{"product_id":"the-stephen-king-companion-four-decades-of-fear-from-the-master-of-horror-9781250081315","title":"The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror\u003c\/strong\u003e by Beahm, George. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781250081315.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Stephen King Companion is an authoritative look at horror author Kings personal life and professional career, from Carrie to The Bazaar of Bad Dreams.\nKing expert George Beahm, who has published extensively about Maines main author, is your seasoned guide to the imaginative world of Stephen King, covering his varied and prodigious output: juvenalia, short fiction, limited edition books, bestselling novels, and film adaptations. The book is also profusely illustrated with nearly 200 photos, color illustrations by celebrated \"Dark Tower\" artist Michael Whelan, and black-and-white drawings by Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne.\nSupplemented with interviews with friends, colleagues, and mentors who knew King well, this book looks at his formative years in Durham, when he began writing fiction as a young teen, his college years in the turbulent sixties, his struggles with early poverty, working full-time as an English teacher while writing part-time, the long road to the publication of his first novel, Carrie, and the dozens of bestselling books and major screen adaptations that followed.\nFor fans old and new, The Stephen King Companion is a comprehensive look at Americas best-loved bogeyman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45113161908277,"sku":"ByrdShop_1250081319","price":227.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781250081315_e5fe7f6d-c989-4a2e-8c01-1b1ed2570ff3.jpg?v=1776446644","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-stephen-king-companion-four-decades-of-fear-from-the-master-of-horror-9781250081315","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}