Stephen King

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American writer horror fiction writer human novelist screenwriter short story writer

Stephen King is a prolific American author renowned for his horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels, many of which have been adapted into successful films and television series.

Aliases (2)

Richard Bachman ×1
Stephen Edwin King ×1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American writer → horror fiction writer → human → novelist → screenwriter → short story writer →
awardReceived	Bram Stoker Award → British Fantasy Award → National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters → O. Henry Award → World Fantasy Award →
birthName	Stephen Edwin King →
child	Joe Hill → Naomi King → Owen King →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1947-09-21 →
dateOfMarriage	1971-01-02 →
educatedAt	University of Maine →
genre	fantasy fiction → horror fiction → science fiction → supernatural fiction → suspense fiction →
hasWrittenNumberOfBooksApprox	over 60 novels →
hasWrittenNumberOfShortStoriesApprox	over 200 short stories →
influenced	contemporary horror writers →
influencedBy	H. P. Lovecraft → Richard Matheson → Shirley Jackson →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	contemporary horror literature →
name	Stephen King →
notableAdaptationOfWork	Carrie (1976 film) → It (2017 film) → Misery (1990 film) → The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) → The Shining (1980 film) →
notableNonfictionWork	On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft →
notableWork	11/22/63 → Carrie → Different Seasons → Doctor Sleep → It → Misery → Night Shift → On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft → Pet Sematary → Salem's Lot → The Dark Tower series → The Dead Zone → The Green Mile → The Shining → The Stand →
occupation	author → novelist → screenwriter → short story writer →
placeOfBirth	Portland, Maine, United States →
politicalAlignment	Democratic Party (United States) →
pseudonym	Richard Bachman →
residence	Bangor, Maine, United States → Florida, United States →
spouse	Tabitha King →
website	https://stephenking.com →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carrie → Different Seasons → Doctor Sleep → It (novel) → Misery → Night Shift → On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft → Pet Sematary → Salem's Lot → The Dark Tower series → The Dead Zone → The Green Mile → The Shining → The Shining (novel) → The Stand →	author
H. P. Lovecraft → Richard Matheson → Shirley Jackson →	influenced
British Fantasy Award → National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters → World Fantasy Award →	notableRecipient
It (2017 film) →	authorOfSourceWork
The Shawshank Redemption →	basedOnAuthor
Stephen King ("Stephen Edwin King") →	birthName
Tabitha King →	coAuthor
Owen King →	coAuthorWith
Joe Hill →	collaboratedWith
Captain Byron Hadley →	createdBy
The Dark Tower series →	creator
Joe Hill →	father
Stephen King House →	formerResident
University of Maine →	hasNotableAlumnus
Hodder & Stoughton →	hasNotableAuthor
King →	hasNotableBearer
Owen King →	hasRelative
Stephen King →	name
Simon & Schuster →	notableAuthorPublished
Stephen King House →	owner
Owen King →	parent
Stephen King ("Richard Bachman") →	pseudonym
Bangor, Maine →	residenceOf
Tabitha King →	spouse
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft →	subject