Fifty years ago, a 26-year-old rural Maine school teacher wrote the horror novel “Carrie.” That man, Stephen King, has gone on to write more than 60 books and many have been turned into such films as “The Shining” and “Shawshank...

Novelist Stephen King is best known for his works of horror, but he says what scares him the most is not being able to write. Jeffrey Brown spoke with him at the Library of Congress National Book Festival about his latest novel, "End of...

The Outsider gets its 'tone just right'

When did clowns—the characters who filled our childhoods with juggling and balloons—become so creepy? For centuries, clowns have worn two faces: as irreverent entertainers, and tricksters who could break social norms. So when stories of...

A master of the macabre, Shirley Jackson explores the creepy underbelly of domestic life, with a sharp focus on the challenges that women face.

Although we are currently living through a pandemic that has disrupted our lives and will shape the course of humanity, pandemics have been around since the dawn of civilization, as have stories about fictional pandemics. So now seems...

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Today you’ll hear a native sample IELTS Part 2 answer about a favorite book.

A STUDENT with schizophrenia has set up an organisation to help other pupils with the condition - despite struggling with near-constant horror film-style hallucinations. Cecilia McGough, 23, studies health policy administration at...

Few writers have had the sheer staying power, popularity, and prolific output as Stephen King. From insatiably flesh-hungry clowns and sentient cars to telekinetic teenagers and mystical gunslingers, if there’s one author who has taken...

AHHH! A CREEPY CLOWN! Stephen King's IT is bringing fear back to the theater in 2017, so it's the perfect time to explore coulrophobia, the fear of clowns. Alie and Ali dive into the psychology and neuroscience of why the murderous...

Dory, a grey and white tabby cat, starred in the Manitoba-shot feature film, The Long Walk, based on a Stephen King novel of the same name.

The Boogeyman and Yellowjackets actor Sophie Thatcher talks about playing a grieving teen, getting the thumbs up from Stephen King and why she's drawn to darker roles.

Between Bells recaps the biggest stories of the week, hosts Baker Machado and Hena Doba learn a thing or two at the same time. It's This Week In Trivia!

Apr.07 -- “Economic forecasting is incredibly hazardous at this stage,” says Stephen King, senior economic adviser at HSBC, as he assesses the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Guy Johnson on...

Dec.02 -- Stephen King, senior economic adviser at HSBC, discusses the power struggle between the U.S. and China and why Europe's socio-economic difficulties are similar to Japan's experiences over the last 20 to 30 years. King speaks on...

The reviews for the big-screen adaptation of Stephen King's 'It' are in and it appears the killer clown has won over the critics.

As the long-awaited feature film 'The Dark Tower' is poised to open at the box office, the potential TV series is taking a big step forward.

The movie adaptation of Stephen King’s sci-fi opus 'The Dark Tower' is here, and whether you’ve already devoured the books or you’re brand new to the potential franchise, here are five things you need to know before checking out 'The...

There may be no Dark Tower fan more invested in seeing its story on the big screen than director Nikolaj Arcel.

In the wake of the latest adaptation of Stephen King’s 'It,' which revolves around a terrifyingly murderous clown named Pennywise, clowns are losing work, and they're not happy about it.

Mar.16 -- Stephen King, senior economic advisor at HSBC, discusses the need for higher taxes to pay for coronavirus pandemic fiscal efforts, inflation expectations, and the danger of “the law of unintended consequences” for markets. He...

Oct. 20 -- Stephen King, chief global economist at HSBC, talks with Tom Keene about the experiment of Abenomics in Japan. He speaks in todays This Matters Now on Bloomberg Surveillance.

June 13 -- Stephen King, senior economic advisor at HSBC, talks about how global economies are moving towards activities seen in Japan as global yields hit new lows. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."