For a long time, I have been a fan of Stephen King novels. For as long as I can remember, I have been scared senseless from his terrifying novels. I would lie awake at night with scary thoughts of evil replaying from his novels in my head, and these thoughts playing havoc with my psyche. Most or all of Steven King books have left lasting impressions on my mind, with their vivid horrifying details. I find a craving to reread these novels, especially on stormy nights in the Midwest.
Many novels of Steven King have been translated into film versions. Critically acclaimed where the films, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and who can forget Misery. Some novels that Steven has written have laughable disasters like The Lawnmower Man, Maximum Overdrive, and Sometimes They Come Back. Stephen is the King at writing suspense, and horror
Below are quick summaries of a few Steven King's former novels:
The Dead Zone (1979) A former schoolteacher Johnny Smith wakes up after being in a coma for five years, due to a car accident. Johnny is frightened when he discovers that he can see people’s futures and pasts when he touches them. Johnny feels cursed, his acquaintances feel he has a gift. During Johnny's coma, his fiancee marries another man, people clamor around him to solve their problems. When Johnny has a disturbing vision after he shaking the hand of an ambitious and amoral politician, he moves into drastic action to change the future.
The Green Mile (2000) At Cold Mountain Penitentiary death row is called “The Green Mile.” In this novel, John Coffey is sentenced to "The Green Mile" for the rape and murder of two young girls. This friendly giant has the power to heal, and this power is discovered by Paul Edgecomb, the ward superintendent.
Salem's Lot (1975) This novel was originally, titled Second Coming. One night over supper Steven wondered aloud what would happen if Dracula came back to America in the twentieth century. His wife wasted no time in replying “He’d probably be run over by a Yellow Cab on Park Avenue and killed”. During the following few days, Steven's mind kept returning to this horrific idea. If the legendary Count would arrive in New York his wife was probably right. However, what if Dracula were to appear in a sleepy little country town, what could happen then? Steven decided he wanted to find out, and began writing Salem's Lot.
It (1986) This novel reunites seven adults in Derry, Maine. These adults had made a promise twenty-eight years ago, when as teenagers they had battled an evil creature that preyed on the city’s children. If IT should ever reappear, the seven vowed to return to Derry. Now the children in Derry are being murdered again. The repressed memories of that summer return, and the seven adults return. In this suspenseful novel, these adults now prepare to do battle with the monster lurking in Derry’s sewers once more.
Tommyknockers (1987) Bobbi Anderson is a writer that becomes obsessed with digging up something that she found buried in the woods near her home. With the help of her friend Jim Gardener, the two uncover an alien spaceship. Through detrimental exposure the people of Haven create devices under the malignant influence of the Tommyknockers who had piloted the alien craft.
The Dark Tower Novels (1982-2004) The Dark Tower Novels is a series of seven books Including: The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, The Wastelands, Wizard and Glass, Wolves of the Calla, Susanna’s Song. The Dark Tower begins the series with the lead character Roland Deschain’s quest for the “Dark Tower.” In the novels The Dark Tower is often described as a real structure, and also as a metaphor. One part of Roland’s fictional quest is discovering the true nature of the Tower. Steven King describes the series as his magnum opus. The seven novels that comprise this series many are related to many other books, introducing concepts and characters that come into play as the series progresses.
Pet Sematary (1993) Dr. Louis Creed’s has a rural home in Maine. The road in the front of his home, frequently claims the lives of neighborhood pets. He has recently moved to Maine with his wife Rachel, their children and pet cat. Near their home the local children have created a cemetery for the animals killed, by the steady flow of vehicles on the racing speedway. When the family cat is killed, Louis discovers that deeper in the woods lies another graveyard, an ancient Indian burial ground whose sinister properties.
Cell (2006) Listeners on a cellphone become murderously insane, when SOMEONE sends a signal over the cellphone network. When others start hearing mysterious screams, they reach for guess what? A few phone-free Luddites survive, leaving them to deal with the deranged masses, cybernetic mutation, rebooting brains. In this novel Stephen King masters the art of scientifically just-plausible, and doesn't sell out to the supernatural.
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