The Stephen King Master Thread

[Lacit170]

So, with Kings TV show, Under the Dome under way, I figured I'd start up a master thread to all things King...

I grew up watching his horror movies at a young age, where watching The Shining up at our ski house in Vermont with friends was a ritual and rite of passage. The Shining is my all time favorite horror movie

[Show spoiler]the Kubrick version, i know its different than the book!

and Pet Sematary were big movies that hooked me into the world of horror at a very young age.

I started watching King movies/mini series over the years, starting in the 80's with The Shining, Pet Sematary, Creepshow and Children of the Corn to the 90's with IT, Misery, The Langoliers and Thinner and countless other titles in between. The 2000's have a lot to live up to but he has given us some greats in 1408 and one of my all time favorites of Kings in The Mist

[Show spoiler]again, i know Kings ending was different!

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All that said, I've grown up and started to read his books starting 5-6 years or so ago. My first must read was obviously The Shining and i was not disappointed and came to understand why Kubrick decided to make a few changes. I love what King wrote in every single way but lets face it, his literary works dont always translate well to film especially with the lack of technology way back when.

I want to try and read all of his greats and started this thread to discuss your favorites and anything else related to KING!

So far I've gotten to The Shining, Carrie, 'Salems Lot, The Stand, Under the Dome and one of my all time favorites of King but in a whole new direction for him; The Dark Tower series.

What are some of your MUST read recommendations as well as movies?