Stephen King is an American author widely known for his works of contemporary horror, thriller, science fiction, and fantasy.
In addition to many novels, King has written approximately 200 short stories.
His works have been widely adapted to film, television, and other media.
There have also been dramatizations of many of King's short stories, including "Nona", "Quitters, Inc.", "In the Deathroom", "Strawberry Spring", "Harvey's Dream", "The Man Who Loved Flowers", "Mute", "The Ten O'Clock People" and King's poem, "Paranoid: A Chant".
There have also been alleged stage productions of Rage as well as several parody stage versions of The Shining.