Stephen King's Favorite Characters From His Books (& Why He Loves Them)
Stephen King has written a variety of characters in his horror novels and short stories, but only a few are considered among his personal favorites. Stephen King has rightfully earned the title of King of Horror thanks to his numerous horror stories, through which he has terrorized generations of readers while also delivering stories that address deep and complex topics. King’s career as a horror author began in 1967 when he sold his first professional short story, “The Glass Floor”, to Startling Mysteries, and in 1973, his first novel was published: Carrie.
Though it initially sold modestly, Carrie became a bestseller after Brian de Palma’s 1976 adaptation was released, and its success opened many doors for King as an author. Since then, King has brought a variety of stories and characters for readers to explore new fears, settings, and meet all types of characters – whether humans, monsters, or humans who turn out to be more terrifying than any fantasy creature. Many of King’s characters have become part of pop culture, in big part thanks to their adaptations to other media, as happened with Pennywise the Dancing Clown from IT, Jack Torrance from The Shining, Annie Wilkes from Misery, and many more.
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Fans of Stephen King’s novels can be often found debating over who is/are the best character(s) from his stories as well as who are the scariest ones, and the answers will always vary as it depends on each reader’s experiences. What many seem to forget is that Stephen King himself also has his favorites from his own works, though like many other authors, he can’t just choose one favorite. During a panel at Lisner Audiotorium in 2014 (via CheatSheet), King was asked about his
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