the elements of psychological thrillers, science fiction, the paranormal, and

detective themes into his stories.1 In addition to these themes, King

and vivid detail that is set in a realistic everyday

his horizons to different types of writings such as

autobiographies, children’s books, and short stories. While

might be best known for his novels The Stand and It, some of his best work

that has been published are his short stories such as “The Body” and “Quitters

King’s works are so powerful because he uses his experience and

everyday life and places them into his unique stories.

Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine, on September 21,

Maine General Hospital.4 Stephen, his mother Nellie, and

left to fend for themselves when Stephen’s

father Donald, a Merchant Marine captain, left

to buy a pack of cigarettes, and never returned

his first exposure to horror. One evening he listened to

to being forced to create and run a money laundering

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