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Lawnmower Man Lawsuit: How Stephen King Took on Hollywood

Stephen King’s The Lawnmower Man bears little resemblance to its film adaptation—a case so extreme, it led to a rare and justified legal victory.

Ghost Story Conventions in Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’

As a connoisseur of the strange, I dabble in many forms of odd things. From folklore to legend, from ghost stories to little red men on telephone poles. I have read a fair amount of the weird. When I listened…

Stephen King’s ‘Fairy Tale’: Book Review and Bildungsroman

The novel “Fairy Tale” follows Charlie Reade’s journey from loss and confusion to becoming a hero of a magical world.

Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’: An Exploration of Cibola

The Stand by Stephen King features a devastating plague, compelling characters, and references to the mythic Cibola, a legendary city of gold.

“The Dead Zone” by Stephen King: Alienation and Recovery

I take a look at Stephen King’s “The Dead Zone,” because it’s just a fantastic novel.