Stephen King - A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences
By Bev Vincent

Take an intimate tour through the life and works of Stephen King, made vivid with rare photos and ephemera from King's personal collection.Even if you are a die-hard fan, you will find something newand in this beautifully packaged Stephen King reference that you will return to again and again. Timed to celebrate Stephen King's 75th birthday on September 21, 2022,and Stephen King:and A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influencesand revealsand the inspiration behind the prolific author's brilliant works of horrorand through a combination of photos and documents from King's archives and an engaging account of the stories behind how his novels, novellas, short stories, and adaptations came to be.It might sound like a tall tale that Stephen King once met a bartender named Grady in an empty hotel in Colorado, or that the celebrated author helped his young daughter bury her cat in a nearby “pets sematary after it was killed on a busy roadway. In this book, discover how King drew on these and moreand real personal experiences and mundane life events, thenand employed his extraordinary imagination to twist them into something horrific.and From impoverished university student to struggling schoolteacher to one of the best-selling-and most recognizable-authors of all time, this engrossing book revealsand the evolution and influences of Stephen King's body of work over his nearly 50-year career, and how the themes of his writing reflect the changing times and events within his life.and An expansion of Stephen King expert Bev Vincent'sand The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, this fully revised, redesigned, and updated book includes:and A review of King's complete body of work, includingand Fairy Tale, published in September 2022.A wealth of rare memorabilia from King's own collection, including personal and professional correspondences, handwritten manuscript pages, book covers, movie stills, and never-before-seen excerpts from one of his poems and an unpublished short story.Interludes on specific topicsand such as real-life settings that inspired King's writing, the editor who discovered him, his life as a Boston Red Sox fan, and the many awards and honors he has received.Insightful quotesand from King from interviews over the decades.and Celebrate the beloved King of Horrorand with this informational and entertaining look insideand King's most iconic titles and the culture they have created.