10 Best Stephen King Books of All Time

Apr 11, 2023, 18:14 IST

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"The Shining" (1977)

With his family, Jack Torrance accepts the position of winter caretaker at the remote Overlook Hotel in Colorado, but the establishment's evil past and paranormal forces drive him insane.

"It" (1986)

In their hometown of Derry, Maine, a group of old friends reconnect as adults to face a shape-shifting monster that has terrorised the community for ages and preys on their fears.

"The Stand" (1978)

The majority of the world's population is wiped off by a superflu virus, forcing the survivors to decide between good and evil as they work to rebuild society.

"Carrie" (1974)

A high school student with telekinetic powers wants revenge on her bullies at prom.

"Misery" (1987) 

An novelist is saved from a car accident by a fan, but the fan later reveals herself to be a violent stalker who forces the author to produce a new book specifically for her.

"Pet Sematary" (1983)

A family relocates to a new home in rural Maine, but when their cat dies, they bury it in an old cemetery that revives the dead, with devastating consequences.

"Salem's Lot" (1975)

 A writer returns to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, where a vampire has taken over the town and is turning its residents into undead minions.

"11/22/63" (2011)

When a high school teacher finds a gateway to the past, she chooses to try to stop President John F. Kennedy from being assassinated, but changing history has unexpected outcomes.

"The Dead Zone" (1979)

After a five-year coma, a man awakens with psychic abilities, including the capacity to predict the future, and must choose whether to utilise them to alter the path of human history.

"The Dark Tower" series (1982-2012)

In order to reach the tower that bears his name and prevent the end of the universe, a gunslinger has to travel a post-apocalyptic world.

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