The Shining was a 1980 film directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on a novel by Stephen King.

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The bookshelf holds first-edition novels by Stephen King, Mr. Grahame-Smith's literary hero.

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On Writing: A Memoir of The Craft by Stephen King.

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Shaw hedge fund, publishes pulp fiction, half of it reprints from decades ago and half of it new, including a novel by Stephen King, who is himself a fan of pulps and volunteered to write a book for Hard Case even though he could've dealt with a big house for a lot more money.

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The bestseller lists of the 1980s and 1990s were dominated by brand names such as Stephen King and Danielle Steel.

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The movie is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, inspired by King's stay at Colorado's Stanley Hotel.

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This year's BBC Children in Need is on Friday on BBC One Northern Ireland from 1900 GMT, presented by Stephen Nolan and Zoe Salmon at the King's Hall in Belfast.

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Elsewhere on the list was horror author Stephen King in third place, followed by Tom Clancy, best known for his 1984 novel The Hunt for Red October.

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