25 Interesting Facts About Stephen King

Stephen King is a big fan of Rock N’Roll. He and his wif own three radio stations in Bangor, Maine. WKIT-FM, a rock station, WZLO-FM, & WZON-AM which is all under “The Zone Corporation” name.

Stephen King is a huge fan of baseball and the Boston Red Sox. He’s such a big fan that he co-wrote a book with Stewart O’Nan, chronicling the 2004 season.

Before Stephen King was a world-famous author, he was a struggling, and broke, writer merely trying to get published in short story magazines. When he worked on the manuscript for “Carrie,” he threw it in the trash; fortunately for everyone, his wife Tabitha pulled it out, read it, and encouraged him to finish it. It eventually became his first published novel and a huge hit.

In order to publish more novels a year, Stephen King started using a pen name. He published seven novels under the name Richard Bachman and one short story under John Swithen. Eventually, his fans started to figure out King was writing under the name Richard Bachman. After that, he stopped using the name.

Many of Stephen King’s works have been adapted to screen, and he’s not shy about appearing in them. He’s made at least 14 cameos in both the television and movie adaptations.

Stephen King fans know all of his works are somehow connected. While characters from other books appear in some of his others, The Dark Tower series is the saga of books which connect the entire underlying universe together.

Stephen King has been called “The Master of Horror,” and there are hard numbers to back it up. He’s sold 350 million copies of his books.

In the original TV mini-series of “IT,” everyone knows Tim Curry played the evil and malevolent monster “Pennywise.” However, before Curry, Alice Cooper was in the running to play the character.

Calling Stephen King an avid writer might be understating things. Since his first published novel, he’s written 48 novels, 84 short stories, and 16 novellas. He keeps writing today, publishing at least one book a year.

In the 1980’s, when he was one of the hottest writers around, Stephen King’s addictions almost killed him. He used drugs and alcohol to escape his troubling past as a child, but eventually, it all caught up with him. His wife Tabitha and his family organized an intervention which was a big wake-up call, but he still struggled to get off the drugs.

Turns out, “The Master of Horror” has many fears; among them, he’s afraid of flying. He’s also afraid of writer’s block.

In order to write all those books, Stephen King makes a goal to write a minimum of 2,000 words a day. At that pace, he could finish a novel in a couple of months, depending on how big it is, of course.

Stephen King doesn’t just write books. He’s collaborated with John Mellencamp to write the musical, “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.” Unfortunately, it wasn’t very well-received.

Stephen King started writing after he read the book Lurker in the Shadows by H.P. Lovecraft. That actually explains a lot.

Not many know Michael Jackson and Stephen King teamed up to create a short music video to top Jackson’s “Thriller.” It’s probably because their short film “Ghosts” was so bad, it was instantly forgotten and buried.

Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Shining” is considered one of the best and scariest horror movies of all time. It’s beloved by both Kubrick and King fans. So, it’s a little odd that the only person who doesn’t seem to like it is King himself. He said, “It’s like this great big gorgeous car with no engine in it.”

What kind of a house does a horror author live in? Turns out, Stephen King’s mansion fits the bill quite nicely with eerie architecture and a gate that looks like it came out of the Addam’s Family. We’re not saying it’s haunted, but, you know, good luck to the kids who trick or treat there.

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Stephen King started something of a family business when he became an author. His wife Tabitha King published a few novels and their sons, Owen King and Joe Hill, are both novelists as well. Owen King also married an author.

As a boy, he went to play with a friend who lived by train tracks. When he came back, his mother said he was white as a ghost. She found out later he had witnessed his friend die by a train. He had no memory of the incident and was told about it years later. Some believe this trauma could have been a catalyst for his desire to write horror stories.

Stephen King has said, “Lisey’s Story” is his personal favorite, but later admitted he likes “IT” and “11/22/63” as well.

If you ever wondered what an X-Men comic book might be like written by Stephen King, look no further than the “Heroes for Hope” edition he wrote to fight against the famine in Africa. Though, you may have trouble finding it.

Anyone who runs into him in person or mails in a book for an autograph won’t get anything back. He only will give out his autograph at book signing events.

In 1999, Stephen King was horrifically involved in a car accident where a 1985 Dodge Caravan struck him while he was walking. Apparently, the driver was distracted by a rottweiler when he hit King. Later, King and his lawyer purchased the vehicle. King said, “Yes, we’ve got the van, and I’m going to take a sledgehammer and beat it!”

First written while he was in high school, Stephen King later published the book “Rage” under his pseudonym, Richard Bachman. However, after four real-life school shooting incidents were linked to the book, he requested the book be taken off the shelves.

Along with the fear of flying, King also suffers from “triskaidekaphobia,” which is a big word for the fear of the number thirteen. He’s afraid of the number so much he won’t even go near multiples of it. He says he’ll never stop writing on page 13 and will keep on writing until he gets to a safe number.

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