WRITER STEPHEN KING DIES
Writer Stephen King’s death sounds like something out of one of his novels. He died early yesterday morning when he was struck by a car on a lonely dirt road near his house in Portland, Maine. Officials said that King was on a daily walk on a deserted road when an unidentified driver hit him.
King, who has explored almost every terror-producing theme imaginable, from vampires, rabid dogs, deranged killers, pyromaniac ghosts, to telekinesis, biological warfare and even a malevolent automobile was known for his horror stories, and strange deaths.
His first published novel was Carrie, which he wrote while teaching high school English in Maine. It was published in 1973 after his wife found it in the garbage where King had thrown it.
Not only does King have published novels, but his stories have also
become films. His other works include: Pet Sematary, It, The Shining, Delores Claiborne, Sleepwalkers, The Dead Zone, The Stand,......
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