Happy birthday, Stephen King!

Happy birthday to best-selling horror novelist Stephen King! In honor of the legendary Mr. King, revisit out some of these classic movies adapted from King's best-selling books or stop by the Reference Department to check out our newest display featuring the works of Stephen King.


Carrie (1976)
A King classic that went on to become a cult-classic on the big screen. Carrie is a mousy teenage girl who suffers daily ridicule at the hands of her teenage peers... until one day she's pushed too far and Carrie exacts her revenge with her telekinetic powers. Perhaps one of Kings best known stories.





The Shining (1980)
Directed by the epic Stanley Kubrick, the film stars legendary actor Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance as he and his family move to the Overlook Hotel after he accepts a job as the hotel's winter caretaker. Jack's son, Danny Torrance, develops psychic powers (a power known as "the shining") and begins seeing the ghosts of murdered hotel guests. Meanwhile, Jack grows increasingly evil and Danny and his mother must fight for their survival. Another cult-classic!



Pet Sematary (1989)
The Creeds family moves next door to a pet cemetery that was built over old Indian burial grounds. Creepy things start happening after the death of the Creeds' cat. Shortly after the Creeds bury their deceased cat, the once docile feline returns, only now it is destructive and vicious. The cemetery in the woods mysteriously has the ability to reanimate the bodies interned on its grounds. Later followed by a sequel.



The Stand (1994)
The 1994 television miniseries based on King's post-apocalyptic novel of the same name. The program stars Molly Ringwald, Gary Sinese, and Rob Lowe. Stephen King also wrote the teleplay for the miniseries.