Misery

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novel psychological horror novel

Misery is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King about a famous author held captive by his deranged “number one fan.”

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	novel → psychological horror novel →
adaptedInto	Misery (1990 film) → Misery (Broadway production) → Misery (stage play) →
author	Stephen King →
awarded	Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel (nomination) →
centralTheme	addiction and dependency → creator-fan relationship → imprisonment → obsession →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
coverArtist	Bob Giusti →
featuresFictionalWork	Misery Chastain novel series (in-universe) →
filmAdaptationCountry	United States →
filmAdaptationDirector	Rob Reiner →
filmAdaptationLeadActor	James Caan → Kathy Bates →
filmAdaptationReleaseYear	1990 →
followedBy	The Tommyknockers →
genre	horror fiction → psychological horror →
hasInfluenceOn	subsequent depictions of obsessive fandom in popular culture →
hasMainCharacter	Annie Wilkes → Paul Sheldon →
hasMotif	fan violence → physical and psychological torture → writer in isolation →
inSeries	Stephen King bibliography →
isbn	978-0-670-81364-3 →
literaryPeriod	late 20th-century American literature →
mediaType	print →
narrativePerspective	first-person →
notableCharacterTraitOfAnnieWilkes	obsessive fan → sadistic →
notableCharacterTraitOfPaulSheldon	bestselling romance author →
notableFor	intense depiction of captivity and psychological terror →
originalLanguage	English →
pageCount	310 (approximate, first edition) →
plotSummary	A famous novelist is held captive and tortured by his deranged self-proclaimed number one fan after a car accident. →
precededBy	The Eyes of the Dragon →
protagonistOccupation	novelist →
publicationDate	1987 →
publisher	Viking Press →
settingLocation	Colorado →
targetAudience	adult readers →
timePeriodOfSetting	20th century →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Misery ("Misery (1990 film)") → Misery ("Misery (stage play)") → Misery ("Misery (Broadway production)") →	adaptedInto
Robert Kurtzman → Stephen King →	notableWork
Warning →	hasPart
Stephen King ("Misery (1990 film)") →	notableAdaptationOfWork
Robert Kurtzman →	workedOn