Called “The King of Horror” by American writer Stephen King – the author is not only very prolific, but also talented. He works in a variety of genres, and his works are distinguished by very original plots, heightened passions and unexpected endings. King has a whole army of fans around the world, and his works have been screened many times by various directors.
When the future writer was two years old, his father left his mother and disappeared from sight. Mom told little Stephen that dad was taken by Martians. He has a stepbrother whom his parents adopted before the birth of his own child. Some of his works the writer signed by the pseudonym “Richard Bachmann.” Also, once under a review published in a magazine, he signed up as “John Sweeten”. A total of 55 novels and about 200 stories came out from King’s pen. In addition to fiction, he wrote 5 popular science works.
By the time of the 70th anniversary of Stephen King, more than 350 million copies of his books were successfully sold. They have been translated into many languages. Stephen King played a cameo in the dramatic series Sons of Anarchy. His works were filmed more than 100 times. The action of many works of King takes place in the US state of Maine, which he himself calls “the most mysterious state in America”. In his youth, the future writer played in a rock and roll group, as well as in a school rugby team. In his youth, shortly after the wedding, Stephen King worked in the laundry to provide for his wife and three children. Some of his works, which later became famous, he wrote just then, right at work, during breaks.
In some of his works, heroes are writers. Researchers of King’s work associate this with his own biography. In order to become a writer, he was pushed by his mother, who in every way encouraged her son’s fascination. Stephen King wrote his first stories as a child. In childhood and adolescence, he read out the works of another “master of horror”, Howard Lovecraft.
In 1999, the writer hit the car. The doctors were not sure that he would survive, but he managed. The novel “Carrie” brought over 200 thousand dollars to Stephen King. In the 70s, when it was written, it was even more huge money than it is now. And he first did not finish “Carrie”, sending the manuscript to the trash, but his wife convinced him to finish the work. It eventually became his first commercial success. Stephen King is the richest writer in the history of world literature. Just as Pablo Picasso was the richest artist (see interesting facts about Picasso). Favorite music genre of the writer is hard rock.
