Stephen King
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Alan Cheuse's Book Picks To Warm A Winter's Night...a gift and the other to keep for yourself. It's got well-known work from Poe, Hawthorne and H.P. Lovecraft, as well as works from great modern horror writers like Richard Matheson and Stephen King. There is also off-the-beaten path fiction... In this article: Norman Rockwell, J.G. Ballard, Library of America, Vladimir Nabokov, Treasure Island, Michael Chabon, Little, Brown and Company, and Peter Straub |
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L.A. Times - Books | October 25, 2009
'The Vampire Archives,' edited by Otto Penzler
...Matheson's landmark "I Am Legend." By the time of Stephen King's "Popsy," published in the late 1980s, the vampire has become protective and paternal, another indication of who we are and what we need. Vampire stories currently dominate...
In this article: Otto Penzler, Dracula, M.R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu, Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, Carmilla, and Popsy
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Blogcritics | November 01, 2009
Book Review: The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published Edited by Otto Penzler
...mention of the infamous Necronomicon. The title character in Stephen King's revenge-fantasy "Popsy" serves a great comeuppance to a man who unknowingly kidnaps a young boy who is not what he appears. Other familiar names for genre fans are...
In this article: Otto Penzler, The Vampyre, John Polidori, Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Kim Newman, The Hound, Popsy, Ligeia, and Hallucination
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Wikipedia | October 12, 2009
The Year's Best Horror Stories
...Lumley, David Drake, Eddy C. Bertin, Kit Reed, Lisa Tuttle, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Ramsey Campbell, Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Stephen King, and Tanith Lee; as well as then-newcomers to the field such as Al Sarrantonio, Dennis Etchison,...
In this article: Brian Lumley, Ramsey Campbell, Robert Bloch, Lisa Tuttle, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, DAW Books, and Tanith Lee
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NPR | December 14, 2007
A 'Legend' of a Tale, Remade for Era After Era : NPR
...sci-fi. He edited an anthology of it called Wastelands. He credits Matheson with inspiring the likes of Stephen King and creating a benchmark for the genre. In Matheson's book, it's germ warfare that leads to a ghastly...
In this article: John Joseph Adams, Richard Matheson, I Am Legend, NPR, I Am Legend, God, Wastelands, Charlton Heston, Akiva Goldsman, and The Omega Man
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Filmfodder News and Reviews | May 08, 2008
Blood, Guts and Brains!
...level or another might include such names as Richard Matheson, Robert McCammon, Dean Koontz, Shirley Jackson, Clive Barker, and yes, Stephen King. This, I hope, has taken us a long way from the one-note thrills of Jason Voorhees and...
In this article: Dracula, Bram Stoker, Clive Barker, Orson Welles, Mercury Theater, Cemetery Dance, Jason Voorhees, William Shakespeare, and Pet Sematary
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Wikipedia | June 03, 2009
J. N. Williamson
...of such writers as Robert Bloch, Lee Prosser, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, William F. Nolan, and Stephen King. Many important writers in the genre contributed to the book. Williamson created the...
In this article: J. N. Williamson, Shortridge High School, Butler University, Fantasy & Science Fiction, William F. Nolan, Richard Matheson, H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, and Ray Bradbury
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Variety | December 09, 2007
I Am Legend: Matheson Redux
...hard in the movie to humanize his character, give him heart. I love the book---it's tough stuff. Stephen King is a major Matheson fan. A fave film of mine, A Stir of Echoes, is based on a Matheson story, as is The Incredible Shrinking...
In this article: Richard Matheson, I Am Legend, Will Smith, Duel, The Incredible Shrinking Man, What Dreams May Come, Steven Spielberg, and Manhattan
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Wikipedia | September 11, 2009
Faces of Fear (interview book)
...William Peter Blatty, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, John Coyne , Dennis Etchison, Charles L. Grant, James Herbert, T. E. D. Klein, Stephen King, Michael McDowell , Richard Matheson, David Morrell, Alan Ryan, Whitley Strieber and Peter Straub.
In this article: James Herbert, Alan Ryan, John Coyne, Whitley Strieber, Richard Matheson, Peter Straub, Dennis Etchison, V. C. Andrews, and Michael McDowell
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SCI FI Wire | March 24, 2008
King And Son To Collaborate
...in the UK. Best-selling authors Stephen King and Joe Hill--who are father and son--are due to collaborate on a novella called "Throttle," which will appear in a forthcoming anthology honoring I Am Legend author Richard Matheson. It is the...
In this article: Richard Matheson, Richard Christian Matheson, RSS, Sci Fi Wire, John Shirley, I Am Legend, Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Avengers, and Bloglines
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Description from Wikipedia:
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of contemporary horror, fantasy and science fiction.
Having sold an estimated 300–350 million copies of his books, King is best known for his work in horror fiction, in which he demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the genre's history. Many of his stories have been adapted for other media, including movies, television series and comic books. King has written a number of books using the pen name "Richard Bachman" and one short story where he was credited as "John Swithen". In 2003 he received The National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
- Also Known As:
- Richard Bachman, John Swithen
- Birth Date:
- September 21, 1947
- Birthplace:
- Portland, Maine, United States
- Spouse:
- Tabitha King
- Occupation:
- Novelist, Short story writer, Screenwriter, Columnist, Actor, Television producer, Film director
- Influenced By:
- Burton Hatlen , Robert Bloch, Clifford Simak, Ray Bradbury, Bram Stoker, William Golding, Shirley Jackson, Fritz Leiber, H. P. Lovecraft, Richard Matheson, John D. MacDonald, Don Robertson, Thomas Hardy, Theodore Dreiser, John Fowles, Edgar Allan Poe, J. R. R. Tolkien, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Robert Browning (Dark Tower Series), William Faulkner, Daphne du Maurier (Bag of Bones), Alexandre Dumas, père (Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption) Rod Serling (The Langoliers)
- Influenced:
- J. K. Rowling
- Website:
- http://www.stephenking.com
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