft.'' The 1987 film TheLast Rung on the Ladder was based on a short story by King. A Returnto Salem's Lot, adapted by Cohen and James Dixon and released by Warner Bros. in 1987, and The Running Man, adapted by Steven E. de Souza and released by TriStar in 1987, were based on King's novels. Graveyard Shift (also known as Stephen King's "Graveyard Shift"), adapted by John Esposito and released by Paramount in 1990, was based on King's short story ofthe same title. Misery, adapted by William Goldman and released by Columbia in 1990, was based on King's novel. A segment of the film Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, adapted by Romero and released by Paramount in1990, was based on the short story ``The Cat from Hell.'' The Lawnmower Man, adapted by Brett Leonard and Gimel Everett and released by New Line Cinema in 1992, and Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (alsoknown as Children of the Corn: Deadly Harvest), adapted by A. L. Katzand Gilbert Adler and released by Miramax/Dimension Films in 1993, were bothbased on short stories by King. The Dark Half, adapted by Romero and released by Orion in 1993, and Needful Things, adapted by Cohen and W.D. Richter and released by Columbia/Castle Rock in 1993, were based on King'snovels. Children of the Corn III (also known as Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest), adapted by Dode B. Levenson and released by Dimension Films in 1994, was based on King's short story. The Shawshank Redemption, adapted by Darabont and released by Columbia in 1994, was based on King's novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: Hope Springs Eternal. Dolores Claiborne, adapted by Tony Gilroy and released by Columbia in 1995, was based on King's novel. The Mangler, adapted by Tobe Hooper, Stephen Brooks, and Peter Welbeck and released by New Line Cinema in 1995, and Children of the Corn: The Gathering (also known as Deadly Harvest), adapted by Stephen Berger and Greg Spence and released by Dimension Home Video in 1996, were both based on short stories by King. Thinner (also known as Stephen King's "Thinner"), adapted by Michael McDowell andreleased by Paramount in 1996, was based on King's novel. Sometimes TheyCome Back ... again (also known as Sometimes They Come Back 2), released in 1996, was based on characters created by King. Night Flier (also known as Stephen King's "The Night Flier"), adapted by Jack O'Donnell and Mark Pavia and released by Amsterdam Entertainment/Stardust Entertainment/Medusa Film in 1997, was based on King's short story of the same title.Ghosts (also known as Michael Jackson's "Ghosts"), adapted by Stan Winston, Mick Garris, and Michael Jackson and released by M.J.J. Productions/Heliopolis in 1997, was based on King's writings. Apt Pupil (also knownas L'eleve doue and Un eleve doue--Ete de corruption), adaptedby Brandon Boyce and released by TriStar in 1998, was based on King's novellaApt Pupil: Summer of Corruption. Children of the Corn V: Fields ofTerror (also known as Children of the Corn V), released by Dimension Films in 1998, was based on King's short story. Sometimes They Come Back... for More (also known as Frozen and Ice Station Erebus), released by Trimark Pictures in 1998, and The Rage: Carrie 2 (also knownas Carrie 2 and Carrie 2, Say You're Sorry), released by UnitedArtists in 1999, were based on characters created by King. Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (also known as Children of the Corn 666), released by Buena Vista Home Video in 1999, was based on King's short story. The film The Green Mile (also known as Stephen King's "The GreenMile") was adapted by Darabont from King's serialized novel, Warner Bros., 1999. The short film Paranoid (also known as Stephen King's "Paranoid"), released by Adakin Productions in 2000, was based on King's poetry. Children of the Corn: Revelation, released by Dimension Films in 2001, was based on King's short story. Hearts in Atlantis, adapted by Goldman and released by Warner Bros. in 2001, was based on King's novel. The Mangler 2 (also known as The Mangler 2: Graduation Day), released by Artisan Entertainment in 2001, was based on characters created by King.The 2001 short film Strawberry Spring was based on a story by King. The Dead Zone, released by Lions Gate Films in 2002, was based on King'snovel. The 2002 short film Night Surf, was based on a story by King.Dreamcatcher (also known as L'attrapeir de reves), adapted by Goldman and released by Warner Bros. in 2003, was based on King's novel. The short films Autopsy Room Four, released by Haven Films in 2003, and Rainy Season, released by Wauters from the Moon Productions in 2003, werebased on short stories by King. The short films All That You Love Will BeCarried Away, released by Big D Productions in 2004, and The Man in the Black Suit, released by Mauler Films/New York University in 2004, werebased on short stories by King. The Talisman, released in 2005, was based on a novel by King and Peter Straub. Other King novels have formed the basis of films, including Bag of Bones, adapted by David Veloz and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 2005, and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, released in 2005, and an animated production based on the novel The Eyesof the Dragon. Television miniseries based on King's writings include Salem's Lot (also known as Blood Thirst, Salem's Lot: The Miniseries, and Salem's Lot: The Movie) adapted by Paul Monash and broadcast by CBS in 1979, which was based on King's novel. ''It'' (also known as ''Stephen King's 'It'''), adapted by Lawrence D. Cohen and Tommy Lee Wallace and broadcast on ABC Novel for Television, ABC, 1990, is basedon King's novel. Firestarter 2: Rekindled (also known as Firestarter: Rekindled), broadcast by Sci-Fi Channel in 2002, was based on King'snovel Firestarter. Salem's Lot (also known as Stephen King's"Salem's Lot"), adapted by Peter Filardi and broadcast by TNT in 2004, was based on King's novel. Television movies based on King's writings includeSometimes They Come Back (also known as Stephen King's "Sometimes They Come Back"), broadcast by CBS in 1991, which was based on King's short story of the same title. The Langoliers (also known as Stephen King's "The Langoliers"), adapted by Tom Holland and broadcast by ABC in 1995, was based on King's novella. Quicksilver Highway, adapted by Garris and Clive Barker and broadcast by Fox in 1997, was based on King's short story ``Chattery Teeth.'' The movie Trucks, broadcast by USA Network in1997, was also based on a short story by King. Carrie, broadcast by NBC in 2002, was based on King's novel. The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, broadcast by ABC in 2003, was based on characters created by King. Other television adaptations of King's work include ``The Word Processor of the Gods,'' anepisode of Tales from the Darkside, released in syndication in 1985,then as a video by Laurel Entertainment, 1985, was adapted by Michael Dowellfrom the short story ``The Word Processor.'' ``Gramma,'' an episode of TheTwilight Zone broadcast by CBS in 1986, was adapted by Harlan Ellison from King's short story of the same title. ``The Moving Finger,'' an episode ofthe series Monsters, broadcast in syndication in 1991, was based on astory by King. ``The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson,'' an episode of The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), broadcast by Showtime and in syndication in 1997, was based on a short story by King. The series The Dead Zone (also known as Stephen King's "Dead Zone"), broadcast by USA Network beginning 2002, was based on King's novel. Stage productions based on King's writings include the musical Carrie, adapted by Lawrence D. Cohen and Michael Gore, developed by Royal Shakespeare Company,London, and produced at Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1988. The film version of the novel Misery was adapted for the stage by Simon Moore, produced at American Stage Festival, Nashua, NH, 2002, and in subsequent regionalproductions. The video collection Two Mini-Features from Stephen King's "Nightshift Collection," released by Granite Entertainment Group in 1985 contains The Boogeyman and The Woman in the Room.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Badley, Linda, Writing Horror and the Body: The Fiction of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Anne Rice, Greenwood Press, 1996
Beahm, George W., editor, The Stephen King Companion, Andrews & McMeel, 1989
Beahm, George W., The Stephen King Story, revised edition, Andrews& McMeel, 1992
Blue, Tyson, Observations from the Terminator: Thoughts on Stephen King and Other Modern Masters of Horror Fiction, Borgo Press, 1995
Collings, Michael R., Stephen King as Richard Bachman, Starmont House, 1985
Collings, Michael R., Films of Stephen King, illustrated by Stephen Fabian, Borgo Press, 1986
Collings, Michael R., The Works of Stephen King: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide, edited by Boden Clarke, Borgo Press, 1993
Collings, Michael R., Scaring Us to Death: The Impact of Stephen Kingon Popular Culture, second edition, Borgo Press, 1995
Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Volume 52, Gale, 1996
Contemporary Literary Criticism, Gale, Volume 12, 1980, Volume 26,1983, Volume 37, 1985, Volume 61, 1990
Contemporary Novelists, seventh edition, St. James Press, 2001
Davis, Jonathan P., Stephen King's America, Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1994
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 143: American Novelists since World War II, Third Series, Gale, 1994
Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook: 1980, Gale, 1981
Doherty, Brian, editor, American Horror Fiction: From Brockden Brown to Stephen King, St. Martin's, 1990
Hoppenstand, Gary, and Ray B. Browne, editors, The Gothic World of Stephen King: Landscape of Nightmares, Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1987
Keyishian, Amy, and Marjorie Keyishian, Stephen King, Chelsea House, 1995
Lloyd, Ann, The Films of Stephen King, St. Martin's, 1994
Magistrale, Tony, editor, Landscape of Fear: Stephen King's American Gothic, Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1988
Magistrale, Tony, editor, A Casebook on ``The Stand,'' Starmont House, 1992
Magistrale, Tony, editor, The Dark Descent: Essays Defining Stephen King's Horrorscape, Greenwood Press, 1992
Magistrale, Tony, Stephen King: The Second Decade--``Danse Macabre'' to ``The Dark Half,'' Twayne, 1992
Russell, Sharon A., Stephen King: A Critical Companion, GreenwoodPress, 1996
Saidman, Anne, Stephen King, Master of Horror, Lerner Publications, 1992
Schweitzer, Darrell, editor, Discovering Stephen King, Starmont House, 1985
Short Story Criticism, Volume 17, Gale, 1995
Underwood, Tim, and Chuck Miller, editors, Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King, Underwood Miller, 1982
Underwood, Tim, and Chuck Miller, editors, Kingdom of Fear: The Worldof Stephen King, Underwood Miller, 1986
Underwood, Tim, and Chuck Miller, editors, Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King, McGraw-Hill, 1988
Underwood, Tim, and Chuck Miller, editors, Feast of Fear: Conversations with Stephen King, McGraw-Hill, 1989
Underwood, Tim, and Chuck Miller, editors, Fear Itself: The Early Works of Stephen King, Underwood Miller, 1993
Winter, Douglas E., Stephen King: The Art of Darkness, New American Library, 1984

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, February 23, 1996, pp. 60-62; October 18, 1996, p. 75; December 15, 1996, p. 21; December 27, 1996, pp. 28-29; November 21, 1997, p. 41; September 25, 1998, p. 97; November 1, 1999, p. 86; December10, 1999, pp. 38-40; September 27, 2002, p. 20
Newsweek, June 28, 1999, p. 64
People Weekly, April 1, 1996, p. 38; October 7, 1996, p. 32; October 21, 1996, p. 37; July 5, 1999, p. 166; January 24, 2000, p. 125
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Time, September 2, 1996, pp. 60-61
TV Guide, February 13, 1999, pp. 24-27
U.S. News & World Report, September 23, 1996, p. 31

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