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Books by Stephen King mentioned on podcasts
Stephen King's novels and pseudonyms were discussed on various shows. On The Book Review, Gilbert Cruz talked about an upcoming novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub that connects the Talisman and Dark Tower universes. On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, the host mentioned King's novel 'The Running Man' while discussing dystopian fiction and noting it was written via a pseudonym. Joe Rogan discussed several of King's works on The Joe Rogan Experience alongside guest Cody Tucker, confirming that King wrote 'The Running Man' under the Richard Bachman pseudonym. Rogan and his guest also discussed 'The Dark Half', confirming its authorship, and touched upon 'The Shining' in relation to alcohol withdrawal, as well as early successful books like 'Carrie', 'Salem's Lot', and 'Christine'.
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On Writing
Stephen King’s On Writing is part memoir and part masterclass on the craft of storytelling.
Discussed“He's openly shared in his on writing. Yeah, it's in the book. Um, he often had to stuff cotton swabs in his nose stop cocaine induced nose bleeds from dripping onto his typewriter.”
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The Shining
The Shining by Stephen King is a classic psychological horror novel about a struggling writer descending into madness while caretaking an isolated winter hotel.
Discussed“King wrote it between 81 and 85 while deeply dependent on alcohol and cocaine. One of the best books. Uh he also wrote books like The Shining, Pet Cemetery, and The Top Tommy Knockers during that era”
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The Stand
Stephen King's monumental post-apocalyptic epic The Stand details the devastating sweep of a weaponized influenza strain that wipes out the vast majority of humanity, leaving survivors to choose sides in a final conflict between good and evil.
Discussed“Uh, and I I think this panic was an equal mix of PTSD from COVID and quite frankly the enduring popularity of Stephen King's best novel, The Stand. I bring up The Stand because I can't lie, I initially got a little worried because the way in which this started is exactly how the world ending plague and The Stand”
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Cujo
Cujo by Stephen King is a chilling horror novel about a once-gentle Saint Bernard that contracts rabies after being bitten by a bat, terrorizing a mother and her young son trapped inside a broken-down car.
Discussed“Well, he doesn't even remember writing Kujo. Great movie. Yeah. Great. Great book. The book is fantastic.”
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Carrie
Carrie by Stephen King is the iconic 1974 horror debut novel about a tormented, telekinetic teenage girl who unleashes devastation at her high school prom after suffering years of relentless bullying.
Discussed“And this again always takes me back to this kind of like puberty is terrifying and young women going through puberty is particularly terrifying. And I think in some ways Carrie is like the direct descendant of these books.”
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Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary by Stephen King is a dark horror novel about a grieving family that discovers a malevolent burial ground behind their home with the power to resurrect the dead.
Discussed“King wrote it between 81 and 85 while deeply dependent on alcohol and cocaine. One of the best books. Uh he also wrote books like The Shining, Pet Cemetery, and The Top Tommy Knockers during that era”
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It
It by Stephen King is a sprawling horror novel that chronicles a group of childhood friends facing an evil entity in their hometown, sparking generations of terror and nostalgia.
Discussed“I was around 10 or 11 when I read his sprawling novel, It, and it kicked off a lifelong love of horror as a genre and of King as a writer.”
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11/22/63
11/22/63 by Stephen King is a science fiction time-travel novel in which a high school teacher attempts to prevent the assassination of John F.
Discussed“So I was just watching have you guys seen the show 112263 on Netflix? No. It's based on a Stephen King novel.”
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The Tommyknockers
The Tommyknockers by Stephen King is a science fiction horror novel about a Maine town slowly possessed by the gaseous emanations and technology of an ancient buried alien spaceship.
Discussed“King wrote it between 81 and 85 while deeply dependent on alcohol and cocaine. One of the best books. Uh he also wrote books like The Shining, Pet Cemetery, and The Top Tommy Knockers during that era”
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Misery
Misery is a psychological thriller by Stephen King about a famous author held captive by an obsessive fan.
Discussed“and then thinner interestingly misery was written to be a Bachman book and that would have been released as a Bachman book had he not had his pseudonym blown up”
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'Salem's Lot
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King is a classic horror novel that follows a writer returning to a small Maine town that happens to be overrun by vampires.
Discussed“Like I reread Salem's Lot recently and it is terrifying. Like it's genuinely frightening. I think when I was a kid I was probably more easily scared in part because I wasn't a writer.”
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Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King is a celebrated novella about hope, resilience, and endurance within an oppressive prison system, originally published in the collection Different Seasons.
Discussed“And um he had a collection of disciples that followed him around. And he taught them beautiful things about the world and the fabric of reality and gave them appreciation for life. He w he he died and was reborn or raised from the dead.”
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The Outsider
The Outsider by Stephen King is a genre-blending thriller that begins as a straightforward police procedural investigating a gruesome local murder before twisting into a terrifying supernatural horror story.
Discussed“she was in that trilogy of books then she popped up in the outsider a very good book that you wrote”
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Christine
Christine by Stephen King is a classic horror novel about a malevolent, vintage 1958 Plymouth Fury possessed by a sinister supernatural force that slowly corrupts its young owner.
Discussed“What is that Stephen King piece of writing about a haunted car? Which one? There are like three. There's Christine.”
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Rita Hayworth and Shawshank redemption
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a compelling novella by Stephen King that explores themes of hope, resilience, and institutional survival within the confines of a harsh prison system.
Discussed“The Shaw Shank Redemption, a 1994 film based on the novela Rita Hayworth and Shaw Shank Redemption. There's no the it's Rita Hayworth and Shaw Shank Redemption. It was published in 1982's Different Seasons, which is a collection of novelas”
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The Running Man
The Running Man is a dystopian science fiction novel written by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, depicting a lethal game show in a grim future society.
Discussed“This is turning into the Running Man before our eyes. Running man was a, you know, Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's a Stephen King story and then they made it into that Schwarzenegger movie”
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Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King is a suspenseful thriller novel that functions as a direct sequel to the author's classic horror story, The Shining.
Recommended“and by the way another great sequel is Dr sleep with a sequel to The Shining”
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The Dark Half
The Dark Half by Stephen King is a psychological horror novel exploring the dark boundaries of identity, artistic alter egos, and parasitic duality through a writer whose fictional pseudonym comes to life on a murderous rampage.
Discussed“The Dark Half. Yeah, I like that one. I'm up with The Dark Half.”
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Different Seasons
Different Seasons by Stephen King is a celebrated 1982 collection of four distinct novellas that showcases the author's range far beyond traditional horror.
Discussed“It was published in 1982's Different Seasons, which is a collection of novelas that also produced The Body, which was adapted to Stand by Me, and Apt Pupil”
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The Green Mile
Stephen King's serialized novel set on death row explores themes of capital punishment, miraculous healing, and human empathy within a maximum-security prison environment.
Discussed“The Green Mile, 1999. The second prison movie based on a Stephen King story directed by Frank Darabonds. Fascinating publishing story here.”
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The Gunslinger
The Gunslinger by Stephen King is the iconic first volume in the sprawling Dark Tower series, introducing readers to Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, as he relentlessly pursues the mysterious Man in Black across a desolate, surreal landscape.
Discussed“I picture of the man in Black from the Gunslinger”
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The dark tower
The Dark Tower is a sprawling epic fantasy series by Stephen King that blends elements of horror, Westerns, and science fiction to follow a gunslinger on a mystical quest across multiple dimensions.
Discussed“did you guys ever read The Dark Tower Stephen King novels”
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End of Watch
End of Watch by Stephen King is the final installment in the author's Bill Hodges detective trilogy centering on a retired police officer.
Discussed“and so in the other books in the trilogy I had no idea that this was going to be a Trilogy to begin with there's Mr Mercedes there's Finders Keepers and there's End of Watch”
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Night Shift
Night Shift by Stephen King is the iconic author's first collection of short stories, featuring classic tales of terror, suspense, and the macabre that helped define modern horror.
Recommended“I like the earlier ones like Skeleton Crew or whatever the other one is. I can't remember. It had like a bandaged hand with the eye in the middle of the palm.”
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Rage
Rage by Stephen King is a controversial psychological thriller originally published under the author's pseudonym Richard Bachman, following a troubled high school student who holds his classroom hostage.
Discussed“Thinner was a Bachman book. Okay. It's rage which was never made into a movie in which Stephen King has actually this is the school shooting book he it's possible that is not easily able to yes get these days because actually don't want that book in the world”
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The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone by Stephen King is a classic thriller novel about a man who awakens from a coma with psychic abilities that allow him to foresee catastrophic events and dark political futures.
Discussed“And that's uh what I like to call the dead zone, right? Christopher Walkin. He would place his hands on you and he would see something. Man, I think we talked about it recently about how that movie holds up still.”
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The Talisman
The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub is a classic collaborative fantasy novel following a twelve-year-old boy named Jack Sawyer as he embarks on a perilous journey to save his dying mother.
Discussed“One of those books is The Talisman. Back in the early 1980s, in the midst of an astoundingly productive period, King co-wrote with his friend and fellow author Peter Straoud, The Talisman, a story about a 12-year-old boy named Jack Sawyer, whose mother, a be movie actress, is dying.”
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Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King is a psychological thriller and dark character study centered on a Maine housekeeper accused of murdering the wealthy elderly woman she cares for, while flashing back to abuse and survival.
Discussed“This is 1995's Dolores Clayborn. This is a film that stars Kathy Bates post Misery film that is also directed by Rob Reiner based on Stephen King book.”
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Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King is a dark science fiction novel written in the wake of the author's near-fatal 1999 car accident.
Critiqued“there's one book called dreamcatcher that he wrote after the accident in 1999 the car accident that almost killed him”
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From a Buick 8
From a Buick 8 by Stephen King is a dark, suspenseful novel centering on a mysterious, otherworldly car stored away by state troopers in rural Pennsylvania.
Discussed“What is that Stephen King piece of writing about a haunted car? Which one? There are like three. There's Christine. There's from a Buick. I can't remember the year. The Buick. Buick 8.”
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Insomnia
Insomnia is a chilling psychological horror novel by Stephen King that delves into themes of aging, insomnia, and surreal cosmic forces in a small town.
Discussed“And Pat actually talks about this in his book, where he says this was a specific strategy hatched out of the Department of Defense by some of the neocons at the time to continue justifying the largest defense spending that we continue to be tied down with.”
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Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew by Stephen King is a celebrated collection of horror and suspense short stories written by the master of modern American fiction.
Recommended“But let me know what you think of whatever Stephen King book you read. Do you have a particular short story or anthology of his that you can recommend? I like the earlier ones like Skeleton Crew”
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The Bachman Books
The Bachman Books by Stephen King collects several chilling early novels published under the author's pen name to circumvent publishing limits.
Discussed“It's just at least Stephen King when he wrote his like Richard the Bachman book. Yeah. At least he just just said, "Listen, I'm writing too many books for people to buy. I'm gonna write them under a different name."”
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The Body
The Body by Stephen King is a celebrated coming-of-age novella included in the author's collection Different Seasons that follows a group of young boys searching for a missing body.
Discussed“That movie is based off a Stephen King nolla called The Body.”
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The Mist
The Mist by Stephen King is a chilling horror novella about a mysterious, apocalyptic fog that rolls into a small town and traps survivors inside a supermarket while unleashing monstrous creatures from another dimension.
Discussed“that's a good Stephen King book that book is creepy”
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Thinner
Thinner by Stephen King is a horror novel published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, telling the story of a lawyer cursed by a Romani elder to waste away physically unless he can break the hex.
Discussed“Thinner was a Bachman book. Okay. It's rage which was never made into a movie in which Stephen King has actually this is the school shooting book he it's possible that is not easily able to yes get these days because actually don't want that book in the world the long walk the running man and road work which has”
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You Like It Darker
You Like It Darker by Stephen King is a chilling collection of short fiction and masterfully crafted horror tales that delve into the darker facets of human nature and the supernatural.
Recommended“so I read a Stephen King book you like him right who's surprised crickets I read his new short Story collection which is called you like a darker”
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Black House
Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub is a collaborative novel that follows up on their previous work by catching up with the protagonist Jack Sawyer as an adult.
Discussed“The book was a massive success and 17 years later in 2001, the writing duo published a sequel called Blackhouse that picked up with Jack as an adult.”
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Danse Macabre
Danse Macabre is a non-fiction critical overview of the horror genre by Stephen King that surveys horror across literature, film, and television from the mid-twentieth century through the 1970s.
Discussed“It actually begins before Shirley Jackson. It begins with Stephen King and his book Dance Macabra, which was his 80s summary of the horror field in general.”
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Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King about a woman who finds herself handcuffed to a bed in a remote cabin after her husband dies suddenly during an attempted game of bondage.
Discussed“There's a book called Rose Matter and then two books, Dolores Claybornne and Gerald's Game, who are linked.”
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Mr. Mercedes
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Discussed“And so I wrote the book and in the course of it I really stumbled across this woman named Holly Gibney and she has become one of my favorite characters and if I hadn't written that first book Mr. Mercedes I never would have found her”
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Mr. Mercedes
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Discussed“And so I wrote the book and in the course of it I really stumbled across this woman named Holly Gibney and she has become one of my favorite characters and if I hadn't written that first book Mr. Mercedes I never would have found her”
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Other Worlds Than These
Other Worlds Than These by Stephen King and Peter Straub is a collaborative novel that connects the imaginative universes of previous works like The Talisman and the Dark Tower series.
Discussed“That didn't stop Stephen King, however, because he is finally publishing with Straoud down as co-author that book. It's titled Other Worlds Than these.”
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Rose Madder
Rose Madder is a psychological thriller by Stephen King that explores themes of domestic abuse and mythological vengeance through a woman fleeing her violent husband.
Discussed“There's a book called Rose Matter and then two books, Dolores Claybornne and Gerald's Game, who are linked.”
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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King is a compelling story collection featuring a mix of newly published tales alongside previously released works.
Discussed“the final new title on the fiction side of things this week is uh by our old friend Stephen King who has a new Story collection um kind of a new and collected some have never been published before uh some have the name of the book is the bizarre of bad dreams and that's new at number one”
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Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil is a dark novella by Stephen King included in his collection Different Seasons, focusing on a chilling relationship between a boy and a former Nazi war criminal.
Recommended“so if you're curious about stevenh King and would like a gentle introduction I strongly suggest going to different seasons and reading one of his novelas I would skip app puple”
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Bag of Bones
Discussed“so Duma key he wrote a book a few years earlier called bag of bones that's very similar and the plot description could fit both of them”
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Charlie the Choo-Choo
Discussed“I believe it's his first picture book called Charlie the Chuchu”
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Drunken Fireworks
Discussed“this holiday weekend Stephen King has released a new audiobook exclusive and it's sort of tied to the holiday weekend it's called drunken fireworks”
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Duma Key
Discussed“but Duma really gets overlooked I think King as he was recovering from this accident which was brutal and a really tough one this guy has had an accident in the book”
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Finders Keepers
Discussed“and so in the other books in the trilogy I had no idea that this was going to be a Trilogy to begin with there's Mr Mercedes there's Finders Keepers and there's End of Watch”
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Full Dark, No Stars
Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of four dark and compelling novellas by renowned author Stephen King, exploring themes of retribution, morality, and ordinary people pushed to extremes.
Recommended“also he did full dark no stars which is four novellas that are also really quite good”
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Holly
Discussed“Stephen King joins us to talk about his new book Holly which is a suspense novel starring what is quickly become one of his most recurring characters the private investigator Holly Gibney”
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If It Bleeds
Discussed“The Life of Chuck is based on a short story from the 2020 collection, If It Bleeds.”
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Joe Hill: the Graphic Novel Collection
Joe Hill: the Graphic Novel Collection compiles terrifying and imaginative comic book stories written by acclaimed author Joe Hill alongside collaborators like Jason Ciaramella, Stephen King, Chris Ryall, and Zach Howard.
Recommended“or i'm reading joe hill right now one of my favorite writers and he is hilarious”
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Needful Things
Needful Things by Stephen King is a dark horror novel that explores human greed, temptation, and the psychological unraveling of a small Maine town manipulated by a demonic shopkeeper.
Recommended“I think I watch films more than uh okay needful things by Stephen King Why did you”
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Revival
Revival is a dark, haunting novel by Stephen King that explores obsession, faith, and the terrifying unknown, culminating in a chilling cosmic horror climax.
Recommended“I think a book like Revival or 112263 or girl who love Tom Gordon or these late career very recent in terms books I'd stack any of them up against carry The Shining the stand”
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Roadwork
Discussed“one was a book about a high school students who takes over a class is that was that I think it was road work”
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Stephen King Goes to the Movies
Discussed“but the idea was based on a Stephen King book and the Stephen King book where there was a guy who was sort of slow and they did something to him and all of a sudden he became some super genius almost godlike character”
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Stephen King's Danse Macabre
Discussed“there were some authors who sued people I think they might have sued open AI for ingesting their books yeah well this gives them an off RM they could say you know what in the core model we're taking out Stephen King's Works”
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The Breathing Method
The Breathing Method is a suspenseful and atmospheric novella by Stephen King that was originally published in the acclaimed 1982 collection Different Seasons.
Recommended“but the Shaw Shank Rita Hayworth and the Shaw Shank Redemption the body which Stand By Me is based on and the breathing method are all fantastic novelas”
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The Colorado Kid
Discussed“you look at the Colorado kid which is a book in which like basically it's all about a mystery and at the end the solution of the mystery is nobody knows”
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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King is a gripping psychological thriller about a young girl named Trisha who gets lost in the remote wilderness and relies on her imagined conversations with Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Tom Gordon to keep her sane and alive.
Recommended“I think a book like Revival or 112263 or girl who love Tom Gordon or these late career very recent in terms books I'd stack any of them up against carry The Shining the stand”
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The Institute
Discussed“so you know I'm I'm reading a Stephen King novel now the Institute and a lot of those this boy who's trapped up he's been kidnapped”
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The Langoliers
Discussed“Have you guys ever read The Langoliers by Stephen King? Yeah, there's That's a cool plane time travel-y, timey-wimey kind of story.”
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The Long Walk
The Long Walk is a dystopian thriller novel written by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, depicting a grueling annual walking competition where contestants face fatal consequences.
Recommended“but my favorite one the one that I love the most is actually a Bachman book and it's called The Long Walk”
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The Vampire Archives
Discussed“Who in 1819 writes an article called The Vampire, a tale by Lord Byron. And this is this is going to spread this is a very popular story.”
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