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We would like to thank those people who had a hand in the creation of this book. First, our agent, Lori Perkins, who can truly say she was the mother of this particular (sometimes very particular) baby. And

Claudia Carlson
Richard Chizmar
Alan Clark
Marsha De Filippo
Julie Eugley
Lisa French
Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Beth Gwinn
Dave Hinchberger
Misty Jenese
Lisa Lenthall
Arthur Morey
Suzanne Moss
Micol Ostow
James Robert Parish
Susan Shankin
Bill Sheehan
Stephen Spignesi
Allan Taylor
Bev Vincent
Bill Walker

Recommended Further Reading

At last count, some forty-odd (some very odd) books have been published about Stephen King and/or his work in the United States alone, of which The Stephen King Universe will certainly not be the last word. At the risk of excluding a personal favorite, we have selected several titles that we feel are the most useful to both the casual King fan and the serious King scholar. (They are listed in order of their original publication. Many have since been reprinted in both hardcover and paperback editions by other publishers, often in revised form.)

Although some of the titles are currently out of print, they may be obtained through the usual services handling out-of-print and used books.

We recommend Betts Bookstore in Bangor, Maine, owned by Stuart Tinker, which handles all things King right in Kings back yard. (Call 207-947-7052 or e-mail at bettsbooks@aol.com.) We also heartily recommend a search of the Overlook Connection, owned by Dave Hinchberger. He has been dealing in all things related to King since 1979, and his online bookstore carries many King rarities and oddities. (Call 770-926-1762 or e-mail at OverlookCN@aol.com.)

Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King , edited by Chuck Miller and Tim Underwood (Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1982). The first major collection of essays on King, written by such contemporaries as Fritz Leiber, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Douglas E. Winter, with an introduction by Peter Straub and an afterword by George A. Romero. Its interesting that in the introduction to Stephen King: A Bibliography, the compilers boldly observe: It has been stated that Richard Bachman is a pseudonym of Stephen King. This is not thecase. Mr. Bachman lives in Bangor, Maine, and Stephen King has never used this name as a pseudonym.

Stephen King: The Art of Darkness by Douglas E. Winter (New York: NAL, 1984). The first and only authorized biography/overview/critical examination of Stephen King, written by noted critic and horror authority Douglas E. Winter. The first book one should turn to when wishing to know more about the man and his writings. An expanded and updated edition appeared in 1986, detailing the previously concealed subject of the Richard Bachman pseudonym. A further revised edition is long overdue.

The Many Facets of Stephen King by Michael R. Collings (Mercer Island, WA: Starmont, 1985). The first of many critical guides to the novels, short stories, and films of Stephen King by Professor Michael Collings. Although all his studies to date have been issued by academic or specialty publishers, and therefore have not been widely available to the general public, Collings would go on to become the most prolific critical writer on the subject at hand. (He has authored or co-authored more than a half-dozen volumes on Stephen King.) This initial volume is a comprehensive overview of the author, his work, and his critics.

The Annotated Guide to Stephen King by Michael R. Collings (Mercer Island, WA: Starmont, 1986). The first comprehensive bibliographic study. The author later expanded and updated the volume for Borgo Press as The Work of Stephen King: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide .

Reign of Fear: The Fiction and Films of Stephen King edited by Don Herron (Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1988). The third collection of original essays compiled by critic Herron for editors/publishers Underwood and Miller, who had previously released a second volume of essays entitled Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King in 1986. This third volume is notable mostly for its tone in that although most of the essays look upon the work of King quite charitably and favorably, the editor himself does not.

Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King edited by Chuck Miller and Tim Underwood (Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller,1988). The first collection of interviews, compiled from various sources and gathered together by theme. Nearly one-fifth of the books contents is taken from interviews conducted by Stanley Wiater. Also published as a trade hardcover by McGraw-Hill (New York) in 1988.

Feast of Fear: Conversations with Stephen King edited by Chuck Miller and Tim Underwood (Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1989). A second collection of interviews, compiled from various sources and gathered together by theme. Also published as a trade hardcover by Carroll & Graf Publishers (New York) in 1992.

The Stephen King Companion edited by George Beahm (Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1989). The first collection of articles, interviews, appreciations, reviews, and so forth to be issued by a major publisher. An interesting mixture of both new and reprinted material compiled by a recognized popular culture authority. (Beahm has also edited The Unauthorized Anne Rice Companion for the same publisher.) The same publisher issued a revised edition in 1995.

The Shape Under the Sheet: The Stephen King Encyclopedia by Stephen J. Spignesi (Ann Arbor, MI: Popular Culture Ink, 1991). A monumental work that reportedly took more than four years to write and compile. The book is both a companion volume (interviews, articles, reviews, fiction) and a concordance to everything (and we do mean everything) that King had written up until that time. A noted popular culture authority, Spignesi is also the author of two quiz/trivia books on King and, most recently, 1998s The Lost Work of Stephen King (Secaucus, NJ: Birch Lane Press), described as a guide to the unpublished manuscripts, story fragments, alternative versions, and oddities, and 2001s The Essential Stephen King (New Page Books).

The Stephen King Story by George Beahm (Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1991). A literary profile of the author, with emphasis on the manner in which King has become a celebrity and a worldwide publishing phenomenon. Given the rate at which King produces new work, the volume was revised and updated for its 1992 appearance in paperback.

The Films of Stephen King by Ann Lloyd (New York: St. Martins, 1994). A heavily illustrated if woefully slender volume first published in England the previous year, it still remains one of the most accessible and entertaining of all the books written on the subject. Three other volumes covering much the same pre-2001 territory: Stephen King at the Movies by Jessie Horsting (New York: Starlog Press, 1984), The Films of Stephen King by Michael R. Collings (Mercer Island, WA: Starmont, 1986), and Stephen King Goes to Hollywood by Jeff Conner (New York: NAL, 1987).

Stephen King from A to Z: An Encyclopedia of His Life and Work by George Beahm (Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1998). An earnest attempt to look at the life and work of King through the format of an A-to-Z encyclopedic compilation, with entries ranging from Ackerman, Forrest, J. to ZBS Productions. According to the publisher, the volume is the only book of its kind. Illustrated with seventy-five photos and twenty-six illuminated letters, the book includes hundreds of entries covering everything you wanted to know about King but were afraid to ask.

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