A guy who's written more than 30 novels in the past 26 years is bound to have a fair amount words written about him.

Here are some of our favorite King stories from TIME, People, Entertainment Weekly and CNN:

TIME

Boo! How He Startled the Book World
The new digital democracy: King published on the Web
March 20, 2000 Cover

Horror Online
The new Stephen King tale arrives paper-free
March 20, 2000 Cover

Doing Hard Time On Death Row
"The Green Mile" is short on complexity and long on... well, it's just very long
December 13, 1999

Stephen King: Monster Writer
Stephen King owns the best-seller list with his "Green Mile" serial. Get ready: Two more books are on the way
September 2, 1996

Woman Under the Influence
Stephen King takes a stab at feminism in "Dolores Claiborne," and Kathy Bates responds with a fine, fierce performance
March 27, 1995

The King of Creep in Hollywood
The world's top spooky storyteller gets all the credit — and no respect
April 27, 1992

King of Horror
The master of pop dread writes on... and on... and on... and on
October 6, 1986, Cover
 

PEOPLE.com

People Profiles: Stephen King
Guide to celebrity facts, features and photos
MARCH 15, 1999

Beyond Misery
Stephen King recovers
January 24, 2000

People Legends: Stephen King
Scarier than an independent counsel, he made millions of adults sleep with a night-light
MARCH 15, 1999

EW.com

"Riding" High
Reading Stephen King's "Riding the Bullet" will make you squirm — so will downloading it
March 31, 2000

The Reel Stephen King
He looked death in the face and lived to write again. Now master of the macabre Stephen King shares with EW fave adaptations from his chilling body of work
December 10, 1999

King of 'Hearts'
He may be the master of horror, but Stephen King is also adept at capturing everyday America. In "Hearts in Atlantis," his take on the '60s — including the effects of Vietnam — is scarily accurate
September 17, 1999

'Green' Acher
THE GREEN MILE: PART 2 Mile man Stephen King is injured, but the show goes on
July 23, 1999

A 'Mile' to Go
A progress report on the Stephen King–Tom Hanks thriller
June 18, 1999

King's Ransom
The horror author scares up a new deal
November 21, 1997

King of the Road
The master of horror endures a 16-year, 2,500-mile journey to make his end-of-the-world miniseries, "The Stand"
September 6, 1996

Feast of Stephen
King's favorite films
February 19, 1993

The Best Entertainers of 1990, Stephen King
On the page, in films, even on TV, he always mixed fright with delight
December 28, 1990

CNN.com

The Scariest Books of All Time
Demons, vampires, haunted houses are top teeth-chatterers
October 26, 2000

Review: King's 'On Writing' Shows the Growth of a Writer October 3, 2000

It's Good to Be King
Horror author makes end-run on publishing industry with Internet work
July 25, 2000

Will 'The Plant' Grow?
Part two of serial Internet novel released Monday
August 21, 2000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  
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