Stephen King
1947 – Present
Background Information & Connection to Maine (2)
Visual Text: Stephen King’s iconic house in Bangor – Note the dead ash tree on the left (3)
Here is the same dead ash tree after being carved into whimsical animals and books with a chainsaw! Click to read about the tree carving that was just completed in April, 2020. Look for the dragon and King’s dog, a Corgi named Molly! (4)
Virtual Visit: 10 Places Every Stephen King Fan Must Stop While In Bangor (5)
Click to read from Stephen King’s memoir On Writing – Read how King’s summer work as a janitor at the old Brunswick High School inspired his novel Carrie (page 74+) and read On Living: A Postscript (page 250+) where King describes his experience of being hit by a minivan in 1999 (6)
Click here to read the short stories Uncle Otto’s Truck and The Reach (7)
A Stephen King Sampler – Read these 13 Scariest Stephen King Passages! (8)
(Use the numbered arrows to read the 13 plots and scariest passages from Stephen King’s books…beware…the site is heavy on advertising!)
Click here to hear Stephen King reading his memoir On Writing (9)
(scroll down page to find the audio tracks…listen to any…they’re all interesting!)
STEPHEN KING’S MAINE: STATE OF PLACE, STATE OF MIND: Click here to read an interesting biographical and critical essay on Stephen King (10)
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