The 10 best movies based on stephen king books according. The book was first mentioned during a promotional appearance on the cbc radio program q. Stephen king books 2017 edition the last time i updated this ranking of king s books was 20, which in these times of hardship seems implausibly distant. Joe, their oldest son, followed in his dads footsteps and is a bestselling horror writer. Stephen king has published more than 80 novels since 1974, making him.
The complete list of books recommended by stephen king. Here are some of the best stephen king adaptations including it, misery, and the shawshank redemption. This story originally ran in 2017 and has been updated. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best looking back over more than 40 years worth of the writers work. Considered by some to be kings scariest book, pet sematary. Hes one of the most recognizable names in fiction and easily one of the most prolific american authors. This revised and updated second edition of the illustrated stephen king trivia book features all of the original questions from the first edition. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot. His work includes the novels heartshaped box 2007, horns 2010, nos4a2 20, and the fireman 2016. 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.
Stephen king novels worlds largest trivia quiz website. Final girls is the stephen kingrecommended thriller you. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. The 10 most bizarre stephen king films, ranked weve collected ten of his bestknown novels, and sorted them into two categories. Filmmakers have been adapting stephen king books for decades now. Reading stephen kings it is an exhausting way to spend a. Stephen kings best books, ranked by readers the delite. The best stephen king movies, ranked from worst to best. Of course, we dont just love to read kings bookswe also love to reread. Test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Looking back over more than 40 years worth of his work. Complete list of stephen king adaptations, books made into. I havent accidentally ranked a children of the corn movie higher than it deserves.
And with this summers followup to 2017 s it just a few months away, the time has never been better to get. The very best and very worst stephen king movies including it, ranked. For this list, well be looking at the best novels from the master of horror, stephen king, from pet sematary, to the dead zone, and the green mile. Stephen king s books have been adapted into movies and tv shows dozens of times. Stephen king loves to tweet about his dog, politics andmost importantly books. Ghost brothers of darkland county, an original musical with book by stephen king and music and lyrics by john mellencamp. The story follows the exploits of seven children as they are terrorized by the eponymous being, which exploits the fears and phobias of its victims in order to disguise itself while hunting its prey. With so many great works, this list of books by stephen king, voted on by the ranker community, attempts to rank his top novels and best books ever. Here are 50 mustread books recommended by stephen king over the years, and if you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the list, ive made a few of my own book suggestions for the king as well. Around these parts we hold stephen king in very high regard.
The action of this book was included in the 2017 screen adaptation, the dark. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. Its the 40th anniversary of the publication of carrie, so new york magazine has compiled a complete list of the maine mans works including the bachman books, collaborations, collections and nonfiction, ranked from worst to best. The ultimate unauthorized stephen king trivia challenge 1997 by robert w bly. The results can be clunkers, but they also include a few classic horror movies. As it chapter two hits theaters, we rank every stephen king film adaptation. The best stephen king movies, ranked from worst to best vulture. See how the film connects to previous king adaptations in this video. 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. Ranking the top 10 best stephen king movies is no easy task. In other words, not only has its difficult to point to a stephen king book that is outright bad, but across 50 novels, some are more successful than othersso we ranked them all.
Here are 11 books that scared the unshakable stephen king, and so are pretty much guaranteed to keep you up at night andor give you nightmares. An earlier version of this quiz asked you to pick a blood splatter. The best and worst stephen king movies, ranked list of. The illustrated stephen king trivia book kindle edition. On this list put the top stephen king books score a book s 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever. This list of king s writings is the definitive ranking of his body of work. The first film adaptation from his books hit theaters in 1976, and there have been over 50 made since then and that doesnt include television movies or miniseries. The 10 best stephen king books your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead zone. For two generations of literary thrillseekers, his very name is synonymous with horror. His wife, tabitha king, has published several novels. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. Dolores claiborne is an american opera composed by tobias picker.
The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Many of his books have been adapted into movies, including it, carrie, the dark tower series, and the shining. Stephen king quiz all about the books, the author, movies and screenplays. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the illustrated stephen king trivia book. Author quiz, book quiz, novel quiz, book series, book titles, clown, horror, it, king. Lets see some amazing facts and trivia about the novel and the film. Of the novel, stephen king stated, owen brought me this dynamite idea and ive collaborated a. Weve ranked the very best and worst stephen king movies of all time.
Firestarter was originally supposed to be directed by john. Husband of tabitha king, father of joe hill, father of owen king, fatherinlaw of. We have since updated to the more correct spatter, but worry the stain will never wash out. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. At 71, stephen king is still at the top of his game and is showing no signs of slowing down. Final girls is the stephen king recommended thriller you need on your tbr see the trailer. Best stephen king movie and tv show adaptations insider. A list of stephen king s novels, organized newest to oldest. There are books full of great writing that dont have very good stories. Having said that, the discussion regarding his best and worst work will never come to a definitive end. The king of horror may be best known for dark narrativesbut one of the biggest reasons king s popularity has. Whether developed for television or straighttovideo remember video tapes. The 10 best movies based on stephen king books according to imdb apart from writing, stephen king has had a hand in movies as his novels constantly get produced. Top 10 best stephen king movies ranked, plus fun facts trivia.
His books have sold more than 350 million copies, 1 and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. These are all of the books king has recommended on twitter. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. All stephen king tv series, miniseries, tv movies ranked. Play and see how much you know about the master of the macabre. This list of the best stephen king books has you covered. Sleeping beauties is a novel by stephen king and his son owen king, released on september 26, 2017. Almost as long as that legendary master of horror stephen king has been keeping book lovers up at night, filmmakers have been adapting his books.
It is a 1986 horror novel by american author stephen king. Stephen king is at his best when hes writing from the perspective of children. King himself said it was one of the worst movies based on one of his books. Stephen king trivia and quizzes fun trivia quizzes. Can you answer the questions about stephen king s it book. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture.
In order to create a playlist on sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. Stephen king loves to tweet about his dog, politics andmost importantlybooks. According to stephen king, its the first great thriller of 2017. Stephen king is the author of 52 novels and around 200 short stories. The illustrated stephen king trivia book kindle edition by brian james freeman, bev vincent, glenn chadbourne. Author stephen kings complete list of books and series in order, with the latest.