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King, Stephen

  1. Angell, Roger. "The Tak of the Town." In New Yorker, Vol. 72, No. 29, pg 78 +.
    Criticism -- Desperation

  2. Ansen, David. "The Roaches Did It." In Newsweek, Vol. 100, No. 21, November 22, 1982, pg. 118.
    Criticism -- Creepshow (Motion Picture)

  3. Auerbach, Nina. "Not with a Bang but an EEOOOORRHMM!" In New York Times Book Review, December 20, 1987, pg. 8.
    Criticism -- The Tommyknockers

  4. Bohjalian, Chris. "The Ghouls Next Door." In New York Times Book Review, Vol. 144, No. 49865, October 30, 1994, pg. 24.
    Criticism -- Insomnia

  5. "Black House (book review)." In Publishers Weekly Vol. 248 Issue 33, August 20, 2001, p53.
    Criticism -- Black House

  6. Bowman, James. "Stephen King, Gentrified." In National Review, Vo. 50, No. 16, Sept. 1, 1998, pg. 46 +.
    Criticism -- Bag of Bones

  7. Busch, Frederick. "Making 'It'." In New York Times Book Review, Vol. 105, No. 51535, October 8, 2000, pg. 11.
    Criticism -- On Writing

  8. "Carrie" (book review). In New York Times Book Review, May 26, 1974, pg. 17.
    Criticism -- Carrie

  9. Cheuse, Alan. "Horror Writer's Holiday." In New York Times Book Review, August 29, 1982, pp. 10 +.
    Criticism -- Different Seasons

  10. In Clemems. Valdine. The Return of the Repressed. Albany : State University of New York Press, c1999. pp. 185-212.
    Criticism -- The Shining

  11. Collins, Anne. "No Sympathy for the Devil." In Maclean's Magazine, December 18, 1978, pg. 51.
    Criticism -- The Stand

  12. Corliss, Richard. "Jolly Contempt." In Time, Vol. 120, No. 21, November 22, 1982, pg. 110.
    Criticism -- Creepshow (Motion picture)

  13. Crain, Caleb. "Hearts in Atlantis (book review)." In New York Times Book Review, Vol. 148, No. 51643, September 12, 1999, pg. 10.
    Criticism -- Hearts in Atlantis

  14. "Cujo" (book review). In Newsweek, Vol. 98, August 31, 1981, pg. 63A.
    Criticism -- Cujo

  15. Diamant, T. "Supernatural Meanderings."In Maclean's Magazine, December 18, 1989, pg. 57.
    Criticism -- The Dark Half

  16. Edwards, Thomas R. "Gulp!"In New York Review of Books, Vol. 33, No. 20, December 18, 1986, pp. 58-60.
    Criticism -- It

  17. In Epel, Naomi. Writers Dreaming. New York : Carol Southern Books, c1993. pp. 133-143.
    Criticism -- Works -- Dreams in Literature -- Interview -- "The Body" -- It -- 'Salem's Lot

  18. "Firestarter (book review)". In Kirkus Reviews, Vol. 48, No. 14, July 15, 1980, pg. 930.
    Criticism -- Firestarter

  19. Franklin, Ruth. "Stephen King and I." In New Republic, Vol. 223, No. 19, November 16, 2000, pg. 50.
    Criticism -- On Writing

  20. Fuller, Richard. "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (review)." In New York Times Book Review, January 8, 1989.
    Criticism -- The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger

  21. Gates, David. "It (book review)." In Newsweek, Vol. 108, Sept 1, 1986, pg. 82.
    Criticism -- It

  22. Gates, David. "Our Number-One Fan Strikes Again." In Newsweek, Vol. 120, No. 1, July 6, 1992, pg. 56.
    Criticism -- Gerald's Game

  23. Gault, John. "Not Quite Fright." In Maclean's Magazine, Vol. 93, No. 39, September 24, 1979. pg. 56.
    Criticism -- The Dead Zone

  24. Gottlieb, Anne. "Something Lurks in Ludlow." In New York Times Book Review, November 6, 1983, pg. 15.
    Criticism -- Pet Sematary

  25. Gray, Paul. "Master of Postliterate Prose." In Time, Vol. 120, No. 9, August 30, 1982, pp. 87.
    Criticism -- Different Seasons

  26. Handy, Bruce. "Monster Writer." In Time, Vol. 148, No. 11, Sept. 2, 1996, pg. 60 +.
    Criticism -- The Green Mile

  27. Harley, Kevin. "New Man, Old Bull." In The New Statesman, Vol. 8, No. 370, Sept. 15, 1995, pg. 33.
    Criticism -- Rose Madder

  28. Harrison, Colin. "Weasel from Another Planet." In New York Times Book Review, Vol. 150 No. 51724, April 15, 2001, pg. 6.
    Criticism -- Dreamcatcher

  29. Hutsko, Joe. "Dreamcatcher" (book review)." In The Wall Street Journal, Vol. 237, No. 58, March 23, 2001, pg. 12.
    Criticism -- Dreamcatcher

  30. In Ingebretsen, S.J. Maps of Heaven, Maps of Hell. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c1996. pp. 57-67, 164-172.
    Criticism -- Novels -- Carrie -- 'Salem's Lot

  31. "Insomnia (review)." In Publisher's Weekly, August 1, 1996, pg. 69.
    Criticism -- Insomnia

  32. In Joshi, S.T. The Modern Weird Tale. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2001. pp. 62-94.
    Criticism -- Works

  33. Jones, Malcolm R. "A Scary Look at Love." In Newsweek, Vol. 132, No. 12, Sept. 21, 1998, pg. 94 +.
    Criticism -- Bag of Bones

  34. Kanfer, S. "It (book review)." In Time, Vol. 128, October 6, 1986, pg. 74.
    Criticism -- It

  35. Kanfer, S. "Whango!" In Time, Vol. 138, No. 19, November 11, 1991, pg. 12.
    Criticism -- Needful Things

  36. Katzenbach, John. "Sheldon Gets the Ax." In New York Times Book Review, May 31, 1987, pg. 20.
    Criticism -- Misery

  37. Kaveney, Roz. "Novel of the Week."In The New Statesman, Vol. 128, No. 4464, December 6, 1999, pg. 78.
    Criticism -- Hearts of Atlantis

  38. In Kendrik, Walter. The Thrill of Fear. New York : Grove Weidenfeld, 1991. pp. 247-248.
    Criticism -- Carrie -- Creepshow

  39. Kiely, R. "Armageddon, Complete and Uncut." In New York Times Book Review, Vol. 139, No. 4823, May 13, 1990, pg. 3.
    Criticism -- The Stand

  40. Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher. "Death, Terror and Writer's Block." In New York Times, Vol. 148, No. 51287, Sept. 21, 1998, Section E, pg. 6.
    Criticism -- Bag of Bones

  41. Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher. "Lack of Sleep the Least of His Problems." In New York Times, Vol. 144, No. 49841, October 6, 1994, Section C, pg. 22.
    Criticism -- Insomnia

  42. Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher. "A Modern Day Fairy Tale in the Woods" In New York Times, April 15, 1999, Section E, pg. 9.
    Criticism -- The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

  43. Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher. "It (book review)."In New York Times, August 21, 1986, Section C, pg. 21.
    Criticism -- It

  44. Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher. "A Punch in the Nose."In New York Times, Vol. 144, No. 50104, June 26, 1995, Section C, pg. 16.
    Criticism -- Rose Madder

  45. Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher. "The Tommyknockers (review)."In New York Times, November 5, 1987, Section C, pg. 33.
    Criticism -- The Tommyknockers

  46. Leithauser, Brad. "Fear of Horror." In New York, Vol. 28, No. 22, May 29, 1995, pg. 44 +.
    Criticism -- Rice, Anne -- Memnoch the Devil -- Rose Madder

  47. Levin, Martin. The Stand (book review). In New York Times Book Review, February 4, 1979, pg. 15.
    Criticism -- The Stand

  48. Lyons, Gene. "Christine" (book review). In Newsweek, Vol. 101, May 2, 1983, pg. 76.
    Criticism -- Christine

  49. McDonnell, J.V. "The Stand" (book review). In America, Vol. 140, February 17, 1979, pg. 117.
    Criticism -- The Stand

  50. In Magistrale, Tony. A Dark Night's Dreaming. Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1996. pp. 42-54.
    Criticism -- Novels -- Children in Literature -- Dolores Claiborne -- Gerald's Game -- Misery -- Tommyknockers

  51. Maslin, Janet. "A Fateful Step Off a Curb and Into Alien Territory." In New York Times, Vol. 150, No. 51693, March 15, 2001, pg. E9.
    Criticism -- Dreamcatcher

  52. Mendelsohn, Daniel. "Familiar Terors." In New York Times Book Review, Vol. 148, No. 51293, Sept. 27, 1998, pg. 9
    Criticism -- Bag of Bones

  53. Newman, Kim. "Body Snatcher." In The New Statesman, Vol. 114, NO. 2497, September 18, 1987, pp. 30-31.
    Criticism -- Misery

  54. Nicholls, Richard E. "Avaunt Thee, Recreant Cyborg." In New York Times Book Review, September 29, 1991, pp. 14.
    Criticism -- The Waste Lands (Dark Tower Book III)

  55. "Not Your Average Pop Fiction." In English Journal, Vol. 87, No. 2, February 1998, pg. 108.
    Criticism -- Short Stories -- "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption"

  56. Olson, Ray. "Dreamcatcher" (book review). In Booklist, Vol. 97, No. 13, March 1, 2001, pg. 1188.
    Criticism -- Dreamcatcher

  57. Ott, Bill. "Different Seasons (book review).) In Booklist, Vol. 78, No. 21, July 1982, pg. 1394.
    Criticism -- Different Seasons

  58. Polito, Robert. "Apocalypse Now." In New York Times Book Review, Vol. 146, No. 50586, Oct. 20, 1996, pg. 16 +.
    Criticism -- Desperation -- The Green Mile -- The Regulators

  59. Queenan, J. "And Us Without Our Spoons." New York Times Book Review, Vol.141, No. 4873, Sept. 29, 1991, pg. 13 +.
    Criticism -- Needful Things

  60. Reasor, Stacey. "Hearts in Atlantis (book review)." In Library Journal, Vol. 124, Number 13, August 1999, p 140.
    Criticism -- Hearts in Atlantis

  61. Rose, Lloyd. "The Triumph of the Nerds." In Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 258, No. 3, September 1986, pp. 102-103.
    Criticism -- It

  62. Rosenbaum, Mary Helene. "Pet Sematary (book review). In Christian Century, Vol. 101, March 21-28, 1984, pg. 316.
    Criticism -- Pet Sematary

  63. "'Salem's Lot (book review)." In Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 1975.
    Criticism -- 'Salem's Lot

  64. "Scared But Safe." In New York Times Book Review, September 2, 1990, pp. 21.
    Criticism -- Four Past Midnight

  65. "Shackled to the Past." In New York Times Book Review, Vol. 141, No. 49030, August 16, 1992, pg. 3.
    Criticism -- Gerald's Game

  66. Shapiro, Anna. "The Talisman." In New York Times Book Review, November 4, 1984.
    Criticism -- Straub, Peter -- The Talisman

  67. "The Shining" (book review). In New York Times Book Review, February 20, 1977, pg. 8.
    Criticism -- The Shining

  68. Singer, Mark. "What Are You Afraid Of?" In New Yorker, Vol. 74, No. 26, September 7, 1998, pp. 52-62, 64-67.
    Criticism -- Works

  69. Skow, John. "Slice of Death." In New York, Vol. 134, No. 21, November 20, 1989, pp. 105-106.
    Criticism -- The Dark Half

  70. Slung, Michele. "A Master of the Macabre." In The New Republic, Vol. 184, No. 8, 1981, pp. 38-39.
    Criticism -- Firestarter

  71. Slung, Michele. "Scare Tactics." In New York Times Book Review, May 10, 1981, pp. 15 +.
    Criticism -- Danse Macabre

  72. Solomon, Andy. "Scared But Safe." In New York Times Book Review, September 2, 1990, pg. 21.
    Criticism -- Four Past Midnight

  73. Stade, George. "His Alter Ego Is a Killer." In New York Times Book Review, October 29, 1989, pg. 12.
    Criticism -- The Dark Half

  74. Stade, George. "The Big Chiller." In The Nation, Vol. 244, No. 8, February 28, 1987, pp. 158-262. Criticism -- It

  75. "Stephen King (2006)". In Paris Review: Interviews, Vol. II. NY, Picador, 2007. pp. 462-500.
    Interviews

  76. Sutherland, John. "Needful Things (book review)." In Times Literary Supplement, No. 4624, November 15, 1991, pg. 6.
    Criticism -- Needful Things

  77. Sutherland, John. "Off to Old Sparky." In Times Literary Supplement, No. 4991, November 27, 1998, pg. 22.
    Criticism -- The Green Mile

  78. Tritel, Barbara. "Eyes of the Dragon" (book review). In New York Times Book Review, February 22, 1987, pg. 12.
    Criticism -- Eyes of the Dragon

  79. Van Rjndt, Phillepe. "Christine (book review).In New York Times Book Review, April 3, 1983, pg. 12.
    Criticism -- Christine

  80. Wager, Walter. "More Evil Than a 15-Foot Spider." In New York Times Book Review, August 24, 1986, pg. 9.
    Criticism -- It

  81. Welt, Bernard. "Dreamcatcher." (book review) In People Weekly, Vol. 55, No. 12, March 26, 2001, pg. 45.0
    Criticism -- Dreamcatcher

  82. In Winter, Douglas. Faces of Fear. New York : Berkley Books, 1985. pp. 235-237.
    Interview

  83. Wood, Michael. "Horror of Horrors." In New York Review of Books, Vol. 42, No. 16, October 19, 1995, pp. 54+.
    Criticism -- Dolores Claiborne (book) -- Dolores Claiborne (Motion Picture) -- Rose Madder

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