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When the rumor came out that King was Bachman, his explanation was that he felt it was necessary to try to see if readers would buy Bachman's books after King's sudden fame. He wanted to earn money under a different name. The REAL reason, later revealed in King's career, is that he was a deranged young man that had a close encounter with his 'dark half' (he later writes a novel by this title, though a bit more literal than a name change). With struggles of addiction-drugs, alcohol-King brought to life his all-too-real alter ego and began writing novels with dishearteningly cruel themes and endings, a twist of creativity that only made the man more popular.
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What other name did Stephen King use?
Stephen King has also published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. He used this name for several novels, including "The Running Man" and "Thinner."
What is Stephen's King pen name?
King's best known pseudonym is Richard Bachman (used from 1977 to 1985), he did publish "The Fifth Quarter" in Cavalier Magazine using the name John Swithen in 1972. King's notes on this story, which is compiled in Nightmares And Dreamscapes, start with the statement "Bachman again" making it clear that the only pen name he considers legitimate is Richard Bachman.
Who used the pseudonym Richard Bachman and what is one of him most famous books?
Stephen King. The Running Man.
Did Stephen King write the running man?
Yes, Stephen King wrote "The Running Man" under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was first published in 1982.
What is Richard Bachman real name?
Richard Bachman's real name is Stephen King. It was a pen name used by the author to publish some of his early works.
Under what psuedoneym has Stephen King written?
Richard Bachman
What name does Stephen King use for Romance Novels and why?
Stephen King writes romance novels under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. He chose this name as a way to publish different genres without confusing his readers or the public perception of his work as primarily horror or suspense.
What does the Hunger Games remind you of?
Either the running man or the long walk by Richard Bachman (Stephen King)
Stephen King had two books written under his pen name Richard bachman made into movies What were the two books?
The two books by Stephen King, written under his pen name Richard Bachman, that were made into movies are "Thinner" and "The Running Man."
Who wrote the book Thinner?
There are two books called Thinner. One is by Stephen King and one is by Richard Bachman.
Where can you find a copy of Rage by Stephen King?
Rage by Richard Bachman (a.k.a Stephen King) is no longer available. After numerous school shootings were linked to his book King had it pulled from publication. The only place you could possibly find it nowadays would be online or in an old library.
Why did Stephen King write books as Richard Bachman?
I did that because back in the early days of my career there was a feeling in the publishing business that one book a year was all the public would accept but I think that a number of writers have disproved that by now. I'm one of them and the guy who writes the Along Came the Spider books is another one who's written two or three books a year. Danielle Steel usually publishes two books a year. So the public will accept more than one book from a writer in the course of a year. The thing is, one book is all most writers want to produce or can produce in the course of a year and some of them only publish a book every two years. Ed McBain is another novelist who publishes multiple books in some years and his original name was Evan Hunter. That's the name he's always published under and he adopted the pen name of Ed McBain for the same reason I adopted Richard Bachman and that was that it made it possible for me to do two books in one year. I just did them under different names and eventually the public got wise to this because you can change your name but you can't really disguise your style. The name Richard Bachman actually came from when they called me and said we're ready to go to press with this novel, what name shall we put on it? And I hadn't really thought about that. Well, I had, but the original name - Gus Pillsbury - had gotten out on the grapevine and I really didn't like it that much anyway, so they said they needed it right away and there was a novel by Richard Stark on my desk so I used the name Richard and that's kind of funny because Richard Stark is in itself a pen name for Donald Westlake and what was playing on the record player was "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" by Bachman Turner Overdrive, so I put the two of them together and came up with Richard Bachman. http://stephenking.com/index.html
