Stephen King, American Master

Fascinating facts, trivia, and little-known details about the Master of the Macabre's life from the world's leading authority on Stephen King (Entertainment Weekly).New York Times-bestselling author Stephen Spignesi has compiled interviews, essays, and loads of facts and details about all of Stephen King's work into this fun and informative compendium for the author's many fans, from the casual to the fanatical!Did you know...? In his early teens, Stephen King sold typed copies of his short stories at school.King originally thought his novelPet Sematarywas too frightening to publish.King's legendaryDark Towerseries took him more than 30 years to write.Thinnerwas the novel that revealed his Richard Bachman pseudonym to the world.King wroteThe Eyes of the Dragonfor his daughter Naomi.He has never liked Stanley Kubrick's film version of his novelThe Shining.It took him four years to write what some consider his magnum opus,IT.The 2017 film version ofIThas grossed more than $700 million worldwide.In addition to novels, King has written essays, plays, screenplays, and even poetry.