"Horror" Stalks UD's Campus

"Horror" Stalks UD's Campus

University of Dayton eCommons News Releases Marketing and Communications 3-12-1982 "Horror" Stalks UD's Campus Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.udayton.edu/news_rls Recommended Citation ""Horror" Stalks UD's Campus" (1982). News Releases. 6694. https://ecommons.udayton.edu/news_rls/6694 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Marketing and Communications at eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in News Releases by an authorized administrator of eCommons. For more information, please contact frice1@udayton.edu, mschlangen1@udayton.edu. The University rfDayton News Release "HORROR" STALKS :' UD'S CAMPUS DAYTON, Ohio, March 12, 1982 -- The University of Dayton '"elcomes noted author Stephen King on March 25, 1982 at 8 p.m. in the Kennedy Union Ballroom. King's topic will be "Horror: Nervous Strokes for Nervous Folks~ " Stephen King is most knmro for his "horror" tales from his novels Carrie (1974), Salem's Lot (1975), The Shining (1977), The Stand (1978), The Dead Zone (1979), Firestarter (1980), and Cujo (1981). These seven bcoks in the last eight years have sold more than 32 million copies, making King one of ~- oday' s most sought after authors. The once high school English teacher is a skilled craftsman whose view of reality is both "grisly and therapeutic." One of his major strengths is his ability to create "true- to-life characters." Consequently, many of Kinq's works (Carrie, Salem's Lot, and The Shining) have become movies. Born in Portland, Uaine in 1947, Stephen King grew up in New England. After high school he attended the University of ~~ine graduating with a B.S. in Enqlish. He began wri~ing in 1971 and had his first novel accepted a year and a half later by Doubleday & Company. In addition to his lecture on !-<larch 25, King will also address the UD t\'riters' Workshop on Harch 26. King's visit is sponsored by the Distinguished Speakers Series. The Series is free and open to the public. For more information contact University Activities, 229-2426. -30- DEPARTM ENT O F UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS 300 College Pa rk Dayton, O hio 45469-0001 (513) 229-3241 .

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