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11-10-2008, 09:05 AM
This list has been created with great use and help of Justin Brooks’ exhaustive bibliography. However, it is not entirely complete, and in a few places, perhaps (surely) not entirely correct.
I’m awaiting photocopies of the two extra addendums to Justin’s bibliography, so this list will eventually be updated and corrected, and the same goes for every time King publishes a nonfiction piece – outside of Entertainment Weekly, that is. I haven’t listed any of the stand-alone pieces or Pop of King columns in EW, since it’s already being done on this side. I also decided to leave out all the forewords, afterwords, introductions, etc. to/in his own work. The same goes for Internet-only publications. I figured all you King know-it-alls are well aware of the various letters and notes he has posted, say, on his own site. I also excluded all the Danse Macabre and On Writing excerpts, except those changed/rewritten by King himself. You will also stumble upon a few ultra-rare pieces and curiosities that nobody can get their sweaty hands on (unless they are extremely lucky or manage to build themselves a time machine to travel back and snatch, say, a copy of The Village Vomit), mainly because I couldn’t resist it. Should anyone feel the urge to continue this list, to add to it, to correct it, whatever – especially those of you who have the two addendums to Justin’s book – then go ahead. Even though I worked my ass off, I practically ripped off Justin’s book, so it ain’t really mine when it comes down to it. We can be together on this, if you so desire.
Final word: This one - * - has been added to the pieces or the appearances of the pieces I own myself, either as actual photocopies or as text versions (or if I have them in a Castle Rock Newsletter or in Secret Windows). Just a little nod to any interested traders here.
Enjoy.
Peter. (DanishCollector)
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T.V. News
(A short column King wrote for Dave’s Rag, a self-published, typed and mimeographed community newspaper, run by Stephen and his brother David. An entire issue (Summer Special, 1959) was reproduced in Stephen J. Spignesi’s The Shape Under the Sheet: The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia)
1. Dave’s Rag (1959)
2. The Shape Under the Sheet: The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia, by Stephen J. Spignesi (1991)
The Village Vomit
(A satirical takeoff of the high school newspaper The Drum)
1. Self-published (1963-1964)
Progno For Tourney Go: Steve Thinks Chances Slim
(A short piece about the prospects for Lisbon High School’s basketball team)
1. The Enterprise (February 20, 1964) Note: King’s articles only appeared in the local (Lisbon Falls, Maine) edition of the newspaper, not the state-wide edition.
Tit For Tat At Tourney: Lisbon High Hot And Cold
(This piece recounts two Lisbon High School basketball games)
1. The Enterprise (February 27, 1964) Note: King’s articles only appeared in the local (Lisbon Falls, Maine) edition of the newspaper, not the state-wide edition.
Untitled
(This is a piece about a local Lisbon High School basketball game)
1. The Enterprise (1964) Note: King’s articles only appeared in the local (Lisbon Falls, Maine) edition of the newspaper, not the state-wide edition.
Untitled
(A sidebar article to the above piece about a basketball record set by Robert Ransom)
1. The Enterprise (1964) Note: King’s articles only appeared in the local (Lisbon Falls, Maine) edition of the newspaper, not the state-wide edition.
Opinion
(An editorial column about the war in Vietnam)
1. The Maine Campus (November 16, 1967)
From the Nitty-Gritty
(A humorous letter to the editor discussing the best and worst of campus in 1967)
1. The Maine Campus (February 22, 1968)
Untitled
(A letter to the editor regarding violence on television)
1. TV Guide (July 13-19, 1968)
Lurching Charm *
(A humorous letter to the editor. This is the one that got King the gig of writing the King’s Garbage Truck columns)
1. The Maine Campus (January 16, 1969)
King’s Garbage Truck *
(This was a weekly column by King for The Maine Campus. 47 columns in all!)
1. The Maine Campus (1969-1970)
Ubris is the Best Ever
(King’s review of the Spring, 1969 issue of Ubris)
1. The Maine Campus (April 17, 1969)
‘No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger’
(King’s review of the documentary film of the same title)
1. The Maine Campus (October 23, 1969)
King Cat *
(A letter to the editor discussing the reprinting of one of his Truck columns in a local newspaper)
1. The Maine Campus (December 11, 1969)
Cancelled Stamp
(Humorous letter to the editor where King talks about a poster of him that had been printed in a previous issue of The Maine Campus)
1. The Maine Campus (February 5, 1970)
A Possible Fairy Tale
(A fictional account of an anti-war demonstration)
1. The Paper (May 8, 1970)
Someone Shouted J’accuse
(King talking about himself being tried for public intoxication)
1. The Summer Campus (July 2, 1970)
More Truck
(King talks about “the frightening tide of resentment that is rising against college students in this state.”)
1. The Maine Campus (November 5, 1970)
Toothy Trauma
(Humorous letter to the editor)
1. The Maine Campus (January 7, 1971)
The Horror Market Writer and the Ten Bears
1. Writer’s Digest (November, 1973)
2. As “Horror Stories and the Ten Bears” in Fiction Writers Market (1981)
3. As “The Horror Writer and the Ten Bears: Foreword” in Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King, by Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller (April, 1986)
4. As “The Horror Market Writer and the Ten Bears” in The Writer’s Digest Guide to Good Writing (1994)
5. As “The Horror Market Writer and the Ten Bears” in Popular Fiction: An Anthology (1998)
6. As “The Horror Market Writer and the Ten Bears: A True Story” in Secret Windows, by Stephen King (2000) *
Writing a First Novel
1. The Writer (June, 1975) *
2. As “In the Beginning…” in The Writer (April, 1987) (Excerpt)
Violence on Television – Too Much, or Too Little?
1. The Bangor Daily News (January 17, 1976)
Untitled
(Letter discussing readers turning away from books and toward other entertainment mediums)
1. The Maine Times (March, 1976)
2. As “Constant Reader: Gone to the Movies” in Coda: Poets & Writers Newsletter Volume 4, Number 2 (November/December, 1976)
Not Guilty
(King defends his novel ‘Salem’s Lot in this “The Guest Word” column)
1. The New York Times Book Review (October 24, 1976)
2. Chernobog (a horror “fanzine”) Number 18 (Late 80s)
The Student Talks Back
(Letter to professor Hamilton regarding his review of King’s ‘Salem’s Lot)
1. Maine Alumnus (Fall, 1977)
The Fright Report
1. Oui (January, 1978) *
2. Portions incorporated into Danse Macabre
3. Chernobog (a horror “fanzine”) Number 18 (Late 80s)
Ghostmaster General
(A humorous article about how to enjoy safe Trick-or-Treating on Halloween)
1. The Bangor Daily News (October 31, 1978)
2. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (October, 1985) *
The Doll Who Ate His Mother *
(King’s review of Ramsey Campbell’s novel of the same title)
1. Whispers No. 11/12 (October, 1978)
2. Incorporated into Danse Macabre
Booze and the Writer
(An article that includes contributions from different writers, including King regarding alcohol use)
1. Writer’s Digest (October, 1978)
Introduction *
1. Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Omnibus) (December, 1978)
2. Incorporated into Danse Macabre
The Writing Life: An Interview with Myself
(King answers his own questions about writing)
1. Writer’s Digest (January, 1979)
The Horrors of ‘79
1. Rolling Stone No. 307/308 (December 27, 1979-January 10, 1980)
2. Rolling Stone (Australian edition) No. 307/308 (December 27, 1979-January 10, 1980) *
How to Scare a Woman to Death *
1. Murderess Ink: The Better Half of the Mystery, by Dilys Winn (1979)
A Pilgrim’s Progress
(Essay about first starting out as a writer and having low book sales and low turnouts for book signings, etc.)
1. American Bookseller (January, 1980)
On Becoming a Brand Name
1. Adelina (February, 1980)
2. As the foreword in Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King, by Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller (1982)
3. Secret Windows, by Stephen King (2000) *
Books: The Sixties Zone *
(King’s review of The Brave and the Free by Leslie Waller)
1. Adelina (June, 1980)
Books: Critic Critique *
(A continuation of the above review)
1. Adelina (July, 1980)
Books: Two for Terror *
(King’s review of Mayday by Thomas H. Bloch and Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell)
1. Adelina (August, 1980)
Books: Travelers *
(King’s review of The Resort by Sol Stein and Free Fall by J.D. Reed)
1. Adelina (September, 1980)
An Amazing Trip to the Outer Limits of Fantasy *
(Review of The Stories of Ray Bradbury, by Ray Bradbury)
1. Chicago Tribune Bookworld (October 19, 1980)
Imagery and the Third Eye
1. The Writer (October, 1980) *
2. Maine Alumnus (December, 1981)
3. The Writer’s Handbook (1982)
4. Incorporated into Danse Macabre
Introduction for The Shapes of Midnight
1. The Shapes of Midnight, by Joseph Payne Brennan (October, 1980)
Some Notes on Tales of the Vampyre
(Two-page contribution to a program book for Tales of the Vampyre, an opera based on the short story “The Vampyre” by John Polidori)
1. Opera New England of Northern Maine (Fall, 1980)
Books: Love Those Long Novels *
(A discussion of negative reactions to long novels from some readers)
1. Adelina (November, 1980)
Remembering John
(King’s eulogy for John Lennon)
1. The Bangor Daily News (December 13/14, 1980)
Why We Crave Horror Movies
(This article is composed of revised excerpts from Danse Macabre)
1. Playboy (January, 1981)
2. The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing, Second Edition (1988)
3. Literature: The Human Experience, Shorter Fifth Edition with Essays (1992)
4. Common Culture: Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture (1995)
5. The Bedford Guide for College Writers, Fifth Edition (1999)
6. The Longwood Reader, Fourth Edition (1999)
7. The Prose Reader: Essays for Thinking, Reading, and Writing, Fifth Edition (1999)
8. The Simon and Schuster Short Prose Reader, Second Edition (1999)
9. Mirror on America: Short Essays and Images from Popular Culture, Second Edition (2003)
10. The Sundance Reader, Fourth Edition (April, 2005)
Introduction
1. The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (May, 1981) *
2. Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1985)
3. Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (October, 1991)
4. The Giant Book of Horror Stories (November, 1991)
Stephen King’s Guilty Pleasures *
(King on the films he’s embarrassed to have enjoyed)
1. Film Comment (May/June, 1981)
When Is TV Too Scary For Children?: Now You Take Bambi Or Snow White – That’s Scary!
1. TV Guide (June 13-19, 1981) *
2. As “Now You Take Bambi Or Snow White – That’s Scary!” in Popular Writing in America: The Interaction of Style and Audience, Third Edition (1985)
3. Writing Fiction: A Guide To Narrative Craft, Fifth Edition (2000)
4. Elements of Literature with Readings in World Literature, Fourth Course (June, 2000) (Abridged)
Notes on Horror
(This piece is comprised of excerpts from Danse Macabre. I’m not really sure if King himself did any of the editing/rewrites)
1. Quest (June, 1981)
Untitled *
(King shares with us a recurring dream/nightmare)
1. Dreamworks (Summer, 1981)
Quitting Smoking: The Toughest Part is Deciding to Try
1. The Bangor Daily News (September 15, 1981)
The Healthy Power of a Good Scream *
(This has been called an excerpt from Danse Macabre, which it also is, but it’s billed as an interview by some female “writer,” although it’s clear she has just picked some quotes from Danse Macabre. An odd thing, and I wonder how she got away with it. I have never regarded this one as an actual nonfiction piece by King, but for those who disagree, here it is anyway)
1. Self (September, 1981)
Foreword *
1. Tales from the Nightside, by Charles L. Grant (October, 1981)
The Cannibal and the Cop
(Review of the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris)
1. Washington Post Book World (November 1, 1981)
2. Shadowings: The Reader’s Guide to Horror Fiction, by Douglas E. Winter (1983)
The Sorry State of TV Shows: You Gotta Put on the Gruesome Mask and Go Booga-Booga *
(Excerpt from Danse Macabre, heavily revised)
1. TV Guide (December 5-11, 1981)
Introduction *
1. When Michael Calls, by John Farris (1981)
Stephen King’s List of the 6 Scariest Scenes Ever Captured on Film
1. The Book of Movie Lists (1981)
2. As “Stephen King’s 6 Scariest Scenes Ever Captured on Film” in The People’s Almanac Presents the Book of Lists: The ‘90s Edition (1993)
Introduction: The Importance of Being Forry
1. Mr. Monster’s Movie Gold, by Forrest J. Ackerman (1981)
Between Rock and a Soft Place
(King on the death of rock music and the radio)
1. Playboy (January, 1982)
Visit With an Endangered Species *
(King on Disc jockey “Mighty John” Marshall)
1. Playboy (January, 1982)
The Ludlum Attraction *
(Humorous review of the novel The Parsifal Mosaic, by Robert Ludlum)
1. Washington Post Book World (March 7, 1982)
The Land of Lunacy
(Guest column about abortion)
1. The Bangor Daily News (April 15, 1982)
Favorite Films *
1. Washington Post (June 24, 1982)
Untitled (Stephen King) *
(A short piece in which King briefly discusses two short stories; “The Color Out of Space” by H. P. Lovecraft and “Sweets to the Sweet” by Robert Bloch. He also briefly introduces “The Companion” by Ramsey Campbell)
1. The Arbor House Celebrity Book of Horror Stories (June, 1982)
Digging The Boogens *
(Review of James L. Conway’s film The Boogens)
1. The Twilight Zone (July, 1982)
On The Shining and Other Perpetrations *
1. Whispers (August, 1982)
Giant Skull and Crossbones for Maine Yankee
(Guest column about nuclear power)
1. The Bangor Daily News (September 29, 1982)
Foreword *
1. Stalking the Nightmare, by Harlan Ellison (1982)
Horrors!
(King’s list of the ten best videocassettes available for Halloween ´82)
1. TV Guide (October 30-November 5, 1982) *
2. As “Creature Features” in Canadian edition of TV Guide (October 30-November 5, 1982)
The Evil Dead: Why You Haven’t Seen It Yet … and Why You Ought To
(Review of Sam Raimi’s film The Evil Dead)
1. The Twilight Zone (November, 1982)
2. As “A Note from Steven King” in The Evil Dead: Original Movie Picture Soundtrack (compact disc) (Excerpt, and yes, they misspelled Stephen!)
Playboy Guide People
(King on films he wants to have preserved on videocassette)
1. Playboy Guide: Electronic Entertainment Vol. 2, No. 2 (Fall/Winter, 1982)
My High School Horrors
(Humorous piece about King’s experiences as a high school teacher)
1. Sourcebook: The Magazine for Seniors (1982)
2. As “High School Horrors” in Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (February, 1986) *
3. Georgia Biology Volume I, Number 1 (Fall, 1993)
Peter Straub: An Informal Appreciation *
1. World Fantasy Convention ’82 (1982)
Special Make-Up Effects and the Writer
(Introduction/appreciation by King)
1. Grande Illusions: A Learn-by-Example Guide to the Art and Technique of Special Make-Up Effects, by Tom Savini (January, 1983)
2. Bizarro!, by Tom Savini (1983) *
A Novelist’s Perspective on Bangor *
1. Black Magic & Music (a booklet) (March, 1983)
Stephen King’s 10 Favorite Horror Books or Short Stories
1. The Book of Lists #3 (March, 1983)
2. The Book of Lists: Horror (2008)
Don’t Be Cruel *
(Letter from King, commenting favorably on Dave Marsh’s article on Elvis Presley in the April 9, 1983 issue of TV Guide)
1. TV Guide (April 30-May 6, 1983)
Untitled
(Letter to the editor in which King denies being Richard Bachman)
1. Dark Horizons No. 26 (Spring, 1983)
Forget Hermon *
(Letter to the editor discussing King’s dislike of Hermon, Maine)
1. The Bangor Daily News (June 22, 1983)
Dear Walden People
(Letter in which King talks about his novella collection, Different Seasons)
1. Waldenbooks Book Notes (August, 1983)
2. As “With Waldenbooks” in Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King, by Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller (April, 1988)
3. The Stephen King Companion, by George Beahm (September 1989) *
A Watt Post-Mortem
(Guest column in which King discusses his opinions on former secretary of the interior, James Watt)
1. The Bangor Daily News (October 14, 1983)
Ross Thomas Stirs the Pot *
(Review of the novel Missionary Stew by Ross Thomas)
1. Washington Post Book World (October 16, 1983)
A Profile of Robert Bloch *
1. World Fantasy Convention 1983 (October, 1983)
Untitled (Stephen King) *
(A short autobiographical summary of King’s life)
1. A Gift From Maine (December, 1983)
Berni Wrightson: An Appreciation *
1. Cycle of the Werewolf portfolio (1983)
Introduction *
1. Tales by Moonlight, by Jessica Amanda Salmonson (1983)
Introduction to the Marvel Edition of Frankenstein *
1. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley (Marvel) (1983)
The Limits of Violence
(King’s short contribution to a collection of responses by authors regarding the limits of violence)
1. Shadowings: The Reader’s Guide to Horror Fiction, by Douglas E. Winter (1983)
2. As “Horror and the Limits of Violence” in American Fantasy Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall, 1986) *
A Letter From Stephen King *
1. Fantasy Review (January, 1984)
The Irish King
(This piece consists of Irish ideas for improving the work of others)
1. The New York Daily News (March 16, 1984)
1984: A Bad Year If You Fear Friday the 13th
1. The New York Times (April 12, 1984)
2. As “The Triple Whammy” in Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (November, 1987) *
Why I Am For Gary Hart *
1. The New Republic (June 4, 1984)
Dr. Seuss and the Two Faces of Fantasy *
(Speech by King)
1. Fantasy Review No. 68 (June, 1984)
My First Car *
(King’s part of a larger article with the umbrella title “My First Car” that also compiled contributions from many others)
1. Gentlemen’s Quarterly (July, 1984)
Childress Debut with World Shows Uncanny Style and Eye for Detail *
(Review of the novel A World Made of Fire, by Mark Childress)
1. Atlanta Journal-Constitution (October 21, 1984)
Untitled
(Humorous letter to the editor in which King mentions his Cat’s Eye film project, among other things)
1. The Bewilderbeast (fanzine) No. 5 (1984)
Introduction
1. The Blackboard Jungle, by Evan Hunter (1984)
Cat From Hell *
(King on the genesis of his story “The Cat From Hell”)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (June, 1985)
Attacked by a Wet Poodle? *
(Letter to the editor concerning an unfavorable review of The Talisman)
1. Newsweek (January 14, 1985)
What Went Down When Magyk Went Up
(Review of the novel Glitz, by Elmore Leonard)
1. The New York Times Book Review (February 10, 1985)
Ephen Stephen *
(Letter about the misspelling of King’s name)
1. The Bangor Daily News (February 13, 1985)
Postscript on the King/Bachman Connection
(Letter to the editor about errors concerning King’s Richard Bachman pseudonym)
1. The Bangor Daily News (March 5, 1985)
Onward and Upward
(Humorous letter where King “praises” the newspaper for its censorship of a Doonsbury comic strip)
1. The Bangor Daily News (April 24, 1985)
Theodore Sturgeon – 1918-1985
(King’s eulogy for Theodore Sturgeon)
1. Washington Post Book World (May 26, 1985) *
2. SFWA Bulletin (Summer, 1985)
3. As “Viewpoint: Theodore Sturgeon – 1918-1985” in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine (January, 1986)
King Testifies
(Letter to the editor about a hoax-review perpetrated by a “Helen Purcell” of an erotic novel, Love Lessons, by “John Wilson” but credited to King in the April Fantasy Review column)
1. Fantasy Review (May, 1985) *
2. As an untitled letter in Locus (July, 1985)
3. As “Random Factors-Letters” in Science Fiction Chronicle Volume 6, Number 10 (July, 1985)
4. As “The King Speaks” in The Twilight Zone (October, 1985)
Famous First Words: Well Begun is Half Done
(King’s contribution to a larger article about favorite passages in literature and why)
1. The New York Times Book Review (June 2, 1985)
The Politics of Limited Editions *
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (Part 1 (June, 1985); Part 2 (July, 1985))
His Creepiest Movies
(One of King’s “Lists That Matter”)
1. USA Today (August 27, 1985)
Lists That Matter (Nr. 7) *
(King lists the best movies of all-time)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (August, 1985)
Lists That Matter (Nr. 8) *
(King lists the worst movies of all-time)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (September, 1985)
Lists That Matter (Nr. 14) *
(King lists his ten worst fears)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (October, 1985)
What Ails the U.S: Male: Fire and Ice Cream
(Short article that says men fell vulnerable because there are “certain things we don’t want to admit to women”)
1. Mademoiselle (November, 1985)
My Say
(Essay on the declining paperback market)
1. Publishers Weekly (December 20, 1985)
2. The Stephen King Companion, by George Beahm (September, 1989) *
3. The Lost Work of Stephen King, by Stephen J. Spignesi (1998) *
Regis Reprimandum
(Letter to the editor about numerous errors that have plagued references to King in Fantasy Review)
1. Fantasy Review (December, 1985)
2. As “Fie on Fantasy” in Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (January, 1986) *
A King
(Letter concerning King’s relief that Fangoria has not forgotten about him)
1. Fangoria No. 45 (1985)
Lists That Matter *
(King’s chronological list of the ten Best Things in Life)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (January, 1986)
You Are Here Because You Want the Real Thing
(Appreciation of Clive Barker)
1. Albacon III Programme Book (March 28-31, 1986)
2. A Special Preview Tale from The Inhuman Condition, by Clive Barker (1986) (Booklet that was distributed at the 1986 ABA convention)
3. As the introduction in Clive Barker’s Shadows in Eden, by Stephen Jones (1991) *
Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Rick *
(Eulogy for Ricky Nelson and a discussion of rock music)
1. Spin (April, 1986)
Let’s Scare Dick and Jane
(Response to the TV movie The Day After)
1. Washington Post Book World (May 11, 1986) *
2. The Creative Child and Adult Quarterly Vol. XIII, No. 2 (1988) (Revised)
Red Sox Fan Crows About Team, But May Have to Eat Chicken
1. The Bangor Daily News (May 17-18, 1986)
Tough Talk and Tootsies, Just 25 Cents
(A discussion of the paperback originals of the ‘50s)
1. USA Today (May 23, 1986)
The Camus of Crime
(A short sidebar article about author Jim Thompson)
1. USA Today (May 23, 1986)
King Awaits His Chicken and Haskell Should Shop for Shorts
1. The Bangor Daily News (May 23, 1986)
King Vs. Chalker, One Last Round
(Letter from King about errors that Jack L. Chalker made about the publication of The Eyes of the Dragon)
1. Fantasy Review (May, 1986)
Say ‘No’ to the Enforcers
(Article on pornography law)
1. Maine Sunday Telegram (June 1, 1986)
2. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (August, 1986) *
All-American Love Story *
(Review of the novel The Moon Pinnace, by Thomas Williams)
1. Washington Post Book World (June 6, 1986)
Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully – in Ten Minutes
1. The Writer (July, 1986)
2. The Writer’s Handbook (1988)
3. The Fractal (Fall, 1993)
4. The Writer (March, 2000) *
5. The Writer’s Handbook (September, 2001) (Minor revisions)
6. As “All the Writing Advice You Need in 10 Minutes” in The Writer’s Survival Guide (2005)
Stephen King Comments on It *
(Letter that King originally wrote to Michael R. Collings)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (July, 1986)
Untitled *
(King’s answer to the theory about Bobby Ewing’s return to the TV series Dallas. Umbrella title is “Solving the Mystery of Bobby’s Return to Dallas”)
1. TV Guide (August 30-September 5, 1986)
Red Sox Stretch Out to the World Series
1. The Bangor Daily News (September 12, 1986)
On the Far Side
(Foreword to The Far Side Gallery 2, by Gary Larson)
1. The Far Side Gallery 2, by Gary Larson (September, 1986)
The Novelist Sounds Off *
(Short article in which King discusses several subjects important to him)
1. Time (October 6, 1986)
’86 Was Just the Ticket
(Article on the Boston Red Sox)
1. Boston Globe (October 6, 1986) *
2. As “’86 Was Just the Ticket: Wrong Formula, Right Result” in The Red Sox Reader: 30 Years of Musings on Baseball’s Most Amusing Team (March, 1987)
The Opera Ain’t Over…
(Article on the Boston Red Sox)
1. The Bangor Daily News (October 14, 1986)
Untitled *
(A Halloween ad notifying that the King family would not be at home that Halloween)
1. The Bangor Daily News (October 31, 1986)
How It Happened
1. Book-of-the-Month Club News (October, 1986)
2. As “Writing the #1 Bestseller…How It Happened” in The Writer (April, 1987) (Excerpt)
3. Secret Windows, by Stephen King (2000) *
Why I Chose Batman *
1. Batman Comics #400 Anniversary Issue (October, 1986)
Write In: Words from Stephen King
(Response by King to a reader’s question about how to shock the reader)
1. Writing!: The Continuing Guide to Written Communication Volume 9, Number 2 (October, 1986)
How Much Am I Hurting?
(Article on the Boston Red Sox)
1. The Bangor Daily News (November 1-2, 1986)
Big Jim Thompson: An Appreciation *
1. Now and On Earth, by Jim Thompson (1986)
Foreword
1. Scars, by Richard Christian Matheson (1986)
The Dreaded X
(Essay on the rating system for films)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (December 1986/January 1987) *
2. Gauntlet No. 2 (April, 1991) (Revised)
A Postscript to Overdrive *
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (February, 1987)
Why I Wrote The Eyes of the Dragon *
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (February, 1987)
What’s Scaring Stephen King *
(Essay on censorship)
1. Omni (February, 1987)
A Look at the Red Sox on the Edge of ‘87
1. The Bangor Daily News (March 28-29, 1987)
2. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (July, 1987) *
Whining About the Movies in Bangor: Take That, Top Gun
1. The Bangor Daily News (April 9, 1987)
‘My Ten Favorite Fantasy-Horror Novels’ & ‘My Ten Favorite Fantasy-Horror Short Stories or Novellas’ *
1. How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction (April, 1987)
Turning the Thumbscrews on the Reader
(Article on the writing of Misery)
1. Book-of-the-Month Club News (June, 1987)
2. Secret Windows, by Stephen King (2000) *
On John D. MacDonald *
1. The Mystery Scene Reader: A Special Tribute to John D. MacDonald (August, 1987)
Entering the Rock Zone, Or, How I Happened to Marry a Rock Station from Outer Space *
(A discussion of King’s involvement with WZON, a rock station in Bangor, Maine)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (October, 1987)
The Ideal, Genuine Writer: A Forenote *
1. The Ideal, Genuine Man, by Don Robertson (Philtrum Press) (October, 1987)
‘Ever Et Raw Meat?’ and Other Weird Questions
(A discussion of fan’s letters and questions)
1. The New York Times Book Review (December 6, 1987)
2. The Twilight Zone (June, 1988)
3. The Writer (July, 1988)
4. As “Letters From Hell” (Lord John Press. This is an advance flyer that reproduces the entire broadsheet in a reduced format) (July, 1988)
5. As “Letters From Hell” in Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (December, 1988) (Reproduction of the broadsheet)
6. Book Talk Volume 2, Number 3 (Winter, 1988)
7. As “Ever Et Raw Meat?” in The Bedford Reader, Sixth Edition (1997)
8. Secret Windows, by Stephen King (2000) *
9. Patterns Plus: A Short Prose Reader with Augmentation, Eighth Edition (2005)
Untitled
(Letter in which King responds to Bangor writer Rosalind Warren regarding her negative comment on King’s publication of “‘Ever Et Raw Meat?’ and Other Weird Questions” in The New York Times Book Review)
1. The Bangor Review (December 23-29, 1987)
The Strange Case of the Westlake Stationery *
(Introduction by King)
1. Transylvania Station: A Mohonk Mystery, by Donald and Abby Westlake (December, 1987)
Untitled
(Letter from King to Arlen Ettinger regarding the auction of the Forrest J. Ackerman Collection)
1. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror – The World of Forrest J. Ackerman at Auction – Guernsey’s (an auction catalogue) (December, 1987)
Untitled
(Letter to the editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland, written when King was 14)
1. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror – The World of Forrest J. Ackerman at Auction – Guernsey’s (an auction catalogue) (December, 1987)
I’m awaiting photocopies of the two extra addendums to Justin’s bibliography, so this list will eventually be updated and corrected, and the same goes for every time King publishes a nonfiction piece – outside of Entertainment Weekly, that is. I haven’t listed any of the stand-alone pieces or Pop of King columns in EW, since it’s already being done on this side. I also decided to leave out all the forewords, afterwords, introductions, etc. to/in his own work. The same goes for Internet-only publications. I figured all you King know-it-alls are well aware of the various letters and notes he has posted, say, on his own site. I also excluded all the Danse Macabre and On Writing excerpts, except those changed/rewritten by King himself. You will also stumble upon a few ultra-rare pieces and curiosities that nobody can get their sweaty hands on (unless they are extremely lucky or manage to build themselves a time machine to travel back and snatch, say, a copy of The Village Vomit), mainly because I couldn’t resist it. Should anyone feel the urge to continue this list, to add to it, to correct it, whatever – especially those of you who have the two addendums to Justin’s book – then go ahead. Even though I worked my ass off, I practically ripped off Justin’s book, so it ain’t really mine when it comes down to it. We can be together on this, if you so desire.
Final word: This one - * - has been added to the pieces or the appearances of the pieces I own myself, either as actual photocopies or as text versions (or if I have them in a Castle Rock Newsletter or in Secret Windows). Just a little nod to any interested traders here.
Enjoy.
Peter. (DanishCollector)
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T.V. News
(A short column King wrote for Dave’s Rag, a self-published, typed and mimeographed community newspaper, run by Stephen and his brother David. An entire issue (Summer Special, 1959) was reproduced in Stephen J. Spignesi’s The Shape Under the Sheet: The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia)
1. Dave’s Rag (1959)
2. The Shape Under the Sheet: The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia, by Stephen J. Spignesi (1991)
The Village Vomit
(A satirical takeoff of the high school newspaper The Drum)
1. Self-published (1963-1964)
Progno For Tourney Go: Steve Thinks Chances Slim
(A short piece about the prospects for Lisbon High School’s basketball team)
1. The Enterprise (February 20, 1964) Note: King’s articles only appeared in the local (Lisbon Falls, Maine) edition of the newspaper, not the state-wide edition.
Tit For Tat At Tourney: Lisbon High Hot And Cold
(This piece recounts two Lisbon High School basketball games)
1. The Enterprise (February 27, 1964) Note: King’s articles only appeared in the local (Lisbon Falls, Maine) edition of the newspaper, not the state-wide edition.
Untitled
(This is a piece about a local Lisbon High School basketball game)
1. The Enterprise (1964) Note: King’s articles only appeared in the local (Lisbon Falls, Maine) edition of the newspaper, not the state-wide edition.
Untitled
(A sidebar article to the above piece about a basketball record set by Robert Ransom)
1. The Enterprise (1964) Note: King’s articles only appeared in the local (Lisbon Falls, Maine) edition of the newspaper, not the state-wide edition.
Opinion
(An editorial column about the war in Vietnam)
1. The Maine Campus (November 16, 1967)
From the Nitty-Gritty
(A humorous letter to the editor discussing the best and worst of campus in 1967)
1. The Maine Campus (February 22, 1968)
Untitled
(A letter to the editor regarding violence on television)
1. TV Guide (July 13-19, 1968)
Lurching Charm *
(A humorous letter to the editor. This is the one that got King the gig of writing the King’s Garbage Truck columns)
1. The Maine Campus (January 16, 1969)
King’s Garbage Truck *
(This was a weekly column by King for The Maine Campus. 47 columns in all!)
1. The Maine Campus (1969-1970)
Ubris is the Best Ever
(King’s review of the Spring, 1969 issue of Ubris)
1. The Maine Campus (April 17, 1969)
‘No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger’
(King’s review of the documentary film of the same title)
1. The Maine Campus (October 23, 1969)
King Cat *
(A letter to the editor discussing the reprinting of one of his Truck columns in a local newspaper)
1. The Maine Campus (December 11, 1969)
Cancelled Stamp
(Humorous letter to the editor where King talks about a poster of him that had been printed in a previous issue of The Maine Campus)
1. The Maine Campus (February 5, 1970)
A Possible Fairy Tale
(A fictional account of an anti-war demonstration)
1. The Paper (May 8, 1970)
Someone Shouted J’accuse
(King talking about himself being tried for public intoxication)
1. The Summer Campus (July 2, 1970)
More Truck
(King talks about “the frightening tide of resentment that is rising against college students in this state.”)
1. The Maine Campus (November 5, 1970)
Toothy Trauma
(Humorous letter to the editor)
1. The Maine Campus (January 7, 1971)
The Horror Market Writer and the Ten Bears
1. Writer’s Digest (November, 1973)
2. As “Horror Stories and the Ten Bears” in Fiction Writers Market (1981)
3. As “The Horror Writer and the Ten Bears: Foreword” in Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King, by Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller (April, 1986)
4. As “The Horror Market Writer and the Ten Bears” in The Writer’s Digest Guide to Good Writing (1994)
5. As “The Horror Market Writer and the Ten Bears” in Popular Fiction: An Anthology (1998)
6. As “The Horror Market Writer and the Ten Bears: A True Story” in Secret Windows, by Stephen King (2000) *
Writing a First Novel
1. The Writer (June, 1975) *
2. As “In the Beginning…” in The Writer (April, 1987) (Excerpt)
Violence on Television – Too Much, or Too Little?
1. The Bangor Daily News (January 17, 1976)
Untitled
(Letter discussing readers turning away from books and toward other entertainment mediums)
1. The Maine Times (March, 1976)
2. As “Constant Reader: Gone to the Movies” in Coda: Poets & Writers Newsletter Volume 4, Number 2 (November/December, 1976)
Not Guilty
(King defends his novel ‘Salem’s Lot in this “The Guest Word” column)
1. The New York Times Book Review (October 24, 1976)
2. Chernobog (a horror “fanzine”) Number 18 (Late 80s)
The Student Talks Back
(Letter to professor Hamilton regarding his review of King’s ‘Salem’s Lot)
1. Maine Alumnus (Fall, 1977)
The Fright Report
1. Oui (January, 1978) *
2. Portions incorporated into Danse Macabre
3. Chernobog (a horror “fanzine”) Number 18 (Late 80s)
Ghostmaster General
(A humorous article about how to enjoy safe Trick-or-Treating on Halloween)
1. The Bangor Daily News (October 31, 1978)
2. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (October, 1985) *
The Doll Who Ate His Mother *
(King’s review of Ramsey Campbell’s novel of the same title)
1. Whispers No. 11/12 (October, 1978)
2. Incorporated into Danse Macabre
Booze and the Writer
(An article that includes contributions from different writers, including King regarding alcohol use)
1. Writer’s Digest (October, 1978)
Introduction *
1. Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Omnibus) (December, 1978)
2. Incorporated into Danse Macabre
The Writing Life: An Interview with Myself
(King answers his own questions about writing)
1. Writer’s Digest (January, 1979)
The Horrors of ‘79
1. Rolling Stone No. 307/308 (December 27, 1979-January 10, 1980)
2. Rolling Stone (Australian edition) No. 307/308 (December 27, 1979-January 10, 1980) *
How to Scare a Woman to Death *
1. Murderess Ink: The Better Half of the Mystery, by Dilys Winn (1979)
A Pilgrim’s Progress
(Essay about first starting out as a writer and having low book sales and low turnouts for book signings, etc.)
1. American Bookseller (January, 1980)
On Becoming a Brand Name
1. Adelina (February, 1980)
2. As the foreword in Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King, by Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller (1982)
3. Secret Windows, by Stephen King (2000) *
Books: The Sixties Zone *
(King’s review of The Brave and the Free by Leslie Waller)
1. Adelina (June, 1980)
Books: Critic Critique *
(A continuation of the above review)
1. Adelina (July, 1980)
Books: Two for Terror *
(King’s review of Mayday by Thomas H. Bloch and Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell)
1. Adelina (August, 1980)
Books: Travelers *
(King’s review of The Resort by Sol Stein and Free Fall by J.D. Reed)
1. Adelina (September, 1980)
An Amazing Trip to the Outer Limits of Fantasy *
(Review of The Stories of Ray Bradbury, by Ray Bradbury)
1. Chicago Tribune Bookworld (October 19, 1980)
Imagery and the Third Eye
1. The Writer (October, 1980) *
2. Maine Alumnus (December, 1981)
3. The Writer’s Handbook (1982)
4. Incorporated into Danse Macabre
Introduction for The Shapes of Midnight
1. The Shapes of Midnight, by Joseph Payne Brennan (October, 1980)
Some Notes on Tales of the Vampyre
(Two-page contribution to a program book for Tales of the Vampyre, an opera based on the short story “The Vampyre” by John Polidori)
1. Opera New England of Northern Maine (Fall, 1980)
Books: Love Those Long Novels *
(A discussion of negative reactions to long novels from some readers)
1. Adelina (November, 1980)
Remembering John
(King’s eulogy for John Lennon)
1. The Bangor Daily News (December 13/14, 1980)
Why We Crave Horror Movies
(This article is composed of revised excerpts from Danse Macabre)
1. Playboy (January, 1981)
2. The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing, Second Edition (1988)
3. Literature: The Human Experience, Shorter Fifth Edition with Essays (1992)
4. Common Culture: Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture (1995)
5. The Bedford Guide for College Writers, Fifth Edition (1999)
6. The Longwood Reader, Fourth Edition (1999)
7. The Prose Reader: Essays for Thinking, Reading, and Writing, Fifth Edition (1999)
8. The Simon and Schuster Short Prose Reader, Second Edition (1999)
9. Mirror on America: Short Essays and Images from Popular Culture, Second Edition (2003)
10. The Sundance Reader, Fourth Edition (April, 2005)
Introduction
1. The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (May, 1981) *
2. Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1985)
3. Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (October, 1991)
4. The Giant Book of Horror Stories (November, 1991)
Stephen King’s Guilty Pleasures *
(King on the films he’s embarrassed to have enjoyed)
1. Film Comment (May/June, 1981)
When Is TV Too Scary For Children?: Now You Take Bambi Or Snow White – That’s Scary!
1. TV Guide (June 13-19, 1981) *
2. As “Now You Take Bambi Or Snow White – That’s Scary!” in Popular Writing in America: The Interaction of Style and Audience, Third Edition (1985)
3. Writing Fiction: A Guide To Narrative Craft, Fifth Edition (2000)
4. Elements of Literature with Readings in World Literature, Fourth Course (June, 2000) (Abridged)
Notes on Horror
(This piece is comprised of excerpts from Danse Macabre. I’m not really sure if King himself did any of the editing/rewrites)
1. Quest (June, 1981)
Untitled *
(King shares with us a recurring dream/nightmare)
1. Dreamworks (Summer, 1981)
Quitting Smoking: The Toughest Part is Deciding to Try
1. The Bangor Daily News (September 15, 1981)
The Healthy Power of a Good Scream *
(This has been called an excerpt from Danse Macabre, which it also is, but it’s billed as an interview by some female “writer,” although it’s clear she has just picked some quotes from Danse Macabre. An odd thing, and I wonder how she got away with it. I have never regarded this one as an actual nonfiction piece by King, but for those who disagree, here it is anyway)
1. Self (September, 1981)
Foreword *
1. Tales from the Nightside, by Charles L. Grant (October, 1981)
The Cannibal and the Cop
(Review of the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris)
1. Washington Post Book World (November 1, 1981)
2. Shadowings: The Reader’s Guide to Horror Fiction, by Douglas E. Winter (1983)
The Sorry State of TV Shows: You Gotta Put on the Gruesome Mask and Go Booga-Booga *
(Excerpt from Danse Macabre, heavily revised)
1. TV Guide (December 5-11, 1981)
Introduction *
1. When Michael Calls, by John Farris (1981)
Stephen King’s List of the 6 Scariest Scenes Ever Captured on Film
1. The Book of Movie Lists (1981)
2. As “Stephen King’s 6 Scariest Scenes Ever Captured on Film” in The People’s Almanac Presents the Book of Lists: The ‘90s Edition (1993)
Introduction: The Importance of Being Forry
1. Mr. Monster’s Movie Gold, by Forrest J. Ackerman (1981)
Between Rock and a Soft Place
(King on the death of rock music and the radio)
1. Playboy (January, 1982)
Visit With an Endangered Species *
(King on Disc jockey “Mighty John” Marshall)
1. Playboy (January, 1982)
The Ludlum Attraction *
(Humorous review of the novel The Parsifal Mosaic, by Robert Ludlum)
1. Washington Post Book World (March 7, 1982)
The Land of Lunacy
(Guest column about abortion)
1. The Bangor Daily News (April 15, 1982)
Favorite Films *
1. Washington Post (June 24, 1982)
Untitled (Stephen King) *
(A short piece in which King briefly discusses two short stories; “The Color Out of Space” by H. P. Lovecraft and “Sweets to the Sweet” by Robert Bloch. He also briefly introduces “The Companion” by Ramsey Campbell)
1. The Arbor House Celebrity Book of Horror Stories (June, 1982)
Digging The Boogens *
(Review of James L. Conway’s film The Boogens)
1. The Twilight Zone (July, 1982)
On The Shining and Other Perpetrations *
1. Whispers (August, 1982)
Giant Skull and Crossbones for Maine Yankee
(Guest column about nuclear power)
1. The Bangor Daily News (September 29, 1982)
Foreword *
1. Stalking the Nightmare, by Harlan Ellison (1982)
Horrors!
(King’s list of the ten best videocassettes available for Halloween ´82)
1. TV Guide (October 30-November 5, 1982) *
2. As “Creature Features” in Canadian edition of TV Guide (October 30-November 5, 1982)
The Evil Dead: Why You Haven’t Seen It Yet … and Why You Ought To
(Review of Sam Raimi’s film The Evil Dead)
1. The Twilight Zone (November, 1982)
2. As “A Note from Steven King” in The Evil Dead: Original Movie Picture Soundtrack (compact disc) (Excerpt, and yes, they misspelled Stephen!)
Playboy Guide People
(King on films he wants to have preserved on videocassette)
1. Playboy Guide: Electronic Entertainment Vol. 2, No. 2 (Fall/Winter, 1982)
My High School Horrors
(Humorous piece about King’s experiences as a high school teacher)
1. Sourcebook: The Magazine for Seniors (1982)
2. As “High School Horrors” in Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (February, 1986) *
3. Georgia Biology Volume I, Number 1 (Fall, 1993)
Peter Straub: An Informal Appreciation *
1. World Fantasy Convention ’82 (1982)
Special Make-Up Effects and the Writer
(Introduction/appreciation by King)
1. Grande Illusions: A Learn-by-Example Guide to the Art and Technique of Special Make-Up Effects, by Tom Savini (January, 1983)
2. Bizarro!, by Tom Savini (1983) *
A Novelist’s Perspective on Bangor *
1. Black Magic & Music (a booklet) (March, 1983)
Stephen King’s 10 Favorite Horror Books or Short Stories
1. The Book of Lists #3 (March, 1983)
2. The Book of Lists: Horror (2008)
Don’t Be Cruel *
(Letter from King, commenting favorably on Dave Marsh’s article on Elvis Presley in the April 9, 1983 issue of TV Guide)
1. TV Guide (April 30-May 6, 1983)
Untitled
(Letter to the editor in which King denies being Richard Bachman)
1. Dark Horizons No. 26 (Spring, 1983)
Forget Hermon *
(Letter to the editor discussing King’s dislike of Hermon, Maine)
1. The Bangor Daily News (June 22, 1983)
Dear Walden People
(Letter in which King talks about his novella collection, Different Seasons)
1. Waldenbooks Book Notes (August, 1983)
2. As “With Waldenbooks” in Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King, by Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller (April, 1988)
3. The Stephen King Companion, by George Beahm (September 1989) *
A Watt Post-Mortem
(Guest column in which King discusses his opinions on former secretary of the interior, James Watt)
1. The Bangor Daily News (October 14, 1983)
Ross Thomas Stirs the Pot *
(Review of the novel Missionary Stew by Ross Thomas)
1. Washington Post Book World (October 16, 1983)
A Profile of Robert Bloch *
1. World Fantasy Convention 1983 (October, 1983)
Untitled (Stephen King) *
(A short autobiographical summary of King’s life)
1. A Gift From Maine (December, 1983)
Berni Wrightson: An Appreciation *
1. Cycle of the Werewolf portfolio (1983)
Introduction *
1. Tales by Moonlight, by Jessica Amanda Salmonson (1983)
Introduction to the Marvel Edition of Frankenstein *
1. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley (Marvel) (1983)
The Limits of Violence
(King’s short contribution to a collection of responses by authors regarding the limits of violence)
1. Shadowings: The Reader’s Guide to Horror Fiction, by Douglas E. Winter (1983)
2. As “Horror and the Limits of Violence” in American Fantasy Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall, 1986) *
A Letter From Stephen King *
1. Fantasy Review (January, 1984)
The Irish King
(This piece consists of Irish ideas for improving the work of others)
1. The New York Daily News (March 16, 1984)
1984: A Bad Year If You Fear Friday the 13th
1. The New York Times (April 12, 1984)
2. As “The Triple Whammy” in Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (November, 1987) *
Why I Am For Gary Hart *
1. The New Republic (June 4, 1984)
Dr. Seuss and the Two Faces of Fantasy *
(Speech by King)
1. Fantasy Review No. 68 (June, 1984)
My First Car *
(King’s part of a larger article with the umbrella title “My First Car” that also compiled contributions from many others)
1. Gentlemen’s Quarterly (July, 1984)
Childress Debut with World Shows Uncanny Style and Eye for Detail *
(Review of the novel A World Made of Fire, by Mark Childress)
1. Atlanta Journal-Constitution (October 21, 1984)
Untitled
(Humorous letter to the editor in which King mentions his Cat’s Eye film project, among other things)
1. The Bewilderbeast (fanzine) No. 5 (1984)
Introduction
1. The Blackboard Jungle, by Evan Hunter (1984)
Cat From Hell *
(King on the genesis of his story “The Cat From Hell”)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (June, 1985)
Attacked by a Wet Poodle? *
(Letter to the editor concerning an unfavorable review of The Talisman)
1. Newsweek (January 14, 1985)
What Went Down When Magyk Went Up
(Review of the novel Glitz, by Elmore Leonard)
1. The New York Times Book Review (February 10, 1985)
Ephen Stephen *
(Letter about the misspelling of King’s name)
1. The Bangor Daily News (February 13, 1985)
Postscript on the King/Bachman Connection
(Letter to the editor about errors concerning King’s Richard Bachman pseudonym)
1. The Bangor Daily News (March 5, 1985)
Onward and Upward
(Humorous letter where King “praises” the newspaper for its censorship of a Doonsbury comic strip)
1. The Bangor Daily News (April 24, 1985)
Theodore Sturgeon – 1918-1985
(King’s eulogy for Theodore Sturgeon)
1. Washington Post Book World (May 26, 1985) *
2. SFWA Bulletin (Summer, 1985)
3. As “Viewpoint: Theodore Sturgeon – 1918-1985” in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine (January, 1986)
King Testifies
(Letter to the editor about a hoax-review perpetrated by a “Helen Purcell” of an erotic novel, Love Lessons, by “John Wilson” but credited to King in the April Fantasy Review column)
1. Fantasy Review (May, 1985) *
2. As an untitled letter in Locus (July, 1985)
3. As “Random Factors-Letters” in Science Fiction Chronicle Volume 6, Number 10 (July, 1985)
4. As “The King Speaks” in The Twilight Zone (October, 1985)
Famous First Words: Well Begun is Half Done
(King’s contribution to a larger article about favorite passages in literature and why)
1. The New York Times Book Review (June 2, 1985)
The Politics of Limited Editions *
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (Part 1 (June, 1985); Part 2 (July, 1985))
His Creepiest Movies
(One of King’s “Lists That Matter”)
1. USA Today (August 27, 1985)
Lists That Matter (Nr. 7) *
(King lists the best movies of all-time)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (August, 1985)
Lists That Matter (Nr. 8) *
(King lists the worst movies of all-time)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (September, 1985)
Lists That Matter (Nr. 14) *
(King lists his ten worst fears)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (October, 1985)
What Ails the U.S: Male: Fire and Ice Cream
(Short article that says men fell vulnerable because there are “certain things we don’t want to admit to women”)
1. Mademoiselle (November, 1985)
My Say
(Essay on the declining paperback market)
1. Publishers Weekly (December 20, 1985)
2. The Stephen King Companion, by George Beahm (September, 1989) *
3. The Lost Work of Stephen King, by Stephen J. Spignesi (1998) *
Regis Reprimandum
(Letter to the editor about numerous errors that have plagued references to King in Fantasy Review)
1. Fantasy Review (December, 1985)
2. As “Fie on Fantasy” in Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (January, 1986) *
A King
(Letter concerning King’s relief that Fangoria has not forgotten about him)
1. Fangoria No. 45 (1985)
Lists That Matter *
(King’s chronological list of the ten Best Things in Life)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (January, 1986)
You Are Here Because You Want the Real Thing
(Appreciation of Clive Barker)
1. Albacon III Programme Book (March 28-31, 1986)
2. A Special Preview Tale from The Inhuman Condition, by Clive Barker (1986) (Booklet that was distributed at the 1986 ABA convention)
3. As the introduction in Clive Barker’s Shadows in Eden, by Stephen Jones (1991) *
Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Rick *
(Eulogy for Ricky Nelson and a discussion of rock music)
1. Spin (April, 1986)
Let’s Scare Dick and Jane
(Response to the TV movie The Day After)
1. Washington Post Book World (May 11, 1986) *
2. The Creative Child and Adult Quarterly Vol. XIII, No. 2 (1988) (Revised)
Red Sox Fan Crows About Team, But May Have to Eat Chicken
1. The Bangor Daily News (May 17-18, 1986)
Tough Talk and Tootsies, Just 25 Cents
(A discussion of the paperback originals of the ‘50s)
1. USA Today (May 23, 1986)
The Camus of Crime
(A short sidebar article about author Jim Thompson)
1. USA Today (May 23, 1986)
King Awaits His Chicken and Haskell Should Shop for Shorts
1. The Bangor Daily News (May 23, 1986)
King Vs. Chalker, One Last Round
(Letter from King about errors that Jack L. Chalker made about the publication of The Eyes of the Dragon)
1. Fantasy Review (May, 1986)
Say ‘No’ to the Enforcers
(Article on pornography law)
1. Maine Sunday Telegram (June 1, 1986)
2. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (August, 1986) *
All-American Love Story *
(Review of the novel The Moon Pinnace, by Thomas Williams)
1. Washington Post Book World (June 6, 1986)
Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully – in Ten Minutes
1. The Writer (July, 1986)
2. The Writer’s Handbook (1988)
3. The Fractal (Fall, 1993)
4. The Writer (March, 2000) *
5. The Writer’s Handbook (September, 2001) (Minor revisions)
6. As “All the Writing Advice You Need in 10 Minutes” in The Writer’s Survival Guide (2005)
Stephen King Comments on It *
(Letter that King originally wrote to Michael R. Collings)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (July, 1986)
Untitled *
(King’s answer to the theory about Bobby Ewing’s return to the TV series Dallas. Umbrella title is “Solving the Mystery of Bobby’s Return to Dallas”)
1. TV Guide (August 30-September 5, 1986)
Red Sox Stretch Out to the World Series
1. The Bangor Daily News (September 12, 1986)
On the Far Side
(Foreword to The Far Side Gallery 2, by Gary Larson)
1. The Far Side Gallery 2, by Gary Larson (September, 1986)
The Novelist Sounds Off *
(Short article in which King discusses several subjects important to him)
1. Time (October 6, 1986)
’86 Was Just the Ticket
(Article on the Boston Red Sox)
1. Boston Globe (October 6, 1986) *
2. As “’86 Was Just the Ticket: Wrong Formula, Right Result” in The Red Sox Reader: 30 Years of Musings on Baseball’s Most Amusing Team (March, 1987)
The Opera Ain’t Over…
(Article on the Boston Red Sox)
1. The Bangor Daily News (October 14, 1986)
Untitled *
(A Halloween ad notifying that the King family would not be at home that Halloween)
1. The Bangor Daily News (October 31, 1986)
How It Happened
1. Book-of-the-Month Club News (October, 1986)
2. As “Writing the #1 Bestseller…How It Happened” in The Writer (April, 1987) (Excerpt)
3. Secret Windows, by Stephen King (2000) *
Why I Chose Batman *
1. Batman Comics #400 Anniversary Issue (October, 1986)
Write In: Words from Stephen King
(Response by King to a reader’s question about how to shock the reader)
1. Writing!: The Continuing Guide to Written Communication Volume 9, Number 2 (October, 1986)
How Much Am I Hurting?
(Article on the Boston Red Sox)
1. The Bangor Daily News (November 1-2, 1986)
Big Jim Thompson: An Appreciation *
1. Now and On Earth, by Jim Thompson (1986)
Foreword
1. Scars, by Richard Christian Matheson (1986)
The Dreaded X
(Essay on the rating system for films)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (December 1986/January 1987) *
2. Gauntlet No. 2 (April, 1991) (Revised)
A Postscript to Overdrive *
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (February, 1987)
Why I Wrote The Eyes of the Dragon *
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (February, 1987)
What’s Scaring Stephen King *
(Essay on censorship)
1. Omni (February, 1987)
A Look at the Red Sox on the Edge of ‘87
1. The Bangor Daily News (March 28-29, 1987)
2. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (July, 1987) *
Whining About the Movies in Bangor: Take That, Top Gun
1. The Bangor Daily News (April 9, 1987)
‘My Ten Favorite Fantasy-Horror Novels’ & ‘My Ten Favorite Fantasy-Horror Short Stories or Novellas’ *
1. How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction (April, 1987)
Turning the Thumbscrews on the Reader
(Article on the writing of Misery)
1. Book-of-the-Month Club News (June, 1987)
2. Secret Windows, by Stephen King (2000) *
On John D. MacDonald *
1. The Mystery Scene Reader: A Special Tribute to John D. MacDonald (August, 1987)
Entering the Rock Zone, Or, How I Happened to Marry a Rock Station from Outer Space *
(A discussion of King’s involvement with WZON, a rock station in Bangor, Maine)
1. Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (October, 1987)
The Ideal, Genuine Writer: A Forenote *
1. The Ideal, Genuine Man, by Don Robertson (Philtrum Press) (October, 1987)
‘Ever Et Raw Meat?’ and Other Weird Questions
(A discussion of fan’s letters and questions)
1. The New York Times Book Review (December 6, 1987)
2. The Twilight Zone (June, 1988)
3. The Writer (July, 1988)
4. As “Letters From Hell” (Lord John Press. This is an advance flyer that reproduces the entire broadsheet in a reduced format) (July, 1988)
5. As “Letters From Hell” in Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter (December, 1988) (Reproduction of the broadsheet)
6. Book Talk Volume 2, Number 3 (Winter, 1988)
7. As “Ever Et Raw Meat?” in The Bedford Reader, Sixth Edition (1997)
8. Secret Windows, by Stephen King (2000) *
9. Patterns Plus: A Short Prose Reader with Augmentation, Eighth Edition (2005)
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(Letter in which King responds to Bangor writer Rosalind Warren regarding her negative comment on King’s publication of “‘Ever Et Raw Meat?’ and Other Weird Questions” in The New York Times Book Review)
1. The Bangor Review (December 23-29, 1987)
The Strange Case of the Westlake Stationery *
(Introduction by King)
1. Transylvania Station: A Mohonk Mystery, by Donald and Abby Westlake (December, 1987)
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(Letter from King to Arlen Ettinger regarding the auction of the Forrest J. Ackerman Collection)
1. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror – The World of Forrest J. Ackerman at Auction – Guernsey’s (an auction catalogue) (December, 1987)
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(Letter to the editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland, written when King was 14)
1. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror – The World of Forrest J. Ackerman at Auction – Guernsey’s (an auction catalogue) (December, 1987)