Reasons We Love Stephen King 5x3’

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Stephen King is a master storyteller who is second to none in the horror genre. In this series of short films we take a loving look at the prolific career of one of the greatest writers of the modern age, accompanying us on our way are six of his most sterling supporters including fans, experts and esteemed peers.

1. Great Stories
A prolific story teller of over 30 years, every single King novel is a success. From the very first published novel, Carrie in 1976 to his more recent Liseys Story, King is unstoppable. He has inspired whole a generation to read and is a cultural icon.

“His passions are incredibly important they’re complicated they’re beautifully written he’s a wonderful writer and anybody who doesn’t think so is just simply wrong”
Muriel Gray, Journalist and Broadcaster

2. The Fear Factor
The master of terror, no one can frighten the pants off us like Stephen King. Whether it’s a clown, car or dog he manages to make the ordinary and mundane scary as hell! Although the question most commonly asked of him is ‘where do you get your ideas from’ you almost don’t want to know how the mind of the master of the macabre works – probably quite a scary place!

“There is something primal, something deep with us so that we like to be frightened we like to be spooked”
Ewen Macintosh, Actor and Writer

3. Heroes and Villains
With his ability to write such well-drawn characters, King can create heroes and villains that you love to love and love to hate. His villains can be pure evil, or simply misguided and his heroes are always human and tend to be flawed, which the reader can always relate to.

“Stephen King is one of those writers who has created really double dyed bad villains, but all his heroes tend to be flawed, they are overcoming drink problems or relationship problems and it may also be that if a hero wasn’t flawed they wouldn’t be scared”
Kim Newman, Novelist and Critic

4. Evil Never Wins?
Does good always win? Not necessarily in a King novel. Always keeping the reader guessing until the end, King manages to keep the balance between good and evil believable. Never too good but often a lot evil, King is essentially an ethical writer whose beliefs come through in his work.

“Stephen King is a very moral author and I think in most of his stories good wins out in some way and evil is vanquished”
Chris Hewitt, Empire Magazine

5. King of Genres
Is there nothing this man can’t write? Drama, science fiction, fantasy, horror, thriller, Stephen King can write them all. He covers all genres with an enviable ease with his incredible narrative skills and versatility as a storyteller.

“I don’t think anybody writing a horror or genre fiction anywhere in the world over the past 20 years, could not fail to be influenced by Stephen King. He has both inspired and completely depressed just about every writer I know”
Sarah Pinborough, Author “The Taken”