The Best Stephen King Books Of All Time

We declare these to be the fourteen greatest books ever written by The King of Horror.

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Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Circling the Sun
The Shining by Stephen King
The Shining
Cujo by Stephen King
Cujo
Christine by Stephen King
Christine
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Pet Sematary
Thinner by Stephen King
Thinner
It by Stephen King
It
Misery by Stephen King
Misery
Needful Things by Stephen King
Needful Things
Insomnia by Stephen King
Insomnia
The Green Mile by Stephen King
The Green Mile
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Cell by Stephen King
The Cell
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
Doctor Sleep
By • 3 years ago

It’s not for nothing that Stephen King is called the master of the macabre. Since his earliest books, he’s made us fear things we didn’t know we could fear: lavish hotels, high school girls, clowns…and most often, each other. King’s horror is some of the best out there because it’s so often deeply psychological and disturbingly close to home. Never read King before or looking for some horrific recommendations? We’ve put together this comprehensive list of fourteen of his best works.

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Bookshelf curated by Ilana Masad.

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Ilana Masad

ILANA MASAD is an Israeli-American writer living in New York. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Tin House, Printer’s Row, The Toast, The Butter, The Rumpus, Hypertext Magazine, and more. She is the founder of TheOtherStories.org, a podcast for new, emerging, and struggling writers. She is (way too) active on Twitter @ilanaslightly.