Trivia From The Dark Half: Stephen King

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Here’s an easy one for any true Stephen King fan. What was King’s first published novel?

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Carrie was accepted for publication in 1973 and was released one year later.

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In 1996, Stephen King released Desperation. At the same time, a “companion novel” called The Regulators was released by Richard Bachman. How are Bachman and King connected?

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Richard Bachman was King’s pen name for several short novels, including The Running Man in 1982. He created the fake name in order to see if he could duplicate his success under another name and because he could only release one novel a year based on publishing rules at the time.

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Stephen King is definitely a family man. He and his wife Tabitha have been married for more than three decades. Where did they meet?

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King and his wife met while they were both attending the University of Maine. They were married in 1971.

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While we’re on the subject of Stephen King movies, some of us may remember the 1984 film release of Firestarter about a little girl with some truly hot powers. Who played that little girl in the movie?

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Firestarter was actually Barrymore’s third film. She had appeared in E. T. two years earlier.

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Most of us have seen our fair share of movie versions of Stephen King novels. But which of the following of his works was a TV mini-series?

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The Stand was released as a television mini-series in 1994.

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Although they are all fully grown now, how many children does Stephen King have?

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Stephen King and his wife have three children: Owen, Joseph, and Naomi. Both of his sons are also published writers.

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Loyal readers of Stephen King’s novels will recognize the name Randall Flagg, a malevolent character who has made nine appearances in the author’s novels. In which novel did Flagg first appear as a character?

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The Stand was released in 1978. Flagg is the main antagonist in the novel. He has also appeared in all of the other novels given as choices.

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The Dark Tower series is definitely one of Stephen King’s most popular novels. In 2007, the media discovered that a film version was going to be made of the series. Who is set to be the producer and director?

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J. J. Abrams is set to be the producer and director. He was also the producer of Cloverfield and the creator of the television series Lost.

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Here’s an easy one for any true Stephen King fan. What was King’s...
In 1996, Stephen King released Desperation. At the same time, a...
Stephen King is definitely a family man. He and his wife Tabitha have...
While we’re on the subject of Stephen King movies, some of us may...
Most of us have seen our fair share of movie versions of Stephen King...
Although they are all fully grown now, how many children does Stephen...
Loyal readers of Stephen King’s novels will recognize the name...
The Dark Tower series is definitely one of Stephen King’s most...
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