Stephen King is an American author, screenwriter, musician, columnist, actor, film producer and director. Known as an established writer, his books have sold over 350 million copies. Amongst all his works, he is best known for his work in horror fiction. The demonstration of thorough knowledge of the genre's history that is visible in his novels is phenomenal. Owing to the popularity and skill of his writing style, his stories have been adopted for other media, such as movies, television series and comic books. Stephen King has even written many of his books with the pen name Richard Bachman. In 2003, he was given the National Book Foundation's Medal for .Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.. Stephen King fans can continue to read, as given below is the list of some of the best movies based on his novels.
Stephen King Movie List
- 1976 - Carrie
- 1979 - Salem's Lot
- 1980 - The Shining
- 1982 - Creepshow (Five short films: "Father's Day," "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill," "Something to Tide You Over," "The Crate," and "They're Creeping Up On You")
- 1982 - The Boogeyman (short film)
- 1983 - Cujo
- 1983 - The Dead Zone
- 1983 - Christine
- 1983 - Disciples of the Crow (short film)
- 1983 - The Woman in the Room (short film)
- 1984 - Children of the Corn
- 1984 - Firestarter
- 1985 - Cat's Eye (Three short films: "Quitters, Inc.," "The Ledge," and "The General")
- 1985 - Silver Bullet
- 1985 - Stephen King's Nightshift Collection (Two short films: "The Woman in the Room" and "The Boogeyman")
- 1985 - Word Processor of the Gods (episode of Tales from the Darkside)
- 1986 - Gramma (episode of The Twilight Zone)
- 1986 - Maximum Overdrive
- 1986 - Stand By Me
- 1987 - Creepshow 2 (Three short films: "Old Chief Wood'n'head," "The Raft," and "The Hitchhiker")
- 1987 - A Return to Salem's Lot
- 1987 - The Running Man
- 1987 - The Last Rung on the Ladder (short film)
- 1987 - Sorry, Right Number (episode of Tales from the Darkside)
- 1989 - Pet Sematary
- 1990 - The Cat From Hell (short film)
- 1990 - Graveyard Shift
- 1990 - It (TV mini-series)
- 1990 - Misery
- 1990 - The Moving Finger (Monsters episode)
- 1991 - Golden Years (TV miniseries)
- 1991 - Sometimes They Come Back
- 1992 - Sleepwalkers
- 1993 - The Dark Half
- 1993 - Needful Things
- 1993 - The Tommyknockers (miniseries)
- 1993 - Chinga (episode of The X-files)
- 1994 - The Shawshank Redemption
- 1994 - The Stand (miniseries)
- 1995 - The Langoliers (miniseries)
- 1995 - The Mangler
- 1995 - Dolores Claiborne
- 1995 - Stephen King's Nightshift Collection
- 1996 - Thinner
- 1997 - The Shining (TV miniseries)
- 1997 - Ghosts (music video)
- 1997 - The Night Flier (HBO Movie)
- 1997 - Quicksilver Highway (segment Chattery Teeth)
- 1997 - Trucks (TV Remake of Maximum Overdrive)
- 1998 - Apt Pupil
- 1999 - The Green Mile
- 1999 - The Rage: Carrie 2
- 1999 - Storm of the Century (TV miniseries)
- 1999 - Llamadas (short film)
- 2000 - Paranoid(short film)
- 2001 - Hearts in Atlantis
- 2001 - Strawberry Spring (short film)
- 2002 - Rose Red (TV miniseries)
- 2002 - The Dead Zone (TV Series)
- 2002 - Night Surf (short film)
- 2002 - Rainy Season (short film)
- 2002 - Carrie (TV movie remake)
- 2003 - Dreamcatcher
- 2003 - The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (TV movie)
- 2003 - Autopsy Room Four (short film)
- 2003 - Here There Be Tygers (short film)
- 2003 - The Man in the Black Suit (short film)
- 2004 - Secret Window
- 2004 - Kingdom Hospital (TV series)
- 2004 - Salem's Lot (TV miniseries)
- 2004 - Luckey Quarter (short film)
- 2004 - The Secret Transit Codes of America's Highways (short film)
- 2004 - All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (short film)
- 2004 - Riding the Bullet
- 2006 - Desperation (TV miniseries)
- 2006 - Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the stories of Stephen King
- 2007 - 1408
- 2007 - The Mist