Book reading order much like with the star wars movies, stephen king fans frequently debate the best order in which to read his dark towerrelated books. The constant reader knows about the key under the mat. In another of kings alienpossession novels, a detour into derry leads a character named mr. But another way of thinking about it is like the literary equivalent of the marvel universe. Dreamcatcher and insomnia are both situated in derry, the second mostcommonly referenced town borne from kings imagination. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and it. Oct 24, 2017 stephen king s horror stories scarred many of our childhoods and adulthoods, for that matter, but the most upsetting thing of all might be that all of king s books are connected. In that book, the can tah spelled without the hyphen are ugly composite animals carved from stone. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and. Stephen king has written almost one hundred books, featuring thousands of characters and hundreds of worlds. With an author as prolific as stephen king, its no surprise his universe is expansive but did you know most of his works are connected to one another.
Blog posted on tuesday, dec 24 all of the best stephen king books, ranked as the greatest living master of both jump scares and slowcreeping dread, stephen king has reshaped an entire genre in the image of his imagination. The most direct connection here is that the book takes place in the realm of delain, a land roland the gunslinger has traveled through many times. Stephen king is an american author of horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy novels. We connected all of the dots in this new video essay. Sep 04, 2018 the stephen king shared universe ranking. The 10 best stephen king books your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead zone. Stephen king s horror stories scarred many of our childhoods and adulthoods, for that matter, but the most upsetting thing of all might be that all of king s books are connected. Stephen king, american novelist and shortstory writer whose books were credited with reviving the horror fiction genre in the late 20th century. Song of susannah, we learn that this is the day that stephen king was hit by van near lovell, maine.
Delve into any stephen king novel, and at some point youll likely find a secret passageway into another. King s books and short stories quickly became hit movies, many of them. In 112263, this is the date that the vermont yankee nuclear reactor. There are many more connections like this spread throughout all of stephen king s. You see, king has written several books that connect in very specific ways, whether they. Want to see how almost every single movie based on a stephen king book connects to the universe of the dark tower. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. King credits the lurcher of the threshold, a short story collection by hp lovecraft as the catalyst to him becoming a writer. These stephen king connections will blow your mind. Holly has been portrayed in some of king s other novels, and also in the mr. Thus goes the famous line from stephen kings dark tower series.
It describes a gunslinger and his quest toward a tower, the nature of which is both physical and metaphorical. Stephen king characters connected in a single flowchart. The tower in long gone, demolished at the climax of it, but in its place. Limited edition prints are available to purchase online. A reading guide to stephen kings dark tower universe. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of alltime. Kings novels and short stories are separate stand alone works. Randall flagg is one of the many incarnations of an archbaddie found in the stephen king universe. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts.
Mar 11, 2019 stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. From e books to comics to musicals, king has conquered them all. Stephen kings works are already connected in castle rock. Sep 09, 2017 it is probably best known for being connected. Pennywise, or it, is another king villain who spans multiple books. Stephen king multiverse a constant readers guide fictionphile. These stephen king characters all appear in multiple books.
A woman living on a small maine island is accused of murder twice in her. There are several characters in the tommyknockers named spruce, which is tabitha kings maiden name. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and its honestly terrifying 1. But its also a thread throughout kings fictional universe. With an author as prolific as stephen king, its no surprise his universe is expansive but did you know most of his works are connected to. I myself have read at least one dark tower concordance, and seen so many links that i missed while reading. The story revolves around the murder of a kingthe eldest son is framed for the crime, and the younger son takes power. Cujo, the dead zone, the body, the dark half, needful things, bag of bones and liseys story all originate here. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and its. May 29, 20 australian artist and flowchart enthusiast gillian james of tessiegirl created the stephen king universe, a very detailed flowchart linking the vast collection of books and characters thought up by author stephen king. Gray to the remains of the towns water storage standpipe. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. King almost always writes about his home state of maine, but even beyond all of these otherworldly events taking place in that one mostly rural state, the stephen king universe has more connections running through. The dark tower is a series of eight books and one short story written by american author stephen king that incorporate themes from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and western.
But is it possible that everyone from andy dufresne to pennywise the clown exist in the. In the beginning, there was a magical presence known as the prim, also referred as the darkness behind everything, which gan arose. Many of stephen kings texts occupy the same connected universe and theres evidence to suggest its pennywise has ties to the shining. In the books, it is a mysterious force that leads all living and unliving creatures. Since many of his stories are iconic that is easy to do. I havent read any stephen king novels yet, but yesterday i ordered the it book, and i have read stuff about how pennywise is from a different. Theyre encouraged to let themselves in the back door. It continued in several other novels, a handful of short stories and novellas, and culminated in a favorite by constant readers and casual readers alike, needful things.
The stephen king multiverse is so vast and so flexible that even some diehard horror fans havent fully explored it, but were going to do our best. Apr 08, 2019 the 15 horror and thriller authors who sent scary book recommendations to bustle via email have made you a laundry list of great reads a few of these books are so scary, they were recommended. A comprehensive list of all of stephen kings works, organized oldest to newest by first publication. For decades, stephen king has been crafting a fictional universe that revolves around the dark tower. June 8, 2012 topic network visualization flowchart.
Of all stephen kings novels, the dark tower saga has had the most persistent hold upon the authors imagination. The number nineteen is a magical number in the dark tower novels. Sure, the world martin created for the backstabbing inhabitants of a song of ice and fire is meticulous, but its not the tightly woven domain king has hinted at throughout some 50 novels. These 10 works are far from the only linked entries in kings oeuvre, but if youve got the bug from castle rock and want to start spelunking. I found out that there is a multiverse where his books are connected, which means the stories happen in the same universe, and that there is references to other places and characters in his books. The dark tower series itself follows roland deschain, the last surviving member of an order known as the gunslingers, as he travels to the find the dark tower, a fabled building that is said to be the epicenter of all universes. Reddits largest community of stephen kings avid fans.
The hidden connections in stephen kings universe youtube. There are references to previous books in it, and pennywise comes up in kings later novels. The stephen king multiverse in which books does it exist. Dec 06, 2019 are all of stephen kings books connected. Entertainment weekly has a pretty comprehensive break down of all the easter eggs and connections it contains to other stephen king works of fiction. How stephen kings it connects to all his other stories. The outsider character holly gibney appears in other. One of the most prolific writers of our time, king has created many worlds and many of them he has connected, in ways big and small, with the dark tower series acting as the linchpin. The dark tower, it is the day that jake chambers and stephen king save stephen kings life.
In the dark tower books, he goes by the following names. The latter has a scheming court wizard in his corner. Stephen kings dozens of books all connected back to the dark tower, referencing characters from older stories and drawing connections that. Dolores claiborne is an american opera composed by tobias picker. The dark tower connects everything in stephen kings universe. Carrie was originally planned as a short story but king threw out the first draft. Begun in 1970, it has remained an active part of his creative life for more than fortytwo years. Patrick mcaleer, author of inside the dark tower series. The 15 horror and thriller authors who sent scary book recommendations to bustle via email have made you a laundry list of great reads a few of these books. It is a word of the fictional language high speech. The terrifying books that scared these 15 thriller, horror. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. Even better, it s both an adaptation of the books and a continuation, meaning there s sure to be plenty there for fans both old and new to obsess over. His books gained their effect from realistic detail, forceful plotting, and kings ability to involve and scare the reader.
He is bestknown for such published works as carrie, the shining and misery all of which have been adapted into successful films. In many of the novels and short stories written and cowritten by stephen king, there is the concept of a multiverse created by the author himself. A stephen king list it started back in 1978 with the publication of stephen king s eighth book, the dead zone. I heard that a lot of his books are somehow connected and my question is. The age of stephen king movies and tv series is here. Though not all of stephen kings books are connected, many of them exist in the same fictional universe andor reference his other works. Do all stephen king books take place in the same universe or series of connected universes. The book centers on a piemaker living in ohio, whose thoughts compose its narrative as they arise. Every stephen king movie and tv series in development. Its a tight, solid story that shows kings ability to paint vivid characters and his deftness with psychological horror. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia.
There are references to previous books in it, and pennywise comes up in king s later novels. The books already form a multiverse, bursting with connections between books and clever easter eggs. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. Even if youve never read one of his works, youve seen it in some variation, be it miniseries or movie adaptation. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles. Jan 10, 2018 a reading guide to stephen kings dark tower universe. The 1 thing stephen king insisted on for hbos the outsider.
Ka is a plot element in stephen king s dark tower series. His 1986 epic it is a perfect nexus not only does the terrifying novel reference books. Stephen kings the dark tower the worlds in his books. This is why kings fans keep returning to his books. How stephen king s it connects to all his other stories.
Aug 16, 2018 stephen king has written almost one hundred books, featuring thousands of characters and hundreds of worlds. While it is tied to those previous books, some of king s. You can decide to sit back and feel welcome amongst old friends or you can go treasure hunting. After decades of writing, he makes shoutouts to his own stories. How are stephen kings novels and stories connected to the. Gard was able to pick up a radio station, wzon, on his steel place for a week after once sticking his finger in an electrical socket.
More stephen king books have been adapted into films than any other living author. The readers of stephen kings the dark tower series. In suspending any disbelief in the possibility that reprisal is a reaction to rape, the life of flagg becomes. Im reading needful things right now and i recently finished gerald s game. Jun 20, 2019 stephen king has been quietly building one of the greatest fantasy universes the genre has ever seen. Of all stephen kings novels, the dark tower saga has had the most persistent hold. All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. Visualization books in my queue the process 084 useful distractions for chartmakers. Here are some of the craziest connections, from the surfacelevel to the ones you might have missed. Books like the stand, eyes of the dragon, insomnia. The stephen king shared universe ranking the ringer.
Most famously, kings stories are united through setting. The ultimate stephen king reading guide from a constant reader. Ghost brothers of darkland county, an original musical with book by stephen king and music and lyrics by john mellencamp. Jan 15, 2020 the best king stories scare so many of us that we all feel connected, and even the worst are usually pretty fun. Aug 25, 2018 kings novels and short stories are separate stand alone works. Hes spawned an intricate universe where characters reference events from his other books like theyre trading gossip about an old school friend. Stephen king is an american writer who is famously prolific, having published thus far 61 novels and over 200 short stories.
My love for his books is based around his characters. Art, evil and intertextuality in the stephen king novels, argues that flaggs situation is the most sympathetic of all of king s characters, and his evil may be retribution. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. It is the will of gan, the approximate equivalent of destiny or fate, in king s fictional language of high speech. Stephen kings dozens of books all connected back to the dark tower, referencing characters from older stories and drawing connections that flesh out his universe. Most all of his books work together to tell one overall narrative. The books already connect them, so to create a series that. Walter, the dark man, the man in black, walter of allworld, walter of endworld, walter odim, the crimson kings prime minister, walter padick. This page is dedicated to books outside the dark tower series that have relevant connections to the series.
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