The Stephen King Companion Revised Edition

Home , Cycle of the Werewolf, Different Seasons, Four Past Midnight, Insomnia (novel), My Pretty Pony, Nightmares in the Sky

Edited by GEORGE BEAHM

Andrews and McMeel A Universal Press Syndicate Company Kansas City Contents

Foreword by Stephen J. Spignesi xv Editors Preface to the New Edition xix Introduction by Clive Barker 1

Parti The Real World of Stephen King

1. Chronology J J

2. The Student King: The Master of Modern Horror at Maine, by Sanford Phippen (class of '64) 19 A Blessed Event 20

3. The Long, Strange Trip of Stephen King: An Overview 29 King in Print Worldwide 30

4. An Evening with Stephen King 41 «Introducing Stephen King, by Kelly Powell 43 • "Banned Books and Other Concerns: The Virginia Beach Lecture," A public talk by Stephen King 45

5. You Know They've Got a Helluva Band: The Rock Bottom Remainders 56

6. Stephen King's Field of Dreams: The Shawn Trevor Mansfield Complex, by Daniel Golden 61

7. From the Dead Zone to the Sports Zone: Sports Radio to Debut in Bangor on WZON, by Andrew Neff 70 8. Stephen King Trivia 74

9. King of Horror, by Bill Goldstein 76 A King's Ransom 80 The Kings of the Best-seller Lists 82

10. The House That Horror Built 83 • A Girl's Dream Comes True in Mansion Fit for Kings, by Joan H. Smith 84 The William Arnold House 89

11. One on One with Tabitha King, by Alicia Anstead 91

12. King's Main(e) Haunts, by David Lowell 97

Part 2 The Unreal World of Stephen King

13. Your Number-One Fan 102 Stephen King on Fan Mail 104

14. The News from . . . Castle Rock? 107 A New Stephen .King Newsletter ." 108

Publishing 15. Plume's "Stephen King Collectors Editions" 210

16. Collecting King 112 • An Overview of King's Book Publishers 112 • Commonly Asked Questions About Collecting King Books . ... 112 Storing Books 124

17. Kingly Collectibles: Limited Editions 126

Mark V Ziesing Books: Insomnia 131

18. Specialty Publishers 134

19. Specialty Dealers 139 20. Betts Bookstore: Bangor's Main(e) Place for King Fans, an interview with proprietor Stuart Tinker 143 21. "The Mist" 147 King on the Fidelity of His Work 148 22. Stephen King Makes a Stand for Independent Booksellers, by Donna Kimura 150

Writing 23. Stephen King Helps Spearhead Censorship Referendum Defeat, by Christopher Spruce 153 "Read This Book," an editorial by the Bangor Daily News 155

24. Clive Barker: An Interview, conducted by George Beahm and Howard Wornom 158 Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden 167

25. Stephen King: A Chautauqua in Pasadena, California 169 King on Breaking into Print 173

Part 3: K Chronological Look at the Boohs ' by Michael R. Collings

26. Michael R. Collings: An Interview .\ 176

27. Of Books and Reputations: The Confusing Cases of King, Koontz, and Others, by Michael R. Collings 182

28. Stephen King and the Critics: A Personal Perspective, by Michael R. Collings 187

29. Carrie 190 30. 'Salem's Lot 194 31. The Shining 199 32. Rage 202 33. The Stand 204 34. Night Shift 207 35. TheDeadZone 210 36. The Long Walk 213 37. Firestarter 216 38. Cup 218 39. Danse Macabre 220 40. Roadwork 222 41. The Running Man 225 42. Creepshow 228 43. Different Seasons 230 44. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger 233 45. Christine 237 46. Cycle of the Werewolf 239 47. Pet Sematary 242 48. The Eyes of the Dragon 245 49. The Talisman 248 50. Thinner 252 51. Skeleton Crew. . 255 52. SilverBullet 258 53. The Bachman Books 260 54. It 262 55. Misery 266 56. The Dark Tower 11: The Drawing of the Three 270 57. The Tommyknockers 273 58. Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques 276 59. My Pretty Pony 278 60. The Dark Half 281 61. Four Past Midnight 284 62. The Stand [II] 286 63. Needful Things 289 64. The Dark Tower 111: The Wastelands 292 65. Gerald's Game 295 66. Dolores Claiborne 298 67. Nightmares & Dreamscapes 300 68. Insomnia 304