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What Other Works by Stephen King Have You Read or Seen?

posted 11 years ago by gary_overman
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For me, I'm about halfway through the Dark Tower series, and while I like them so far, I liked both 'Salem's Lot and The Stand a lot better. SL plays a part in the next book I'm going to read in the DT series, The Wolves of the Calla.

The Stand is my favorite SK book and film, with SL being a fairly close second.

It also rates a very honorable mention, and The Turtle from that book also plays a role in the DT series.

Anyone else?

[–] stones78 11 years ago

IT was a terrific book, probably the only one better than Salem's Lot.

[–] Mimapopaluck 11 years ago

These are the following books by King that I've read:

- Salems' Lot
- Misery
- The Stand
- IT
- The Green Mile
- Pet Cemetery

So far Salems' Lot and The Stand are my favorites.

[–] gary_overman 11 years ago

These are the following books by King that I've read:

- Salems' Lot
- Misery
- The Stand
- IT
- The Green Mile
- Pet Cemetery

So far Salems' Lot and The Stand are my favorites.

Just curious: have you seen the mini-series adaptation of The Stand?

The Stand is, I think, a very good film, and remarkably true to the book.

Stephen King wrote the script and was the executive producer.

[–] Mimapopaluck 11 years ago

Just curious: have you seen the mini-series adaptation of The Stand?

The Stand is, I think, a very good film, and remarkably true to the book.

Stephen King wrote the script and was the executive producer.

I have seen it, and I loved it. It's one of the closer adaptions of a King book.

King had a cameo in it, too.

[–] NoahBody 11 years ago

I've read all of SK's pre-van work (Except Danse Macabre) and have started almost all of his post-van books. Finishing the few from this latter category that I was able to get through was on pure willpower.

As for films, I believe I've seen all of them but the dollar babies as I don't attend film cons.

[–] stones78 11 years ago

pre-van and post-van meaning?

[–] gary_overman 11 years ago

pre-van and post-van meaning?

I believe this refers to the time King was hit by a car (or van?) and was badly injured.

Some say that the quality of his work really took a nose dive after the accident.

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[–] gary_overman 11 years ago

The Dark Tower series is good as well, although I found them to be somewhat over-rated. Right now, I am just about a quarter of the way through the final book of the series, and when I get done with it, I'll go back to my favorite SK book, The Stand. While the DT series is good storytelling, and I am happy to have read them at last, I just prefer the other books.

Rose Red, while it was far from being my favorite, was good. It reminded me of the classic Shirley Jackson story, The Haunting of Hill House. While I have not read the 1951 book by Ms. Jackson, I do have both the 1963 film The Haunting which from what I have heard, follows the book pretty well. I also have the remake with Liam Neeson. I also saw elements of the 1974 (?) British film, The Legend of Hell House in it as well as 1408.

All-in-all, King is a good writer, and is one that I really enjoy reading, even though my opinion of what his best work is differs from his. He feels that the Dark Tower series is his greatest work, and I think it is The Stand.

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[–] ch223081976 11 years ago

Cujo
Carrie
The Stand
Misery
Dolores Claiborne
Christine

I enjoyed The Stand so much I read it twice

[–] davejessop-1 11 years ago

Read everything he's done apart from the two new ones Joyland and Dr Sleep (I have them but just haven't read them yet)

The Stand is my favourite (both book and mini-series)

Half Irish, Half German - hated by all. But at least I'm not Welsh

[–] gary_overman 11 years ago

Read everything he's done apart from the two new ones Joyland and Dr Sleep (I have them but just haven't read them yet)

The Stand is my favourite (both book and mini-series)

You, fine sir, are truly a man after my own heart. They are both my favorites as well.

[–] gary_overman 11 years ago

Has anyone else read Duma Key? It is one of SK's latest stories, telling of a man named Fremantle, who loses an arm and becomes an artist.

How about some of his short stories? Jerusalem's Lot, for example? Some consider it to a prequel to 'Salem's Lot, although I have my doubts. One For The Road, on the other hand is definitely a sequel to 'Salem's Lot.

Graveyard Shift is very similar to HP Lovecraft's The Rats In The Walls, and JL is also similar to it as well, although less so.

[–] ElectricWarlock 11 years ago

I'm sorry to say I'm not a big reader so I'll just go with movies that I've seen:

-Salem's Lot (1979)
-It
-Cujo
-Pet Sematary (and the sequel if it counts)
-Children of the Corn (the entire series)
-Misery
-Carrie (plus the sequel and two remakes)
-Rose Red
-The Shining (1980)
-Cat's Eye
-Creepshow
-Creepshow 2
-Tales From the Darkside: The Movie (he wrote the Cat From Hell story)
-Shawshank Redemption
-Christine

Death lives in the Vault of Horror!

[–] gary_overman 11 years ago

I'm sorry to say I'm not a big reader so I'll just go with movies that I've seen:

-Salem's Lot (1979)
-It
-Cujo
-Pet Sematary (and the sequel if it counts)
-Children of the Corn (the entire series)
-Misery
-Carrie (plus the sequel and two remakes)
-Rose Red
-The Shining (1980)
-Cat's Eye
-Creepshow
-Creepshow 2
-Tales From the Darkside: The Movie (he wrote the Cat From Hell story)
-Shawshank Redemption
-Christine

A suggestion if I may: get The Stand. IMO it is SK''s greatest work. You can find it at WalMart, or Amazon has it as well.

ABC TV first broadcast it in 1994, and it is six hours long, but it is well-worth the time that you spend watching it. Some people like it, and some detest it. Me? I loved it and it is easily one of my all-time favorite films.

[–] Patrick4949 11 years ago

I've seen and read most. My favorite is Desperation and Regulators.

[–] Cult_of_Kibner 10 years ago

I've read:

-The Shining
-It
-Pet Sematary
-'Salem's Lot
-The Dead Zone
-Cycle of the Werewolf
-The Stand
-Misery
-The Body
-Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
-The Green Mile
-Dreamcatcher
-The Raft
-The first three Dark Towers and part of #4
-The first couple chapters of Under the Dome

I've seen (and I'll probably forget a couple):

-The Shining (both versions)
-It
-Pet Sematary
-'Salem's Lot (both versions)
-The Dead Zone (movie and various tv episodes)
-Silver Bullet
-The Stand
-Misery
-Stand By Me
-The Shawshank Redemption
-The Green Mile
-Dreamcatcher
-The Tommyknockers
-Desperation
-Carrie ('76 and '02 versions)
-Firestarter
-The Lawnmower Man
-Trucks
-Parts of Maximum Overdrive
-Creepshow
-Cat's Eye
-Christine
-Storm of the Century
-part of Dolores Claiborne
-Cujo
-The Dark Half
-The Running Man
-Thinner
-Bag of Bones
-Children of the Corn ('84 and '09 versions)
-The Mist

Couldn't say what my absolute favorite King book is but my favorite King movie is The Shining (1980).

[–] gary_overman 9 years ago

I've read:

-The Shining
-It
-Pet Sematary
-'Salem's Lot
-The Dead Zone
-Cycle of the Werewolf
-The Stand
-Misery
-The Body
-Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
-The Green Mile
-Dreamcatcher
-The Raft
-The first three Dark Towers and part of #4
-The first couple chapters of Under the Dome

I've seen (and I'll probably forget a couple):

-The Shining (both versions)
-It
-Pet Sematary
-'Salem's Lot (both versions)
-The Dead Zone (movie and various tv episodes)
-Silver Bullet
-The Stand
-Misery
-Stand By Me
-The Shawshank Redemption
-The Green Mile
-Dreamcatcher
-The Tommyknockers
-Desperation
-Carrie ('76 and '02 versions)
-Firestarter
-The Lawnmower Man
-Trucks
-Parts of Maximum Overdrive
-Creepshow
-Cat's Eye
-Christine
-Storm of the Century
-part of Dolores Claiborne
-Cujo
-The Dark Half
-The Running Man
-Thinner
-Bag of Bones
-Children of the Corn ('84 and '09 versions)
-The Mist

Couldn't say what my absolute favorite King book is but my favorite King movie is The Shining (1980).

I just watched the 1980 The Shining, and I was rather underwhelmed by it. I actually liked the Mick Garris remake a bit more, although not by much. For some reason, neither film really appealed to me a great deal. Part of the reason may be that I don't really care for Jack Nicholson all that much and while I normally like Shelley Duvall and think that she is a terrific actress, Rebecca de Mornay was a much better Wendy.

[–] Cult_of_Kibner 8 years ago

De Mornay and the guy who played Dick Hallorann were fine but otherwise I wasn't impressed with that version. It stuck closely to King's book but IMO that's just icing on a cow pie.

[–] Danomera 10 years ago

All of them, with exception to his 2 newest. Doctor Sleep I'm finishing, Mr Mercedes is next.
Mind you, I have been reading King for over 30 years.

The Stand and Dark Tower series are my favs to date. IT was the one that scared me the most, but it was back when I was living alone for the first time ever. Probably wasn't the best time to read that. I did finish it a few months later.

Favorite adaptations for film are Stand by Me, Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.