Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King

by Tim Underwood

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On cover: 17 essays on the master of horror by prominent writers, critics, and filmmakers.

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Original publication date
1986
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Stephen King
Epigraph
People in general scare me. That's why I live in isolation in a remote area of Maine. I'm afraid of choking to death. I'm afraid of the San Andreas Fault. I don't sleep on my left side because that's where my heart is. I'm af... (show all)raid it will wear out too quickly. I also have a recurring dream about the lake next to my house boiling and blowing up. -- Stephen King
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At parties, people usually approach the writer of horror fiction with a mixture of wonder and trepidation. -- From the Foreword, "The Horror Writer and the Ten Bears," by Stephen King

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Literature Studies and Criticism
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3561 .I483 .Z74Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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