The Art and Craft of Stephen King: The Story Behind Every Novel, Novella, and Short Story by Astic, Guy

The Art and Craft of Stephen King: The Story Behind Every Novel, Novella, and Short Story (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798894141947)

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The Art and Craft of Stephen King: The Story Behind Every Novel, Novella, and Short Story by Astic, Guy

The Art and Craft of Stephen King: The Story Behind Every Novel, Novella, and Short Story

$60.00
The Art and Craft of Stephen King: The Story Behind Every Novel, Novella, and Short Story by Astic, Guy

The Art and Craft of Stephen King: The Story Behind Every Novel, Novella, and Short Story

$60.00
Format: Hardcover
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The first complete, in-depth examination of every work published by the "King of Horror," Stephen King.

Stephen King is perhaps the most well-known author across horror, thriller, science fiction, and mystery genres, with more than 350 million books sold. Stephen King All the Stories examines in extensive detail how each novel, novella, and short story was created, developed, published, and adapted into successful films television and other media. At 648 pages, Stephen King All the Stories is filled with the most popular titles like Shawshank Redemption, The Shining, and Carrie as well as the lesser-known ones like Joyland and Revival. This illustrated account contains more than 300 photographs that complement King's journey from a Maine high school teacher and part-time writer to a literary giant, gifted in crafting haunting atmospheres that elevated horror as a genre.


Author: Guy Astic,Frank LaFond
ISBN-13: 9798894141947
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2026
Pages: 648
Format: Hardcover
By Guy Astic
By Guy Astic
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Frank Lafond, Ph.D., teaches at the ESCAT film school in Tours, and at the Université Côte d'Azur. From 2015 to 2023, he edited two collections of film books for Éditions Vendémiaire. He has published essays, in both French and English, in academic and mainstream publications, as well as in various collective works. Frank is the author of Jacques Tourneur, les figures de la peur (2007), Joe Dante, l'art du jeu (2011), Dictionnaire du cinéma fantastique et de science-fiction (2014), Samuel Fuller, jusqu'à l'épuisement (2017), Phase IV, éclipse de l'humanité (2020). In 2025, McFarland & Company will publish his new book, French Crime Films of the 1970s, co-authored with Roberto Curti. He lives in France.

Guy Astic is Director of Éditions Rouge Profond. He has published numerous works on the fantastique. He has nurtured a passion for Stephen King for forty years, writing about ten articles on his novels and short stories, discussing his work in several conferences, "Stephen King. Enfance et danse macabre" at the Forum des images in Paris, and appearing on radio or TV programs dedicated to the Master of Horror. He has edited two books about the writer: Stephen King. Premières approches (Éditions du CÉFAL, 2000); Colloque de Cerisy. Autour de Stephen King, l'horreur contemporaine (2008). He lives in France.

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