Monsters in the Archives
My Year of Fear with Stephen King
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Monsters in the Archives
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Caroline Bicks
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“A treat for fans of Stephen King.”—Paul Tremblay
“A master class in craft—and a peek behind the curtain.”—Stephen Graham Jones
“Illuminating and original.”—Amy Tan
“It will be treasured by admirers of King’s novels and is a must read for anyone curious about how great books get written.”—James Shapiro, Professor of English, Columbia University
A LIT HUB MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR
After Caroline Bicks was named the University of Maineʼs inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, she became the first scholar to be granted extended access by King to his private archives, a treasure trove of manuscripts that document the legendary writerʼs creative process—most of them never before studied or published. The year she spent exploring King’s early drafts and hand-written revisions was guided by one question millions of Kingʼs enthralled and terrified readers (including her) have asked themselves: What makes Stephen King’s writing stick in our heads and haunt us long after we’ve closed the book?
Bicks focuses on five of his most iconic early works—The Shining, Carrie, Pet Sematary, ʼSalemʼs Lot, and Night Shift—to reveal how he crafted his language, story lines, and characters to cast his enduring literary spells. While tracking King’s margin notes and editorial changes, she discovered scenes and alternative endings that never made it to print but that King is allowing her to publish now. The book also includes interviews Bicks had with King along the way that reveal new insights into his writing process and personal history.
Part literary master class, part biography, part memoir and investigation into our deepest anxieties, Monsters in the Archives—authorized by Stephen King himself—is unlike anything ever published about the master of horror. It chronicles what Bicks found when she set out to unearth how King crafted some of his scariest, most iconic moments. But it’s also a story about a grown-up English professor facing her childhood fears and getting to know the man whose monsters helped unleash them.
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“A master class in craft—and a peek behind the curtain.”—Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
“A compulsively readable mix of memoir, biography, and heady analysis of Stephen King’s iconic early works enhanced by access to early drafts and notes . . . a treat for fans of Stephen King.”—Paul Tremblay, author of Horror Movie
“Illuminating and original, Monsters in the Archives takes us deep into Stephen King’s private papers to show us how he crafted some of his most iconic, haunting books and took possession of so many of our imaginations.”—Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club
“Shows us how the king of horror built his crown.”—Literary Hub
“A spooky stroll through the haunted hallways of Stephen King’s mind.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A massively enjoyable, fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of [King’s] previously unseen literary archive, this is indispensable reading for any fan of King’s work—and who isn’t one of those?”—Elizabeth Hand, author of A Haunting on the Hill
“A personable, fascinating look at the creative process, one that soundly showcases King’s lifelong attention to craft and Bicks’s own belief in the power of facing one’s monsters.”—Keith Rosson, author of Fever House
“This deeply engaging account of [Bicks’s] discoveries in Stephen King’s archives will be treasured by admirers of his novels and is a must-read for anyone curious about how great books get written.”—James Shapiro, professor of English, Columbia University
“As vital and illuminating a glimpse into a master craftsman’s processes as King’s own On Writing.”—Nat Cassidy, author of Mary
“A compulsively readable mix of memoir, biography, and heady analysis of Stephen King’s iconic early works enhanced by access to early drafts and notes . . . a treat for fans of Stephen King.”—Paul Tremblay, author of Horror Movie
“Illuminating and original, Monsters in the Archives takes us deep into Stephen King’s private papers to show us how he crafted some of his most iconic, haunting books and took possession of so many of our imaginations.”—Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club
“Shows us how the king of horror built his crown.”—Literary Hub
“A spooky stroll through the haunted hallways of Stephen King’s mind.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A massively enjoyable, fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of [King’s] previously unseen literary archive, this is indispensable reading for any fan of King’s work—and who isn’t one of those?”—Elizabeth Hand, author of A Haunting on the Hill
“A personable, fascinating look at the creative process, one that soundly showcases King’s lifelong attention to craft and Bicks’s own belief in the power of facing one’s monsters.”—Keith Rosson, author of Fever House
“This deeply engaging account of [Bicks’s] discoveries in Stephen King’s archives will be treasured by admirers of his novels and is a must-read for anyone curious about how great books get written.”—James Shapiro, professor of English, Columbia University
“As vital and illuminating a glimpse into a master craftsman’s processes as King’s own On Writing.”—Nat Cassidy, author of Mary
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