Let’s kick off this Hallows Eve season with the current King of horror. (Yes that’s a pun on his name. No, I’m not sorry). There are certainly plenty of authors in the horror genre (as this month will certainly show), but few are as prolific and beloved as Stephen King. Seriously, of all the authors that made the 1000 list, he’s the only one with more than 20 books; it’s rather impressive. Of course, his vast collection of books are rather derisive. You either have die hard fans that have read at least 10, or you have people that have read one or two and decided to never pick up another. This makes my 5th King novel, and definitely not my last.
Originally published in 1977, The Shining has been turned into a movie, a miniseries, and an opera since it’s release. Small bit of movie history, King hated the film so much, it lead him to create the mini series almost 2 decades later. Having seen the film first some years ago, I was pleasantly surprised at the twists made in the book. I also recently discovered that there was a prologue and an epilogue cut from the original publication, so I’m hoping to find a copy of the deluxe edition published more recently before tackling the sequel, Doctor Sleep.
Library of 1000 Books 