Ranking Every Stephen King Book I've Read!

[@HauntedHippie]

I finally finished Desperation, it took longer than expected. I mentioned in the video that I only had about 200 pages left and shortly after that I hit a wall. The ending devolved into some weirdness somewhat akin to IT and it wasn't quite what I was hoping for. I'll leave it at its spot in the ranking because I was very entertained by the first 2/3rds of the story and enjoyed the themes throughout.

[@hollandscottthomas]

The movie is pretty bad, BUT it does have Ron Perlman in it!

[@Cyclops-7foot1]

@HauntedHippie Fairytale was just announced to be adapted as a show with a24!!!

[@HauntedHippie]

@@Cyclops-7foot1 NO WAY

[@Mostly_Horror]

Great ranking!! Girl you have to read Salems Lot-I think it’s one of his best atmospherically and the exploration of small towns. I think the vampire thing throws some readers off but it’s so much more than that. Also agree that Fairy Tale was so gripping and the set up portion was probably my favorite part of the book and example of when the set up is actually necessary 😅

[@bensneb360]

Since 2019, I’ve been reading one Stephen king book per summer, and here is my current ranking (for the record, I’ve liked all the books so far): 6. Christine 5. The Shinning 4. The Dead Zone 3. Carrie 2. Salem’s Lot 1. IT

[@tomlotti240]

Yeah, I think that's about right. The Dead Zone is pretty good too. The stakes get weirdly high, but the book is sort of melodrama. Here's a scene from the movie, which is nicely delivered by Christopher Walken: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4rReHSQoZijoNU Never noticed how "goth" he looked.

[@lexileemoney6205]

Please read 11 2263. I suggest it because IT is also my favorite Stephen king book. Two of the kids and Aunt show up in 11 2263. Also, it’s just a fantastic book on its own. Not really horror but try it out if you’re even slightly interested.

[@m.n.dejong7616]

11/22/63 from 2011 is my favorite Stephen King book. In my top 10 books of all time. The only book I love to revisit every other year :) hope you enjoy it

[@Lildeterioratingmemory]

11/22/63 goated. One of his best endings too

[@jonathansoto6984]

YES! SUCH an underrated King novel. It was soo thrilling and suspenseful while also being super cute too with the really cute and captivating love story! And the connections to IT in that book were soo crazy and unexpected and it was REALLY cool how it connected to one of his other best novels!

[@raymuncy22]

I think Christine is definitely a must read. IMO it was definitely done dirty by the adaptation. Which most movies are. But one of the best things about King books is the inner dialogue which can’t be easily adapted .If you enjoyed his fantasy selection I would also look at “Eyes of the Dragon” I think you would like it. “Nightmares and Dreamscapes” has great short stories . Lastly “The Stand” is a beast but has some of the best characters ever

[@Ryhan_Beard]

IIRC, Insomnia also ties into the Dark Tower series (which is where It/Pennywise technically comes from) and little bits of info that potentially ties other works of his to it as well. Mike Hanlon from "It" makes an appearance in it as well.

[@Kite562reviews]

I have to say my 3 favorite stephen king works are. 1. Salems Lot 2.Four Past Midnight 3. Pet Semetary which I agree with you on 100%

[@thalexmur]

Fairy Tale has been my favourite since I read it - definitely unpopular with other King fans haha. Saw it in the thumbnail and was waiting for you to rank it. So happy it got to the top!

[@Brendanstop]

You may like Gerald's Game and Christine. Both amazing character studies.

[@NandosN0W]

Insomnia is one of my favs. I've read around 30 of his books and really liked them all. I find it weird when people don't like some of his books that much because he's such a talented author, it doesn't matter what they're about they're always interesting

[@soundofnellody262]

I finished Insomnia recently and loved it as well. A few weeks later I read Bag of bones and was thrilled to meet Ralph Roberts again - if only for a short scene. Good that I read Insomnia first because in Bag of bones they tell you (careful, spoiler warning)... that Ralph died in a car accident. And that would have spoiled Insomnia if I had not read it first. Maybe I would have not been able to connect the dots. But it is a huge spoiler in Bag of bones to drop that information on the reader.

[@NandosN0W]

@@soundofnellody262 Yeah nice, I havent read bag of bones yet

[@slyfer2812]

Are you going to do Halloween related content this year? Like last year one day = one movie recommendation? Cheers

[@solarvoid777]

If you liked Fairytale, you'd probably like Through The Eyes of The Dragon, it's another one of his fantasy stories and tangentially related to The Dark Tower series, but also completely able to be read as a standalone from that series.

[@tylerpeck9754]

Agreed.. Eyes of the Dragon is easily top 3 for me!!

[@ImJustMe39]

Two of my favorite books that were a colab between Stephen King and Peter Straub are The Talisman and Black House(Talisman part 2). I'm also a fan of Needful Things and Pet Sematary. I also love his older collections of short stories, Nightshift and Skeleton Crew. Awesome video as usual. Much love from Pennsylvania 🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️

[@ilovesmallville13]

I love your book content 😍 I also love Misery and The Shining! I've read about 40 books by King and so far my favorite remains the first that I've read, which is It! I was just blown away by the writing and the depth of the story, I want to reread it before the TV show comes out. And two of my favorites that you haven't read are Gerald's Game and Dolores Claiborne, which both feature awesome female main characters, and they're a great double feature because they are connected by an eclipse!

[@kyleasbury2383]

11/22/63 is a must read in my opinion. Easily my favorite of his work.

[@adamp2029]

My favorite too.

[@jonathansoto6984]

YES and even the show is AMAZING too and it’s jus a REALLY cute and touching story with great suspense and turns too and it’s even funny too! And the connections with IT were crazy and unexpected but super well told and the book even gets a bit creepy at parts too! It jus has it all!

[@soundofnellody262]

mine too, read it a short while ago for the first time. Actually it was the first King-Book I read in 2 decades except from the dark tower series. And I loved every page of it

[@losefast118]

Since you loved "The Outsider", and if you haven't already read them, I highly recommend the "Mr. Mercedes" trilogy. Those books are actually where the character of Holly Gibney is originally from :)

[@oscarwiklander7688]

I would recommend Later from 2021 if you like IT, Gwendy’s Button Box is also one that stuck with me of his later works. Both short reads as well. Sleeping Beauties which he wrote with his son Owen king is criminally underrated, sort of a apocalyptic dark fairy tale with a very interesting premise

[@solarvoid777]

i read apt pupil last year and it for sure is different than a lot of other SK books, but i just could not put it down. I finished it in a day. The "humanity is the real evil" theme just worked really well for that one imo. It's definitely not a favorite by any means, but I do think it's majorly underrated!

[@toddhill7483]

Some recommendations: Revival, The Institute, Under the Dome, Needful Things.

[@therubberman1997]

Really great analysis and descriptions of each book. Love seeing unique picks for people’s favorite King book. Never considered reading Fairy Tale but now I’m considering it.

[@AudioEpics]

Misery and Pet Sematary have always been my favourites. I also love a lot of his short stories. I didn't get around to reading Fairy Tale yet, though. I'm a big horror and fantasy fan so that novel sounds completely like my cup of tea!

[@ryanguerra9266]

I totally agree with you that both versions of the shining are valid. Stephen king, even though he tells such dark stories, he loves to give the reader a happy ending and a sense of warm feelings that end in a sweet resolution. Kubrick, on the other hand, has always displayed a cold, dark read on the world and his shining adaptation. I mean The book ends with the hotel burning down while the movie ends with it freezing so there’s your clue. It’s like you said, the same story just told from a different worldview. Also I agree that misery is the best use of a writer as the main character. I mean he loves to self insert lol but when you’re someone famous and beloved, I could def see someone like him be afraid of his own fan base haha I feel like any celebrity can relate but also people who idolize celebrities going too far can be relatable to lol so glad it came as the runner up! Also the hours you put into the it deep dive is still much appreciated hahaha

[@Odysseus-sq7gu]

The Outsider is part of a series. There is the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and the book Holly.

[@vadariousb]

Can't forget if it bleeds

[@kroagw06]

The last King book I read was Revival… and it immediately jumped to the tippy top of my list, and aside from The Stand, I’ve read all of his major books, and I absolutely believe this one stands up there with his strongest. It’s slower in the sense that it doesn’t get very “horror” until the very end. It’s essentially a first-person memoir of this kid who grows up in the ‘60s, falls in love with guitar, falls onto hard times, and then falls out of them (not a spoiler), but woven throughout is the more fantastical element of the book… and that I won’t spoil for anyone other than to say that the antagonist of Revival is one of the greatest King characters ever. He’s sinister but not one-dimensionally so. I don’t want to say more! Throughout much of the book, there is this undercurrent of dread and mystery that slowly grows and grows and grows. It’s like this ominously hissing fuse that puts you on edge until the big explosion happens at the end. I think it’s among King’s most genuinely frightening books because it’s all about existential horror (“what happens after we die?”) and if you really let its climax sink in, as fantastical as it is, it’s absolutely chilling. Puts a weird feeling in my gut just thinking about it as I type this! Long story short: Revival. Highly recommended. Hope more folks see this and read it 😬

[@tomroose7733]

That which is dead may eternal lie and with strange aeons even death may die... Obviously a HP Lovecraft quote, but think that was in the revival?

[@kroagw06]

@@tomroose7733 I’m almost certain that is in there somewhere! It might even be the epigraph at the beginning of the book.

[@danielpatterson5189]

Nope that quote is actually from a sonnet by John Donne called Death be not proud. :)

[@tomroose7733]

@danielpatterson5189 wasn't it originally from a HP lovecrqft story? It was definitely quoted in revival aswell because of the nature the story near the end...

[@kroagw06]

@@tomroose7733 I think it was a case of Lovecraft adapting a line from Donne, but that quote (or a close version of it) is in “The Call of Cthulhu,” if I am not mistaken.

[@tomimoi]

You are absolutely on point with the Outsider review! I think it really is way underrated. And the HBO series is phenomenal.

[@HeroesKey]

Yeah I don't usually watch a lot of book talk content at all but I thought this was great! Thanks for the list!

[@ryanguerra9266]

Nice ranking! Love it when your inner bookworm comes out! I want to get back into reading and this motivates me to! Also nice shirt! I still need to visit the Stanley hotel! The actual room number is 217 but the movie has it as 237. I remember the first king book I read was Carrie and even though it was off putting the way he tells the story, I really liked it and was actually creeped out by it! Also you should check out his compilation of short stories books A lot of kings books already come with a movie deal attached to them like you know lol even apt pupil has a movie adaptation! I usually feel like the books are always better compared to their book counterparts but I feel like the one exception for me has to be Misery! I read the book right before I watched the movie for the first time at the Alamo drafthouse and was impressed how it adapted the story so well, I can’t pick one is better than the other! My mom is a huge Stephen king fan and remembers buying her first book, Salems lot, and she bought it when it first came out! She even met him when she was going to school in New England in the 80s! Her favorite book of his is the stand and I still haven’t read it either! I still need to lol she also owns that same cover of insomnia that you have!! Thank you for this list! Definitely gonna check these out but it’s funny, my horror book club is like you and wanna try to branch out to other horror writers and not have it all be king all the time hahaha but there’s still so many I need to read!

[@HauntedHippie]

Fr he releases so many bangers I feel like I’m never gonna catch up 😩

[@QueenCityHistory]

There are soooooo many great King books. Duma Key, Bag of Bones, Gerald’s Game, Mr Mercedes Trilogy.. I mean so many. And King has what’s called the “multiverse” where they all have so called Easter eggs in them that ties things to eachother. One of my absolute favorites is Needful Things. It’s so unhinged I couldn’t put it down

[@bugtrapper]

I haven't read Fairy Tale yet but he has another fantasy book that I really enjoyed when I read it in college, The Eyes of the Dragon. I just finished IT and am going to Fairy Tale next. Thanks for the list!

[@kennethbachman4105]

Even though I have always enjoyed his novels, my favorites are his short stories.

[@adamsmoberly]

I haven’t finished it (it’s really good on audiobook, especially the first part of it, due to being so slow), but Jurassic Park is such a great read. I haven’t gotten to anything too violent yet, but after learning the novel was actually written to be more of a horror novel. Very violent and I think gives off Resident Evil vibes. And on the subject of Resident Evil, the S. D. Perry novels are great (I’ve only ever finished the second game’s novelization, mostly due to the original game being my favorite), but I have many of them and plan to listen to them (someone has actually made KZbin playlists where they read them, so it actually is most likely the easiest way to read them and J.P. Also has its audiobook on KZbin as well). They are more monsters and body horror, but I highly recommend both!

[@DesiSJ]

The only one I've ever read is The Dark Half and I really liked that one. I feel like you would too. I have Fairytale to read but I haven't started it yet.

[@samanthawalker4822]

Try Under the Dome! It's another huge one, but the characters are amazing!

[@toddhill7483]

One of my favorites. A monster of a book that doesn't have a dull moment.

[@jwnj9716]

I highly recommend The Long Walk. You might enjoy Desperation's mirror novel The Regulators.

[@HauntedHippie]

Mirror novel you say 👀

[@tylerpeck9754]

@@HauntedHippieyes The Regulators was written under his Richard Bachman persona .. look for the hardcover as it paints a picture with Desperation

[@loganshirley9058]

If you end up liking Desperation, The Regulators (which was written under King's pseudonym Richard Bachman) is a great place to go next. The two books were published in tandem for very weird reasons that you kinda have to read to understand.

[@dennisk207]

other recent thrillers/horror I've read that were decent: The Family Across The Street by Nicole Trope (Australian thriller about a home invasion) The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix (lots of nods to well known 70's/80's slasher movies)

[@royalhorror]

Ohhh I remember reading ‘insomnia’ in the past ! Would love to go back to it. ‘The outsider’ seems fantastic !! More of this content pls 🙏🏼

[@sk70091]

I've read 60+ King books, and in my top 3 I've got Misery, The Dead Zone and 11/22/63. Not necessarily in that order though, I like them all equally. If you like the character of Holly, you should definitely check out the Bill Hodges trilogy, starting from Mr Mercedes! She's one of my favorite King characters as well :)

[@MyNameIsJeff68]

Great ranking. Stephen King novels i recommend are. Christine, Cujo, Firestarter and Salems Lot. Other authors i think you might like are James Herbert, Graham Masterton and Dean R Koontz.

[@thewatchtower4949]

I pretty much owe me finally getting over my horror movie phobia to stephen king, I've watched so many of his adaptations and ive read a lot of his short stories, I'm preparing myself to get into his proper books but damn are they long, it'll be worth it tho

[@anthonywheeler2082]

Four Past Midnight is an underrated Stephen King book. It has four novellas in it. It's long, but it flew by for me. The final story in it is called The Sun Dog, and it reminds me of a Goosebumps story for adults.

[@HauntedHippie]

Oo that’s a great selling point

[@joshhill8200]

That has the secret window and langoliers novellas which are both way better than their movie counterparts (even though secret window was a great movie)

[@tylerpeck9754]

Ohhh wowwwww that’s an interesting observation on Sun Dog.. isn’t 4 past midnight the one with the library policeman.. that was creepy AF!

[@anthonywheeler2082]

@@tylerpeck9754 Thanks. It is!

[@TrueCrimeMorgue]

just reading the talisman now and I would highly reccomend if you like the fantasy stuff. Its really good.

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

It's been 30+ years since I read any of these as I got into better authors. The stand is brilliant but very long and it's one film that stayed close to the book. It is just ridiculous with the you know and the turtle. Great video Kylie 😊👍👋🐾💜

[@niam.2147]

For other horror books you might be interested in: The Drowning Girl (queer neurodivergent protagonist in New England questioning her memories), A Dowry of Blood (queer vampire story of violence and romance), and A Hand to Hold, A Hand to Carve (body horror story about co-dependence). I haven't given Stephen King a lot of my time yet because I mostly seek out queer horror, but I might give him another try thanks to this video (I did read The Dead Zone in high school but it wasn't my cup of tea). Also, if you are interested in a grounded take on supernatural horror, I grew up with the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series. It's... A Lot, but I would recommend Obsidian Butterfly to anyone even without the context of the rest of the series. Oh, and of course The Hellbound Heart if you haven't already read it. Thanks for the video!

[@codytidwell5086]

The Tommyknockers is peak bizarre King. Think IT or Insomnia, but even more batshit. Highly recommend! Also recommend Duma Key and Revival-two fantastic, modern King novels. Fantastic #1 pick! 😊

[@BB13131313]

I remember when I was really younger I was still on Goosebumps and Fear Street and my best friend was on The Shining lol, but it was a little rare for kids to be reading Stephen King at that young of age, but it was absolutely encouraged and accepted by teachers and parents to read anything at that level when I was younger, even if it was content written for adults.. my dad loved Stephen King so his books were always around the house..

[@NandosN0W]

Lol I started with Goosebumps, when I was 12-13 I read Stephen Kings Dolores Claiborne and it was like a whole new world

[@tomroose7733]

I started on goosebumps and then at age 12 read Cujo by Stephen King. Not only was I terrified but I was hooked (still am)...

[@martinjamiesonful]

One of my favourite newer King novels is The Institute, I feel like it doesn't get spoken about enough!

[@toddhill7483]

You are correct about that. Excellent book.

[@sk70091]

I loved that one! Stayed up until morning listening to the audio book because I just HAD to find out how it ended.

[@duhduh666]

This was refreshing hearing and watching Kylie talk about books. Thank you

[@Odysseus-sq7gu]

You should definitely read Salemst Lot and Different Season. Also his Dark Tower and Castle Rock series are great.

[@tylerpeck9754]

Yea Different Seasons is 4 novellas including Apt Pupil. Also has The Body which became the movie Stand by Me with the 4 boys who go find a dead body, includes Shawshank Redemption and I can never remember the last story in it. But yea you would like it I’m sure.

[@lifewithoutfudge]

Insomnia is a little more resonant if you have already read the first few Dark Tower books. It was one of the first things he did outside of that series that is directly tied to it, and some of the more outlandish aspects are outgrowths of themes and concepts from the Dark Tower. King has also singled this book out as one of his own that he doesn't think totally works, calling it "try hard".

[@Mr49r1681]

I’ve read Cujp, Christine, Firestarter, Misery, Carrie and part of IT. Carrie is a misunderstood introverted character who was bullied, harassed and picked on in high school with a over religious mother who knew how different Carrie was from the other teens at school. I currently have a copy of The Body, Stephen’s very first novel (before he wrote his first horror novel, Graveyard Shift), that inspired Stand By Me film. Oh darling, darling! Stand, by me, Oh Stand by me.. 😊

[@tomlotti240]

Apt Pupil was one of the stories in Different Seasons, which was a collection of short stories. I think they made a movie out of it, and that movie "Stand by Me" was based on a story from the collection. One overlooked short story of this work is "The Breathing Method". Sort of soap opera-ish in its tropes, but theres some creepy stuff in it via a Library in "The Club". I'd recommend it. Grapples with some heavy existential themes. Read it when I was growing up, and one line from the story made a huge impact on me. Here for the deep dive into the Shining. It's one of the popular novels that I haven't read. Enjoyed the takes.

[@diogutierrz]

Desperation is incredible! Im a bit biased because I had adopted two kittens a week or so prior to starting it BUT THE HORROR WAS SO GOOD

[@ColtenL1129]

I completely agree with your opinion on Doctor Sleep. While I thought it was a decent story it kinda felt like he came up with the story idea first then tried to morph it into a sequel to the Shinning by having Danny as the main character

[@Poeticallyinclined]

You should read The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon. It’s one of my faves from King and a short read too!

[@HauntedHippie]

talked about it a lot in this video lol

[@Poeticallyinclined]

@@HauntedHippie oh my bad 😅 that’s on me for commenting before I finished the vid!

[@tilobutah]

Monday, a book review? 🤨 Ok it’s Stephen King bring it on. I’m retired now but when I was working I took an express bus to work. 45 minutes there and back so I had lots of time reading books five days a week. Now retired I worry more about staying active but movies following your channel gives me, I’ll say it such Joy. I do have Fairy Tale now. I remembered you talking about it and in the store it caught my eye so I got it. Yes, starting out it’s like WTH but I remember your review. Yes I have to look at the cover to see his name because it is different from his other styles. Also I wanted to get into Fairy Tale Lore because I’m a big fan of M. Knight and he’s one of the few Directors that get into stuff like that in some of his movies. The subject of cover art. With movies I like when they put an effort to make creative sleeves and covers. Especially the studios that give you new art and a reversible cover to the original. I agree that cover on the book Carrie was 🤢. If you didn’t see the name you would never know what book it was. 🤔 Your reviews on some of his films have helped me a lot. Thanks.

[@edgeoveredge]

Just finished Fairy Tale and it is great! Top 5 for sure!! I highly recommend Lisey’s Story (my number 1)… if you can get the audiobook, it’s great to hear the characters brought to life!

[@tylerpeck9754]

I wanna re-read Liseys Story

[@anthonyk7602]

Thanks for some great recommendations! My favourite is Salem’s Lot - one of his early novels - a very creepy vampire story.

[@Theworthlessopinion]

I would recommend Mr Mercedes!

[@Sad_vibes_on_radio]

Hopefully coming soon: fairy tale directed by Mike Flanagan.

[@toddhill7483]

That would be intriguing, and would definitely take a lot of skill to execute it effectively.

[@taylorr.1589]

So about Insomnia and Dr. Sleep, a lot of the weird, confusing elements are related to The Dark Tower and his expanded multiverse. I read Insomnia about halfway through The Dark Tower series and honestly I don't know how it could even seem coherent on its own. Not sure I'd recommend the series for a horror reader, even though it's my favorite thing ever.

[@kennethcoggins5888]

The Stand is a hard read. But, I really enjoyed it. I would recommend Needful Things.

[@JoanneRachel-u4n]

❤❤❤❤ love Stephen king love fary tale and currently reading dreamcatcher

[@jenniferb2086]

I’ve never read desperation but it sounds a LOT like the stand. Mostly with the constant character POV switch, the build up to big team up moment nearing the end and the young (in the stand, old) person with a direct connection to god. The stand is my dad’s favourite book and reading Stephen King together is something we’ve always done, so maybe we should give it a shot.

[@jonathansoto6984]

I actually haven’t even read most of these and I’m a huge King fan but ig we’re all interested in different things but the ones I have read are: Carrie, Pet Sematary, Misery, The Shining, and IT but I am very interested in Fairy Tale now cause that was actually very interesting what you said about it cause I honestly thought it was jus gonna have a boring family friendly fantasy feel to it (like Eyes of the Dragon) but I didn’t know it would have horror elements or creative writing and that might actually be my next King read and I’ve also been interested in TGWLTG for awhile but I never got around to reading that but Stephen King is a true ARTIST of horror and writing and hes made some of my fav books of all time!

[@PJdraws277]

Every time when I visited to goodwill I didn’t find a pet sematary old cover with the cat hissing, that one is so rare to find.

[@Thomas.R.Howell]

I did a book review on misery. It was my first Stephen king book. So so sooo good. The fact it takes place in one room and one perspective… masterful storytelling. Im currently on Pet Semetery and I’m loving every bit of it. Next is Salems Lot! In time for Halloween.

[@Lildeterioratingmemory]

David Sodengren is building up a damn good catalog. Good B movie horror, body horror, and cosmic horror books from him. Some of the best cover arts too

[@movielover828]

I have been reading "The Shining" for the first time last year, and it was surprisingly different from the film that Kubrick wrote and directed. But both mediums are enjoyable despite its differences. Currently, I am now reading "Gerald's Game" after seeing the 2017 film adaptation almost two years ago. Truth to be told, I really want to read the rest of Stephen King's novels (e.g. "Doctor Sleep", "Carrie", "Misery", "It", "The Dead Zone", etc.) and novellas (e.g. "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption", "1408", "The Life of Chuck", "The Monkey", etc.) and dive deeper into the wonders of terror.💯

[@davidranderson1]

If you're struggling with Lord of the Rings, I recommend the audiobooks Andy Serkis narrated. He's an incredible voice actor. He really brings the books to life and he also "casts" each of the characters with the accents of his co-stars. He really is an astonishing voice actor. A man of a thousand voices.

[@hermunkulus]

Any other horror authors you’d recommend? Stephen King is my favorite, but I want to branch out. I’m already also fan of Lisa Jewell, Lucy Foley and David Patterson and I’ve heard a lot of Jack Ketchum’s work is fucked up (I.e. the book based on Sylvia Likens), so I’d like to expand my palate more if you have any recs.

[@Amy-g1h]

Maybe Chris Mooney or Kathy Reichs or pj Tracy

[@ACD1994]

Shirley Jackson, Anne Rice you might enjoy Ray Bradbury.

[@nursemain3174]

My favourites are Salem’s lot, firestarter, nightmares and dreamscapes and Carrie. But I love a lot more. I’d def say Salem’s lot and nightmares and dreamscapes are pretty essential

[@beardedjohnson5654]

I love you for loving Fairy Tale. It is amazing. Instant sub. ❤️

[@TRICH10]

appreciate the vibes! But i have Apt Pupil up there with some of the best fiction King has ever written... loved it!

[@vadariousb]

You gotta check out needful things, duma key and for sure the stand! Im actually jealous you haven't read those yet

[@GirlPlastix]

It's Room 217 in Stephen King's The Shining and Room 237 in the film. There's a TV series of The Shining from the nineties that follows the book more closely.

[@scottbishop3752]

The Institute is an instantly gripping, amazing book.

[@blakegullickson726]

Can you make a video like this with His movies

[@HauntedHippie]

Oo good idea

[@JonLefev]

Thanks for always being an amazing voice here miss lady:)

[@cashthecurator666]

I should give Fairy Tale a read, sounds fantastic. I gotta say, your content is consistently excellent! It always puts me in a good mood. Glory to thee, O Antichrist.

[@BenMcAulay-j5g]

Kylie, amazing video. Stephen King is a national -- international -- treasure. I really liked Misery. I read Carrie yrs. ago. Liked it. At the time. Should give it a re-read. I've read Salem's Lot. The Shining. The Dead Zone. Christine - both the movie and the book R great. The Running Man. (Which he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Also Thinner. Which is good.) Cycle of the Werewolf - a short read. Others: Bag of Bones. Gwendy's Button Box. Elevation - a nice novella. Anyway, Kylie, fantastic video.

[@Chronic_Gainz]

When Stephen King was writing Carrie, he almost threw it away, but his wife, Tabitha told him there was something there and to finish it. I'm a big Stephen King fan, I read it a long time ago at this point but it's not the best of Stephen King. Especially when you look at the Stand, IT, Salem's Lot, the Shining, & Pet Sematary

[@jenniferwhite2402]

As for other writers John Saul The Homing. It is super scary book that it hard for me to get though sometimes.

[@flibber123]

The collection Different Seasons is great, I highly recommend reading it. I think we see that story differently. The kid in Apt Pupil is a psychopath. I think part of the point of the story is that the German guy is evil due to being from an evil system but this all American kid from the privileged background is next level evil that has sprung out of a 'good' system. That's what makes it disturbing. The Stand is great, it has everything I like most about King's writing. Of the last ten years or so, I like Revival the most. If you spot that one cheap it's worth grabbing.

[@loriisgorey]

I would love some more book content!

[@jacksquatt6082]

The only Stephen King book I've ever read is "The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon," and although I genuinely enjoyed it, I don't think I can justify reading most of his other works, except maybe the novellas. From what I've heard of his full blown novels, he stretches the story out far longer than than needs to be. I don't have time for that, especially when I can just watch the movie and get a very similar experience without the fluff.

[@Dakguire]

Stephen King himself brought himself to admitting that Brian De Palma’s Carrie was most likely better than the book. I’m pretty interchangeable between the two. I thought the ending was better in the film, but the book felt more relatable and local (that’s probably because I read the book first, so I’d be using people I know in person to fill in the role of the characters). I also felt like the moment when Estelle interacted with a 3 year old Carrie really showed how far Margaret had torn her apart.

[@harlanmilleret905]

I am curious how do you feel about R.L. Stone and Goosebumps?

[@jpotter2086]

Too many people who can shine ... well, all of King's stories happen in a connected world. Even his short works that take place far away from Maine often have passing references to his other works, that readers newer to King World may miss ... the connections are little payoffs to "insiders".

[@Anthony-qr9qc]

I haven't read Fairy Tale yet, but based on what you said in this video, and because you love Hellraiser, you may enjoy Weaveworld by Clive Barker. It's a great dark fantasy/horror novel.

[@ETHEREAL.ECHINATE]

Your Blair witch tat is dope

[@mathewbarnes4468]

So happy you gave love to outsider and Fairytale. outsider is maybe 5th and fairytale is 2nd for me. 11.22.63 is my 1

[@KatGuitars]

i just watched “The Mist From Stephan King” it was pretty good actually

[@tedoyle99]

Insomina is a Christopher Nolan movie with Robin Williams and Al Pachino. I might need to see it

[@trinimartinez1832]

THE STAND!

[@jenniferb2086]

If you liked the outsider and the character of Holly, there’s a whole series about her and it’s soo good! Hollys growth and the way King writes her (especially compared to his earlier depictions of women, specifically women with mental illnesses or autism) is honestly amazing. I’d say the outsider is actually the worst of the series funnily enough!

[@madcoolclips]

That King is quite a writer isn't he 📚

[@CyrissSmith-w9t]

My favorite Stephen King story is Dreamcatcher and I will not apologize for it. Shout out to The Dead Zone though

[@ynz3713]

I just read Grady hendrix “how to sell a haunted house “ and I highly recommend it. His other books as well. Also insomnia has been adapted into a movie starring Al Pacino and robin Williams and directed by Christopher Nolan that I also highly recommend.

[@HauntedHippie]

I don’t think that was connected to the novel

[@ACD1994]

I prefer The Shining movie to the book. For me the movie is better. Easily. Yes, the Carrie movie (De Palma), is much more riveting, than the book. Misery movie, does however, have the advantage of Kathy Bates, who was amazing. But I give Stephen King, credit for coming up with the ideas, but I just enjoy the stories more on film. One of King's best books that I would recommend, is ''the stand.'' Worth reading. Just takes, forever.