Stephen King Companion

The Stephen King Companion is an authoritative look at King's personal life and professional career, from Carrie to The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. King expert George Beahm, who has published extensively about Maine's main writer, is your seasoned guide to the imaginative world of Stephen King, covering his varied and prodigious output: juvenalia, short fiction, limited edition books, bestselling novels, and film adaptations. The book is also profusely illustrated with nearly 200 photos, color illustrations by celebrated "Dark Tower" artist Michael Whelan, and black-and-white drawings by Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne.Supplemented with interviews with friends, colleagues, and mentors who knew King well, this book looks at his formative years in Durham, where he began writing fiction as a young teen, his college years in the turbulent sixties, his struggles with early poverty, working full-time as an English teacher while writing part-time, the long road to the publication of his first novel, Carrie, and the dozens of bestselling books and major screen adaptations that followed.For fans old and new, The Stephen King Companion is a comprehensive look at America's best-loved bogeyman.

A detailed companion to the work of Stephen King, using illustrations, photographs, original articles, interviews, and biographical material to show how he became America's favorite storyteller.

A Note to the Reader Foreword: The Learn'd Astronomer by Stephen J. Spignesi Introduction: The Golden Years by George Beahm Part One: Maine Roots1. Family Roots 2. Durham, Maine 3. EC Comics4. "Three Durham Lads Publishing Bright Hometown Newspaper" by Don Hansen 5. A Special Occasion: Chris Chesley's Friendship with Stephen King 6. Stephen King at the University of Maine: A Writer in the Making by Sanford Phippen King Graduates: A Blessed Event? 7. Rick Hautala: Maine's Other Horror Writer Rick Hautala: An Interview 8. Burton Hatlen: An Interview9. Crossing the Kittery Bridge into Maine's Heart of Darkness 10. From Student to Teacher: Stephen King and Carroll Terrell Part Two: Pre-Carrie: A Hardscrabble Life11. A Writer's Nightmare, a Writer's Dream 12. A Good Angel": Cavalier editor Nye Willden 13. The Bones of the Family Business: Writing Part Three: Doubleday Boo ks: Magic Time-The Making of the Master of Horror14. King's Classic Books: An Overview 15. William G. Thompson: Another Good Ange16. Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King: The Future Queen of Durham Ruth P. King Obituary 17. Carrie 18. "Campus Columnist Publishes Novel" by Burton Hatlen Stephen King: American Gothic 19. Salem's Lot On 'Salem's Lot as the Great American Novel Stephen King and Frank Darabont on Limited Edition Books 20. The Shining The Stanley Hotel Shines On 21. Night Shift - Keep on Trucking: Maximum Overdrive22. The Stand: Taking a Stand Against Doubleday 00023. Cemetery Dance's Deluxe Special Editions of the Doubleday Books 24. The Early Bachman Books" Rage (1977), The Long Walk (1979), Roadwork (1981), The Running Man (1982) Part Four: "The Bestsellasaurus Rex" Stomps Over to New American Library25. Turning the Page: King Goes to New American Library 26. The Dead Zone 27. The Kings' Maine Haunt in Bangor Terry Steel on the King's Fence "Bats and Spiders" 28. Firestarter 29. Dark Forces: "The Mist" 30. Frank Darabont on "The Mist": An Interview Conducted by Hans-Åke Lilja 31. Cujo Coming Clean: King's Addiction 32. Danse Macabre 33. Stephen King's Creepshow 34. Drawn to Darkness: Bernie Wrightson, an Artist Inspired by Stephen King 35. Stephen King: A Chautaqua in Pasadena, California36. Different Seasons 37. The Road to the Dark Tower: Roland's Quest 38. Michael Whelan: Illustrating the Dark Tower39. Christine The King's and Queen's Cars 40. Rock and Roll Haven: Stephen King's Station, WKIT 100.3 FM 41. Pet Sematary 42. Thinner 43. The Talisman Anthologist Peter Straub 44. Douglas E. Winter's Stephen King: The Art of Darkness 45. The Eyes of the Dragon Illustrator Kenny Ray Linkous 46. Castle Rock: "All the News That's Fit to Print" 47. Cycle of the Werewolf Bernie Wrightson and Cycle of the Werewolf 48. Skeleton Crew 49. J. K. Potter: Illustrating the Limited Edition of Skeleton Crew 50. Off the Beaten Path: Stephen King's Office 51. Marsha DeFelippo: An Interview by Hans-Åke Lilja Fan Mail 52. It "Stephen King, the Master of Pop Dread" Michael Collings on Stephen King as Storyteller 53. SK Tours of Maine: Stephen King's Maine Haunts 54. Misery "Happiness is a Warm Gun" 55. Making Whoopee: Stephen King's "Gift of Gotta" Harry, Carrie, and Garp: Stephen Kingat the Press Conference 56. Where Do You Get Your Ideas? 57. The Tommyknockers Stephen King on The Tommyknockers 58. Bag of Nerves: Meeting Stephen King by Kevin Quigley 59. The Dark Half 60. The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition 61. Stephen King Draws on Bernie Wrightson to Illustrate The Stand "I nearly jumped out of my skin" 62. A Dark Treasure: The Limited Edition of The Stand 63. Michael Collings on Four Past Midnight 64. Rock Bottom Remainders 65. Quotes by and About the Rock Bottom Remainders 66. Needful Things 67. Gerald's Game68. Philtrum Press 69. Nightmares and Dreamscapes 70. Dolores Claiborne 71. Michael Collings on Insomnia 72. Rose Madder 73. Clive Barker: Demon Fabulist: Clive Barker on Stephen King 74. Desperation and The Regulators: A Bulleted Book 75. The Green Mile Part Five: Scribner: Building Bridges76. The Winter of King's Discontent 77. Michael Collings in Bag of Bones 78. Storm of the Century: An Original Screenplay on Storm of the Century 79. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon 80. The Day That Changed King's Life: The Accident-June 19, 1999: "The Bonus Round" and Gallows Humor 81. Hearts in Atlantis Coda: "Squad D" 82. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft and Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing 83. Dreamcatcher 84. Black House, with Peter Straub 85. The Ultimate Stephen King Horror Story: Retirement? 86. From a Buick 8 87. Stephen King Receives the National Book Award 88. Take Stephen King. Seriously. 89. Everything's Eventual 90. Faithful "Not in my lifetime. Not in yours, either."91. Stewart O'Nan: An Interview by Hans-Åke Lilja92. The Colorado Kid 93. How to Speak Like a "Mainah" : A Mainer on Actors' Maine Accents by David Lowell 94. Cell 95. Lisey's Story 96. Blaze 97. The Haven Foundation: A Place for Freelance 98. Duma Key 99. The Kings' Main Home in Florida: Touring "Duma Key" 100. Just After Sunset: the Story Behind "The Cat from Hell" 101. Under the Dome The TV Adaptation of Under The Dome 102. Blockade Billy The Skeleton Crew at Cemetery Dance 103. Full Dark, No Stars 104. 11/22/63 "Q&A: Russell Dorr, Stephen King's Researcher": Interviewed by Stephanie Klose 105. The Dark Man - Glenn Chadbourne: An Interview by George Beahm 106. Joyland 107. Doctor Sleep: Oscar the Cat 108. Mr. Mercedes109. World Fantasy and World Horror Conventions: November 2014 110. Revival 111. Stephen King's Revival Book Tour: Stephen King on Death 112. Are You There, God? It's Me, Stevie 113. "I Hear Time's Winged Chariot Drawing Near" 114. Finders Keepers 115. The Bazaar of Bad DreamsPart Six: Movies: Screamplays116. Stephen: A Box Office King 117. Ten Notable Films in Chronological Order - Unearthed and Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary 118. Frank Darabont: An Interview by Hans-Åke Lilja 119. The Real Thing: Drew Struzan: A Profile by George Beahm Part Seven: The Critics' Corner120. Stephen Spignesi: An Interview Conducted in 2015 by George Beahm 121. Stephen King and the Critics: A Personal Perspective by Michael Collings 122. Steve's Take: An Interview with Stephen King by Tony Magistrale 123. The King and I: Further Adventures with Stephen King by Sanford PhippenPart Eight: Steph en King in Cyberspace124. Top Web Sites for King Fans Glass Onion Graphics: Michael Whelan's Dark Tower Prints 125. Lilja's Library: An Interview with Hans-Åke Lilja by George Beahm 126. An Interview with David A. Williamson of Betts Books by George Beahm 127. Making the Grade: Assessing Book Condition A Chronology of Stephen King's Life:Personal and Professional, 1947-2015 000Acknowledgments About the writers About the artists About the author

Fully illustrated with photographs and artwork, the book is a detailed look not only at Stephen King himself and his personal life, but his professional life as a writer. The cornerstone of any King library, this book will appeal to veteran fans and new readers alike, especially since his film/tv adaptations and prolific output continue to bring new generations into his fold.