Stephen king says stanley kubricks the shining is like a big, beautiful cadillac with no engine inside it. But certainly the experience mustve changed his approach because these days, when doing deals for his books, the author. Editions of doctor sleep by stephen king goodreads. May 12, 2011 stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. I used to work at stephen king s publisher and read doctor sleep in december 2012. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis. Three novels carrie, salems lot, the shining stephen king on. Flanagan, from his own screenplay based upon the novel by stephen king. Years following the events of the shining 1980, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal. After his father left them when stephen was two, he and his older brother, david, were raised by his mother. Overview one of the bestselling authors of the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries, stephen king has made a career out of thrilling readers with his dark and disturbing masterpieces of the macabre.
Another stephen king book that became a major motion picture, this first installment in the dark tower series introduces readers to roland of gilead. It is based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to king s 1977 novel the shining. Jul 25, 2017 stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, the short story collection the bazaar of bad dreams, the bill hodges trilogy end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at. Feb 03, 2016 okay, so king will never soften on the shining, and thats fine.
Stephen kings doctor sleep final trailer hd youtube. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. Stephen king was inspired to write doctor sleep after reading about a cat in a nursing. Parts of his childhood were spent in fort wayne, indiana, where his fathers family was at the time, and in stratford, connecticut. Mar 30, 2015 in his new book, seven against tomorrow. Sep 24, 20 stephen edwin king was born the second son of donald and nellie ruth pillsbury king. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. The film, which also serves as a direct sequel to the film adaptation of the shining, directed by stanley kubrick, is set several decades after the. Years following the events of the shining 1980, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot, who prey on. He has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and six nonfiction books.
Mercedes an edgar award winner for best novel, and shortlisted for the cwa gold dagger award. Stephen kings doctor sleep only in theaters november 8. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen king s doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. Stephen king says stanley kubricks the shining is like a. Stephen king based on the novel by, mike flanagan screenplay. If this book is, indeed, the only surviving writing of a member of the race know as the rephaim, it is a truly amazing find for modern humanity. Doctor sleep is the continuation of danny torrances story 40 years after the terrifying events of stephen king s the shining.
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