Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he. Top 10 biggest differences between stephen king books and movies duration. Its a great idea for a writer like stephen king, famous for pageturning, nailbiting suspense. Author lee mcgeorge explores the home of slenderman. Cowritten with his son owen, this 2017 novel supports a highconcept premise women. The best and worst stephen king movies, ranked list of. The dark tower 2017 stephen kings enormous fantasy epic yielded a frustratingly small and conventional movie adaptation. December 30, 2015 in featured articles top 10 horror novels of 2015.
With so many great works, this list of books by stephen king, voted on by the ranker community, attempts to. As indicated by its long reign as the highestranked film on imdb. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. This list of the best stephen king books has you covered. His parents were nellie ruth pillsbury, who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and donald edwin king, a merchant seaman. We know it involves a strange and sinister institution where special childrenchildren with extranormal abilities like telepathy and telekinesisare experimented upon like rats, and one such boy, luke ellis, who winds up a. All 44 stephen king movies, ranked worst to best photos.
The action of this book was included in the 2017 screen adaptation. Stephen kings best books, ranked by readers the delite. The story goes that, as soon as the book came out, a copy was given directly to jeffrey boam to adapt into a screenplay so a. The 10 best movies based on stephen king books according. Mar 16, 2019 this wiki has been updated 23 times since it was first published in march of 2015. January 1, 2016 in featured articles slenderman video. The very best and worst stephen king movies including.
Not all adaptations of king s books are worth watching. Nov 23, 2019 the stand is the best of the stephen kingmick garris collaborations, with a starstudded sixhour visual retelling of kings bricksized novel. When stephen king published his first novel, carrie, on april 5, 1974, the new england author unknowingly caused a rift in genre storytelling and filmmaking that. Dick hallorann, pennywise, and beverly marsh all appear in multiple stephen king books. He now has more than 70 published books, many of which have become.
Innocence, experience, truth, deceit, loss, and recovery are at the core of these five interconnected, sequential taleseach deeply rooted in the 1960s, and each scarred by the vietnam war, which continues to cast its shadow over american lives. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21, 1947, at the maine general hospital in portland. A list of stephen king s novels, organized newest to oldest. Over that period he has extended his reach into various areas of pop culture. Jack ketchum talks horror roots and new book the secret. The book was published in 2002, right as the critical shift toward king had approached one of its peaks the following year. Ahead of it, every stephen king movies box office ranked. In this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word. Stephen king has spent half a century scaring us, but his legacy is so much more than horror. Maximum overdrive is the only movie stephen king ever directed with very good reason.
All stephen king tv series, miniseries, tv movies ranked. A list of stephen kings novels, organized oldest to newest. A guide to his horror, his history, and his legacy vox. Every stephen king movie, ranked from worst to best 64. This week, stephen king releases his latest novel, mr. All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. Stephen king has seen a resurgence of adaptations as of late. The problem with maximum overdrive is that i was coked out of my mind all through its production, and i really didnt know what.
So forget what youve seen in the movieswhether youre new to stephen kings oeuvre, or youre working on indoctrinating a friend, reading the following 10 books is nonnegotiable. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. Here are the 17 best tv and movie adaptations based on kings work. Now were talking about the dead zone, a king staple. Harking back to the early days of the novel, the green mile is being published in six monthly installments. The dark tower series is stephen king s magnum opus. Based on the works of stephen king 30 blood 28 murder 28 based on novel 23 death 23 title spoken by character 20. The stand is the best of the stephen kingmick garris collaborations, with a starstudded sixhour visual retelling of kings bricksized novel.
Stephen king has been terrifying readers for 43 years, crafting bestselling. The king of horror may be best known for dark narrativesbut one of the biggest reasons kings popularity has. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. Mar 11, 2019 stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. The last time i updated this ranking of kings books was 20, which in these times of hardship seems implausibly distant. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. These are beings of unimaginable evil that test the limits of. Oct 30, 2019 the dark tower 2017 stephen kings enormous fantasy epic yielded a frustratingly small and conventional movie adaptation. I suggest reading these collections in chronological order to allow you to see the changes in stephens writing over the years. Whether developed for television or straighttovideo remember video tapes. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. December 23, 2017 in authors mz thrift store finds. January, 2016 in featured articles ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first.
Explore a comprehensive list of stephen king books and stories including fiction. The institute kings next novel is due out in september 2019, but it sounds like it has the potential to rank very highly on this list. The story goes that, as soon as the book came out, a copy was given directly to jeffrey boam to adapt into a screenplay so a movie. Geralds game by stephen king, the tommyknockers by stephen king, cell by stephen king, the girl who loved tom gordon by ste. Like his earlier book the shawshank redemption, which became a hit movie, this one is set inside a prison. Jan 11, 2020 weve ranked the very best and worst stephen king movies of all time. Filmmakers have been adapting stephen king books for decades now. The wind through the keyhole 2012 could also be read between books four and five as is chronologically correct amazon novellas short stories collections by stephen king. The 10 best movies based on stephen king books according to. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. The very best and very worst stephen king movies including it, ranked.
In the early nineties, king wrote a set of novels focused on abused women and the horrible men who beat and haunt and entrap them. Stephen king has published more than 80 novels since 1974. The king of horror may be best known for dark narrativesbut one of the biggest reasons kings popularity has endured and. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen king s work. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. In other words, not only has stephen king written some genius novels and short stories, novellas, essays, and works of criticism, but hes written a lot of them51 novels to date, in fact, with number 52 coming up shortly.
The very best and worst stephen king movies including doctor sleep, ranked. Aug 15, 2018 stephen king has seen a resurgence of adaptations as of late. His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first published carrie in 1974. Ahead of the theatrical release of it, i look at the box office results. All stephen king movies ranked, from worst to best screen rant. His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first. Worst stephen king books sometimes hes just not at top form. It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory. These stephen king characters all appear in multiple books. Stephen king movies ranked by dono5876 created 10 sep 2017 updated. Best stephen king books list of stephen king novels ranked by. Not all adaptations of kings books are worth watching. A good chunk of them are skippable, as will leitch and tim grierson wrote in their definitive ranking of 40 stephen king movie adaptations for vulture.
Enjoy this list of stephen king books ranked, and vote for the novels you think are the best stephen king books of all time. A list of stephen kings novels, organized newest to oldest. Jul 18, 2019 with well over 50 novels, multiple novellas, short story collections, and works of nonfiction, plus a handful of other releases that defy easy categorization among them, a libretto for a southern gothic musical, stephen king is a literary madman and an insanelyquotable storyteller. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Stephen king sold another book to hollywood this week. His father was born under the surname pollock, but used the last name king, under which stephen was born. Stephen king has stated that dream catchers and tommy knockers were two of the worst books he has written. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles.
Here are the 17 best tv and movie adaptations based on king s work. Heres our ranking of every stephen king adaptation from very worst to very best. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. Most fans are aware that between 19922012 king played guitar in a literary rock band i. Very disappointed to see that most of my favourite stephen king books are up here.
His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. Best stephen king movie and tv show adaptations insider. Complete list of stephen king adaptations, books made into. Jan 14, 2020 stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Tv has been a favorite home to adaptations of stephen king books and short stories into series, miniseries, and tv movies since 1979 tv series salems lot. The greatest rock band ever of authors tells all cowritten with. 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. Weve ranked the very best and worst stephen king movies of all time. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. The best stephen king movies, ranked from worst to best. But some of them rank among the best works hollywood has ever produced. Apr 11, 2019 heres our ranking of every stephen king adaptation from very worst to very best.
Aug 22, 2019 looking back, 2017 was a feast of stephen. For two generations of literary thrillseekers, his very name is synonymous with horror. All four seasons of the show have above a 95% tomatometer rating on rotten tomatoes. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers.
To be fair, the film was really codirected by stephen king and cocaine. A comprehensive list of all of stephen kings works, organized oldest to newest by first. Of all the stephen king adaptations, we must confess that this one has our favorite title. Top 10 stephen king adaptations that deserve a remake duration. An anthology which tells five terrifying tales based on the e.
King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen kings work. The name stephen king conjures up images of horrific creatures, monsters, places, and some of the most enduring villains in fiction. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever. Since then, theres been almost four dozen movies of various descriptions. All stephen king movies ranked, from worst to best.
See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot. Ranking every stephen king adaptation, from worst to best. He has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and six nonfiction books. Based on the 1979 stephen king novel of the same name, the dead zone was adapted for film by screenwriter jeffrey boam and director david cronenberg, a big name in the horror genre specifically for body horror. Undoubtedly one of the most prolific and quite possibly one of the greatest writers of our generation, stephen king s books offer much more variety than the horror stories for which he became famous. Oct 06, 20 top 10 biggest differences between stephen king books and movies duration. Considering stephen king is one of the most adapted authors all of time it makes sense there are a lot of films bearing his name. Top 30 stephen king movies, ranked from haunted hotels to prisonyard blues, carrie to christine the major adaptations of the iconic authors work, from worst to best. With well over 50 novels, multiple novellas, short story collections, and works of nonfiction, plus a handful of other releases that defy easy categorization among them, a libretto for a southern gothic musical, stephen king is a literary madman and an insanelyquotable storyteller. Mar 10, 2020 based on the 1979 stephen king novel of the same name, the dead zone was adapted for film by screenwriter jeffrey boam and director david cronenberg, a big name in the horror genre specifically for body horror. Aug 28, 2015 in this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word.
Stephen king has been a household name for more than 40 years. On this list put the top stephen king books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Sleeping beauties cowritten with kings son, owen king. Sep 07, 2017 the very best and very worst stephen king movies including it, ranked. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. Of course, we dont just love to read kings bookswe also love to reread. Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king revisited. There have been stephen king movies almost as long as there have been stephen king books the adaptation of his first novel, carrie, released only two years after publication. Posted on thursday, september 7th, 2017 by chris evangelista. Tom taylor plays a youngster who stumbles into a timeless battle between.