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    The video “Stephen King on Childhood” changed the way I look at things. He claims, “the things that really scare us are the things that are going on just outside the spotlight that you can’t quite see” (“Stephen King on Childhood”). The video starts off with Stephen King talking about a day he was walking and came across a little girl on the side of the street drawing in the dirt talking to herself or an imaginary person. Then, he thought to himself, “If I did that, somebody would come along and

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    Stephen Edwin King, the King of Terror, is one of the most well known best selling American authors. King utilizes vivid detail, psychological thrills, fantasy, the supernatural, science fiction, as well as, inspiration for everyday life and his childhood to create novels. Many of these novels became best selling series that captured the hearts of readers; some of which were adapted into movies. Stephen King was born on September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine to Donald and Nellie King. Early on

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    January 2016 The Life and Works of Stephen King “We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” -Stephen King Throughout literary history, most recently in the past hundred years, people have been seemingly enthralled with horror. For some reason, readers are drawn to read or watch the very things that we fear to experience in real life. One of the most famous and influential horror authors of the past century is Stephen King. For over forty years Stephen King has been writing very successful

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    Stephen King Influence

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    Name] [Your Instructor’s Name] [Name of Course] [Date] Stephen King: The King of Horror [or whatever title you want] Stephen King is a Portland, Maine, author who specializes in contemporary horror, suspense, and fantasy novels and short stories. Many of his writings have been adapted into films and television programs viewed by millions. Some of the most notable film adaptations include Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980) and It (1990). King has been acknowledged as the most influential writer of

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    “If you have any imagination, let it run free” There are thousands of great American Literature writers, one in particular is Stephen King. He is one of the greatest horror writers of all time, and has sold millions of copies of his books. (About the Author.). Today he is one of the most popular and best selling writers. He combines the elements of psychological thrillers, science fiction, the paranormal, and detective themes into most of his stories. (About the Author.). His writings are so very

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    Stephen King Influences

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    Stephen King is one of today’s most popular and best selling horror writers. King combines the elements of psychological chills and paranormal. He loves to mess with the heads of his readers, often making them feel sorry for his characters, such as in stories of Carrie and The Green Mile, which both exhibit supernatural factors. King also tends to fancy writing from a viewpoint that the readers can get into. The vast majority of King's stories occur in places his American readers can relate to personally

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    Stephen king is a widely successful author who has written fictitious horror novels that have been adapted into movies including classics such as the shining and it his writing was affected during his career as an author and childhood. According to Stephen king’s description of his childhood on Stephen King.com, in his childhood, he liked reading horror books and seeing horror films which often, after a while these types of stories became his favorite genre and he started writing his own content

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    Analysis of Stephen King

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    Stephen King: On Writing Stephen King is a man of many talents and personalities; not only is he able to scare his readers immensely, he is also able to make them laugh. I chose a passage from Stephen King's On Writing for this assignment; the passage stuck in my mind for a long time after I finished the book. His writing style is unique compared to the other autobiographies I have read over the years. Everything that a person writes has a meaning or purpose whether it's a letter or an essay

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    Stephen King Thesis

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    Stephen King Research Essay Stephen King is considered one of the greatest horror and science fiction novelists of all time. With an amazing 98 or more books, you could say that he is quite a professional. Some of his books include “The Shining”, “Salem’s Lot” and “Misery”. Most of his books have been made into movies or short films, such as “Carrie” or “Creepshow”. Stephen King is one of the greatest horror/sci-fi authors of all time. Here’s a little background for you: Stephen King was born

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    in film. Stephen Kings’ works have influenced the horror and thriller genres far beyond literature. They themselves have become some of the most famous examples of the genres in literature. Stephen Edward King was born on September the twenty-first of 1947. He was born in Portland, Maine. (“Stephen King Biography”) His parents were Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury. Shortly after the birth of Stephen, the couple split, forcing King and his siblings to live with his mother. (DeFilippo) King first began

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