IT is a reflection of his own childhood. It empowers children and adults, like his other works which emphasize the odd characters as the heroes. He also probably wanted to make money.
George A. Romero wrote the screenplay but King previously published the stories as short stories.
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I LOVE STEPHEN KING! Anyway, Stephen King mostly writes at his home or in 'the shining's' case, a hotel in colorado. =) Mostly, he writes at his home in Maine, which is why most of his stories take place there.
2,000 words a day. You tell me.
No, Stephen King did not have a role in the movie "Bag of Bones," but he did write the original novel on which the movie is based.
3 to 4 times a year
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.
Yes, Stephen King wrote "The Running Man" under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was first published in 1982.
"Stephen King WROTE" and he's written 53 books. Duma Key Carrie The Shining The Dark Tower series Cell etc.
Stephen King does not really write for children, and most children would have difficulty reading his work. Try Harry Potter instead.
No. William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
No, Stephen King did not star in the film Stand By Me. The film was directed by Rob Reiner and based on Stephen King's novella "The Body." King did have a cameo in the movie as the character of a local preacher.