Agustin maggi i also spotted several intertextual references to other king books et all. Walter, the dark man, the man in black, walter of allworld, walter of endworld. Derry maine, which is the setting for many stephen king stories and novels including, 112263 is mentioned in the dark tower novels. In season two of castle rock, lizzy caplan plays annie wilkes, a version of the same character from stephen kings 1987 novel misery and the 1990 rob reiner. There are references to previous books in it, and pennywise comes up in kings later novels. When king wrote the book it, he very intentionally made references to every other book hed written up to that point. Its pennywise may be still alive in stephen kings books the mythology and origin of pennywise is closely linked to kings dark tower series, with dandelo the same sort of creature as it, and the crimson kings deadlights similar too. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an evil entity that exploits the fears of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey.
Sep 04, 2018 kings second novel describes a town in maine that reappears in two other short stories and a castle rock episode and is mentioned in many other books, but its biggest contribution to kings. Nov 06, 2014 here is the list of stephen kings books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. Royalty free music provided by gathering darkness by kevin macleod is licensed under a creative commons a. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic. Oct 21, 2019 short story collections from authors like stephen king. Im not thinking of much else other than passing references in insomnia edit. Here is the list of stephen king s books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. The stephen king shared universe ranking the ringer. Dark tower references in other works of stephen king or vice. It king, stephen easter egg references to all previous. But is it possible that everyone from andy dufresne to pennywise the clown exist in the.
How stephen king s it connects to all his other stories. The first thing to note about stephen kings elevation is that it is a short booksmall and short. Sep 27, 2019 heres every substantial reference to pennywise in other stephen king novels. Stephen king talks to time about his 10 longest novels king is sometimes criticized for shoehorning in references like this to prop up subpar booksthat if theyre all linked in some way, then were not just talking about a oneoff, but rather an interconnected body of work, which is more difficult to brush off. There are almost 200 stephen king references on this poster. I have a crazy belief that nos4a2 is really by king, and mr. They reference a bunch of his other books, and plenty of characters who appear in standalone king novels also show their faces in the dark. The hidden connections in stephen kings universe youtube. Much has been written here about how stephen king likes to make sly references in his works to books that he has previously published. In 112263, this is the date that the vermont yankee nuclear reactor exploded. At one point in 112263, stephen king s new novel about a man who travels back in time to try to stop the jfk assassination, the main character jake epping crosses paths with a pair of characters from his 1986 book it. Stephen king s bibliography, organized alphabetically. As such, each episode is loaded with references to many of the king characters, books, and films that you know and love.
Prior to the mid90s, the references tended to run the other direction, as rogers answer explains. How it chapter 2s shining reference creates a plot hole. How to find the references to all previous king books easter egg in it king, stephen. The wheel of ka turns, and a movie based on stephen king s magnum opus the dark. King took the name of his fictional maine town from goldings book.
Despite or perhaps because of his relentless success, there have been many conversations over the years about whether stephen king is a great writer or not. In the book, koontz is the last name of a police officer, but it made me laugh to imagine that stephen king was also throwing an unsubtle little jab at paperbackthriller kingpin and possible. Not necessarily the it universe, but like maybe there is references and stuff to other books and vise versa. His name is maturin, and he has a long and complicated role in the stephen. He goes by randall flagg, or walter odim, or simply the man in black. When you read stephen kings dark tower series, you start to notice that there are a whole lot of books with dark tower connections you werent aware of. King, stephen easter egg kings references to his other. Even better, it s both an adaptation of the books and a continuation, meaning theres sure to be plenty there for fans both old and new to obsess over. Stephen king has written almost one hundred books, featuring thousands of characters and hundreds of worlds. Best horror books by people other than stephen king. Sleeping beauties is an ambitious work that combines some ageold stephen king themes with a distinctly scifi premise. Stephen king is truly a legend of the horror genre. It chapter 2 contains lots of stephen king easter eggs, but its reference to the movie version of the shining creates a paradox of a plot hole. Here are all the stephen king references in the dark.
The dark tower, it is the day that jake chambers and stephen king save stephen kings life. Owen king is an accomplished author in his own right, and their collaboration reflects positively on both. There are several characters in the tommyknockers named spruce, which is tabitha kings maiden name. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. Miserys child is a copy of the book that james caan wrote in the 1990 film and novel misery. Aug 15, 2018 inspired by the world of stephen king, hulus castle rock weaves in subtle references to characters and concepts from his novels. As a general rule, if a king book is related to the dark tower universe as most of his books are and was written after the mid90s, there will be at least one or two explicit references to dt in the book.
This isnt a stephen king reference, but william goldings 1954 novel is important to castle rock for a different reason. I would say that this book is a combination of xmen meets stranger thingswith the literary horror writing style that youve expected to love by stephen king. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and. The book spawned a miniseries in 1990 as well as the twopart movie adaptation, it and it chapter two, directed by andy muschietti. In stephen king books, twinners are doppelgangers in other universes. This includes the reference to misery, which appears briefly in a scene with the man in black. Dark tower references in other works of stephen king or. Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king.
These stephen king characters all appear in multiple books. All of pennywises appearances in other stephen king books. For other people with the same name, see stephen king disambiguation. He has been the inspiration for, and in many ways a mentor to, dozens of horror authors. In that book, the can tah spelled without the hyphen are ugly composite animals. The main influence on this, of course, is stephen king, but monsell also cites hieronymus bosch and pieter bruegel as visual inspirations. Randall flagg is one of the many incarnations of an archbaddie found in the stephen king universe.
It was his 22nd book, and his 17th novel written under his own name. With an author as prolific as stephen king, its no surprise his universe is expansive but did you know most of his works are connected to. Jul 31, 2018 king reference too many authors to count, ranging from the widely popular, like ed mcbain, to the barely known, like thomas williams and don robertson. Actually, most of the references tend to go the other way. Sep 21, 2017 stephen kingprolific writer, megabestseller, living author with the most film adaptations to his name, crowned king of horror but by no means limited to that genreturns 70 today. How stephen kings it connects to all his other stories.
Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and it. If i were to buy more books by stephen king, in which. Itstephen king literature bibliographies cite this for me. The institute has easily become my favorite stephen king novel, ever. I kept on forgetting that i was reading joe hill, and not king. There is a long interaction between jake in derry with two characters from it. Jul 24, 2017 throughout the dark tower series, stephen king threaded references and connections to almost all of his other stories. It may be over 500 pages, but this book reads so fast, you wont put it down. The real hero in it the book turns out to be a mystical turtle god, creator of all life and eternal enemy of it itself. Connections from stephens other works to the dark tower.
There are references to previous books in it, and pennywise comes up in king s later novels. Honestly, its hard to think of a stephen king book that hasnt left at least one image permanently. Castle rock, hulu s new stephen kinginspired series, isnt based on any one king novel or story, but on the small maine town that gives the show its title. Johnny marinvilles crosscountry harleydavidson motorcycle trip is very similar to a promotional book tour king did, on his own harley, a few years back. The dark tower movies stephen king easter eggs revealed.
Castle rock is a setting the prolific author has turned to again and again throughout his career. It is a 1986 horror novel by american author stephen king. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. With more and more stephen king based movies being made every year, its become increasingly common for them to throw in references to king s other work, or other adaptations of it. Dreamcatcher pennywise lives at 29 neibolt street mar 31 by kingofmacabre its been a couple of months since ive read a stephen king novel so. Ted brautigan mentions all things serve the beam, ka. The 10 best stephen king books your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead zone. There are references to stephen king novels in at least two of john d. Carrie 1974 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by ray garton richards followup salems lot 1975 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by christopher golden the shining. These are the sources and citations used to research it stephen king. In the latest episode, filter, viewers are introduced to a. Reading stephen kings it is an exhausting way to spend a. Over the course of his career, stephen king has created a shared universe for many of his novels. The new hulu series castle rock doesnt adapt any single stephen king story directly, but instead takes place in a world of interconnected short stories and novels set within the authors favorite creepy maine town.
Carrie is an american epistolary novel and author stephen king s first published novel, released on april 5th, 1974, with an approximate first print run of 30,000 copies. King began to see the series to be a sort of metastory that served to weave all of his stories together. Hes spawned an intricate universe where characters reference events from his other books like they. There are almost 200 stephen king references on this. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and its honestly terrifying.
Sep 14, 2017 in the movie, sly references are made to other stephen king movies and novels. He has been publishing horror novels steadily since the release of carrie in 1974, alongside countless shorts stores and novellas, and at this point it is impossible to imagine the modern horror genre with out him. Sleeping beauties is no take your kid to work project on stephen kings behalf. This being an online store, it is useful to point out that it will not land on your doorstep with the thud of a typical stephen king novel. Certainly salems lot mentioned by orphan annie another funny note if. Its harder to find one that doesnt touch on itnone more so than these 10. Pennywise the dancing clown was the sadistic antagonist of king s 1986 horror novel, it. Sep 09, 2017 entertainment weekly has a pretty comprehensive break down of all the easter eggs and connections it contains to other stephen king works of fiction. Throughout the dark tower series, stephen king threaded references and connections to almost all of his other stories. But in geralds game 1992, king got really sly by referring to events in dolores claiborne, which wasnt published until the next year. Stephen kings dark tower saga extends far beyond the eight books in the series.
A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. What other authors does stephen king often reference in his. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and its. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on tuesday, march 27, 2018.
Not to be contrary, but the it references in 112263 are a lot more than vague and tangential, as noted by others here. Just like stephen king s books, the film adaptations of his stories tend to have references from his other works. Jul 23, 20 these stephen king connections will blow your mind. Entertainment weekly has a pretty comprehensive break down of all the easter eggs and connections it contains to other stephen king works of fiction. There are a number of references in hia to the dark tower series. Castle rock, hulus new stephen kinginspired series, isnt based on any one king novel or story, but on the small maine town that gives the show its title.
How to find the kings references to his other books even unpublished ones. Gard was able to pick up a radio station, wzon, on his steel place for a week after once sticking his finger in an electrical socket. The hulu show castle rock is packed with dozens of nods and callbacks to stephen kings characters, books, and movies like the shawshank redemption, cujo, and the shining. In the dark tower books, he goes by the following names. Not only did kings epic fantasy western evolve into the multiverse that encompasses all of his work. To be notified of new posts and updates via email, please signup using the box on the right side or the bottom of this site.
Published in 2009, stephen king goes to the movies is a reprint of five prior short stories that went on to the big screen. Delve into any stephen king novel, and at some point youll likely find a secret passageway into another. When i was a voracious bookworm, constantly outreading my budget, my mom tried to get me interested in stephen king. Five great references to stephen king in popular culture. His 1986 epic it is a perfect nexus not only does the terrifying novel reference books that came before, but characters and places from it also turn up again and again in subsequent stories. Macdonalds travis mcgee books cujo and pet sematary. I also remember a reference to an auction of a valuable king book in one of ed mcbains matthew hope novels. Aug 16, 2018 stephen king has written almost one hundred books, featuring thousands of characters and hundreds of worlds. Jul 27, 2017 the wheel of ka turns, and a movie based on stephen king s magnum opus the dark tower is finally coming to theaters, say thankee sai. Following the 1986 novel, a number of kings other stories have incorporated the lore of pennywise.
What books has pennywiseit appeared in outside of it. And like any maine bookworm with a love of the macabre, i adored him as sort of local hero. The influence of stephen king abounds in popular culture, and here are five examples of his indelible footprint. White a misfit and bullied high school girl who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers. Set in the thenfuture year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrietta n. Jake chambers from the dark tower is a twinner of bobby garfield from hearts in atlantis. The reference felt so gratifying, because the book felt a lot like a stephen king book. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. The stephen king multiverse in which books does it exist.
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