**A thrilling visual companion curated for young adults voraciously reading their way through Stephen King's colossal corpus of creepy books.

**A thrilling visual companion curated for young adults voraciously reading their way through Stephen King's colossal corpus of creepy books.

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* 2025 CBC Librarian Favorites Winner**For many young readers, when the last page of Goosebumps is turned, the first chapter of Pet Sematary * begins, and a world of terror crafted by Stephen King is revealed. His novels are as fascinating as his life, and in this ultimate illustrated guidebook, young readers explore the cultural phenomenon and legacy of the King of Horror.

From scare-seeking child to impoverished university student to struggling schoolteacher to one of the best-selling-and most recognizable-authors of all time, this engrossing book reveals the evolution and influences of Stephen King's body of work over his nearly 50-year career, and how the themes of his writing reflect the changing times and events within his life.