{"product_id":"the-stephen-king-companion-four-decades-of-fear-from-the-master-of-horror-9781250054128","title":"The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stephen King Companion\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative look at King's personal life and professional career, from \u003ci\u003eCarrie \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eThe Bazaar of Bad Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKing expert George Beahm, who has published extensively about Maine's main writer, is your seasoned guide to the imaginative world of Stephen King, covering his varied and prodigious output: juvenalia, short fiction, limited edition books, bestselling novels, and film adaptations. The book is also profusely illustrated with nearly 200 photos, color illustrations by celebrated Dark Tower artist Michael Whelan, and black-and-white drawings by Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSupplemented with interviews with friends, colleagues, and mentors who knew King well, this book looks at his formative years in Durham, where he began writing fiction as a young teen, his college years in the turbulent sixties, his struggles with early poverty, working full-time as an English teacher while writing part-time, the long road to the publication of his first novel, \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e, and the dozens of bestselling books and major screen adaptations that followed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans old and new, \u003ci\u003eThe Stephen King Companion \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive look at America's best-loved bogeyman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250054128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2015 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"George Beahm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917106974901,"sku":"9781250054128","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a832a23b-ab79-4ebf-914c-464059791a70.jpg?v=1687277738","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-stephen-king-companion-four-decades-of-fear-from-the-master-of-horror-9781250054128","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}