Stephen Edwin King, nicknamed the "King of Horrors", is one of the most popular American writers of our time. Based on his works, a huge number of films were shot, which were positively received. On account of the master of the pen more than 60 novels and about 200 stories. He is readily read and loved around the world.
Readers are presented with a rating of books by Stephen King. The top 10 list includes the best works of an American writer.
10. 11/22/63
«11/22/63» opens the top ten books by Stephen King. A science fiction novel will tell you about time travel, when an attempt was made to prevent the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy ... In 2016, the premiere of a mini-series based on this novel was premiered. The film, like the book itself, was a tremendous success.
9. Four seasons
Four Seasons presents a collection of short stories by Stephen King, which includes four parts. Each part has a heading in accordance with one of the seasons. The stories included in the collection practically do not contain elements of mysticism and are not similar in style to other works of the horror master. Four seasons - and each of them, like a nightmare, which has become a reality. Spring - and an innocent man sentenced to life in prison hell, where there is no hope, where there is no way out ... Summer - and somewhere in a small town a quiet excellent student slowly becomes crazy, who has become a capable student of a Nazi criminal ... Autumn - and four languishing from boredom teenagers wander through a dark, endless forest to look at the corpse ... Winter - and in a strange club a strange woman tells how she gave life to what was hard to call a child ...
8. Hearts in Atlantis
"Hearts in Atlantis" - Stephen King's book, repeatedly nominated for many literary prizes. The work includes five parts, which are separate stories, but they are all interconnected by the same characters. All parts describe successive events. The collection tells an interconnected history of time and space, passed through the prism of perception of a small American town.
7. Dead zone
"Dead zone" - Another film adaptation of Stephen King, which is included in the list of the best books of the American science fiction writer. After a severe head injury, John Smith gains superpowers and is haunted by terrible visions. He becomes able to solve any crime, and he willingly helps people in distress. Smith learns that a terrible person is eager for power, capable of plunging the whole world into chaos, and only he can stop the villain ...
6. The Dark Tower
"Dark tower" - A cycle of the best novels by Stephen King of the Western genre. The following books were included in the cycle: “Shooter”, “Extraction of Three”, “Badlands”, “Sorcerer and Crystal”, “Wolves of Kali”, “Song of Susanna”, “Dark Tower”, “Wind Through the Keyhole”. Novels were written between 1982 and 2012. The protagonist of the Roland series of books is the last member of the ancient knightly order of shooters. First, alone, and then with a group of loyal friends, he makes a long trip through the post-apocalyptic world, reminiscent of America in the old West, in which magic is present. The adventures of Roland and his companions will include visits to other worlds and time eras, including New York of the 20th century and the world of “Confrontation” devastated by the flu pandemic. Roland is sure that if he reaches the center of all worlds, the Dark Tower, he will be able to rise to its upper level to see who controls the entire Universe and, possibly, restore the order of the world.
5. It
"It" - One of the best novels of Stephen King's horror genre. The work touches on topics important for King: the power of memory, the strength of a united group, the impact of childhood injuries on adulthood. According to the storyline, seven friends from the fictional city of Derry in Maine are fighting a monster that kills children and can take on any physical form. The narration is conducted in parallel at different time intervals, one of which corresponds to the childhood of the main characters, and the other to their adult life.
4. Langoliers
Fantastic story "Langoliers" The psychological horror genre is on the list of Stephen King's best books. According to the storyline, several people wake up during an airplane flight and realize that the rest of the passengers, including pilots and crew members, have disappeared and the autopilot controls the aircraft. The group of survivors needs to not only understand what is happening, but also to escape from the langoliers - nightmarish toothy creatures that devour space. The work evolved from a central image - a woman closing her hand with a crack in a passenger airliner. The story was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. In 1995, based on the work, a self-titled mini-series was shot.
3. Pet Cemetery
"Pet cemetery" opens the top three books of Stephen King. In 1989, the novel was filmed. The work was positively received by both the readership and critics, and received the literary prize "Locus". The author came up with the idea of writing this novel after the death of his cat, Smaki. But after finishing work on the book, King for a long time refused to publish it, since he himself recognized his creation as very creepy. The main character of the mystical novel, Dr. Louis Creed, moves with his family and cat to a small town where he settles on the outskirts, next to the forest. There is a small, old Native American animal cemetery. Soon a tragedy happens: the doctor’s cat falls under the wheels of a truck. Despite all the legends about the pet cemetery, Louis decides to bury the cat in this place. But the laws of the other world do not tolerate disobedience, which is severely punished ...
2. The Green Mile
"Green Mile" ranks second in the ranking of the best books by Stephen King. In 1999, the novel was filmed and nominated for an Oscar. New Cold Prisoner John Coffey arrives at Cold Mountain Prison on death row to wait for the sentence to be executed. Arriving is a black man who is accused of a terrible and brutal crime - the murder of two girls. Overseer Paul Edgecom and other prison dwellers find the huge Moor quite strange. John has an amazing gift of clairvoyance and knows absolutely everything about every person. He sees how Paul suffers from his illness, which he cannot get rid of. The Negro frees the overseer from the disease, which accidentally becomes a witness to his gift. Paul will learn the true story of John sentenced to death and make sure that people outside are much more dangerous than those behind bars ...
1. Shawshank Redemption
"The Shawshank Redemption" tops the ranking of the best books by Stephen King. Based on the motifs of the work, an eponymous art picture appeared on the screen, which was incredible success and received many positive reviews and film awards. Shawshank is one of the most famous and cruel prisons, from where no one has managed to escape. The main character, Andy, a former vice president of a major bank, is sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of killing his wife and her lover. He has to go through all the circles of hell, hitting the walls of the Shawshank. But Andy is not going to put up with injustice and remain rotting until the end of his days in this terrible place. He is developing a brilliant plan that should help break out of the walls of hell ...