Blaze (novel) Blaze (novel) Blaze is a novel by American writer Stephen King, published under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. King announced on his website that he "found it" in an attic. In fact (as mentioned in the afterword of "Different Seasons") it was written before "Carrie" and King offered the original draft of the novel to his Doubleday publishers at the same time as "'Salem's Lot". They chose the latter to be his second novel and "Blaze" became a "trunk novel." King rewrote the manuscript, editing out much of what he perceived as over-sentimentality in the original text, and offered the
The Shining (novel) having criticized its handling of the book's themes and of Wendy's character, it is regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made. The novel was also adapted to a television mini-series, which premiered in 1997. Stephen King wrote and closely monitored the making of the series to ensure it followed the novel's narrative. The Shining (novel) The Shining is a horror novel by American author Stephen King. Published in 1977, it is King's third published novel and first hardback bestseller: the success of the book firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre. The setting