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The Stephen King companion : forty years of fear from the master of horror  Cover Image Book Book

The Stephen King companion : forty years of fear from the master of horror / George Beahm [and other contributors] ; illustrated by Michael Whelan and Glenn Chadbourne.

Beahm, George, W. (Author). Chadbourne, Glenn. (Added Author). Whelan, Michael, 1950- (Added Author).

Summary:

Profusely illustrated with nearly 200 photos, color illustrations by celebrated "Dark Tower" artist Michael Whelan, and black-and-white drawings by Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne; supplemented with interviews with friends, colleagues, and mentors who knew King well; looking at King's formative years in Durham, when he began writing fiction as a young teen, his college years in the turbulent sixties, his struggles with early poverty, working full-time as an English teacher while writing part-time, the long road to the publication of his first novel, Carrie, and the dozens of bestselling books and major screen adaptations that followed; covering his varied and prodigious output--this book is a comprehensive guide to the imaginative world of Stephen King.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250081315 (hardcover) :
  • Physical Description: xxxii, 588 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: King, Stephen, 1947- > Criticism and interpretation.
Whelan, Michael, 1950-
Horror tales, American > History and criticism.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lakeshore Branch 813.54 King-B 31681002807253 NONFIC Available -

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