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Stephen King
9 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Authors Like Stephen King: 6 Writers for Your Next Scare
If you've burned through Stephen King's backlist and want that same blend of dread, character, and ordinary lives upended, these six authors deliver — with a starting book for each.
Books Like 11/22/63: 10 Time Travel Novels to Read Next
Books like 11/22/63 by Stephen King — 10 time travel and altered-history novels from The Time Traveler's Wife to Dark Matter and Kindred, with where to start for each.
Books Like Salem's Lot: 10 Vampire and Horror Novels
Books like Salem's Lot by Stephen King — 10 vampire and small-town horror novels, from Dracula to Mexican Gothic, with where to start for each.
Books Like The Shining: 10 Horror Novels
If you loved The Shining — the isolated setting, the psychological horror, the family under supernatural pressure — these 10 novels deliver the same dread. The best books like The Shining.
Where to Start with Stephen King: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Stephen King — whether to begin with The Shining, It, Misery, Pet Sematary, or The Stand. A complete reading guide to King's best novels.
The Dark Tower Books in Order: Complete Stephen King Reading Guide (2026)
The complete Dark Tower reading order — all eight Stephen King novels from The Gunslinger to The Wind Through the Keyhole, plus how the series connects to the wider King universe.
The Shining vs IT: Which Stephen King Novel to Read First?
The Shining and IT are Stephen King's two most celebrated novels. Here's how they differ, what each does best, which to read first, and what the comparison reveals about King's range as a writer.
18 Best Horror Books of All Time: Novels That Will Keep You Up at Night
From Stephen King's haunted hotels to Shirley Jackson's creeping dread, these 18 horror novels defined the genre — and still frighten experienced readers.
Stephen King Books in Order: The Complete Reading Guide (2026)
Stephen King has published over 65 novels. This guide covers where to start, which order to read the Dark Tower series, and how to navigate King's connected universe.
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