Stephen King

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Our columnist reviews May’s most chilling releases.

Musicians, writers and others revisit the work that started it all for them, and what (if anything) they might have done differently.

On this week’s podcast, we talk to the novelist Grady Hendrix and TV showrunner Damon Lindelof about the work and influence of Stephen King.

Stephen King’s debut novel, about a bullied girl who gets revenge, used to horrify me. Now I find Carrie’s story inspiring.

The author has dominated horror fiction, and arguably all popular fiction, for decades. Here’s where to start.

As “Carrie” turns 50, George R.R. Martin, Sissy Spacek, Tom Hanks, the Archbishop of Canterbury and others recall the powerful impact the writer’s work has had on their lives.

“Carrie” was published in 1974. Margaret Atwood explains its enduring appeal.

The Stanley Hotel, which inspired the fictional hotel in the 1980 horror classic, has become a hot spot for couples seeking a spooky setting for their weddings.

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The author discusses his new novel, “Holly,” his views on writing and life, and his own influence on younger generations. And we look at September books.

New books by Zadie Smith, Alice McDermott and Stephen King; family sagas by Ayana Mathis and Jesmyn Ward; and more.

His new novel, “Holly,” charges into thorny contemporary debates with a pair of unassuming fiends.

New novels from Zadie Smith, Stephen King and Lauren Groff; Walter Isaacson’s hotly anticipated Elon Musk biography; a history of the AR-15 assault rifle; and much more.

Stephen King, David Sedaris, Carmen Maria Machado and others on how Shirley Jackson’s eerie classic first got under their skin.

The No. 1 best-selling author still remembers what it was like to be the guest of honor in an empty bookstore.

Elon Musk wants Twitter users to pay to be verified. An artist offers a wry alternative.

Markets expect another big interest rate increase on Wednesday. But investors are also anxious about the central bank’s coming moves.

In this thriller based on a Stephen King story, a lonely student and a lonelier old man make a connection that persists, even after death.

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Cormac McCarthy will publish two new novels; Alan Moore, the author of “Watchmen,” is releasing a story collection; and books from Celeste Ng, Andrew Sean Greer, Elizabeth Strout are on the way.

New novels from Stephen King, Elizabeth Strout and Maggie O’Farrell; stories by Ling Ma and David Means; and plenty more.

In King’s latest novel, a teenage boy discovers another world beneath a backyard shed.

“Consolidation is bad for competition,” Mr. King said in the trial that will determine whether Penguin Random House may acquire Simon & Schuster.

Our latest roundup includes Stephen King, Farah Jasmine Griffin and Juan Gabriel Vásquez.

From co-stars of “The Wire” to musicians and authors, many took to social media on Monday to share their thoughts about the actor.

In “Billy Summers,” a hired killer and aspiring writer is lured from the brink of retirement with a lucrative assignment.

Buzzy new novels from Alexandra Kleeman, Leila Slimani and Stephen King, Billie Jean King’s memoir and plenty more.

“I’ve held onto it the way you hold on to something you love,” King said about the novel, which has been reimagined as an eight-part series starring Julianne Moore and Clive Owen.

With our calendars cleared last year, many of us found more time to lose ourselves in books. Let’s hold onto that vibe this year.

Stephen King’s new novel, “Later,” is something of a hybrid of genres: part detective tale, part thriller, with a horror story filling in the seams.

Long-awaited novels from Kazuo Ishiguro, Imbolo Mbue and Viet Thanh Nguyen, a publishing-house caper, Stephen King’s latest and more.

Para celebrar el 125 aniversario del Book Review, hemos buceado en los archivos para revisitar nuestra cobertura más excitante, memorable y provocadora.

To celebrate the Book Review’s 125th anniversary, we’re dipping into the archives to revisit our most thrilling, memorable and thought-provoking coverage.

The actor, starring in the latest adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Stand,” shared an eclectic list of what he is consuming to pass the time.

King’s post-apocalyptic novel about the aftermath of a deadly pandemic has been adapted into a new mini-series for CBS All Access. But the story has a complex history of its own.

A mini-series from CBS All Access adapts the sprawling novel about opposing camps of survivors in a post-apocalyptic America.

With a new adaptation of “The Stand” arriving Thursday on CBS All Access, the best-selling author looked back at the best and worst adaptations of his stories for television.

These shows are perfect for Halloween creeps and scares. Listen, if you dare.

Books scheduled for release this spring and summer are now on track for fall, when authors will be fighting for attention in the midst of a presidential election and an ongoing crisis.

In this time of crisis, Michiko Kakutani writes, we are reminded that literature provides historical perspective, connecting us with others who lived through similar events.

The deadly racial disparities of Covid-19. Stephen King on Joe Biden and the pandemic. The beauty of Easter Island. The new Saturday night. The big lasagna. And more.

His latest book, the novella collection “If It Bleeds,” offers the familiar unsettling pleasures.

Fearing the worst? Writers have been doing that for centuries. Here are the best pandemic novels from Edgar Allan Poe to Stephen King.

The mystery-horror hybrid gets a stylish and extremely moody adaptation from HBO and Richard Price.

Part horror, part allegory, the supernaturally tinged murder mystery asks: Where do we turn when logic fails?

Do you need something to look forward to over the holidays? At 500-plus pages, these novels are worth the extra space in your luggage or megabytes on your device.

In this Stephen King adaptation, Ewan McGregor fights old and new demons.

How films like “Get Out” and even “Toy Story” show touches of Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic.

Biker gangs, demented merry-go-rounds, haunted bookmobiles, dead lake monsters: You’ll find them all in “Full Throttle.”

The 1982 film, directed by George Romero and written by Stephen King, changed Greg Nicotero’s life. Now he has brought the franchise full circle, and invited his old friends.

With “Little Women,” “Watchmen” and other book adaptations heading to screens big and small, here are nine titles worth curling up with first.

The directors of “It Chapter Two” and the coming “Doctor Sleep” know all that can go wrong with film versions of his work. Here’s what they learned.

The terror doesn’t come from ghosts or fiends or clowns — it’s ordinary people, folks just like you and me, who are the evil ones.

Some of this year’s most anticipated titles come out Sept. 10. Here’s a rundown.

Spoilers ahead: The director Andy Muschietti discusses making a big-budget horror film and some of the movie’s more surprising plot points.

The Stephen King adaptation opened to about $91 million in domestic sales this weekend, squelching all competition but falling short of its predecessor.

Margaret Atwood fans welcome “The Testaments,” new information about Harvey Weinstein and more.

In his latest, King tells the story of an institution where children with special powers are cultivated — but that’s just where the nightmare begins.

Los paralelismos entre sus tramas y los eventos actuales resultan claros en su nuevo libro, “El instituto”, cuyos protagonistas son niños que fueron separados de sus padres a la fuerza y encerrados.

He’s already here.

In his 61st novel, “The Institute,” children with supernatural abilities are taken from their parents and incarcerated. Sound familiar?

Every month, Netflix Canada adds a batch of movies and TV shows to its library. Here are the titles we think are most interesting for September.

A sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” books that take on the #MeToo movement, essays from Rachel Cusk and more.

The Netflix series has always been a bonanza of nostalgic ’70s and ’80s references. Season 3 raised the ante.

In these novels and stories, the Donner party gets a ghastly reimagining, infant twins are possessed by evil and vermin mutate at a garbage dump.

The filmmakers opted to kill off a character who was alive in the novel. Then they had to explain their thinking to the author.

This one has a smoother feel than the 1989 movie, our critic writes. But despite some great jolts, it’s an uneven horror film.

The Portland Press Herald in Maine said it would bring back its local book reviews if the author and his followers brought in 100 new subscriptions. They brought in twice that.

King’s slim new novel, “Elevation,” returns us to Castle Rock, where prejudice drives a plot that blends the fantastical with the mundane.

Makers of these films typically had to aim broad and go cheap, resulting in some wonderfully camp and innovative horror. These are our 10 favorites.

The writer discloses where he gets his signature hats and the “Game of Thrones” character that reminds him the most of Trump.

Stephen King, a recent Times reviewer, wrote back in 30 seconds and was a “dream” to edit. It’s not always that easy.

The first three episodes of the new Hulu series, rooted in the works of Stephen King, are more than just the sum of their (many) Easter eggs.

The actress, who became a star more than 40 years ago with “Carrie,” returns to the world of Stephen King with “Castle Rock.”

A new series set in the world of Stephen King drops plenty of Easter eggs for superfans but shows the pitfalls of intellectual-property-based TV.

Hulu’s new series is packed with Easter eggs from King’s vast and creepy catalog. View their respective screen adaptations in the safety of your home.

The 10-episode series on Hulu represents a confluence of many of the author’s stories and characters and also of several TV trends.

13 authors recommend the most frightening books they’ve ever read.

On this week’s podcast, Steve Brusatte talks about “The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs”; Victor Lavalle and Gilbert Cruz discuss the work of Stephen King; and Dwight Garner, A.O. Scott and Taffy Brodesser-Akner talk about the legacy of Philip Roth.

Popcorn spy thrillers, new Stephen King stories and final seasons of old favorites: Television offers more reasons than ever to avoid the sun’s glare.

Kimmel said President Trump seemed to be doing a version of “You break up with me? I break up with you.”

“The Outsider” starts out as a routine police procedural but before long transforms into something much more sinister.

Allan Gurganus, Jennifer Weiner and other writers tell Sarah Lyall how they handle a delicate subject, and what happens when it goes wrong.

Previous recipients include Stephen Sondheim and J.K. Rowling.

Jeff Chen tucks things inside other things.

The true story of a serial killer, a Stephen King classic and a vampire horror story.

In “Sleeping Beauties,” by Stephen King and his son Owen, women who fall asleep don’t wake up, and grow tendrils that are best left alone.

“Normally when you do a movie, you have those mundane days when it’s like, ‘Today is the scene where I get coffee,’” Mr. Skarsgard said. But not in “It.”

Books and audiobooks, of course. Also, an old Samsonite suitcase and a reservation at a Motel 6.