Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King

by Tim Underwood and Stephen King

Book Overview

Essays discuss the writing and selling of horror stories, look at Stephen King's career, and consider the major themes used in his fiction This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452258758
• ISBN13: 9780452258754
• Release Date: September 1986
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Hail to the King

KINGDOM OF FEAR is a collection of essays on the fiction of Stephen King. It contains writings from his contemporaries in the genre, other horror novelists, editors and critics.This book made me an even bigger fan of the author. Reading his peers' critiques provided me with an insight, and vaster appreciation for what King has done in the field. One critic even hailed him as the best horror writer of all time. I agree with that assessment although it is debatable even in this collection, he is definitely the best-selling horror writer and as the essays detail there is good reason for that.Some may be put off by a few of the obviously gushing tributes paid to King by those in the industry, but I feel him worthy of the high praise.And lest anyone come across this tome and get the impression it is a schmooze fest there are some very critical and uncomplimentary comments included.King has achieved such high acclaim that my one complaint is there hasn't been a follow-up publication released essaying his more recent works and how he has evolved from a schlock/horror writer into an author that chronicles an era with poignency and insight.