I'm going through a big Stephen King phase right now, just finished 'Salem's Lot and The Shining...am now working on Different Seasons, a collection of shorter stories. I tell ya, I only got two-thirds of the way through 'Apt Pupil' before I had to put it down and move on!!! Disturbed the hell out of me!

Oh my gosh! Stephen King is one of my all time favorite authors! No lie. I have almost every single one of his books. I adore his dark and foreboading style of writing.

'Salem's Lot still creeps me out to this day.I will read it and then have these crazy dreams that vampires are taping on my windows begging to be invited in.

Some of my all time favorite books by Stephen King would be: The Stand (the uncut version - hellishly long but oh so worth it), The Green Mile, Gerald's Game (scares the crap out of me), and The Tailsman.

Of course there are so many more. :lol:

Stephen King is my God. He is seriously incredible. Gah.

I'm actually reading Different Seasons as well now. I've just finished Shawshank Redemption - what an awesome story!

I couldn't quite pick a favourite I think, although The Dark Tower-series is incredible (I've only read till 4, but still). And The Green Mile, Rose Madder, Firestarter if that's the title... :love:

Has anyone read his book 'On Writing'? It's aubiographical and he also gives writing tips, if you can call it that. It's great. And hilarious at times, hahah.

Stephen King is my all-time favorite author. His writing has been a big inspiration for me which probably explains why all my stories have had a hint of horror behind them (some more than others). I just love his style and his morbid sense of humor. My favorites:

1. The Stand - My favorite book ever. I fell in love with it in Junior High. His mastery over so many characters and his ability to depict an alternate yet completely believable world is just stunning. My favorite character is Nick Andros.

2. 'Salem's Lot - one of his first, it gives me strange vampire dreams every time I read it but I can't put it down. And I love Ben Mears (It didn't hurt that one of my favorite actors portrayed both Ben Mears and Nick Andros in the movie versions of the books).

3. The Dark Tower Series - one word for you: wow.

4. Misery - uber creepy and yet stylishly amazing.

5. Desperation - the only book that has made me actually throw up but still enjoy the book.

Oh, and yes, I have read On Writing. It's very well written--humorous and insightful. I highly recommend it to all aspiring authors.


Jinx!

I have only recently read one of his booke 'Bag Of Bones'. I'm not a huge horror fan but a friend from University recommended him to me so I read it and I could not put it down. I will read more of his works when I find the time as his descriptions are unbelievable and the tension he built up during the story was incredible. If one of you could recommend another title of his I would be grateful as there are so many to choose from ^_^

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Stephen King and J.R.R. Tolkien are my two favorite authors. I've read the majority of King's books--the novels, short story collections, DT series, and his 2 non-fiction works. On Writing is a great book, it's sitting on my shelf right now. King's style is very conversational and can feel personal to the reader, and I like how he's straight-forward most of the time.

It's been my experience (talking to other King fans) that many "Constant Readers" have never even heard of The Dark Tower series--they don't know that King has this 7-book-long masterpiece of a story! And the irony is that The Dark Tower is the lynchpin for so many of his other stories. There are DT connections in so many of his other works it's just incredible. So, if any of you are craving a long read, please try out the DT series, it's well worth the read! You'll also notice that King was influenced by Tolkien in some ways, it does show up in The Dark Tower. FYI, Book One is called The Gunslinger.

But I shouldn't get started on Stephen King, I could rant for pages and that's not good! Onto recommendations...

Besides those books already mentioned in this thread, I would recommend It, a story about 7 kids and their experience with a supernatural being in Derry, Maine. You may have seen the It mini-series, which is good in many ways, but the book is better.

And I'd also recommend The Dead Zone... a very cool book about a man whose entire life is changed by an accident, and he gets a unique opportunity to change the future. TDZ, as I always call it, was made into a movie starring Christopher Walken in 1983, and now it's also been adapted into a great tv series which runs in the summertime on USA Network (season 5 is about to begin!). I've been a member of USA's Dead Zone message boards since they opened back in 2002--it was my first big experience on a BBoard--so if you have any questions about TDZ just ask ;)

Before I really start ranting on Stephen King now, I just want to mention one last thing: if you're already a fan of The Dark Tower series, keep an eye out for the comic book adaptation coming from Marvel in February 2007! King hasn't sold the movie rights to DT yet, and personally I hope he never does, but I think I might actually become a comic book collector when these things are released! I can't wait actually :shine:
A bit of informatin can be found here:
http://www.marvel.com/publishing/stories/showstory.htm?id=51
And updates for everything Stephen King can be found on his official site:
http://www.stephenking.com/

((has anyone here read Cell yet? I haven't gotten around to it... any opinions?))