Stephen King was inspired to write "Carrie" after working as a high school janitor and being struck by the image of a teenage girl with menstrual blood running down her legs. He combined this image with his own experiences of being bullied to create the story of a bullied girl with telekinetic powers seeking revenge.
Stephen King wrote the book Carrie in 1973 but he was an English teacher not a janitor.
Salem's Lot (the novel after Carrie)
"Stephen King WROTE" and he's written 53 books. Duma Key Carrie The Shining The Dark Tower series Cell etc.
"Carrie" by Stephen King was published in 1974.
No, Stephen King did not write Friday the 13th. The film was created by Victor Miller and directed by Sean S. Cunningham. Stephen King is known for writing horror novels like Carrie, It, and The Shining.
Stephen King wrote "The Shining" at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado. The hotel's spooky atmosphere and history inspired him to write the novel.
He did not write the book in the hotel but was inspired to write it after staying in the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO.
Stephen King.
Stephen King's first published novel is "Carrie," which was released in 1974.
Shirley Jackson
Carrie
Stephen King stayed in room 217 at the Stanley Hotel. This particular room reportedly inspired him to write his famous novel "The Shining."