Stephen King is well-known for creating memorable villains like It and Randall Flagg, but he has also written many compelling protagonists.

Iconic horror author Stephen King will see several of his stories transformed for TV and the big screen in the coming months.

From a Stephen King reading list of almost 100 books, here are the 13 best Stephen King books, ranked. They're as chilling as they are well written. The post The 13 best Stephen King books to read, ranked appeared first on The Manual.

Stephen King entered the zeitgeist of American storytelling a half-century ago, and he has not left it since. Decade after decade, Hollywood has returned to the well that King created and continues to fill it with stories that tap into the fears all around us.

Stephen King fans know film and TV adaptations of his books are hit-or-miss — “The Monkey” is one of the good ones.