Stephen King

Writing

Born: 1947-09-21Portland, Maine, USA

Biography

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. He is widely known for his horror novels and has been crowned the "King of Horror". He has also explored other genres: suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery.

Filmography

2020s

The Running Man

2025Novel

The Long Walk

2025Novel

2010s

2017Novel

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Self

2000s

Sons of Anarchy

2008Bachman

1990s

The Green Mile

1999Novel

The View

1997Self

The Daily Show

1996Self

The Shawshank Redemption

1994Novel

The X-Files

1993Writer

1980s

The Simpsons

1989Stephen King (voice)

Pet Sematary

1989Minister

Jeopardy!

1984Self

The Shining

1980Novel

Best Rated Projects

The Shawshank Redemption

1994Novel

89 2

The X-Files

1993Writer

86 3

Sons of Anarchy

2008Bachman

85 4

The Simpsons

1989Stephen King (voice)

85 5

The Shining

1980Novel

81 6

The Green Mile

1999Novel

79 7

Jeopardy!

1984Self

79 8

The Daily Show

78 9

The Long Walk

Latest News

TV ShowsIndustry

Stephen King's 'Storm of the Century' remains a unique network horror event

The 1999 miniseries brought an original Stephen King screenplay directly to broadcast television. Its three-part format ...

Jun 7, 2026, 12:08 AM

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MoviesTV Shows

The Search for Untapped Gold: Hollywood's Perpetual Hunt for Unadapted Stephen King Stories

With a vast library of Stephen King's work already translated to screen, Hollywood continues to dig for the next adaptat...

May 12, 2026, 09:04 PM

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MoviesIndustry

Rob Reiner Film Retrospective Set for July at Jacob Burns Film Center

The Jacob Burns Film Center in New York will host a month-long retrospective of director Rob Reiner's films this July. T...

May 12, 2026, 03:10 PM

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MoviesIndustry

How Rob Reiner’s ‘Misery’ Redefined Horror by Cutting Stephen King’s Gore

Rob Reiner's 1990 adaptation of 'Misery' deliberately omitted the extreme gore of Stephen King's novel. This focus on ps...

May 12, 2026, 11:08 AM

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TV ShowsHorror

Revisiting 'It': The 1990 Miniseries That Defined Stephen King on Television

The 1990 ABC miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's 'It' was a landmark television event whose influence persists today...

May 3, 2026, 01:02 PM

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MoviesBox Office

Revisiting 'It': How the 2017 Film Shattered Box Office Records for Horror

The 2017 adaptation of Stephen King's 'It' earned a record-breaking $123.4 million in its domestic opening. Its unpreced...

May 1, 2026, 06:02 PM

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