Bøger af Stephen King

Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's timeless novella ';The Body'originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into the 1986 film classic Stand by Meis now available as a stand-alone publication.It's 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. Ray Brower, a boy from a nearby town, has disappeared, and twelve-year-old Gordie Lachance and his three friends set out on a quest to find his body along the railroad tracks. During the course of their journey, Gordie, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp, and Vern Tessio come to terms with death and the harsh truths of growing up in a small factory town that doesn't offer much in the way of a future. A timeless exploration of the loneliness and isolation of young adulthood, Stephen King's The Body is an iconic, unforgettable, coming-of-age story.

Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine Stephen King teams up with long-time friend and award-winning author Richard Chizmar for the first time in this original, chilling novella that revisits the mysterious town of Castle Rock.There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strongif time-rustediron bolts and zig-zag up the precarious cliffside. Then one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to her. There on a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small, neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat The little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been tolduntil now.

Soon to be an HBO limited series starring Ben Mendelsohn! Evil has many facesmaybe even yours in this #1 New York Times bestseller from master storyteller Stephen King. An eleven-year-old boy's violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City's most popular citizensTerry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying details begin to emerge, King's story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.

The #1 New York Times bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his "number one fan." One of "Stephen King's best…genuinely scary" (USA TODAY).Bestselling novelist Paul Sheldon thinks he's finally free of Misery Chastain. In a controversial career move, he's just killed off the popular protagonist of his beloved romance series in favor of expanding his creative horizons. But such a change doesn't come without consequences. After a near-fatal car accident in rural Colorado leaves his body broken, Paul finds himself at the mercy of the terrifying rescuer who's nursing him back to health?his self-proclaimed number one fan, Annie Wilkes. Annie is very upset over what Paul did to Misery and demands that he find a way to bring her back by writing a new novel?his best yet, and one that's all for her. After all, Paul has all the time in the world to do so as a prisoner in her isolated house...and Annie has some very persuasive and violent methods to get exactly what she wants... "King at his best…a winner!" ?The New York Times "Unadulteratedly terrifying…frightening." ?Publishers Weekly "Classic King…full of twists and turns and mounting suspense." ?The Boston Globe

In this spectacular New York Times bestselling father/son collaboration that ';barrels along like a freight train' (Publishers Weekly), Stephen King and Owen King tell the highest of high-stakes stories: what might happen if women disappeared from the world of men?In a future so real and near it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep: they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If they are awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or violated, the women become feral and spectacularly violent. And while they sleep they go to another place, a better place, where harmony prevails and conflict is rare. One woman, the mysterious ';Eve Black,' is immune to the blessing or curse of the sleeping disease. Is Eve a medical anomaly to be studied? Or is she a demon who must be slain? Abandoned, left to their increasingly primal urges, the men divide into warring factions, some wanted to kill Eve, some to save her. Others exploit the chaos to wreak their own vengeance on new enemies. All turn to violence in a suddenly all-male world. Set in a small Appalachian town whose primary employer is a woman's prison, Sleeping Beauties is a wildly provocative, gloriously dramatic father-son collaboration that feels particularly urgent and relevant today.

The second standalone novel in Stephen King's Bill Hodges trilogy (Mr Mercedes, Finders Keepers, End of Watch) - and the basis of the third season of Mr Mercedes, an AT&T Audience Original Series (10 September 2019).1978: Morris Bellamy is a reader so obsessed by America's iconic author John Rothstein that he is prepared to kill for a trove of notebooks containing at least one more unpublished novel. 2009: Pete Saubers, a boy whose father was brutally injured by a stolen Mercedes, discovers a buried trunk containing cash and Rothstein's notebooks.2014: After thirty-five years in prison, Morris is up for parole. And he's hell-bent on recovering his treasure.Now it's up to retired detective Bill Hodges - running an investigative company called 'Finders Keepers' - to rescue Pete from an ever-more deranged and vengeful Morris...Not since Misery has King written with such visceral power about a reader with such a dangerous obsession. Finders Keepers is spectacular suspense, and it is King writing about how literature shapes a life for good, for bad, for ever.

A comienzos de 2004, dos escritores y fanaticos de los Medias Rojas, Stewart O'Nan y Stephen King, decidieron hacer una cronica personal de la nueva temporada, una de las mas fervientemente esperadas en la historia del beisbol. Durante los meses que siguieron compartieron asientos en el Fenway, intercambiaron emails y escribieron acerca de los juegos; terminaron siendo testigos de uno de los mas notables retornos deportivos, el primer campeonato ganado por los Medias Rojas en ochenta y siete anos. Lo que comenzo para dos fanaticos como un verano mas, lleno de expectativas, es ahora un verdadero testimonio historico.

Collings presents a comprehensive collection of every book, story, and ephemera published by and about Stephen King in the U.S. and internationally. Includes complete chapters on books, novels, short-fiction collections, nonfiction, and more.

The special Ramsey Campbell issue of Weird Tales presents 4 short stories by this modern master, plus stories by Stephen King, Robert Bloch, and many more.

Contemporary / British English Gordie Lanchance and his three friends are always ready for adventure. When they hear about a dead body in the forest they go to look for it. Then they discover how cruel the world can be.

Wentworth, Ohio: a small friendly town where the Carver children bicker over sweets in the E-Z shop and writer Johnny Marinville is the only resident who minds his own business.On Poplar Street, apart from the impending storm, it's just a normal summer's day - with Frisbees flying, lawn mowers humming and barbeques grilling. As the paperboy makes his round, he is unaware of the chrome red van idling up the hill . . .Soon the residents will be caught up in a game of wills as the regulators arrive in force to face a child whose powers of expression are just awakening.

Just after sunset, as darkness grips the imagination, is the time when you feel the unexpected creep into the every day. As familiar journeys take a different turn, ordinary objects assume extraordinary powers.A blind intruder visits a dying man - and saves his life, with a kiss. A woman receives a phone call from her husband. Her late husband. In the emotional aftermath of her baby's sudden death, Emily starts running. And running. Her curiosity leads her right into the hands of a murderer . . . and soon her legs are her only hope for survival.Enter a world of masterful suspense, dark comedy and thrilling twists which will keep you riveted from the first page.Enter the world of No. 1 bestseller Stephen King.

It was not long after Halloween when Stephen King received a telephone call from his editor. 'Why don't you do a book about the entire horror phenomenon as you see it? Books, movies, radio, TV, the whole thing.'The result is this unique combination of fantasy and autobiography, of classic horror writing honed to an unforgettable edge by the bestselling master of the genre.DANSE MACABRE ranges across the whole spectrum of horror in popular culture from the seminal classics of Dracula and Frankenstein. It is a charming and fascinating book, replete with pertinent anecdote and observation, in which Stephen King describes his ideas on how horror works on many levels and how he brings it to bear on his own inimitable novels.There is a reason why Stephen King is one of the bestselling writers in the world, ever. Described in the Guardian as an author who 'knows how to engage the deepest sympathies of his readers', Stephen King writes books that draw you in and are impossible to put down.

When Mike Noonan s wife dies unexpectedly, the bestselling author suffers from writer s block. Until he is drawn to their summer home, the beautiful lakeside retreat called Sara Laughs.Here, Mike finds the once familiar town in the tyrannical grip of millionaire Max Devore. Devore is hellbent on getting custody of his deceased son s daughter and is twisting the fabric of the community to this purpose.Three-year-old Kyra and her young mother turn to Mike for help. And Mike finds them increasingly irresistible.But there are other more sinister forces at Sara Laughs. Kyra can feel them too (P)1998 Simon & Schuster Inc.

In the Terrorities, where monsters lurk, Jack embarks upon a desperate quest to fulfill a destiny he never sought but cannot escape.

It came from the mind of Stephen King... You've seen the films, now read the original stories - and get a unique insight into Stephen King's take on the productions.For Stephen King, the experience of seeing his works of short fiction adapted for major Hollywood films has created its own tales, and he shares them here: five of his celebrated short stories, plus King's personal commentary, his all-new introductions, and essential, behind-the-scenes revelations.Read on to discover the truth behind:The Shawshank Redemption (based on the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption), 1408, Children of the Corn, The Mangler, Hearts in Atlantis (based on Low Men in Yellow Coats).

Take three of the leading names in contemporary horror writing, commission one-third of a book's worth of stories from each, and the result is DARK VISIONS.

Jamie Morton er seks år gammel, da en skygge falder over ham, mens han sidder og leger med sine tinsoldater. Det er i Maine i begyndelsen af 60’erne. Han kigger op og ser en bemærkelsesværdig mand, som viser sig at være den nye metodistpræst i byen; Charles Jacobs. Sammen med sin smukke hustru vil han reformere den lokale kirke. Alle i byen er betaget af det karismatiske par, men det går op for Jamie, at pastoren er besat af en hemmelig lidenskab. Da en tragedie rammer Jacobs-familien, forbander pastoren Gud, fnyser af alle religiøse overbevisninger og bliver forvist fra den chokerede by. Da Jamie er i midten af trediverne og på turné med sit rockband, desperat og heroinafhængig, møder han igen Charles Jacobs, der nu fungerer som healende mirakelmager. Mødet får voldsomme konsekvenser for dem begge. Forbindelsen mellem dem bliver en pagt, som selv djævlen dårligt ville kunne have udtænkt. Jamie opdager, at vækkelse har mange betydninger. Han sætter sig for at finde sandheden om den gådefulde mand, der nu kalder sig Pastor Danny Jacobs.

JOYLAND er klassisk King. Der er gys og spænding, og samtidig er det en vidunderlig velfortalt roman om at blive voksen.Devin Jones ser tilbage på den periode, hvor han som 21-årig arbejdede i forlystelsesparken Joyland. Han havde været en usikker og ensom ung mand med et knust hjerte, som havde fået job i et middelmådigt tivoli med en hjemsøgt forlystelse. Et uopklaret mord var nemlig engang blevet begået i selvsamme tivoli. I Kings hånd er det en nervepirrende cocktail.Ordene på facaden af Spøgelseshuset i Joyland kunne også stå på forsiden af denne bog: ”Kom indenfor hvis du tør. Man træder indenfor med bævende knæ, og man træder ud med nedbidte negle. Men også varm om hjertet og rørt. Kings univers er på én gang uforudsigeligt og genkendeligt – og gennemsyret af spænding.Joyland er indlæst af Bent Otto Hansen i 2015

Sidste roman i Dark Tower-serien, eller Det mørke Tårn. Nogle kalder den nr. 8 andre kalder den nr. 4,5, men sikkert er det, at den er læng ventet på dansk af alle Kings dark tower fans. Vinden gennem nøglehullet er skrevet som den sidste i serien, men handlingsmæssigt placere den sig mellem nr. 4 og 5.King indledte faktisk Dark Tower serien helt tilbage i 1974, men først i løbet af 80’erne slog serien for alvor igennem, og fik kultstatus. De seneste bind i serien blev udgivet i 2003 og 2004, men efterfølgende besluttede King sig for at skrive Vinden gennem nøglehullet til stor begejstring for de mange fans. Faktisk kan romanen også læses uden at have læst de øvrige i serien, og kan på den måde udgøre en port ind til Kings forfatterskab.Dark Tower-serien er fantasy, når det er bedst. Læseren tages på en fascinerende og gribende rejse og følger fire forskellige hovedpersoner. Den verden King formår at skabe har beriget utallige læsere gennem årenes løb. Han mestrer fortællekunsten som kun de færreste.

Doktor Søvn er den længe ventede opfølger til Kings berømteste bog til dato – Ondskabens hotel.Kun tre overlevede Ondskabens hotel, heriblandt hovedperson Jack Torrances søn, Danny – dengang fem år og nu en voksen mand. Og det er ham vi nu følger. Danny kæmper med tre ting han arvede efter sin far; alkoholisme, et voldsomt temperament og resterne af spøgelset fra Ondskabens hotel. Indledningsvis er spøgelser det mindste af hans problemer…Men alkohol er ikke den eneste dæmon. De ydre dæmoner er The True Knot – en overnaturlig kult som ernæres ved dampene fra børn, som besidder ’the shining’. Kulten rejser rundt i mobilhomes forklædt som harmløse, ældre turister for at opsøge børn med overnaturlige evner. De får færten af Abra, en pige som til overmål besidder ’the shining’. Abra har imidlertid knyttet mental forbindelse til Danny, og fortællingen udfolder sig nu som et forrygende puslespil til det uundgåelige klimaks.Copyright © 2013 Stephen King Published by agreement with Stephen King c/o The Lotts Agency, Ltd. New York and Licht & Burr Literarty Agency, Denmarkgys, overnaturlige evner, alkoholisme, USA

Long live the King” lød lovprisningen fra Entertainment Weekly ved udgivelsen af Kings Om at skrive.Om at skrive handler om, hvordan en af vor tids største forfattere er blevet til – om en cocktail, hvis primære ingredienser er blod og sved. Men det handler også om tårerne; om hvordan Kings trang til at skrive hjalp ham genne følgerne af en fatal bilulykke i 1999, som nær havde kostet ham livet. Og sidst men ikke mindst fortæller King os alle, at der er muligt; du kan skrive.Om at skrive indledes med beretningen om Stephens Kings tidlige fokus på at skrive. Fra barndom til ungdom følger læseren, hvordan dette fænomen af en forfatter bliver til. Frustrationerne og kampene skildres åbenhjertigt, men også morsomt.Endvidere beskriver King håndværkets grundlæggende værktøjer. Hvordan man skærper og udbygger dem ved brug, og hvorfor en forfatter altid må have dem lige ved hånden. Kings blik på skriveprocessen er pragtfuld pragmatisk og afslørende.I sin form er denne formidable bog lige dele memoir og vejledning – og sidst men ikke mindst er den personlig og velskrevet. Med sin fremragende opbygning, sin varme og visdom vil Om at skrive underholde og inspirere alle som læser den – fans, forfattere og alle som elsker en god og velfortalt historie.Hr. Ferdinand er glade og stolte over at genudgive denne kultklassiker, som længe har været udsolgt. I disse tider, hvor enhver kan blive forfatter og udgive en bog på nettet, rammer den i allerhøjeste grad hovedet på sømmet! Og hvis nogle skulle have et nytårsforsæt om at skrive, er det meget passende at starte med at læse denne bog.