Bibliography of works on Stephen King

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There have been many books published about Stephen King and his works.

  • Date Title Author Publisher ISBN

ASID Number used where ISBN is not available.

1981 Teacher's Manual: Novels of Stephen King Edward J. Zagorski: New American Library, Education Dept. ASID Number: B004YBEI4K

1982 Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King Tim Underwood, Chuck Miller (Editors) Underwood-Miller 978-0934438599

1984 Stephen King: The Art of Darkness: The Life and Fiction of the Master of the Macabre Douglas E. Winter Signet Updated edition (December 2, 1986) 978-0451146120

10/06/1987 Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller Signet (2nd printing edition) 978-0451149626

6/1/1987 The Gothic World of Stephen King: Landscape of Nightmares Gary Hoppenstand, Ray B. Browne Bowling Green State University Popular Press 978-0879724108

5/1/1988 Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King (1988) Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller McGraw-Hill 978-0070657595

6/15/1988 Landscape of Fear: Stephen King's American Gothic Tony Magistrale Bowling Green State University Popular Press 3; New edition 978-0879724054

4/1/1988 The Unseen King Tyson Blue Borgo Pr ASIN Number: B08MQ6GDWM

1989 Feast of Fear: Conversations with Stephen King (1989) Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller Carroll & Gtaf, NY 978-0887330834

1990 The Stephen King Quiz Book Stephen Spignesi Signet 978-0451167088

6/1991 The Shape Under the Sheet: The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia Stephen J Spignesi Popular Culture Ink 978-1560750185

1991 The Stephen King Story George Beahm and Kenny Ray Linkous Andrews and McMeel 978-0836279894

8/9/1991 Reign of Fear: The Fiction and Film of Stephen King (1982–1989) Don Herron Pan Horror 978-0330313476

3/27/1992 The Dark Descent: Essays Defining Stephen King's Horrorscape Tony Magistrale (Ed.) Praeger 978-0313272974

7/7/1992 The Second Stephen King Quiz Book Stephen Spignesi Signet 978-0451173065

1994 Stephen King's America Jonathan P. Davis Bowling Green State University Popular Press 978-0879726478

1994 The Films of Stephen King Ann Lloyd St. Martins Pr 978-0312112745

11/1/1997 Ultimate Unauthorized Stephen King Trivia Challenge: Hundreds of Brainteasing Questions on Minute Details and Little-Known Facts about the World's Leading Horror Writer and His Work Robert W. Bly Kensington / Fine Communications 978-1567312881

1998 Stephen King From A to Z An Encyclopedia of His Life and Work George Beahm Andrews McMeel Publishing 978-0836269147

5/1/1998 Stephen King: America’s Best-Loved Boogeyman George Beahm AndrewsMcMeel Publishing 978-0836254273

1999 Stephen King Country: The Illustrated Guide to the Sites and Sights That Insired the Modern Master of Horror George Beahm Running Press Publishers 978-0762404568

6/30/2000 Science and Destabilization in the Modern American Gothic: Lovecraft, Matheson, and King David A. Oakes Praeger 978-0313311888

5/1/2001 The Stephen King Universe: A Guide to the Worlds of Stephen King Stanley Wiater, Christopher Golden, Hank Wagner Renaissance Books 978-1580631600

3/8/2001 The Modern Weird Tale S. T. Joshi McFarland Co. 978-0786409860

5/1/2001 The Essential Stephen King: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels, Short Stories, Movies, and Other Creations of the World's Most Popular Writer Stephen Spignesi: New Page Books 978-1564144850

6/30/2002 Revisiting Stephen King: A Critical Companion, 2nd edition Sharon A. Russell Greenwood Press 978-0274968428

2002 The Literary Equivalent of a Big Mac and Fries?: Academics, Moralists, and the Stephen King Phenomenon Smith, Greg The Midwest Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 4, Summer 2002

4/1/2002 Creepshows - The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Guide Stephen Graham Jones Billboard Books 978-0823078844

2004 "Diabolical Dreaming in Stephen King's ""The Man in the Black Suit""" Hansen, Tom The Midwest Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 3, Spring 2004

12/2005 The Road to the Dark Tower Bev Vincent Cemetery Dance 1-58767-104-2

2005 The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book Brian Freeman & Bev Vincent Cemetery Dance 1-58767-116-6

5/30/2006 The Complete Stephen King Universe: A Guide to the Worlds of Stephen King Stanley Wiater, Christopher Golden, Hank Wagner St. Martin's Griffin 978-0312324902

2006 Stephen King (part of series Modern {literary} Critical Views) Harold Bloom (Ed.) Chelsea House 978-0791093177

12/30/2008 Stephen King: A Biography Albert Rolls Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated 978-0274977956

7/15/2009 Stephen King on the Big Screen Mark Browning Intellect Ltd 978-1841502458

2009 The Stephen King Illustrated Companion: Manuscripts, Correspondence, Drawings and Memorabilia Bev Vincent Metro Books 978-1435117662

1/6/2009 Haunted Heart: Life and Times of Stephen King Thomas Dun ne Books 978-0312377328

8/3/2010 Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King Hans-Ake Lilja Cemetery Dance 978-1587672125

12/21/2009 Stephen King: America's Storyteller Tony Magistrale Praeger 9780313352287

4/22/2011 The Stephen King Movie Quiz Book Andrew J. Rausch and Ronald Riley BearManor Media 978-1629337272

4/25/2011 Stephen King: A Literary Companion Rocky Wood and Justin Brooks McFarland & Co. 978-0786458509

5/27/2011 The Wit and Wisdom of Stephen King Andrew J. Rausch Ed. BearManor Media 978-1593936488

10/15/2011 Stephen King's Gothic John Sears University of Wales Press 978-0708323458

11/06/2012 Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance Revised and Updated Robin Furth Scribner 978-1451694871

8/27/2013 The Illustrated Stephen King MOVIE Trivia Book Brian James Freeman, Kevin Quigley, and Hans-Ake Lilja Cemetery Dance 978-1587673665

9/13/2013 The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book: Revised & Updated 2nd Edition! Brian James Freeman & Bev Vincent Cemetery Dance 978-1587671081

11/5/2013 The Stephen King Illustrated Companion: Bev Vincent Sterling Publishing 978-1454911258

2/1/2014 Stephen King Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of Horror on Film Scott Von Doviak Applause Theatre & Cinema Books 978-1480355514

8/12/2014 Stephen King's Modern Macabre: Essays on the Later Works Patrick McAleer and Michael A. Perry (Eds.) McFarland 978-0786494002

10/1/2015 The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror George Beahm, Michael Whelan, et al. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press 978-1250054128

12/28/2015 The Dark Tower Companion (Limited edition) Bev Vincent Cemetery Dance 978-1587674082

3/22/2016 Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance (Revised & Updated!) Robin Furth Cemetery Dance 978-1587674327

8/15/2016 Stephen King and Philosophy (Great Authors and Philosophy) Jacob M. Held (Ed.) Rowman & Littlefield 978-1442269767

4/17/2017 Stephen King's The Bill Hodges Trilogy Concordance Robin Furth Scribner 978-1501165917

6/13/2017 The Linguistics of Stephen King by James Arthur Anderson McFarland & Company, Inc. 978-1476668345

07/25/2017 The Dark Tower: The Art of the Film Daniel Wallace Scribner 978-1501164453

9/1/2017 ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY The Ultimate Guide to Stephen King The Editors Of Entertainment Weekly Entertainment Weekly 978-1683300885

6/12/2018 America's Dark Theologian-The Religious Imagination of Stephen King Douglas E. Cowan New York University Press 978-1479894734

10/30/2018 Stephen King, American Master: A Creepy Corpus of Facts About Stephen King & His Work Stephen Spignesi Permuted Press 978-1682616062

11/28/2018 The Modern Stephen King Canon: Beyond Horror Philip L. Simpson (Ed.) Lexington Books 978-1498572781

2019 A Guide to U.S. First Editions of. . . Stephen King Paul Michael Kane LightBox / 19th Edition Publications ISBN 602-0039978464

2/05/2019 Perspectives on Stephen King: Conversations with Authors, Experts and Collaborators Andrew J. Rausch McFarland & Company 978-1476674179

9/6/2019 The World of IT Alyse Wax and Andy Muschietti Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc./Henry A. Abrams 978-1419740473

10/3/2019 Stephen King at the Movies: A Complete History of the Film and Television Adaptions from the Master of Horror Ian Natilan Palazzo Editions Ltd. 978-1786750815

2020 Hope and Miracles: Two Screenplays by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption / The Green Mile) Edited by Tyson Blue Gauntlet Publications 1934267708

7/16/2020 Stephen King and American History Tony Magistrale and Michael J. Blouin Routledge 978-0367493301

2021 From Shawshank with Hope Photography by Paul Michael Kane LightBox / 19th Edition Publications

1/16/2021 Stephen King Dollar Baby: The Book Anthony Northrup BearManor Media 978-1629336688

3/1/2021 Stephen King and American Politics Michael J. Blouin University of Wales Press 978-1786836465

6/22/2021 The Art and Making of The Stand Andy Burns Titan Books 978-1789095944

7/29/2021 Violence in the Films of Stephen King Michael J. Blouin and Tony Magistrale (Eds.) Lexington Books 978-1793635792

5/08/2022 Fun Is Fun and Done is Done: Stephen King Connections and Easter Eggs Michael Roch MicRo Readers 979-8986152103

5/15/2022 Bumpty-Bumpty-Bump!: The Stephen King Daily Reader (Third edition) Michael Roch 979-8806214745

6/21/2022 Stephen King's Maine Haunts: A Guidebook to the Sites and Sights of Things King George Beahm Self Published 979-8837438615

8/26/2022 ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY The Ultimate Guide to Stephen King The Editors Of Entertainment Weekly Entertainment Weekly 978-1547861002

9/13/2022 The Stephen King Ultimate Companion: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences Bev Vince Quatro Publishing Group USA Inc. 978-0760376812

9/20/2022 Encountering Pennywise - Critical Perspectives on Stephen King's 'It' Whitney S. May (Ed.) University Press of Mississippi 978-1496842220

10/04/2022 Castle Rock Kitchen: Wicked Good Recipes From the World of Stephen King (A Cookbook) Theresa Carle-Sanders (Forward by Stephen King) Ten Speed Press 978-1984860026

11/04/2022 The Ultimate Stephen King Quiz Book Dave Musson Independently Published 979-8357604811

4/25/2023 The Making of Creepshow 2 Lee Karr Plexus Publishing 978-0859655729

11/13/2023 Reading Stephen King Brian James Freeman (Ed.) Cemetery Dance 978-1587679438

11/29/2023 Stephen King: Not Just Horror Hans-Ake Lilja BearManor Media 979-8887713687


Material about King can also be found in his own partly autobiographical On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000), ‘’Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing’’ (2000), ‘’Hearts in Suspension’’ (2016) as well as scattered throughout King's Danse Macabre (1981).

A critical analysis of King's work can be found in S. T. Joshi's The Modern Weird Tale (2001).

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