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- The Best Psychological Horror BooksReading list
Stephen King’s Misery is the story of a successful writer who is held captive by a deranged fan. The book is a psychological horror that explores the dark side of obsession and the lengths to which people will go to satisfy their desires. King masterfully ratchets up the tension, keeping readers on the edge of their…
- The Best Psychological ThrillersReading list
Misery is a psychological thriller by Stephen King that tells the story of novelist Paul Sheldon, who is injured and taken captive by his “number one fan” Annie Wilkes. The novel explores the power dynamics between artist and fan, as well as the psychological impact of trauma and captivity.
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- Paul WilliamsInterview
I tend to read a number of books at once, and these are connected to what I am writing and teaching, so I am reading Stephen King’s Misery; Wifedom by Anna Funder; re-reading Lolita, Harry Potter, Catcher in the Rye.
- The Best Books By Stephen KingReading list
Remember that time you realized Movie Annie’s sledgehammer was actually preferable to Book Annie’s, er, tools of choice? That’s just me? Well, then…this novel (from 80’s Book Factory King) could be the textbook in a workshop on plot escalation. Isolated setting, incapacitated protagonist, a volcanic psycho whose…
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