Carrie was almost never finished—who convinced King to complete it?
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King grew so frustrated while writing Carrie that he threw his entire manuscript in the trash at one point. His wife Tabitha found it in the trashcan and pulled it out. She convinced King to keep at it, and the horror classic was saved.
What’s significant about King’s story “The Glass Floor”?
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King started submitting his stories to publications when he was 16. He had countless submissions rejected before “The Glass Floor” was finally accepted, when he was 19.
Which film adaptation of one of his stories does King famously hate?
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Despite the fact that The Shining is considered a classic of cinema, King absolutely hated it. When asked about the film’s massive following, he simply replied: “I don’t get it.”
Which of the following books was on the New York Times Best Sellers List in 1995?
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These three books by King, along with a fourth called The Bachman Books, were all simultaneously on the Best Sellers list, the most ever by a single author.
Not long after the collision, King actually purchased the van that hit him. It was rumored that he bought it so that he could personally smash it to pieces, but in reality, his lawyers made the purchase so that the van wouldn’t wind up on eBay.
How much does King charge aspiring filmmakers for the rights to his short stories?
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King has a list of these stories, which he calls “Dollar Babies,” on his website, which he offers up to any film students that might want to adapt them.
As he put in a 1987 interview, “In a way it is my favorite story, mostly because of what it says about small towns. They are kind of a dying organism right now. The story seems sort of down home to me. I have a special cold spot in my heart for it!"
King has written countless stories and had dozens of movies and TV shows made. Have you not seen a single one of them?
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Stephen King is one of the most prolific writers of the last 100 years. He’s written dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories, many of which have become popular movies or TV shows. Very few writers can claim to be as popular as Stephen King, but how much do you really know about the Master of Horror? If you’re a true fan of the macabre, then you’ll have no trouble with our quiz on this twisted mastermind.
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