Stephen King: Turned Real Horrors Into Tales | Full Biography (It, The Shining, Pet Sematary)

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Stephen King is an American writer, known to everyone as the King of Horror. Stephen King is considered one of the most famous writers around the world. Stephen King got his first fame thanks to the novel Carrie. Everyone around the world has read at least one of Stephen King's works and certainly watched the film adaptation of Stephen King's works. Stephen King's most popular works are The Shining, Cujo, The Running Man, The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Pet Sematary, It. Who helped Stephen King become famous? How does Stephen King live now? What do Stephen King's children do? This is the Biographer channel! In our video today, you will learn the answers to all questions concerning Stephen King's career, personal life and the path of success. Get comfortable and watch the biography of Stephen King!
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00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Difficult childhood
11:04 - Formation and first success
21:43 - Fame and fight with himself
40:20 - Light, but not at the end of the tunnel
54:19 - The Second Coming or the modern King
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@ItsBiographer 28 күн бұрын

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@frugalmama6946 8 ай бұрын

My husband and I are from Maine and we founded a homeless shelter for women with children and when I started writing grands for this 501c ministry home I received a letter from King's foundation and He was going to donate a large amount money. With a monthly donation after that! He is a very generous man and we will never forget what he did to keep our shelter running.

@jenrich111 7 ай бұрын

that's so wholesome

@lynemac2539 7 ай бұрын

Fabulous!

@TirzehGonzalez-ch2qh 7 ай бұрын

I love hearing that because my parents lived in the same Maine town as him and his wife. All my mom would do was complain about what a horrible woman his wife was. My mom probably just didn't like the competition hahahaha. 🕊️🤙🏼

@DinaStrange 7 ай бұрын

Should have founded a place for free condoms and abortion clinic instead.

@howtoadultbygrandma 7 ай бұрын

@@DinaStrangewell DICK, it wouldn’t be necessary if you weren’t everywhere

@brianswelding 9 ай бұрын

Im 52, when I was little my mom would always be reading his latest novel late at night and be all scared which in turn kind of freaked me out. Nowadays my mom has room in the house that is a library full of all his writings. The sheer amount, seeing them all in one place, is mind-boggling. Thanks for the video!

@mysmirandam.6618 9 ай бұрын

I got scared like truly scared as a teen reading kis great works

@kellyhiggins4234 9 ай бұрын

I wish Mr.King would write a book titled " Scalped, " it's aboutt a wig that had been made from a little girls hair who was sculped by Indians in the 14th century infact there's a grave containing nearly 500 victims some with evidence of scalping it was found near Crow Creek ,South Dakota and there as I type. Anyway, I had this idea where a woman who loved her hair made a living being a shampoo model suddenly becomes sick with breast cancer after all most stories never use a morden type vibe anyway, she looses her hair and her girlfriend who knew the importance of her hair seeks out for a beautiful wig, to which she happened to be vacationing at Crow Creek South Dakota and finds a wig that was a wig of such beautiful hair ( real hair ) and it was made with the hair of Elizabeth who was scalped. You get the idea the wig carried the little girls soul and Margaret the breast cancer patient becomes obsessed once receiving this wig. I know Mr. King could take this idea and make it a great novel. I can't write but, I'm a great story teller.

@SoY_7 8 ай бұрын

@@kellyhiggins4234.

@SoY_7 8 ай бұрын

Jesus Christ is original King 👑🕊️🤍🌹❤️😳👀

@jennifermckinley8477 8 ай бұрын

@@kellyhiggins4234that sounds awesome 👍 that would be a great story

@wanderlust139 7 ай бұрын

He didn’t ‘sell his soul’. He works hard and his success is the result of that hard work.

@SynysterProjects 2 ай бұрын

Maybe watch the video before commenting. The title was clickbaiting interactions like this. He doesn't mention Steven King "selling his soul" one single time in the video.

@LenaSavannahCat Ай бұрын

@SynysterProjects he mentioned it in the first minute, but only tongue in cheek.

@johnnyjohnson2826 24 күн бұрын

@@SynysterProjectsthen it shouldn’t have been in the thumbnail

@larindanomikos 15 күн бұрын

That's right. It's hard work and talent. There is no "devil".

@alien777 9 күн бұрын

He soul his soul so peopld believe hus work is any good.

@bartgomez4872 8 ай бұрын

My mom was an avid reader and gave her love of reading to me.❤. I can "see" the people, places, etc when i read. It's like my brain is a tv. Thanks, Mom! I ❤️ and miss you❤

@FruitoftheVine114 7 ай бұрын

I love this ❤ I always tell people- I see the book 📖 ❤❤❤

@usedscar 7 ай бұрын

I love that you could pick up on the effect The Shining had on your mom! Must have been an odd feeling.

@pysq8 7 ай бұрын

I can still "see" some of the scenes he's written... especially the one with the big worm thing traveling through the woods (can't remember that vividly colored book but I think it was Bachman...I actually couldn't finish that one because his imagination surpassed mine!)

@larindanomikos 15 күн бұрын

It's that way for everyone who reads.

@barbarabavier675 9 ай бұрын

I’ll never forget how eagerly I awaited the chapter books of The Green Mile each month, and how, in on of the afterwards of the books, he responded to a query by saying something like, “I can’t tell you what comes next because I don’t know myself until I write it.”

@deborahracks5847 8 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the movie. I will read the book one day

@roland1912 8 ай бұрын

That book had one of the best written endings I've ever read. The movie was good, the book was just so well written.

@trayseebee6413 7 ай бұрын

An incredible book. The movie was also great but the book.... off the charts. How anyone could fill chapters talking about a single mouse the way he did, was genius.

@mauriceortiz8817 9 ай бұрын

The Shining . The novel far scarier than either film.

@nicholaskaufmann7276 7 ай бұрын

Very unpopular opinion

@mauriceortiz8817 7 ай бұрын

@@nicholaskaufmann7276 that's because the majority of the population dies not read. And that's a fact, Jack. Pun intended.

@TirzehGonzalez-ch2qh 7 ай бұрын

Carrie is the one that couldn't show in the movie what was in the book, like what she was thinking, which was so important considering her power and the fact that she was always in her head. The book is a zillion times better than the movie. 🕊️🤙🏼

@mauriceortiz8817 7 ай бұрын

@@TirzehGonzalez-ch2qh nice endorsement. I have to read that one. I did enjoy the film. It was because of Carrie that I started reading King. Strange that I never thought to read Carrie.

@TirzehGonzalez-ch2qh 7 ай бұрын

@@mauriceortiz8817 I promise it's so much better than the movie. In fact, that book is the reason I made it a rule for my kids to always read the book before ever watching any movie that came from that book. I have 3 kids who even policed each other and made sure nobody cheated lol. I read it the summer between middle and high school, many moons ago I turn 50 on November 13th. 🕊️🤙🏼

@moweems5802 8 ай бұрын

I've always thought that about this guy. I believe he's actually been to THAT place and back. What sealed it for me was "Storm of the Century." He knows of what he speaks.

@cwarpaint2763 8 ай бұрын

Hes talented. Also a Cabal pedo predator.

@girasol58504 8 ай бұрын

That was such a good one!

@celitarivera7532 8 ай бұрын

yeah, Storm of the Century had me wondering for years.... I saw it as a kid then, they wouldn't play it for years -- you had to buy the DVD; they are playing it now on some streaming; lots of his 'movies/books' have a certain realism to them --- yeah, something is heading him up, so to speak

@Davido50 7 ай бұрын

Agreed. Was the last King movie I ever watched. Gave me nitemares for awhile.

@MaddTrapper-gn8qs 7 ай бұрын

I remember watching "Storm of the Century" when it came on TV in about 1999...great miniseries

@godschildakareba4572 7 ай бұрын

I'm 63, read my first S King book The Stand when I was in my late teens and was blown away. I have read just about every one of his books, that one there was my all time favorites. I felt like I really knew the characters; he is just an Excellent storyteller. Thank you for this ❤❤❤

@ibarzabal 9 ай бұрын

I am 50 years old. My first contact with his works was when I was 16. I found a copy of Pet Sematary in my house bookcase. It was the first book I ever read that made me leave the bedroom lights on when I went to bed. I have read lots of horror books, a lot from king and then a lot from others. I remember when king moved a bit away from horror and i still loved all his books One day in 2019 I learned the continuation to the Shining was released (Dr Sleep) and I knew it would not be too dark, and I was interested to know how it would be, knowing King was not so focused in horror anymore. Then one night reading the book i got to a particular horror scene, that made me leave the lights on, and I thought to myself "hey Mr King, you did not lose your touch, congrats"

@deborahracks5847 8 ай бұрын

It was a good movie. I know the book is better. I will read it one day.

@ramcharger154 7 ай бұрын

Pet semetary scared me more than It and The stand. I recently finished Under the dome and tried to watch the CBS series. I wish they would treat his source material with more reverence 😮😂

@sunflowers730 7 ай бұрын

The movie of it scared the shit out of me

@KyanUganda-yh5bc 5 ай бұрын

Omfg I read pet cemetery too when i was around 11 freaked me so bad ...read a couple of his books later and stopped they were just too much

@jerryhamer 8 ай бұрын

Imagine having Steven King as your highschool English teacher.

@mleecthulhu 7 ай бұрын

Oh wow! 😂

@last7509 7 ай бұрын

I thought we couldn't say the r word

@Jay-oz5zo 7 ай бұрын

fun fact: David Foster Wallace was Paul Thomas Anderson's english professor at one point.

@KristinaKarina 7 ай бұрын

My favorite teacher!

@louisestevenson5102 7 ай бұрын

His teacher told him he will never be a writer

@greasylimpet3323 7 ай бұрын

I've never read another author with the command of English that Stephen has. He has the ability to draw the reader into his stories to the extent that you feel you know all his characters personally. His attention to detail is unsurpassed, even when some of the details wouldn't be known to many people. Keep writing; I can never get enough of your stories!

@freeleonardpeltier4148 7 ай бұрын

Facts 👑

@hollygolightly6243 7 ай бұрын

Not even Charles Dickens?

@last7509 7 ай бұрын

gifts from the other realm...

@KungFuGoblin420 7 ай бұрын

I don't know if his command of the English language exactly is the right term he is very good building tension and pacing one of the best at it out of people writing today

@Kathiebaxter 7 ай бұрын

He is very good at bumming people out. Scaring people on purpose is not a constructive activity.

@queensheebah8628 8 ай бұрын

Stephen King is my inspiration. It’s something about poverty that makes you go inside to entertain yourself. Reading everything you see. Then you will see your first king book. Then you’re hooked on going to that place. Tales from the crypt, horror in general. I write urban fiction and horror. It’s the best.

@tamarrajames3590 7 ай бұрын

It isn’t always fiscal poverty, I have noticed, it can be a lack of self esteem, or being on the outside of social groups, sometimes it is having no one that understands you, or having no one who affords you love. It can be abuse (of any kind). All these things and more can cause us to turn inward, and eventually discover the power of books. They welcome us in, and do not denigrate the feelings they evoke in us. Books become friends, some lasting a lifetime, and we become willing participants. A good book never lets you down, but becomes a little deeper each time you revisit its pages and characters. You never grasp it entirely from a single reading. Some authors seem to know our deepest selves, and our needs, and we are drawn again and again to drink from the well of understanding they represent. We watch a movie…but we experience a book, we willingly become part of a book, we develop feelings (good and bad) for the characters and the settings. With enough exposure and effort…we can heal ourselves through books, and the authors may never know the integral role they played in helping to heal so many very wounded lives. Fahrenheit 451 is understood so much more fully once we understand that relationship between ourselves and a very special book. Book burnings are hateful things, and steal from us so much more than just a story, or an uncomfortable truth.🖤🇨🇦

@pysq8 7 ай бұрын

❤

@tamarrajames3590 7 ай бұрын

@@pysq8 Thank you, I got a little carried away there.🖤🇨🇦

@adrialee8149 7 ай бұрын

I had a similar experience except I had cancer as a kid and teenager and I used reading to kind of dissociate and distract myself..to not think about things that were going on. I loved to read..still do.

@queensheebah8628 7 ай бұрын

@@pysq8 I always get carried away with my love for literature and what books have been to me especially in my childhood. I was born and raised in the average urban drug infested hopeless environment ripe with death and pain. Books were my saving grace. I was able to read from a young age my mom was a genius in every since of the word. She had an IQ of 168. She taught me a lot before the drugs and the depression took her away from me. Books were my best friends from my beginners bible to autobiographical books on Roosevelt,MLK, Augustus Frederick Douglass, The Rothschild's and the Rockefellers then I saw a huge book by King called"The Stand" I read for 8 days non-stop. That was the day I knew what I wanted to do. Scare people and make them think before making a choice that can impact their entire life. I found the entire volume set of creepshow at the library. Takes from the crypt at the library then it happened....I found Stephen King's "IT"my life was never the same. I sound like Hannibal lector I'm King's most avid fan. Sip this tea slowly it's my story.

@ExMachina70 9 ай бұрын

What an amazing wife Stephen King has. To support him throughout all this is the wife of legends. Any guy could be so lucky.

@thebarky1988 9 ай бұрын

Tabitha King is also an excellent author in her own rite. She hung in there with him.

@crispmom 9 ай бұрын

Stephen was blessed with two great women in his life, his wife and his mother. I think he probably would have still become a writer without them, but perhaps not so prolific and long-lived.

@ExMachina70 9 ай бұрын

@crispmom I agree. Even more so he's luck l lucky to have not been born in these days by a they/ therm mothers who identifies on a non- binary trams sexual dragon vampire.

@bkm2797 9 ай бұрын

crispmom, Thinking he might have become a killer as well without his mom and Tabitha,lol.

@jwilcox4726 8 ай бұрын

Never trade the devil you know for the devil you don't. You just never know. hahahaha. On to watch Biographer now of you of course. New to me. The perfect combo: King actor/writer & Depp writer/actor.Let's just switch out the roles of these two greats. Nice & good. Good & nice. You pick which is witch. LOL !!!

@Nilat911 9 ай бұрын

I have all SK’s books. I am a member of the Stephen King library. I guess if I had to pick a favorite it would be the Stand. He is absolutely the best author of my generation. I can’t wait for more.

@bkm2797 9 ай бұрын

Nilat911, That was the hardest one for me to get through because of the subject matter, but I'd say it was my favorite as well. Also have to say Pet Semetary really threw me, never forget that one either,lol.

@jennycallaghan1914 7 ай бұрын

I read The Tommyknockers! It was a great book. Also Misery.

@raniqueblackman8096 7 ай бұрын

Omg the Stand is my all time favorite I couldn't put it down!!! 📘💙

@mollylollipops 7 ай бұрын

I don't think I've ever read any of his books but now I want to read the stand😹so thanks! Hope everyone is having a good day💟

@robindew9072 7 ай бұрын

I'm a 57 yr old granny. I have Stephen King since my youth. I still love his writing. Totally legendary Horror Author.

@whyrgee4776 8 ай бұрын

My mom read every book Stephen King wrote. She literally had a bookcase dedicated to him. I navigated more towards Dean Koontz but my love of horror books came from her❤

@user-mc4rm8ot8x 7 ай бұрын

Same I was bigger Koontz fan than king

@RubySlippers369 7 ай бұрын

I like them both.

@tambrasmith9707 7 ай бұрын

I like Koontz also

@kentneumann5209 7 ай бұрын

I used to read some Koontz in between Kings books in an attempt to soothe my cravings for a good story. I quit reading Koontz after a few books of his when I realized that I was always disappointed in his endings. He lays out this pretty good detailed story for the whole of the book only to hurry through the ending in the last chapters. The endings are always too abrupt. Instead of spinning it out to savor the story. Like he's condensing it to make it fit a publishers request to X amount of words. Or he is sick of writing it and just wants to get it over with. I think the first one though. Contractual obligation. I really have no idea if course. Just guessing as to the why. But once I figured out that he was consistent in this, I stopped reading his stuff, cuz I knew I would be disappointed every time. Whereas King left me craving more every time. Kings characters are like great friends by the end of the story, and i actually miss them when they are gone. Also he doesn't leave any loose ends. Or if he does, you know it will be pulled out and tied up in a future tale.

@SeaBlue1976 9 ай бұрын

Misery was about his addiction to heroin,She just didn't let him go I thought it was so brilliant to describe his addiction as someone who no matter what he does not leave him to run away from it In each story i find himself or at least a part of his life (bad an good) I am bilingual excuse any errors P.S also addicted,after the car accident on pain killers. I can relate He kept me company most of if my life with his books... He gave me strength due difficult times

@joerainier5559 9 ай бұрын

Huh????

@saddletramp5000 9 ай бұрын

@@joerainier5559 What about the comment didn't you understand?

@tylerwade3682 9 ай бұрын

It wasn't heroin. It was cocaine.

@WVgirl1959 9 ай бұрын

Not heroin it was cocaine and alcohol. When you are snorting cocaine you can drink a lot of alcohol.

@WVgirl1959 9 ай бұрын

@@tylerwade3682exactly

@cynthiaschultheis1660 9 ай бұрын

"11-22-1963" WAS PHENOMENAL!!!👍👍👍👍👍 HOW HE TAKES ORDINARY PEOPLE INTO EXTRAORDINARY SITUATIONS. 😎😎😎😎❤

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

just got my first kids book published on kindle, scott patnode, "Dannis first dirt bike",72 hours til published..the illustartions were stolen 25 years ago byrhonda baker never got book published so i am trying to with my mother rewritng the story ..i wanted my mothers name on it too. i have a short story i dedicated to stephen king called "highway 1 Maine". stories i could tell.. i finished my first novel "clones of Mars" need to get it published. id lik to see as a movie..if you only knew who i was too???.. ive been a mind reader telepath sinc echild now i have MK over entire planet.only govt can bully steal and murder. broke corrupt govt of indoNesian false pres .obama barry soetorro murdering all of messiahs peolpe says it all celebs and police r broke govts strongarm.duhhrr.. Pinterest@scottpatnode3 KZfaq P node Sumsco vanpat

@moondancer4660 7 ай бұрын

I forgot about Carrie. I went to the drive-in theater with my older siblings to see that. I saw it again on my own a few years later when I was older. That was a good book and a good movie.😊

@AFoxInFlames 8 ай бұрын

I love almost all his work, I'm a writer myself, not published yet, and he's been such an inspiration.❤

@cherylgraves7382 8 ай бұрын

The only book I didn’t care for was Cujo. Made me cry.

@radiomanze1296 7 ай бұрын

Who is Stephen's inspiration?

@rockyjetproject1345 7 ай бұрын

@@radiomanze1296 at 2:57 it starts to say.

@jannlewandowski5540 6 ай бұрын

@@cherylgraves7382 I agree. Cujo was sad!

@redpillqueen8888 6 ай бұрын

SICKO

@martineastland2455 9 ай бұрын

Salem’s Lot got me hooked on books at 11yo. I started writing my own short stories in 1987 and still doing it now. Finally got published in 2019 with the first story I ever submitted. Since then, my suspense-horror stories have appeared in several indie small press anthologies and an eZine. I have one solo collection seeking publication and working on a second, with a novel in the pipeline. I thank Stephen King for his inspiration through the years.

@ginamarshall7691 8 ай бұрын

The most frightening movie I have watched in my life. I am 54.

@maryannvitale67 8 ай бұрын

Salem’s Lot was great!

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

@davelawson8699 8 ай бұрын

You have a good name for a writer . Martin Eastland sounds like a writers name if I made one up.

@jenniferjennings7288 8 ай бұрын

I am an avid reader , and Stephen King is a big reason why . As a young teen I read The Stand & The Bachman Books hooked me for life .By far my absolute favorite has to be The Gunslinger Series, I've read them so many times . I even have a little stone turtle I keep with the books 📚. ❤

@cwarpaint2763 8 ай бұрын

Some of my faves too. The Stand, The Long Walk. The Shining Dark Castle (Gun slingers) books. So many good ones. Hes no doubt talented, but I won't buy his books anymore. He's a pedo caabaaal satanist.

@judyhinton7131 8 ай бұрын

They are my favorite ones, also. I’ve read them so many times I can’t count!! I started with the shining and absolutely loved every minute of that book. I loaned it to a high school English teacher and she stayed up all night reading it and had to call in sick the next day because she couldn’t put it down.😅

@DepDawg 7 ай бұрын

I loved the Long Walk and the Running Man.

@GoddessFourWinds 7 ай бұрын

You mean The Dark Tower series.

@Mr.Peanut1986 7 ай бұрын

My mother, Julie Jennings, always told me she loved the Gunslinger Series. The Stand, and The Gunslinger series...just like you said. Those were her picks too. And, y'all share the same last name and initials...wild!

@jermainamburayan580 7 ай бұрын

I always had that suspicion that Stephen King had a dark side to him. Anyone who could write horror stories brilliantly the way he did definitely had some encounter with evil in their lives.

@1romancatholic 6 ай бұрын

Same 😅

@jujujujujujujuju 6 ай бұрын

ive always wondered why he focuses on children with such violence ...among other things

@reibersue4845 5 ай бұрын

@@jujujujujujujuju Not always but I get your point. Roald Dahl is the same. I grew up reading science fiction, so the leap to horror wasn't too difficult, because you would imagine in your mind, what if? But now I wonder about everything, including where he got his ideas for things like Dr.Sleep again, children are victims, vampirism and the like sound eerily like some tin foiled hat theories.

@Robert-nu4vc 5 ай бұрын

@jujujujujujujuju well he is a Democrat Biden supporter.

@iamthatiam1618 7 ай бұрын

I remember I was on punishment at 15 and had to stay in my room. I loved it because I love to be isolated and I read Stephen King's "IT". He took a while to start the actual story but when I got into it. It scared the crap out of me. Then I read "Tommy Knockers". His stories are amazing. Now that Iam older, I realize Stephen just might be the most sinister person in real life. I try to figure how a person can create such horrific treasures. One of the best of all time.

@KyanUganda-yh5bc 5 ай бұрын

It had me in a chokehold and it scared me at the same time (used to read it in class); at one point I got so scared I screamed in class during prep that was the last king book I read

@alaricblair3264 8 ай бұрын

King is definitely a credit to the writing profession, and I think the most phenomenal element of his genius is his acknowledgement of the support of his wife and family. Hat's off to Tabitha and the King family.

@jwilcox4726 8 ай бұрын

Hello Alaric Blair; Love what you have to say about our Stephen King & Tabitha. God bless Stephen King. YES!

@chynnadoll3277 8 ай бұрын

@jwilcox4726 : Why should he be blessed by God when it's very obvious that he has nothing but contempt for his Creator? I hope Stephen King repents and accepts Christ as his Savior before it's too late😢

@elmermedina1713 8 ай бұрын

@@chynnadoll3277 how do u know this?

@stevenfunderburg1623 8 ай бұрын

@@chynnadoll3277 That is an incredibly dumb statement on several levels. King believes in God and has famously attributed his skill at the depiction of unsettling evil with the ability to contrast that with the opposite energy. To paraphrase he said something to the effect of "you can't intimately understand the bad without equal knowledge of good" . So you're way off , and it sounds to me like your religious beliefs actually bring YOU unnecessary negative emotions which are fueled by your belief in a completely harmful and psychotic book written by a bunch of rich, powerful, misogynistic, slavery defending d bags thousands of years ago. But then I do not share you and Mr Kings belief in "God", more because of people like you than anything I have read in his work over my lifetime of reading him from age 12 until now in my fifties.

@stevenfunderburg1623 8 ай бұрын

You are dead on 💯to the extreme. Fact is, if Tabitha had not pulled "Carrie" from the garbage and encouraged him to not only continue the manuscript but to also let it breathe as a novel (he trashed it from the frustration if trying to compress it into a short story) we are very likely not gathering here in the digital space many decades later to talk about his significance 🤘🤘🤘🤘

@rayinpau.s.a.6351 8 ай бұрын

Stephen has contributed some of the Finest Entertainment for Us . He is a Legend in my Book !

@wakingupnow9324 8 ай бұрын

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS BIOGRAPHY !!! Stephen King put everything in his films. Real comedy, dry humor, funny horror, groce humor. In some he had the soap opera appeal, the family touch, the tacky touch, the kookiness in his films are a special treat ! The trash people, the good people, the strange people/including himself (I appreciated all of his cameos) ! The mystery, the scare, the horror and some with endings I hated and some I loved. The actors were always a great fit for the role. No matter what his movies were about and even if a few weren't so great, I liked them ! No matter if others criticized some, I liked them. Yeah, I just like all of his films and I always watch repeats, if I don't have the dvd. Yet, I don't idolize him. I appreciate his work !

@keiranbradley3238 8 ай бұрын

It's just as well he's such a talented writer, it's always a good idea to separate the artist from who they are in real life.

@robinfallentine 7 ай бұрын

I've always liked Stephen King. I enjoy listening to him, reading about him, as well as reading his books. My favorite book is, The Stand, both the long and short versions.

@jonjacobjingleheimerschmid3798 7 ай бұрын

As well as appreciate his talent while ignoring his politics.... Sad how that's even a thing nowadays

@nicolegroves6880 7 ай бұрын

@jonjacobjinglehimmerschmid3698 having an opinion on politics is not a new thing. He has just as much right as anyone else to say who he does or doesn't support. It's not sad for someone to have an opinion, it's sad that this country has become so divided that someone would consider it a bad thing. There is one person responsible for dividing this country and it's not Stephen King.

@jonjacobjingleheimerschmid3798 7 ай бұрын

@@nicolegroves6880 guessing reading comprehension isn't your strong point.. Due to you repeating what I posted... But then like a dumb @$$, you make a polarizing statement... As a rule...never support people that don't have your best interest in mind....

@jeffreysnyder574 6 ай бұрын

This country has not been divided by one person. It has been divided by the misguided and intolerant left.

@mardellahenrichs4121 8 ай бұрын

My first book was The Stand , I read it one week . I wasn’t working at the time , my kids were in school , so as soon as the left for school , I sat out in the sun enjoying both . It’s hard to say which is my favorite as they all get my attention . Was sad that the movie The Shining wasn’t like the book like it was written . Would have been so much better if it did . His books are hard to put down .

@pallasathena1369 8 ай бұрын

The Stand is my firm favourite, actually read it again during covid - must be a sucker for punishment. I am sure that is why I didn't get Captain Tripps .. 😮

@bigmac9439 3 ай бұрын

I loved both the book and the movie. I think Kubrick did what he had to do to make a cinematic masterpiece. I know many people whose favorite horror movie is The Shining. I think it’s the best King film adaptation personally.

@J.Soffer 8 ай бұрын

Creepshow scared the crap out of me as a kid. I absolutely love it ❤.

@aimeedefries5312 7 ай бұрын

I started reading King when I was 13 and now I’ve passed the love of his books on to my 13 year old granddaughter. And she’s working her way through his collection in my library. He is an amazingly talented author. I don’t know that I can name a favorite because they’re all so good. Pet Cemetery kept me awake with the lights on.

@mindi7998 7 ай бұрын

I found Stephen King in high school my favorites are "The Stand,Wind through a Keyhole,Duma Keys,Bag of Bones and the entire Gunslingers series and on works with others no doubt it's " The Talisman and Black House ." I always buy the hard back copy of his newest book. I have read my favorites over and over again. They're definitely old friends.

@missusmoon3867 9 ай бұрын

I was an extra in Graveyard Shift, but love knowing Carrie was based on a student with Encephalitis, which I have.

@pagalmasala 9 ай бұрын

Listen to his audiobooks! So cool! Graveyard Shift is da bomb!!!

@ronaldscott7620 9 ай бұрын

The stand was his masterpiece in my opinion. When the movie version of the novel came out, it was then that I truly understood why people would always say that the movie did not come close to the book. The characters are already made up in your mind and the movie usually disappoint. That is only one of many reasons why the book is always better. But I’m the case of “the stand”, the characters were pretty much spot on from what my imagination had conjured up.

@Itallaboutwatithink 8 ай бұрын

Fully agree. I wish I had the time to read it... 1052 pages... gee 😅 But the movie is such an eye-opener.

@franneep 8 ай бұрын

@@Itallaboutwatithink oh please make time to read the book...it is such a powerful read with full, rich characters and multiple story lines. The movie versions barely scratch the surface.

@julianaadams5751 8 ай бұрын

Bill Faggerbakke was a perfect Tom Cullen, Larry Underwood and Randall Flagg were great, even Rob Lowe was perfect.

@julianaadams5751 8 ай бұрын

@@Itallaboutwatithink the book is wonderful. You will cry.

@Itallaboutwatithink 8 ай бұрын

@@julianaadams5751 Thank you. I will read it.

@ArtofGhori 8 ай бұрын

Respect to one of the best storytellers of our time.

@eleanorchorao4875 7 ай бұрын

I’ve read all his books. Page turners every one. I’m happy this fellow shares the planet with the rest of us. Thank you Mr king

@TheEAGLESEYES007 7 ай бұрын

in my opinion hans christian anderson was a much better author but to each their own

@angelmaree 7 ай бұрын

I was and still am an avid reader. I credit this to SK because I can remember as young as 9 reading The Talisman and I became hooked. Soon after, it was Needful Things, Carrie, of course “IT” amongst all his others. He created a world for me to escape into and I will eternally be grateful for this. I’ve seen quite a few of the movies his books were made into and as entertaining as they are, I’ve always said to the people watching with me, that the book is so much better. I don’t think I’ll ever not re-read his books over and over. They are beautiful works of art that need dusting off occasionally and gentle hands to turn the yellowing pages.

@JSTNtheWZRD 8 ай бұрын

He does this thing in his writing that doesn't wash away in the movies - that strangeness is like a quiet moonlit stage in the dark mystic, a twist version of the world . It's why I like him, nobody else does it. I don't read him but think he's essential

@pysq8 7 ай бұрын

I certainly think he should be required reading in American schools.

@jen21629 8 ай бұрын

Out of all his books The Stand is by far my favorite work of his.

@maryhoyt2609 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely fabulous biography! I have been a Stephen King fan since I was 16 years old, 45 years ago! My favorite work by him is "'Salem's Lot", and the next is his short story book "Night Shift". I read "Carrie" first, which my parents brought home for me as a paperback, but it was "Salem's Lot" that captured me, heart and soul, as one of his biggest fans. Thank you so much for this wonderful biography!!

@KristinaKarina 7 ай бұрын

King studied English Literature, and uses known tropes - such as those by HP Lovecraft. . He follows well known formulas for horror writing, but with his own twist. “I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out.” - Stephen King

@davec.3129 7 ай бұрын

I remember reading that quote years ago. What a vile, but revealing statement. A truly d@monic man

@valkyriesardo278 9 ай бұрын

Shawshank Redemption and Dolores Claiborne are favorites. I enjoyed The Stand until the story reached Colorado and Las Vegas. What I admire most about King is his character dialog. His characters come alive in the natural way they converse. And King is able to insert their personalities in their choice of words.

@pamelaheriges3654 8 ай бұрын

I have the stand original release, and the stand Kings own rerelease. King should ALWAYS put his unadulterated works out there. The movie lawnmower man was nothing like the original story, which I love. Thank you Mr.king.

@pumpkinpuna4087 8 ай бұрын

Shawshank, believe it or not, is a short story titled RITA HAYWORTH AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION I believe. Ooohhhhh Andy !!!!

@AmandathePandaBooks 8 ай бұрын

SR is the best. So is the green mile. The mercy and compassion the prison guards showed to the healer prisoner was epic! Loved the film. Excellent!! Also justice against that child murderer was awesome!

@pysq8 7 ай бұрын

Gerald's Game impressed me the most. After chapter one, I was like "how can you make a whole book out of this scenario now" 😅 ...how could I underestimate this guy!

@nancybradberry3770 8 ай бұрын

Pet Sematary is definitely my favorite! One of the first horror movies I ever watched!

@12dognight55 7 ай бұрын

I love the dark tower series. I love how he tied all the rest of his his work into it. Very original!

@reibersue4845 5 ай бұрын

How to explain the Dark Tower series to someone who never read King. It's a real mash up of genres. So there is this guy, the gunslinger, who looks similar to a cowboy of spaghetti westerns, who has this ability to do interdimensional travel, who ascribes to a belief that's looks like a religion, develops a cult following, is out to save the world from the apocalypse. Like I said, mash up. And the theme throughout his other books, I did a look up on how they were underlying themes in his other books and how they tied together.

@amykrumbholz6446 7 ай бұрын

I loved Pet Sematary. I remember reading it in one night. Not being able to put it down. Then being too scared to sleep. I’ve always loved his books. I can remember reading him when I was younger and driving the local Walden bookstore crazy constantly asking when his next book was coming out in paperback.❤️🖤❤️

@marenwilliams2787 7 ай бұрын

Same! Read it for the first time in one go!

@mysmirandam.6618 9 ай бұрын

This is probably the best bio video ever, dude, seriously!! When i was 15, i read different seasons, and it changed my life. i was frightened at night i could see and feel what the characters did.... "IT"scared the absolute shid outta me i loved the feeling. Reading was my escape, not from the ordinary but from poverty and family toxicity. I could close the door to my room, and I was not in the new mexico desert. I was enjoying the rain in Maine 😊

@AmandathePandaBooks 8 ай бұрын

I had the original paperback version of the shining so needless to say the first attempt of making a movie out of it was grossly disappointing!! But the mini series was much more accurate.

@MykeLewisMusic 8 ай бұрын

I read IT and The Shining while working midnight shifts as a teenager. Both books thoroughly freaked me out.

@mysmirandam.6618 8 ай бұрын

@@AmandathePandaBooks right?

@mysmirandam.6618 8 ай бұрын

@@MykeLewisMusic isn't that great? I love it when a work of art makes you feel something

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

@tkskagen 9 ай бұрын

IT was Steven Kings work that I read for a literature class in 10th grade in 1990. IT gave me nightmares until a couple months later the "made for TV movie" was televised locally. Luckily, I had already finished the book, but was made sick as to how "simplified" the movie made in comparison... To this day, both IT and THE STAND are my absolute favorite of his books!

@crispmom 9 ай бұрын

I felt the same way about Misery. The movie is fantastic, and I'm a huge Kathy Bates fan, but the book is better imho.

@truth4004 9 ай бұрын

The depth of feeling that happens in his books isnt able to be felt in a movie, I think.

@deborahracks5847 8 ай бұрын

I just watched IT. I've seen it many times.

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

@ceinwenchandler4716 8 ай бұрын

Pet Sematary is absolutely my favorite Stephen King book. The first hundred pages are boring, but once you get to Gage's death you realize why it was all necessary - all that setup makes it so much more horrifying when the kid dies. And I knew that would happen! I went into that book knowing it was about Louis Creed trying to bring back his dead son. But King still had me hoping that maybe somehow Gage would be fine... and then there's the funeral. The depiction of grief immediately after the death was beautiful. I've never seen it done in a way that feels so raw. I burst into tears reading that scene, and it was far from the last time. I couldn't put the book down. I needed to know what was going to happen when he buried Gage. Zelda was really well done, too. That was a horrifying, sickening conversation. And I mean that as a compliment. And after the dream about what would've happened if Gage had survived... which also made me cry... the book got me to a point where, if Gage's name was so much as mentioned, I'd tear up. That book is amazing. Oh, yeah, and I couldn't sleep with the lights off for a week after reading it.

@tenabarnes3269 7 ай бұрын

He also writes under a pseudonym. King wrote the book The Lovely Bones, a sad , beautiful, book with an ironic twist ending.

@candancemcgee3328 8 ай бұрын

I am not a huge fan, but i do appreciate what he does for young writers, young filmakers, and his community. I used to read his books, and they always captivated me at the beginning. He has a way of character and plot development that is top notch. Unfortunately, it tends to fall apart as the story starts to wind down. This biography kind of answers my question as to why that happened. If you start a story with no concept of how it ends, you can write yourself into a "dead zone"(no pun intended. ) I'm guessing thats why some of his stories lose their intensity and focus toward the end. They also made no mention of how his early works all had horrible endings. I refused to read his stuff after a few awful endings. Real life is full of tragedy and I dont read books to endure that in my "escapism" time. I am a retired police officer, so dealing with tragedy was not something i paid money to "enjoy". I really hope Mr. King comes to know Jesus before his next brush with death. God is real, He isn't "something that comes from inside us". We are given an entire lifetime to get to know Him, and there are no "do overs" when your time is up. It is accounted to man once to die, then the judgement. Tragically, most people will not choose wisely while here on Earth, and once you are dead, its too late to change your mind. God really, really loves you.

@tamarrajames3590 7 ай бұрын

Please understand that I mean no offence, and am not denigrating the Christian God in what I say. Divinity speaks as many languages as we do, and reveals itself in the language of the one who is having the experience. The Indigenous peoples of the world know their Creator in ways that are every bit as deep and meaningful as the Christian. They too come away changed, and uplifted…with a sense of how they must live to be worthy of that grace. Those who lived before the coming of the God of Israel and His Son gave worship with pure hearts and intentions. They did what was asked of them by the Divine, through a genuine desire to please the Divine…and to make the world a better place for all. Every faith has those who will abuse it to gain power, prestige, and/or wealth…even every Christian sect. Each also have those who go through the observances and Rituals out of fear… but none of these sully or invalidate the many more who enter with pure intentions, in the name of love and honest reverence, seeking no other reward than to be in the aura of the Divine Creator.🖤🇨🇦

@aimee-lynndonovan6077 7 ай бұрын

I agree with you. 👍

@aimee-lynndonovan6077 7 ай бұрын

That is I agree with Candace.

@S_Cooper0404 7 ай бұрын

Spot on, Candace. We'll said.

@777fiddlekrazy 7 ай бұрын

Candace 👍👍👍 Tamara falls to recognize how remarkably similar native spirit and Christianity are though simply expressed thru a differing cultural eyes of a people. Even Early Chinese and how their writing(traditional)were formed can show Genesis, Jesus' birth, his death and rising and the story too of Noah(8 persons in a boat) etc. This affirms the mass of peoples spread out from Babylon to All sides of earth having their own Culture whilst knowing and handing down...the Chronology and Early Stories from GOD. Early Han emperor Chronicales. It is All Facinating to know We all are bonded to each other even from All sides and corners of the Planet.

@debbieebbiebobebbie 9 ай бұрын

One of my favorites is The Raft redone as part of Creepshow 2 (an 80s trilogy of terror type movie, that’s nostalgia) but Misery & Dolores Claiborne, are tied for the best spot imho and Carrie has a special place in my heart.

@loricourtland8909 9 ай бұрын

I love the seven book dark tower series!! I have it in audio on my iPod. I work on an assembly line and I am listening to it for the eighth time in a row!! It just makes work much better hanging out with Roland & the gang 😁❤️

@stevenfunderburg1623 9 ай бұрын

Glad to see you know the face of your father, Ma'am.Can I ask what you do? Because I would like a job in which I can digest an audio book🤘

@loricourtland8909 9 ай бұрын

@@stevenfunderburg1623 I build SUVs on an automotive assembly line. I am a human robot lol

@CitizenValve 8 ай бұрын

Don’t forget “The little Sister’s of Eluria”, and “The Wind through the Keyhole”!

@stevenfunderburg1623 8 ай бұрын

@@CitizenValve You can bet your watch and warrant I won't.

@BridgetteMorgan-ug2fb 8 ай бұрын

Long Days and Pleasant Nights,Sai. 😂❤

@9liveslisa 7 ай бұрын

I'm glad at the end you finally mentioned "his characters". That is what drew me to Stephen King back in 1974 when I picked up the paperback "Carrie". I couldn't put it down and he has never disappointed me all these years, though I will say that I'm not so much into the fantasy works. But he writes the best characters. They suck you in and don't spit you out until the end of the book. He is the best! I love all his books, but I have to say that I think "The Stand" is a real masterpiece. Right now I'm listening to the audio of "The Outsider".

@alexcicala9930 8 ай бұрын

Pet Sematary scared the sh** out of me when I read it as a 13 year old. I remember having to check the closets and under the bed. It was the only book I’ve ever read that made the hairs on my arms stand on end

@naomibritton8625 8 ай бұрын

To date, this is one of the most disturbing books I've ever read. The #1 disturbing, IT!

@thomasfranche6770 9 ай бұрын

I am in line with what V. C. Andrews said about him: An incredibly arrogant man that I didn’t care for.

@marcuscrumpton8568 8 ай бұрын

I curious what brings you to a documentary about him then? Not having a go by any means…legit curious

@eileene.5870 6 ай бұрын

I'll take an arrogant author over an author who writes about incest 🤷🏻‍♀️

@thomasfranche6770 6 ай бұрын

@@eileene.5870 What about the child orgy in It ? (commentaire stupide de ta part)

@julianaadams5751 8 ай бұрын

He is an amazing man. My favorite all time book by ANYONE is The Stand. I fell in love with the characters. My son read it when he was 12, turned it over and read it again. We would cast a movie made from it long before the miniseries ever existed. Kevin Costner as Stu Redman, Bruce Springsteen as Larry Underwood, etc. In the miniseries, I really liked the guy who played Larry, but my favorite was Bill Faggerbacke as Tom Cullen. He was perfect. I wanted that book to never end. We cornered Mr. King at the Avalon Book Store in Houston, Texas. He was at a book signing for a friend, and my kids and I knew he wasn't coming in through the front door, where all the people were waiting, so we sneaked around to the back door. We were the only people back there. Sure enough, a limo pulled up and who should get out but Steve himself. He let us take pictures with him, and I had my 1st Edition hardback copy of the original The Stand with me and he autographed it for me. My kids were taking his picture with me, finally, and he leaned down...and I thought "Omg! Words of wisdom from Stephen King!" He said, "I've really gotta go to the bathroom!" I don't know what I expected, but that SURE wasn't it!" I said, "Well, GO, then!" All in all, he was a really nice man, and ill never forget those words of wisdom...

@allyson4801 8 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

@luvbug1318 8 ай бұрын

I read the book 3 or 4 times myself and it is one of my favorites. I also love Dean Koontz and Peter Straub. Especially Peter and Stephens collaborations.

@julianaadams5751 8 ай бұрын

@@luvbug1318 sometimes it's hard to get into Straubs work. Example: Ghost Story. The movie was really good, so I bought the book and couldn't figure it out. And when Koontz is good, he is really good, but when he's bad, he's horrid. I love Watchers, and Lightning, Intensity, Twilight Eyes. If you haven't read Lightning, it is fascinating.

@luvbug1318 8 ай бұрын

@@julianaadams5751 I've read all Dean Koontz older books and my faves are The Face, False Memories, Sole Survivor, The Bad Place, and The Frankenstein series is awesome!!! Stephen Kings The Stand, Destination, The Shining and now Dr Sleep are my favorites and I read these books multiple times. Check out King and Straubs series they wrote like 2 or 3 books to it called like The Black House if I remember, its an excellent story. Never got into the gun slinger series and didn't like movie.

@itsjustme7487 7 ай бұрын

@julianaadams5751 I also enjoyed the Odd. Thomas series, but The Watchers is my all time fave Koontz book

@louisewelch5451 8 ай бұрын

I will be honest, I have not read one book of his. My son always loved horror and scary movies. He somehow conned me into watching 'The Shinning', although it scared the daylights out of me and after I got my body to calm down, I really loved it. Have watched a couple other movies of Steven King. Sorry about his injury on his walk. Just wish him the best and I will get back to reading my christian material.

@gotcha9983 8 ай бұрын

Amen❤

@MrScratch69 7 ай бұрын

The Shinning,where Scatman Crothers cuts off Jack Torrance's legs at the, you guess it, the shins!

@robindew9072 7 ай бұрын

"The Stand" was just wonderfully written

@connieb4372 9 ай бұрын

As a constant reader, my favorite is, and always will be The Stand. I've read and re-read the book several times and have watched both movies with the first being my favorite.. I thought the casting was spot on, especially Tom Cullen. MOON.., that spells Tom Cullen!

@stephanieoregan 9 ай бұрын

I'm only 16 minutes in and I absolutely love this video! Very well done ❤ As for an SK favorite, cannot pick just one but 'salem's Lot is a high contender lol

@TinaLouise73 7 ай бұрын

SL 👌👍

@katewalsh7783 7 ай бұрын

My favorite all-time Stephen King work was my first, a novella called 'The Body'*. Read it when my young daughter was napping, lol. A long time ago but his style and ability to emotionally reach his audience? Phenomenal, I was completely hooked. My next favorite is 'The Stand'- the unabridged version. I've read so many of his books (The Green Mile is my 3rd fav) but these are the very best to me, IMO, I feel like I truly know the characters. *[The Body = 'Stand By Me']. TY, Mr Stephen King! 💖

@neuroticnation144 8 ай бұрын

The “Dark Towers” is my favorite. It’s so complex, the characters so engrossing, and mentions many other King worlds. But my first King novel was “It”. I majored in English lit. and I figured King novels were just junk reading, then one day I read a single paragraph of “It” in a text on writing and I became so engrossed I forgot where I was! I immediately procured a copy and have been hooked ever since. Definitely not junk. His mother was very wise to encourage him to go to college.

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

@nancyweber6631 9 ай бұрын

One of my favorite books by Steven King / Peter Straub is The Talisman. However, I do enjoy all of his books I've read do far amd look forward to reading many more Thank you, Mr. King

@Dide76 8 ай бұрын

My Favorite of all time

@tamarrajames3590 7 ай бұрын

The Talisman is a literary masterpiece, they managed to both find their way into a parallel world that intersects with ours, and take us with them…down to the smallest details. Steven King always incorporates childhood, and women into his stories, which adds richer dimensions than simply a hero and an adversary. None of his characters are simple or two dimensional, we get to explore their depths and complexities… and they become more than characters, they become friends, and fears we thought were hidden.🖤🇨🇦

@inthebeloved 5 ай бұрын

If u haven't read the second book, related to The Talisman, check it out! "The Black House"

@benbiagioni9906 8 ай бұрын

Writes? The man must be the most prolific thinker of all time. Have you read a bad SK book? The first SK I read was Pet Cemetery at age 17 and it was invigorating. I was so frightened and excited that I couldn't put it down. I read all his books until they started interfering with my sleep and work. Then I had something to look forward to when I started reading more. The fact that great movies can be adapted from his writing is a testament of his talent as well. Mankind had not created an award yet to measure his success.

@N7Tigger 8 ай бұрын

Everything he has written since Dreamcatcher has been mediocre at best.

@DepDawg 7 ай бұрын

Tommyknockers was awful.

@frankieberry 7 ай бұрын

The girl who loved Tom Gordon was aweful.

@nanalesawood2529 5 ай бұрын

My Mother knew that my love for reading had faded and handed me a copy of Night Shift and said " It will be easier read the short stories." She was right. I was a fan of Stephen King Books ever since. It was a common bond my Mom and Ii shared. She collected first edditons that I passed down to my children. I need to get three copys of Night Shift maybe they will start reading again.

@TinaLouise73 7 ай бұрын

I cannot deny the fact that the greatest horror author of the 20th/21st century who has brought me personally much happiness with his amazing novels and movies! My fave is Salem's Lot! Best book/movie ever in my own personal opinion! 👌

@jessicaboisvert3138 9 ай бұрын

I was dumbfounded when I met him many years ago at the Bangor Maine library but it was worth it plus I have been a huge fan of his books and movies, thanks for sharing this it was awesome to watch and learn about his life. Can't wait until he puts more books and movies out.

@stevenfunderburg1623 9 ай бұрын

So he was just hanging out? Like, was it so chill you were close to him before you realized it was him or were there people already aware he was there? His voracious book appetite is real and no joke. The dude reads while taking a walk. There's actual footage of this.

@jessicaboisvert3138 9 ай бұрын

@@stevenfunderburg1623 well I guess you could say when I was picking a book to read on a extremely hot day I happened to read the information about it then I looked at the picture of him ,I think I was talking to myself saying " This looks interesting hmm maybe I should take it out ",then all I heard him say "Why thank you so glad that I have fans that love my books and movies "By then I looked up and in shock but it was worth it.I have never met his wife or their kids but that is ok

@AllenFreemanMediaGuru 9 ай бұрын

Well, he just put out another book!

@jessicaboisvert3138 9 ай бұрын

@@AllenFreemanMediaGuru ok thanks for letting me know when I can get a chance will have to check it out.

@stevenfunderburg1623 9 ай бұрын

@@AllenFreemanMediaGuru He has a couple in the reserve at all times. What did you think of "The Institute"?

@bluezinnia847 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Shinning is my all time Favorite movie! But his "1408" is also a favorite. Delores Clairborne, Misery; Storm of the Century, The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption. Too many to count! I simply love Stephen Kings works, some less than others. His talent never ends and it always succeeds in a way, where all of us fans..just simply want more!

@nightmarishcompositions4536 7 ай бұрын

He's been a huge inspiration to me my whole life. Amazing character writer.

@lightmarker3146 9 ай бұрын

Years ago while shopping at a Bangor grocery store, a man looking at the paperback books was standing near me. I thought he looked familiar. Upon leaving the store I saw a fancy red sportscar with vanity plates with 3 initials S - K ( cant remember the middle one) then it dawned who he was 😊

@chrisgerbert5288 9 ай бұрын

I don’t know why, but I think of The Long Walk a LOT. SIMPLE story, but so Powerful.

@roxxyroll4540 8 ай бұрын

I absolutely love Stephen! There's probably only a hand full of his books/novels i haven't read yet and that's thanks to my mom and grandmother 💖💖💖 they both love horror and my grandmother LOVES to read. She's blind now so she listens to audio books now. She sends me a Stephen King book I haven't read yet for Christmas and has for the last 10 years now lol 🥰

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

@miahaynes 7 ай бұрын

My parents always let me reading whatever I wanted to. I started reading his books in elementary school. I devoured them.

@gretacook4612 9 ай бұрын

My first novel was Cycle of the werewolf. I was hooked. My favorite Is The Stand extended version. I’ve read it at least 20 times! Love Steven King!!😊

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

@deborahhoffman426 8 ай бұрын

When I read "PET SEMATARY" I was constantly looking over my shoulder at every little noise. It was and still is the scariest book I have ever read. I loved it (the book not the movie). My favorite movies of his are "THE STAND" and "The Green Mile."

@QuentimBurtino259 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this, i've loved Stephen King & his work since i was 6. My dad got me into to his films age 6 then his books at 8, i'm now 39 & have alomst all his books including His Bachman books & nearly everything hes done in films. This was an absolute pleasure watch, many thanks & much love to my fellow Stephen Kings fans & lovers!!

@RandomGuy0627 8 ай бұрын

Reading my first ever Steven King book right now, Mr Mercedes, and I’m loving it so far.

@suebrubaker6182 9 ай бұрын

Out of all King's works I still have to say the "The Green Mile" is by far my favorite. Second would be "Shawshank Redemption" and third "The Shining".

@colincharlton9339 9 ай бұрын

I read the book IT, personally I think he's a bit long winded, .I loved the green mile, shawshank,

@nomdeplume2213 7 ай бұрын

Shawshank movie is amazing. I hate reading his books though. They're so drawn out and boring and I dont find them scary. The Dreamcatcher is the worst movie I've ever seen tho 😂

@maggierenwick3827 9 ай бұрын

Great job on this biography. King is a fascinating person. I cannot read scary things, so I have read very few of his books. Just the same, I have a huge admiration for his talent and brilliance. This was a very enlightening video. I will look forward to more.

@kentneumann5209 7 ай бұрын

No. Nope. Nuh uh. You HAVE to read every one of them in the order they were published. You owe it to yourself. It will enrich your life. Especially if your imagination is so powerful that you think you can't handle it. Maybe most scary stuff is too far fetched for you to get into the story. Idk. Either way. You have the opportunity to enjoy the works of possibly the best selling author in the history of humanity. What if you were alive during Shakespeare's lifetime, or mark twain, etc? I guess maybe a lot of people couldn't read back then, so, forget I said that. Anyway... Its a sin against your own life experience not to.

@RobinSpeer 8 ай бұрын

Favorite book was Pet Semetary with Misery as a close second. Cujo was the most fun to read; my husband and I were reading it at the same time (sharing the book) while on vacation. That woman was stuck in the volkswagon for FOREVER! Whenever he or I would read past each other we ask each other, "Is she out of the Volkswagon yet?" It became our joke and now I know why it took so many chapters for King to get her out of there. 😂

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

@florencenightingale7655 6 ай бұрын

King was there for me when i was 13 and bullied at school. I discovered his works and became a big fan and spent many lonely hours with his books. They became my friends. Still a great fan and much happier know. He was my life saver. I wish to be such a great writer one day.😁

@jwnj9716 9 ай бұрын

The Long Walk is my favourite. His Bachman books are underrated. Misery was supposed to be a Bachman book...I can see why. The Running Man with Arnie is a lot of fun. There is a French version called The Prize of Peril. It's based on a short story that existed before King's novel. Still, a good movie. I do like the Shining novel. I just prefer Kubrick's version. I don't hate the miniseries, it is what it is. And hey, King gave us the Best Marvel movie, Maximum Overdrive. I can't believe King regrets it, "Oh no, I didn't know what I was doing". No no no, you knew exactly what you were doing. The opening scene with his cameo and the AC/DC music were enough to give you a clue that hey let's have some fun. You get to see Gus from Breaking Bad in the arcade section. I like the trailer but they should have used an AC/DC song instead of the Halloween 3 score. Plus, King should have said, "I'm gonna entertain the hell out of you!". If you want a lame version, watch Trucks.

@saddletramp5000 9 ай бұрын

I thought Thinner was pretty good.

@cwarpaint2763 8 ай бұрын

YESSSS a fave of mine too. Started reading King when I was 9. I think either The Shining or the Dark Half. I was hooked. But now that I know he's a pedo, I cant stand him personally. I won't boy his books anymore. I may relent to read his for free. Talented Yes, but he's not getting my $$ anymore.

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

@davelawson8699 8 ай бұрын

I love the long walk. Definitely should be made a movie.

@davelawson8699 8 ай бұрын

Never read Thinner but the movie was great. Curse of white man from town. He fucked the gypsies up.

@2FRESH-4U 8 ай бұрын

Think what the world would be like without Steven King he’s such an integral part of our culture

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

@mcarr4537 5 ай бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Stephen King is one of my favorite writers with exceptional talent. His books and the movie adaptations have been intriguing. Thank you.

@twyllabeer1465 9 ай бұрын

I would love it if you did a Biography of Dean Koontz. I have loved Stephen King since I learned how to read. Wonderful Author

@Doxymeister 8 ай бұрын

Yes, I love Dean Koontz as well. That would make a great biography, I think. Both very good authors!

@mindi7998 7 ай бұрын

Dean Koontz is wonderful I love the stories with a dog or dogs in it. Reckless is as much fun to read,I was laughing so hard that my husband who mechanically gift but can read something and then completely forget what he read just 20 minutes ago,asked me to read it out loud to him. He laughed and loved it as much as I.

@mindi7998 7 ай бұрын

Doxie meister,I have 7 dachshunds at this moment how many do you have as you know 1 is never enough.

@Doxymeister 7 ай бұрын

@@mindi7998 Sadly, my last one passed away last month, my little red and white piebald female Honey. The red guy in the thumbnail was my senior male, Joey, he passed nearly four years ago. I still miss him terribly. I'm left with one little red and white Chihuahua, a rescue who is now my only companion. But, you are right--you can't have just one! May you have many happy years with the best small dog breed out there--the Dachshund. They are the class clown, bossy and vocal about it, and fiercely protective of those they love. Great little dogs! ❣🐕

@swaglord3076 8 ай бұрын

This was absolutely wonderful! Love seeing our home of Port Hope where "IT" was partially filmed. Thank you!👏👏👏

@tribe-r1851 8 ай бұрын

I was in high school when someone introduced me to the Dark Tower. I read the first two in the series... that's all that was out at the time, and then moved on to Cujo. That book was pretty scary. Great author. Stand By Me was great too.

@mujerfenix444 8 ай бұрын

Thirty years ago, when I was determined to learn English, my favourite books King, Koontz and Rice were my favourite novels… Proudly I can say that I read and enjoy very much the books of Steven King.. !

@belindarosenheim2322 9 ай бұрын

Why did you say he sold his soul for talent? Your video is very good. You didn't need that click bait stuff. 🙂

@cwarpaint2763 8 ай бұрын

He has. Part of Hollywood elite cabal. Pedo... none mentioned hear of course. I read all his books when I was younger. He is very talented.

@marcuscrumpton8568 8 ай бұрын

It’s common lore…like marylyn Manson removing a rib…not true but always worth a mention

@karenignatowski6620 8 ай бұрын

Can't choose just one story, I love & appreciate them all. I found Salem's Lot when I was 7 & I've been addicted to everything from him I could find. Carrie was my second & then I just stayed in the library from open to close. During the school months, I would have to sneak in & hide in the stacks. I had a horrible childhood, was well above average in my studies & therefore hid from people as much as possible. Thankfully, my tormentors had no clue what a library was, let alone that our part of the city had one!! It was a beautiful building. Looked just as impressive as any old time courthouse & held my passion within. I've created readers in my sister & her children & I can't wait for them to read Stephen King for themselves. I read his stories to them, but I skip the few bits of folk getting close & of course most of the cussing. They love The Talismn & The Black House. But they enjoy all of his stuff I've let them in on. Needful Things was very well received, but so was The Body & The Shortcut & Graveyard Shift. Like I said, I'm a complete King Junkie, no doubt, & I'm making more to show my love. I hope he never stops. Thank you, dude. You're Some Kind of Wonderful!!

@eleanorchorao4875 7 ай бұрын

Salems lot. Couldn’t sleep alone in my bedroom reading that one

@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO 7 ай бұрын

Considering that farts are pre-filled with highly pressurised air and gas, imagine what would happen if a vampire sank it's fangs into a swollen fart?

@bernietorres197 8 ай бұрын

He is awesome! I own every single one of his books and read and reread them often! I never get tired of his work. I will never read anything from anyone else. When he passes away, I may as well die! Dude, you are the 💣!

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

@tamarrajames3590 7 ай бұрын

There are others worth reading as well. As soon as I got a job, at 14, I visited the bookstores and bought 3 books every payday. I discovered many authors that I would buy whenever a new one appeared by them. King was one of them, and the most prolific, he was 18 when I started buying books, so for several years he had no books I could buy…but that changed. I’m glad the others were there for me as well.🖤🇨🇦

@junecat1597 7 ай бұрын

Nice, comprehensive biography. Full of great intimate information. Wonderfully entertaining, too. Thanks!! 😺👍🏼❤

@0therun1t21 8 ай бұрын

King was my childhood, I can't possibly pick a favorite. I read every single thing that he wrote up until the Gunslinger. I blew through the Stand (over 800 pages ) in less than a week. I was also reading all the science fiction greats. Apologies to King but the Shining is my favorite horror movie, even though I saw it when it first came on tv I knew there was a lot more going on under the surface that the grown-ups didn't catch. I owe it to Kkng to learn about his life so thank you for this video!

@tamarrajames3590 7 ай бұрын

King eventually came to appreciate Kubrick’s treatment of the source material, and admitted it was the better movie, while not adhering precisely to the book. For King, “the Shining” was the point, more than the falling apart of his main character, but it is a very subtle thing…not easily illustrated by words and visuals not everyone could see.🖤🇨🇦

@0therun1t21 7 ай бұрын

@@tamarrajames3590 Good to know, thanks!

@tamarrajames3590 7 ай бұрын

@@0therun1t21 My pleasure.🖤🇨🇦

@Rivionna 9 ай бұрын

I have two favs, The Girl who loved Tom Gordon, and Bag of Bones. I also really loved Dolores Clayborn, and Misery

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

@jennifergray6433 7 ай бұрын

My youngest daughter’s name was inspired by Bag Of Bones. Her spelling is Keira (not knowing at first), the book spelling is ‘Kyra’… Stephen King is definitely The King Of Horror!!!! ❤❤

@tomchrobak4776 6 ай бұрын

Stephen, I am a few years older than you. I have read most of your books. You have been a guiding light. Many will not expose themselves to the dark but, I have embraced every step. Thank you for every word. Dudits

@sheeara 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this story. I really enjoy the way it was built and the honor it gave to such a hard working writer and his family. This very relatable view into his humanity and brilliance seemed appropriately relevant to me. If you haven’t yet shared the life of Mr. Tom Hanks I would really enjoy your view. David Hoffman is also on KZfaq currently. He is also an intriguing subject. His works in documentary filmmaking was impressive to another young filmmaker growing up in the 80’s. I’m thoroughly enjoying your channel and appreciate your hard work. I hope the memories made to these great men’s work is remembered for generations to come.

@irena4524 9 ай бұрын

Misery and The green mile, Shawshenk redemtion is also fantastic !

@user-lf9og2sr6n 8 ай бұрын

❤A real human, flawed but willing to change. True love is his passion as his love for his wife, children and his career. A true American success story.❤❤❤Thank you❤❤❤

@kateferguson7705 7 ай бұрын

My favourite is The Stand because it's the only one I've read that gave me the thought that it could very well come true. The uncut version being the one I most like.

@sandyn3384 5 ай бұрын

I read "Full Dark, No Stars" a few weeks ago, a compilation of short stories. Brilliant.

@kevs6402 9 ай бұрын

One of the greatest writers to have ever walked this earth.

@christoffesedao3579 9 ай бұрын

Yes, but he really did sell his soul to get his talent. He serves Satan. It is important to expose people that deceive us. “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 Yeshua / Jesus from the Gospel of John “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

@honeykira8210 9 ай бұрын

No, he's not.

@JulieSevelson-nb9nj 8 ай бұрын

@@christoffesedao3579Did Mr. actually sell his soul to the devil,or is this just an urban legend ? What documentable proof is there that he really did this ? These are serious charges. So it had better be true.

@scottpatnode92 8 ай бұрын

Agree with c clartk.just got my first kids book published on kindle, scott patnode, "Dannis first dirt bike",72 hours til published..the illustartions were stolen 25 years ago byrhonda baker never got book published so i am trying to with my mother rewritng the story ..i wanted my mothers name on it too. i have a short story i dedicated to stephen king called "highway 1 Maine". stories i could tell.. i finished my first novel "clones of Mars" need to get it published. id lik to see as a movie..if you only knew who i was too???.. ive been a mind reader telepath sinc echild now i have MK over entire planet.only govt can bully steal and murder. broke corrupt govt of indoNesian false pres .obama barry soetorro murdering all of messiahs peolpe says it all celebs and police r broke govts strongarm.duhhrr.. Pinterest@scottpatnode3 KZfaq P node Sumsco vanpat