Stephen King

Stephen King's new story took him 45 years to write

11:00am May 22, 2024

Stephen King is out with a new collection of short stories. As you might expect from the reigning King of Horror, some are terrifying. Some are creepy. Others are laugh-out-loud funny.

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Stephen King's first novel, Carrie, turns 50 years old on Friday, and in honor of her birthday we asked you to share your favorite King stories with us. Above, Sissy Spacek stars in the 1976 film adaptation.

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'Carrie' turns 50! Here are the best Stephen King novels — chosen by you

10:29am April 03, 2024

by Beth Novey

King's first novel, Carrie, turns 50 on Friday, and in honor of her birthday we asked you to share your favorite Stephen King story. More than 1,000 replies poured in in just a few days.

Hand-carved pumpkins are displayed at Van Cortlandt Manor on Oct. 8, 2022, in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.

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Venture into the 'Fresh Air' crypt for a Halloween horror fest

3:13pm November 03, 2022

by Terry Gross

Ever wonder what keeps Stephen King up at night, or which movie scenes make Jordan Peele jump? For Halloween this year, Fresh Air rebroadcasting archival interviews with masters of the horror genre.

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Stephen King is set to testify for the government in books merger trial

5:33am August 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

The author of Carrie, The Shining and many other favorites, King has willingly — even eagerly — placed himself in opposition to Simon & Schuster, his longtime publisher.

A cosplayers dressed as Pennywise from "It" poses during the Comic Con festival in 2017 at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris.

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AAH! Two Companies Could Pay You $1,300 To Watch Horror Movies This Halloween

11:55am September 13, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Both DISH Network and the website FinanceBuzz are offering a financial reward to lucky scary movie fans who watch a selected list of frightening flicks.

Irish poet William Butler Yeats circa 1920.

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Opinion: Reading William Butler Yeats 100 Years Later

8:00am November 28, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what a 100 year-old poem by William Butler Yeats means today.

Stephen King poses for the cameras during his promotional tour for the novel Doctor Sleep in 2013. Now, just imagine him in a suit and tie, with a medal around his neck.

A Medal For A King — And For Many Of America's Greatest Living Artists

11:10pm September 10, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

The 2014 National Medals of Arts and the National Humanities Medals was awarded in tandem Thursday to 21 of the most renowned U.S. artists and patrons. Among the winners was Stephen King.