# Stephen King bibliography

Stephen King is an American author of contemporary horror, thriller, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 400 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies, and comic books. King has published 65 novels/novellas, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five nonfiction books. He has written over 200 short stories, most of which have been compiled in book collections. Many of his works are set in his home state of Maine.

## Novels

Overview of Stephen King novels :
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Pages | Notes |
| 1974 | Carrie | Doubleday | 978-0-385-08695-0 | 199 | |
| 1975 | 'Salem's Lot | Doubleday | 978-0-385-00751-1 | 439 | Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1976 |
| 1977 | The Shining | Doubleday | 978-0-385-12167-5 | 447 | Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1978 |
| 1977 | Rage | Signet Books | 978-0-451-07645-8 | 211 | First novel published under pseudonym Richard Bachman, now out of print at the author's request |
| 1978 | The Stand | Doubleday | 978-0-385-12168-2 | 823 | Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1979; Runner-up (15th place), Locus Award, 1979 |
| 1979 | The Long Walk | Signet Books | 978-0-451-08754-6 | 384 | Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman |
| 1979 | The Dead Zone | Viking Press | 978-0-670-26077-5 | 428 | Runner-up (2nd place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1980 |
| 1980 | Firestarter | Viking Press | 978-0-670-31541-3 | 426 | Nominee, British Fantasy Award’s August Derleth Award, 1981; Runner-up (8th place), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 1981 |
| 1981 | Roadwork | Signet Books | 978-0-451-09668-5 | 274 | Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman |
| 1981 | Cujo | Viking Press | 978-0-670-45193-7 | 319 | Winner, British Fantasy Award’s August Derleth Award, 1982; Runner-up (21st place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1982 |
| 1982 | The Running Man | Signet Books | 978-0-451-11508-9 | 219 | Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman |
| 1982 | The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger | Grant | 978-0-937986-50-9 | 224 | |
| 1983 | Christine | Viking | 978-0-670-22026-7 | 526 | Runner-up (6th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1984 |
| 1983 | Pet Sematary | Doubleday | 978-0-385-18244-7 | 374 | Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1984; Runner-up (7th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1984 |
| 1983 | Cycle of the Werewolf | Land of Enchantment | 978-0-960-38282-8 | 127 | Illustrated by Bernie Wrightson |
| 1984 | The Talisman | Viking | 978-0-670-69199-9 | 646 | Written with Peter Straub; Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1985; Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1985 |
| 1984 | The Eyes of the Dragon | Philtrum Press (1984) Viking (1987) | 978-0-670-81458-9 | 326 | First published as a limited edition in 1984, then for the mass market in 1987 |
| 1984 | Thinner | NAL | 978-0-453-00468-8 | 309 | Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman |
| 1986 | It | Viking | 978-0-670-81302-5 | 1138 | Winner, British Fantasy Award’s August Derleth Award, 1987; Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1987; Runner-up (3rd place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1987 |
| 1987 | The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three | Grant | 978-0-937986-90-5 | 400 | Runner-up (16th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1988 |
| 1987 | Misery | Viking | 978-0-670-81364-3 | 310 | Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 1988; Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1988 |
| 1987 | The Tommyknockers | Putnam | 978-0-399-13314-5 | 558 | Runner-up (16th place), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 1988 |
| 1989 | The Dark Half | Viking | 978-0-670-82982-8 | 431 | Runner-up (2nd place), Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, 1990 |
| 1990 | The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition | Doubleday | 978-0-385-19957-5 | 1152 | The Complete & Uncut Edition; Runner-up (2nd place), Locus Award's Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1991 |
| 1991 | The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands | Grant | 978-0-937986-17-2 | 512 | Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 1992; Runner-up (3rd place), Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1992 |
| 1991 | Needful Things | Viking | 978-0-670-83953-7 | 690 | Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 1992; Runner-up (13th place), Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1992 |
| 1992 | Gerald's Game | Viking | 978-0-670-84650-4 | 352 | |
| 1992 | Dolores Claiborne | Viking | 978-0-670-84452-4 | 305 | Runner-up (14th place), Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1993 |
| 1994 | Insomnia | Viking | 978-0-670-85503-2 | 787 | Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 1995; Runner-up (3rd place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy/Horror Novel, 1995 |
| 1995 | Rose Madder | Viking | 978-0-670-85869-9 | 420 | Runner-up (3rd place), Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1995 |
| 1996 | The Green Mile | Signet Books | 978-0-451-19049-9 978-0-451-19052-9 978-0-451-19054-3 978-0-451-19055-0 978-0-451-19056-7 978-0-451-19057-4 | 400 | Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 1997; Runner-up (8th place), Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1997 |
| 1996 | Desperation | Viking | 978-0-670-86836-0 | 704 | Twin novel of The Regulators; Winner, Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1997 |
| 1996 | The Regulators | Dutton | 978-0-525-94190-3 | 480 | Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman; Twin novel of Desperation |
| 1997 | The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass | Grant | 978-1-880418-38-3 | 787 | Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1998; Runner-up (6th place), Locus Award for Best Art Book, 1998 |
| 1998 | Bag of Bones | Scribner | 978-0-684-85350-5 | 529 | Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 1999; Winner, British Fantasy Award’s August Derleth Award, 1999; Winner, Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel, 1999 |
| 1999 | The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon | Scribner | 978-0-684-86762-5 | 224 | |
| 2001 | Dreamcatcher | Scribner | 978-0-743-21138-3 | 620 | |
| 2001 | Black House | Random House | 978-0-375-50439-6 | 625 | Sequel to The Talisman; Written with Peter Straub; Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2002; Runner-up (7th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2002 |
| 2002 | From a Buick 8 | Scribner | 978-0-743-21137-6 | 368 | Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2003 |
| 2003 | The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla | Grant | 978-1-880-41856-7 | 714 | Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2004; Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2004 |
| 2004 | The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah | Grant | 978-1-880-41859-8 | 432 | Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2005 |
| 2004 | The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower | Grant | 978-1-880-41862-8 | 845 | Winner, British Fantasy Award's August Derleth Award, 2005; Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2005 |
| 2005 | The Colorado Kid | Hard Case Crime | 978-0-843-95584-2 | 184 | |
| 2006 | Cell | Scribner | 978-0-743-29233-7 | 351 | |
| 2006 | Lisey's Story | Scribner | 978-0-743-28941-2 | 528 | Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 2007; Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 2007; Runner-up (10th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2007 |
| 2007 | Blaze | Scribner | 978-1-416-55484-4 | 304 | Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman |
| 2008 | Duma Key | Scribner | 978-1-416-55251-2 | 607 | Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 2009 |
| 2009 | Under the Dome | Scribner | 978-1-439-14850-1 | 1074 | Nominee, British Fantasy Award's August Derleth Award, 2010; Runner-up (7th place), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2010 |
| 2011 | 11/22/63 | Scribner | 978-1-451-62728-2 | 849 | Nominee, British Fantasy Award, 2012; Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 2012; Runner-up (2nd place), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2012 |
| 2012 | The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole | Grant | 978-1-880-41876-5 | 336 | The eighth Dark Tower novel, but chronologically set between the fourth and fifth volumes. |
| 2013 | Joyland | Hard Case Crime | 978-1-781-16264-4 | 288 | Nominee, Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original, 2014; Runner-up (11th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2014 |
| 2013 | Doctor Sleep | Scribner | 978-1-476-72765-3 | 531 | Sequel to The Shining; Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 2014; Runner-up (5th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2014 |
| 2014 | Mr. Mercedes | Scribner | 978-1-476-75445-1 | 436 | First novel in the Bill Hodges Trilogy; Winner, Edgar Award for Best Novel, 2015 |
| 2014 | Revival | Scribner | 978-1-476-77038-3 | 403 | Runner-up (8th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2015 |
| 2015 | Finders Keepers | Scribner | 978-1-501-10007-9 | 434 | Second novel in the Bill Hodges Trilogy. |
| 2016 | End of Watch | Scribner | 978-1-501-12974-2 | 432 | Third novel in the Bill Hodges Trilogy. |
| 2017 | Gwendy's Button Box | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-58767-610-9 | 175 | Written with Richard Chizmar |
| 2017 | Sleeping Beauties | Scribner | 978-1-50116-340-1 | 702 | Written with Owen King; Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2018 |
| 2018 | The Outsider | Scribner | 978-1-50118-098-9 | 576 | Runner-up (2nd place), Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, 2019 |
| 2018 | Elevation | Scribner | 978-1-98210-231-9 | 144 | |
| 2019 | The Institute | Scribner | 978-1-98211-056-7 | 576 | Nominee, British Fantasy Award's August Derleth Award, 2020; Runner-up (3rd place), Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, 2020 |
| 2021 | Later | Hard Case Crime | 978-1-78909-649-1 | 256 | |
| 2021 | Billy Summers | Scribner | 978-1-982-17361-6 | 528 | |
| 2022 | Gwendy's Final Task | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-58767-801-1 | 412 | Third novel in the series, second written with Richard Chizmar |
| 2022 | Fairy Tale | Scribner | 978-1-66800-217-9 | 599 | |
| 2023 | Holly | Scribner | 978-1-66801-613-8 | 449 | |
| 2025 | Never Flinch | Scribner | 978-1-66808-933-0 | 448 | |
| TBA | Talisman 3 (working title) | | | | |

## Collections

Overview of Stephen King collections :
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Pages | Notes |
| 1978 | Night Shift | Doubleday | 978-0-385-12991-6 | 336 | Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1979; Runner-up (8th place), Locus Award for Best Single Author Collection, 1979 |
| 1982 | Different Seasons | Viking Press | 978-0-670-27266-2 | 527 | Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1983; Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Single Author Collection, 1983 |
| 1985 | Skeleton Crew | Putnam | 978-0-399-13039-7 | 512 | Winner, Locus Award for Best Collection, 1986; Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1986 |
| 1990 | Four Past Midnight | Viking Press | 978-0-670-83538-6 | 763 | Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 1991; Nominee, British Fantasy Award, 1991; Runner-up (6th place), Locus Award for Best Collection, 1991 |
| 1993 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes | Viking Press | 978-0-670-85108-9 | 816 | Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 1994; Runner-up (6th place), Locus Award for Best Collection, 1994 |
| 1999 | Hearts in Atlantis | Scribner | 978-0-684-85351-2 | 528 | Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2000; Nominee, British Fantasy Award, 2000; Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 2000; Runner-up (5th place), Locus Award for Best Collection, 2000 |
| 2002 | Everything's Eventual | Scribner | 978-0-743-23515-0 | 464 | Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2003; Nominee, British Fantasy Award, 2003; Runner-up (5th place), Locus Award for Best Collection, 2003 |
| 2008 | Just After Sunset | Scribner | 978-1-416-58408-7 | 386 | Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 2009; Nominee, British Fantasy Award, 2009; Nominee, Shirley Jackson Award, 2009 |
| 2010 | Full Dark, No Stars | Scribner | 978-1-439-19256-6 | 368 | Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 2011; Winner, British Fantasy Award, 2011 |
| 2015 | The Bazaar of Bad Dreams | Scribner | 978-1-501-11167-9 | 495 | Winner, Shirley Jackson Award, 2016 |
| 2020 | If It Bleeds | Scribner | 978-1-982-13797-7 | 448 | Runner-up (7th place), Locus Award for Best Collection, 2021 |
| 2024 | You Like It Darker | Scribner | 978-1-668-03771-3 | 502 | |

## Nonfiction

Overview of Stephen King non-fiction books :
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Pages | Notes |
| 1981 | Danse Macabre | Everest House | 978-0-896-96076-3 | 400 | Winner, Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book, 1982; Winner, Locus Award for Best Related Non-Fiction Book, 1982 |
| 1988 | Nightmares in the Sky | Viking Studio Books | 978-0-670-82307-9 | 128 | Illustrated by f-stop Fitzgerald |
| 2000 | On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | Scribner | 978-0-684-85352-9 | 228 | Winner, Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction, 2001; Winner, Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction Book, 2001 |
| 2000 | Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing | BOMC | 978-0-965-01851-7 | 433 | |
| 2004 | Faithful | Scribner | 978-0-743-26752-6 | 432 | Written with Stewart O'Nan |

## Screenplays/teleplays

Overview of Stephen King screenplays and teleplays :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1982 | Creepshow | An anthology film consisting of adaptations of five short stories (3 of which were written original for the film) |
| 1985 | Cat's Eye | An anthology horror film based on King's short stories "Quitters, Inc." and "The Ledge" |
| 1985 | Silver Bullet | A horror film based on King's novella Cycle of the Werewolf |
| 1986 | Maximum Overdrive | A comedy horror film written and directed by King, based on King's short story "Trucks" |
| 1987 | "Sorry, Right Number" | An episode of the horror anthology series Tales from the Darkside; later included in King's short story collection Nightmares & Dreamscapes |
| 1989 | Pet Sematary | A horror film based on King's novel of the same name |
| 1991 | Golden Years | An original television science fiction thriller limited series created by King, and cowritten with Josef Anderson |
| 1992 | Sleepwalkers | An original horror film |
| 1994 | The Stand | A television miniseries based on King's novel of the same name |
| 1996 | Michael Jackson's Ghosts | A musical short film with a story by King, Stan Winston, Mick Garris and Michael Jackson, based on an original concept by King and Michael Jackson |
| 1997 | The Shining | A three-episode television miniseries based on King's novel of the same name |
| 1998 | "Chinga" | An episode of the television series The X-Files, cowritten with series creator Chris Carter |
| 1999 | Storm of the Century | An original horror television miniseries. Stephen King’s “novel for television.” |
| 2002 | Rose Red | An original horror television miniseries |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | A horror television series based on Lars von Trier's The Kingdom |
| 2006 | Desperation | A horror television film based on King's novel of the same name |
| 2014 | "Heads Will Roll" | An episode of the television series Under the Dome, based on King's novel of the same name |
| 2014 | A Good Marriage | A psychological thriller film based on King's novella of the same name |
| 2016 | Cell | A science fiction horror film based on King's novel of the same name, cowritten with Adam Alleca |
| 2021 | "The Circle Closes" | A science fiction fantasy episode of the 2020 television miniseries The Stand, based on and serving as a new ending for King's novel of the same name |
| 2021 | Lisey's Story | A fantasy horror television miniseries based on King's novel of the same name |

## Others

Overview of miscellaneous Stephen King works :
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Note |
| 1982 | Creepshow | Plume | 978-0-452-25380-3 | Graphic novel, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson |
| 1985 | The Bachman Books | NAL | 978-0-453-00507-4 | Originally four novels, with Rage removed from later editions |
| 1988 | Bare Bones – Conversations on Terror | McGraw-Hill | 978-0-070-65759-5 | Collected interviews |
| 1994 | Mid-life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude | Viking Press | | Essays written by members of the charity supergroup the Rock Bottom Remainders, which included King |
| 1997 | Six Stories | Philtrum Press | | Limited edition (1100 copies); five of these stories reissued in Everything's Eventual (2002), one of them ("Blind Willie") reissued in Hearts in Atlantis (1999) |
| 1999 | Blood and Smoke | Simon & Schuster | 978-0-671-04617-0 | Original audiobook of three stories; collected in Everything's Eventual (2002) |
| 1999 | Storm of the Century | Pocket Books | 978-0-671-03264-7 | Original screenplay, published shortly before the initial airing |
| 2000 | The Plant | Philtrum Press | | Published partially in 1982/83/85/2000; Unfinished |
| 2009 | Stephen King Goes to the Movies | Pocket Books | 978-1-416-59236-5 | Contains five previously collected short stories |
| 2010 | Blockade Billy | Simon & Schuster | 978-1-451-60821-2 | Contains the title short story and "Morality", both collected in The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) |
| 2010 | American Vampire Vol. 1 | Vertigo | 978-1-401-22830-9 | Graphic novel, co-written with Scott Snyder, Illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque; Winner, Eisner Award for Best New Series, 2011 |
| 2013 | Ghost Brothers of Darkland County | Hear Music | 978-1-579-40235-8 | Libretto for musical |
| 2013 | Guns | Philtrum Press | | Nonfiction essay written by King on the issue of gun violence |
| 2016 | Six Scary Stories | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-587-67570-6 | An anthology of stories picked by Stephen King (not to be mistaken with Six Stories) |
| 2016 | Charlie the Choo-Choo | Simon & Schuster | 978-1-534-40123-5 | Published under pseudonym Beryl Evans, illustrated by Ned Dameron |
| 2016 | Hearts in Suspension | University of Maine Press | 978-0-891-01127-9 | A collection of essays by King with other authors |
| 2018 | Flight or Fright | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-587-67679-6 | An anthology edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent, and including stories from King ( "The Turbulence Expert" collected in 2024's You Like It Darker), Vincent, and Joe Hill |
| 2024 | Trapped | Cemetery Dance Publications | | An exclusive 40-page chapbook, released in June 2024, included an outline; screenplay; 18 behind-the-scenes photos from the award-winning short film and alternate posters. It is based on the story by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar. The Trapped screenplay was written by Chizmar for the 2019 short film of the same name. The chapbook, which is not for sale, became available as a condition through a limited-time e-mail offer from Cemetery Dance Publications when pre-ordering Chizmar's forthcoming novel, Memorials, due October 22, 2024. |
| 2025 | Hansel and Gretel | HarperCollins | 978-0-062-64469-5 | A children's picture book in collaboration with The Maurice Sendak Foundation. |