Why Stephen King Mostly Writes Horror Stories
Stephen King is one of the biggest names in the horror genre, and while he has written stories from other genres, such as sci-fi and western, his best works are from the horror realm – but why does he mostly write horror stories? Stephen King has rightfully earned the title of the “King of Horror” thanks to his many horror novels and short stories, with many of them being adapted to TV and film, thus bringing the horror to a wider audience. Stephen King’s career as a writer began in 1967 when he sold his first short story, “The Glass Floor”, to Starling Mystery Stories, and since then, he has brought a variety of stories that explore different types of fears.
After selling that first story, King wrote two drafts for two novels, of which only one was published years later (The Long Walk, in 1979), and in 1973 his first novel was published, though it was actually the fourth one he wrote: Carrie. Although Carrie sold modestly, it became a bestseller after Brian De Palma’s 1976 adaptation, and so King’s career as a horror author was set in motion. His following novel was ‘Salem’s Lot, in 1975, in which readers could see what vampires are like through King’s eyes, and his third novel, The Shining (1977), established him as a preeminent author in the horror genre. King has been an unstoppable force ever since, and has helped generations of readers explore a variety of fears through novels like IT, Misery, Cujo, Pet Sematary, Gerald’s Game, and many more.
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Although King is best known for his horror stories and for bringing some of the most memorable and terrifying characters through them, many of his works aren’t from the realm of horror. Stories like The Eyes of the
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