The Hour: Stephen King

[campbpar]

Strombo is a wide eyed killa.

[Hitched14]

"my books have sold pretty well" so modest

[Kleehv]

This interviewer's speciality is being informal, and sloppy, and trying to ask 'inquisitive, hard hitting questions'. Can't stand the guy because of his general lack of respect and grace (not the pandering he calls such).

[STEVO1849]

my name is stephen too

[unicorn187]

The interviewer is a dick who shows no reverence for greatest writer of the last 50 years!

[NickManor]

@unicorn187 agreed, it makes me sick

[emylleigh]

@unicorn187 How is he a dick? His name is George Stroumboulopoulos by the way and he i actuallya great interviewer take a look at othes he has done.

[ihavecookies1]

the dark tower is an amazing series. Beats lotr, and harry potter out of the water book wise. In movie wise i stll think lotr would beat dark tower though. Harry potter wouldnt beat anyone though. Shit movies, shit books.

[pongkong1337]

@ihavecookies1 dude dark tower is going to be directed by jj abrams. stephen king and jj are an excellent ka-tet

[ihavecookies1]

@pongkong1337 only thing is is dark tower is something so unbelievably impossible, that the movie might not make it feel real enough. I just hope it doesnt do that.

[losermonster]

@pongkong1337 Ron Howard is set to direct it. Talks of Javier Bardem as Roland. Boring.

[Wumpum9]

@pongkong1337 actually J.J. decided not to do it a while ago, but universal pictures is still planning to make it.

[michyme11]

His memoir/autobiography/writing guide "Stephen King On Writing" is one of the most illuminating and helpful reference books I've ever read. He really knows his stuff and it's an awesome book!

[preciousv]

Everyone should read at least one Stephen King novel in their lifetime....

[PanayotiProductions]

lol kings daughter became a minister cuz she prolly shit her pants reading her fathers crazy thoughts in his novels :)

[sanddemon451]

to quote family guy, King is only the greatest writer in the last 1000 years :-)

[AirFire1000]

The Stand has always been my fave.

[JeanPhilippeLepage]

i have to say my favorite book by King is either Misery or Desperation...that sheriff gave me the creeps xD

[TheColt27]

King is a very bright man. I must have read 'On Writing' fifteen times.

[ViperRob42]

yea, I hope when all is said and done he's not seen as just a horror writer considering he also did Shawshank, Green Mile, Hearts in Atlantis, and many others not to mention the Dark Tower series

[JackStaplesButler]

I loved his science fiction and political novels as Bachman. The Running Man is a fantastic book, terrifyingly prophetic.

[dubconcrete]

did George just call Stephen King a dick?? haha

[cazia9]

I love that Stephen speaks the way he writes and vice versa...his books very much feel like a conversation or an oral history

[samnangpoe]

@cazia9 so true!! thought i was the only person who noticed that!

[DamnUReality1]

Stephen King is awesome!! I"m reading "IT" right now and it's sooo good!!

[HaystackCaldoon]

Haha!! 3:09... "That's how Alzheimer's starts"...

King is at his best when laughing at the most morbid things in life. It's why I love his work so very much.

[LumieresFilms]

My HERO! my HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERO!!!!

[pinkfire1964]

Triple love Stephen King and George!!

[Mahoivlich]

Although I have read a few of the books someone loaned me the audiobook of one done by George Guidell and wow! I would rather listen to a well done voice acted audiobook than watch tv these days.

[densomtarhanhar]

Currently reading The Dark Tower series, The Waste Lands atm. Best books I've ever read. King is a genious, hands down.

[Mahoivlich]

5 and 7 are gonna blow your mind

[densomtarhanhar]

Looking forward to it :D

[Mahoivlich]

might wanna get "everythings eventual" once you are done for the short "little sisters of eluria" and the short on the breaker dinkie in the self titled.

Hearts in Atlantis is worth a read too once you finish. You will see then.

[windsorsel]

@densomtarhanhar I'm finishing 5 right now and my minds still blown. Sooo good. People say the series goes down hill after 4 but can't see it ever getting "mediocre". Mind you, 4 is my favorite book of all time so at this rate nothing will ever compare. Long days and pleasant nights!

[BlackhawkII]

number 1 is the best!

[james975]

Wizard and Glass is the best book in the series. Having said that, I haven't read number 7 yet.

[HaystackCaldoon]

It really irritates me to hear people calling King a hack. He has always had one hellacious imagination and I love his conversational narration style. Friends and Neighbors.. Sports Fans... it's all very chummy and highly amusing when the subject of discussion (as it often is) is something very dark, cynical, and/or ironic.

[0163719968]

im from egypt stephen king very famous in egypt .man u r Geniouis

[emix73]

just the best one.......

[CalabrezSayZ]

ya it's very good

[zendojo3]

great interviewer as well! Stephen King is the most awesome writer....his short stories scare you, and his novels.....

[madmethod21]

Wow, what a nice man. He seems really down to earth and chill. I'd love to have a conversation and ask for some advice.

[kutlulzak]

I was unfortunate enough to see the movie they made of The Stand, and have since had no compunction to go and read the book... However: I have read a LOT of King books (including the Dark Tower series which is absolutely fantastic), andthe Bachman books, and he is an AWESOME author.

[six0threeproductions]

The is much better, i also suffered trough the movie but read the book before, much less 90's cliché and more stephen king

[808Lana]

I loved this! Thanks so much for posting this superb interview!

[TemplarReturns]

I would love to talk with this man. i would probably bore him to death with my questions but i have so many things to ask and thank him for. The Stand is the best book i ever read!

[musicbrain5]

I love Stephen King's writing and "IT" is my favourite book by him!

[MrDje91]

I love this guy. He's so cool. I admire him in everything he does. Reading and writing are two of some of my most favorite things in the whole world and Stephen King is the reason why I've loved it more than any other time I've read or written anything. I used to read from other writers, but now Stephen King is inspiring me more and more every time I pick up a novel of his. I read a little excerpt from his new, upcoming novel "Under the Dome" and I adored it. It was awesome. Stephen King is #1!!

[pastordave18]

Eexcellent Novelist but people need to check out his short storie sollections they are true masterpieces!

[Sirduckly]

I have to disagree. I've read all his best novels and all his short stories. I love both, but novels are where his is best at in my opinion. Have your read the short story "the man in the black suit"? AMAZING.

[qwobe]

The best there is!

[tcm1223]

Good interview.

[XxVampiraxX]

I love Stephen King. He seems like such a sweet guy and obviously feels very blessed to have his wife and kids. I think it's really cool to see somebody who has so much talent giving that much appreciation to those around him, when he could've just taken all the glory for himself.I love alot of his work, It has it's problems, just like any other writers work does, but absolutely nobody could replicate or replace him. That's what you call original - there's nobody like him.

[blackheart103]

Great comment. I like your name too :p

[ViperRob42]

how does he not already have a Star on the walk of fame? Its not just for stars, its also directors, screenplay, musicians.... he should totally deserve one! and a lifetime achievement award!

[AnAtheist]

I love Stephen King!!

[reaperchickxxx]

Stephen King is awesome!

[koenraad72]

"I have the heart of a small boy.

It is in a glass jar on my desk."

Stephen King.

The guy is hillarious !

[matt301273]

The Stand has to be his best book.

[Kickflippper]

Depends if you like his king of "light" side of writing or not.. I prefer the darker one. :}

[TheAcesofJokers]

Im not a fan of the recent stuff. Dreamcatacher was his most recent great epic. The new book looks good though

[pdeboer1987]

from a buick 8 was really good, awesome theme.

[matiou479]

I heard he was inspired by Lovecraft's "From Beyond" when he wrote that book.

[CJDiggs]

Great interview

[Mayna00]

"It takes time to develop the shadows."

Stephen King.

He terrifies me and intrigues me and makes me laugh and cry.

I love this man.

[Dufrense1978]

IT was my first SK book, after that The Dead Zone next Different Seasons....now its history....im now a constant reader of SK books for more than 20 years. SK please do not stop writing.

[darthGavin]

My favorite book by stephen king is Lisey's story but I also liked dreamcatcher

[SilentPunk101]

Misery is one of my fav books by him...yet again I havent read much of anything from him, but im starting to.

[kiddevolution]

Please check out the Dark Tower series. You'll love it.

[tcm1223]

The shining is my all time favourite from him.

[NewOwnership]

what drugs was he on?

[Trampathon]

He got whatever he could get a hold of, I mean, he was drinkin' listerine and drinking 6 packs everyday.

[John27346]

I pity your editor if you ever take up writing as a career.

[cagwa]

Haha funny.

[13Elphaba13]

what does drugs have anything to do with writing??

[TearingMeFromWithin]

if he was dead he wouldnt be able to write.

[13Elphaba13]

What are you TALKING about? I never said anything about him being dead, although I would prefer to be dead then alive. ps. i like eggs.

[Sage80]

That host is a complete tool.

[PanayotiProductions]

@Sage80 hes a bit too intense at times, he is a leo with scorpio moon like ben affleck lol.

[RTL]

Stephen King is one cool dude.

[neonselleri]

Steve has a small nose but he is a FILF

[GallagherXXX]

FILF ????

[davedavedude]

my guess is Freak i.l.f.

[neonselleri]

Very funny

[neonselleri]

Father I Like F...

[NewOwnership]

we cal them dilf' (dad)

[neonselleri]

Ok! Dilf! :) I will remember that :) (sorry my english is not perfect)

[leoluver1441]

lol sick..

[okgo570]

The Stand.. one of the best novels I've read..

[HookHandedMan]

Yeah, that was his second book I read, it was great.

[SpartanJose777]

"...Now I've got to do a one about transvestite Nazis on a submarine cruise to the South Pacific."

Pure. Comedy. Gold.

[TheAcesofJokers]

i love how he knows people think he is creepy and awesome. All hail Sai King

[ViperRob42]

He doesn't have a star on the walk of fame? I thought he did, I walk though Hollywood every now and then, humm...

[wickedlester97]

Stephens King is the King.

[neonselleri]

Of course

[mercop14]

This is a great interview its hilarious

[iuyklklk]

The dark tower is something that cant be explained to someone who hasnt read it, its beyond simple explaination, its the best story ive ever read in my life. Its this generation's lord of the rings. The first book might throw you but when you've read the rest you will go back to that first one and it will become your favourite.

[Matriculations]

he reminds me of the cat in the hat, or one of the whopeople :D

i love stephen king, my idol <3

[boardskins]

He reminds me (as he gets older) more and more of artist Bernie Wrightson's illustrations of "Frankenstien's Monster". :)

[xBillyTheKidx]

stroumboulopoulos is a great interviewer. i probably have said this already here.

[diveinme]

wow king obv works out

[Nallac94]

My favourite writer!

[ViperRob42]

hows the dark tower series, I havent read yet, how would yallz describe it?

[crwhitneythegreat]

I got the chills before writing this! It is awesome! The first if you don't like it, don't give up on it, it gets better as it goes, culminating in the rose. Wow that rhymed...

[TemplarReturns]

"The man in black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed." That right there gives me chills. Look at the Marvel adaptation of the series, the art and colors within are absolutely stunning and beautiful.

[crwhitneythegreat]

Thanks,

I'll do that...

CRW

[wegonhavefun]

People say that it's his "magnum opus" yet i enjoyed reading "The Stand" and even "Thinner" more.

[jeffersondong]

the dark tower was fucking awsome.

[ixiwildflowerixi]

Can't decide on my stance on them. The first books are truly awesome, the latter (didn't read the last one yet) not so much, and he does something which I absolutely hate... he includes himself in the stories (think "famous horror writer who just happens to be named Stephen King"). They're still not bad though.

[hiobenny]

read the dark tower series, i was hesitant at first but stands above the rest.

Long days and pleasent nights, fellow readers.

[Brickhouse321]

The greatest modern day writer !

[c64c64c64]

oh, no doubt! a great inspiration!

what writer out there could write such diverse books as misery, the running man and hearts in atlantis?! I hope when he dies hes buried in an indian burial ground, so he can come back and produce more

[darthGavin]

That's creepy!

[neonselleri]

I just love htat man

[tcm1223]

the tv movie storm of the century is in my opinion his best.

[666theboogieman666]

Wait, what? Who ever said such bull about what he believes and thinks? Or is that something you came up with?

[SpartanJose777]

...The Hell? What are you babbling about? I don't think you've described him at all! And I've only heard of Orwell before, the rest of the guys you mention draw a blank.

[theZer0Game]

If you want to see King at his funniest, watch Creepshow when he plays the role of Jordie Verrel. "Meteor Shit!"

[defleppard0717]

i love the book Thinner...good suspenseful moments!

[neonselleri]

I must agree

[CarnivalMeerkat]

King is an amazing writer, he deserved that award. I read all his books still, over and over. And people should'nt just tie him down to horror, I mean look at the Shawshank Redemption!! That wasnt horror and it was amazing

[c64c64c64]

i thought the film was better than the story..ironically, the exact opposite with most of his storys

[229095]

He's so much funnier than people seem to recognize.

[MellowLedbetter]

i like how this interviewer seems to know his stuff. its a nice change

[CerebralAssassin1983]

hands down,King is the best of the best :))

[CrisNIN15]

"IT" was such a good, scary, and disturbing book the first 800 or so pages, only to end with a pretty cheesy couple of hundred pages. Still an amazing book.

[Wannarocks]

It, i think one fo the best books about teens are coming older, great book about love and friendship.

[siasti]

There has been a Stephen King book for every year of my life since 1980 (when I started reading his stuff). I consider myself VERY lucky.

[thecrystalmethod23]

stephen king is avery interesting guy...i like him alot.

[calgaryfred09]

the greatest thing about Mr. King is the fact that he never felt betrayed or honestly hurt by people whom did not appreciate his writings he was happy with the fact that people of that ilke at least attempted to read his work

[siasti]

He has referred to such people as "book snobs," which seems to indicate a certain degree of resentment on his part. I doubt that he's the happy-go-lucky guy that you're trying to say he is...

[timothychizmar]

i dig King.... :)

[codybart555]

transvestite nazis on a submarine cruise to the south pacific. stephen kings the best.

[codybart555]

the endings are the best, because they are more realistic. most people would be expecting a fairytale ending.  Stephen king is the greatest author of all time.

[garydobbs]

KING'S endings are the weakest parts of his books - it's great fun getting there though

[siasti]

What did you think of the "work it out for yourself" ending of Cell?

[mryumyums1234]

I really want him to write a sequel to Cell, like I wanted more after I finished it.

[siasti]

Have you read Brian Keene's The Rising? It's a roller coaster of a zombie novel with more gore than Cell. Highly recommended!

[djalleyal]

I would say Carrie and The Shining are my top 2.

[WilliamLOTR]

my hero

[Morgothkilla]

i love his Humor in the books

[thk5150]

hands down "It" is his masterpiece with "The Stand" as a very close second

[ChickenPissInTheRoad]

I was going to say the same thing. IT is underrated, even though everybody knows about it, they don't know there's a book about it.

[DrunkenLeprechaunPro]

I SORTA beg to differ. I loved "IT" but I depised the ending... he was probably high when he wrote the infamous spider ending. But the whole book before that was really scary and really well written.

The Long Walk is my personal favorite.

[biggestBFSfan]

Exactly. It's quite sad, because it vastly bypasses the movie.

[ChickenPissInTheRoad]

The ending does fuck up the whole series in my opinion (the Dark Tower)

[HarryEtTubMan]

I disagree, it makes it even more Epic.

[rookiebird22]

Just finished the Dark Towers series - I read them constantly for a month - could not put them down and now I'm lost without them! Saying that he has a new book of short stories out just in time for xmas!It's called Just After Sunset.

[DeadlyVeggie]

yeah feels weird finishing doesn't it?

Endings worth it thou!

[uhjinlee]

Shawshank Redemption...simply Loved it

[DrunkenLeprechaunPro]

Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption*

lol My hands down, number one, all-time favorite movie all thanks to SK

[fearigirl]

hmmmm...if i may say..he still has a good body..heheh..im also a fan of him too..ive seen all his movies..carrie,christine.the shinning etc..at the time i didnt even know he wrote those...lol

[lalalasamburg]

I love his sense of humour. He's very funny and quick witted. There is something so romantic about him...like when I am reading one of his books I always feel like he is personally reading it to me.

[xian19sarah]

He was a teacher/lecturer and had some down days too before he hit the big time- very very good to hear him speak so openly and so confidently- I find people like him brighten up my day as they see the good and the realism in life!!

[xian19sarah]

He is a grounded man- he is right- it takes courage to tell another person you care about ' you have to change'

I like this man!! This is the kind of man I will marry- someone who is fun, positive, proud to be with his wife- and who has direction!!!He is so so funny- ha ha he makes me laugh with his comments- great great writer- I find him very inspirational-!!It is true what he says about writers or writing!!

[movimiento29dejulio]

great guest....bad host.

[primroseburrows]

Hmm. I think he's one of the best interviewers I've seen, actually.

[CastleRockFan]

The Dark Tower series is amazing. A true epic, spanning so many genres; beyond compare, friends. Some people didn't enjoy the final three volumes, but I thought they were brilliant. The final novel was magnificent; emotionally devastating and with such a wide scope it is impossible to contrast it with any thing else in modern fiction.

[aprilw0215]

Personally I love ALL his books. It would be hard to choose a favorite although The Stand was truly an epic adventure. The Green Mile is probably my favorite and the movie was perfect. But you know what I look forward to most when waiting for the next King novel to come out? "Dear Constant Reader". It's like getting getting a letter from a long lost friend.

[hatetowardsnothing13]

Thats Exactly What I Mean

[Sangiath]

"Well that's how Alzheimers starts"

Lol. I love this man.

[jeffnumberone]

Personally I think the Dark Tower books are his best. They are a mix of many genres like Western, Epic, Horror, Romance, Sci-fi etc.

[hatetowardsnothing13]

"IT" Hands Down One Of The Sickest Books To Read

[skatingelephants]

if by sick you mean sick and twisted, then yes. that's why i love it, though. ;P

[Flaggius]

I'm reading The Stand right now. One of the best books ever written. Stephen King is the best writer ever, no doubt.

[biggestBFSfan]

How dare he ask Stephen King if he just acts like a dick! The nerve!

[MrtvaPriroda]

c'mon, man..it is not like he is Faulkner so we should pay some serious respect...

[mccote]

King gets payback at 6:15 lol

[jewelfire2332]

And if your not a fan of SK then why are you here exactly?

[jewelfire2332]

Hey, I never implied that I was all-knowing on the subject of Modern Lit.

I know how to read & I know how to "spell." lol. that's good enough for me.

Dean Koontz is very good, I have not read Patterson yet or Steel.

[Qrycius]

He is the best writer ever, no doubt. I'm reading The Shining right now. I must say, it's one of the best books ever written. IT'S FANTASTIC! Thank you Stephen for existing, love you man! Too bad I live in Sweden and not in the US, because he'll probably never go to Sweden and sign books...:( And travelling to USA is way too expensive... Love you Stephen :)

[MrtvaPriroda]

u r a complete idiot for stating this about SK.u know NOTHING of a modern literature...NOTHING