Table of Contents
Title Page
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
-
The Worlds of Stephen King
SECTION ONE
-
The Worlds of
The Dark Tower
and
The Stand
1
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THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER
2
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THE DARK TOWER II: THE DRAWING OF THE THREE
3
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THE DARK TOWER III: THE WASTE LANDS
4
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THE DARK TOWER IV: WIZARD AND GLASS
5
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THE DARK TOWER V: WOLVES OF THE CALLA
6
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THE DARK TOWER VI: SONG OF SUSANNAH
7
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THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER
8
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THE EYES OF THE DRAGON
9
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THE TALISMAN
10
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BLACK HOUSE
11
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HEARTS IN ATLANTIS
12
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THE STAND
13
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RELATED TALES
“Night Surf”
(from 1978’s
Night Shift
)
The Little Sisters of Eluria
(from 2002’s
Everything’s Eventual
)
Everything’s Eventual
(from 2002’s
Everything’s Eventual
)
SECTION TWO
-
The Prime Reality
THE PRIME REALITY, PART I: DERRY
14
-
IT
15
-
INSOMNIA
16
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BAG OF BONES
17
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DREAMCATCHER
18
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RELATED TALES
“Autopsy Room Four”
(from 1997’s
Six Stories
)
“The Road Virus Heads North”
(from 2002’s
Everything’s Eventual
)
SECTION THREE
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The Prime Reality, Part II: Castle Rock
19
-
THE DEAD ZONE
20
-
CUJO
21
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THE DARK HALF
22
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NEEDFUL THINGS
23
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RELATED TALES
The Body
(from 1982’s
Different Seasons)
“Nona”
(from 1985’s
Skeleton Crew)
“Uncle Otto’s Truck”
(from 1985’s
Skeleton Crew
)
“Gramma”
(from 1985’s
Skeleton Crew
)
The Sun Dog
(from 1990’s
Four Past Midnight
)
“It Grows on You”
(from 1993’s
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
)
“The Man in the Black Suit”
(from 1997’s
Six Stories
)
SECTION FOUR
-
The Prime Reality, Part III: Jerusalem’s Lot and King’s Maine
24
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CARRIE
25
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’SALEM’S LOT
26
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PET SEMATARY
27
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CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF
28
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GERALD’S GAME
29
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DOLORES CLAIBORNE
30
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STORM OF THE CENTURY
31
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THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON
32
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KINGDOM HOSPITAL
33
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RELATED TALES
“Jerusalem’s Lot”
(from 1974’s
Night Shift
)
“Graveyard Shift”
(from 1974’s
Night Shift
)
“One for the Road”
(from 1974’s
Night Shift
)
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
(from 1982’s
Different Seasons
)
“Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut”
(from 1985’s
Skeleton Crew
)
“The Reach”
(from 1985’s
Skeleton Crew
)
Secret Window, Secret Garden
(from 1990’s
Four Past Midnight
)
“Suffer the Little Children”
(from 1993’s
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
)
“The Night Flier”
(from 1993’s
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
)
“Popsy”
(from 1993’s
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
)
“Rainy Season”
(from 1993’s
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
)
“Riding the Bullet”
(from 2002’s
Everything’s Eventual
)
SECTION FIVE
-
The Prime Reality, Part IV: Tales of The Shop
34
-
FIRESTARTER
35
-
THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
36
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STEPHEN KING’S GOLDEN YEARS
37
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RELATED TALES
The Langoliers
(from 1990’s
Four Past Midnight
)
SECTION SIX
-
Other Prime Reality Tales
38
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THE SHINING
39
-
NIGHT SHIFT
40
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CREEPSHOW
41
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DIFFERENT SEASONS
42
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CHRISTINE
43
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SKELETON CREW
44
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CAT’S EYE
45
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MISERY
46
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FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT
47
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SLEEPWALKERS
48
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NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES
49
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ROSE MADDER
50
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THE GREEN MILE
51
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SIX STORIES
52
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FROM A BUICK 8
53
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ROSE RED
54
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EVERYTHING′S EVENTUAL
:
14 DARK TALES
SECTION SEVEN
-
The World of Richard Bachman
55
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RAGE
56
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THE LONG WALK
57
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ROADWORK
58
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THE RUNNING MAN
59
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THINNER
60
-
DESPERATION
61
-
THE REGULATORS
62
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RELATED TALES
“The Fifth Quarter”
(from 1993’s
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
)
“The Ledge”
(from 1978’s
Night Shift
)
“Quitters, Inc.”
(from 1978’s
Night Shift
)
“Man with a Belly”
(1978)
“The Wedding Gig”
(from 1985’s
Skeleton Crew
)
“My Pretty Pony”
(from 1993’s
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
)
“Dolan’s Cadillac”
(from 1993’s
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
)
“The Death of Jack Hamilton”
(from 2002’s
Everything’s Eventual
)
“In the Death Room”
(from 2002’s
Everything’s Eventual
)
SECTION EIGHT
-
Tales from Beyond: Further Parallel Realities
63
-
RELATED TALES
“Trucks”
(from 1978’s
Night Shift
)
“The Jaunt”
(from 1985’s
Different Seasons
)
The Mist
(from 1985’s
Skeleton Crew
)
“Beachworld”
(from 1985’s
Skeleton Crew
)
“The End of the Whole Mess”
(from 1993’s
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
)
“Home Delivery”
(from 1993’s
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
)
“The Doctor’s Case”
(from 1993’s
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
)
STEPHEN KING:
-
A Chronology
APPENDIX A
-
Recommended Further Reading
APPENDIX B
-
Recommended Web Sites
APPENDIX C
-
The Fiction of Stephen King, in Order of Publication
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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