Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. King has published 54 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and six non-fiction books. He has written around 200 short stories, most of which have been collected in book collections. He has been described as the "King of Horror".

The Mist, 1408 and the Children of the Corn movies are all based on stories by Stephen King.

The song Pet Semetary is based on a novel by Stephen King. A cover of that song serves as the theme song for the animated movie Frankenweenie.