When stephen king published the unexpurgated edition of his postapocalyptic masterpiece in 1990 with some 300 pages of material edited back in doubleday created a signed, limited edition of 1,250 copies bound in leather with gold and red gilt lettering on the front, gilt edging on the pages, a sewnin satin bookmark, a paper wrapper and an engraved brass plaque, all in a wooden box with a soft red velvet interior. Apr 20, 2017 stephen kings it was released over 30 years ago and has seen many different book covers over the years. Suntup editions is collaborating with ten original book cover artists, representing fifteen of stephen kings most iconic trade edition hardcovers. Shop stephen king fabric at the worlds largest marketplace supporting indie designers. Stephen kings it 70 book cover design variations youtube. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Classic love songs become creepy stephen king book covers.
A bunch of classic love song titles and lyrics just got turned into oldschool stephen king book coversand you can get em as tshirts. Apr 14, 2017 speaking of which, artist butcher billy just drew inspiration from stephen king book covers for a really cool art series that imagines classic love songs as kingpenned horror novels. Book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. Graphic designer butcher billy turned famous love songs into. So youve probably heard that the first trailer for the 2017 remake of it was just released, and lots of us here at book riot are going absolutely bonkers because holy crap have you seen that trailer. I just thought id do these videos and maybe next year ill do an updated version for sure stephen. This dust jacket is personally signed by the artist, and fits the it edition, the viking hard cover, by stephen king. The perfect light read for a dark and gloomy january. In that respect i only know about that dutch first covers. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Stephen king book cover posters from suntup editions. Carrie original cover tankobon hardcover january 1, 1974 4.
This is my collection of stephen king hardcover books as of today. These breathtaking stephen king book cover posters from suntup editions belong in your haunted house. The shining by dave christensen, pet sematary by linda fennimore and misery by bob giusti. Elevation is out now in this gorgeous paperback edition. Stephen king is the author of some of the worlds scariest books, so it only.
Speaking of which, artist butcher billy just drew inspiration from stephen king book covers for a really cool art series that imagines classic love songs as kingpenned horror novels. Since the book s publication king s story has been adapted several times. Here is the list of stephen kings books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. Stephen kings stranger love songs by butcher billy on behance. Stephen king s it was released over 30 years ago and has seen many different book covers over the years. Were thrilled to reveal our cover for stephen king and owen king s spectacular collaboration, sleeping beauties. It was one of the best selling novels in the united states of that year and is now considered a modern masterpiece of the horror genre in literature. King has published 63 novels, including seven under. Original edition of cujo, swedish edition of it, serbian edition of it. Author ben mears returns to salems lot to write a book about a house that has haunted him since childhood only to find his isolated hometown infested with vampires. Brazilian graphic designer and illustrator butcher billy got the idea of turning famous love hits into book covers of horror master stephen king.
Featuring a brand new afterword by stephen king, fullcolor wraparound color artwork by glen orbik, and nearly thirty original color and black. Now that may not be clear from all the shtty adaptations that his books have gotten, but trust me, his original works are something else all together. The book is quarter bound in black cloth with black boards. He has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and six nonfiction books. When i began compiling this list of scariest stephen king covers, i went. The book was released by viking on september 15, 1986.
The cujo cover gets extra bonus points for being terrifying and gross and encompassing the entire plot of the novel quite succinctly. Stephen kings christine bookchristine by stephen kingstephen king booksfiction horror booksstephen king collectibleschristine novel revivalshopvintage 5 out of 5. Experience your favorite stephen king classics like never before. Collecting it by king, stephen first edition identification. Now, for the first time, stephen king collectors will be able to showcase the classic artwork in the way it was intended to be viewed. Stephen king is one of the most influential authors of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His mother died the same year from cancer at the age of 59. This category is for images of book covers for works by american author stephen king. And george martin rounds off the book with the brilliant werewolf novella, the skin trade. Graphic designer butcher billy turned famous love songs into stephen king books and movies. Such a wonderful thick book for which you had been saving up money for weeks. Dark visions is a brilliantly original showcase from three masters of the.
Popular books usually have multiple editions and revisions of their covers, including those awesome fanmade ones. Admit it, youve always wanted the original cover of the shining to be the only family portrait hanging above your fireplace, and the hissing feline of. Apr 11, 2018 explore bluebear705s board stephen king book covers on. Without a moments hesitation he went with liseys story, a 2006 novel about a woman coping with. This series imagines an alternate universe where some of the most desperate and tragic romantic songs in the. Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king. In our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he ever wrote. See more ideas about stephen king books, king book and stephen king movies. See more ideas about stephen king books, stephen king, king book. Dec 11, 2018 in addition to appearing on the covers of classic choose your own adventure books and 90s editions of isaac asimov novels, benguiat was used on stephen king movie posters and book covers.
King wrote what would become salems lot while the family stayed at the summer cottage. Glenn chadbourne, a major artist in the stephen king world, is recognized by stephen king readers from all over the planet. This purchase is a signed numbered dust jacket only. Brazilian illustrator reimagines famous love songs as creepy. Since the books publication kings story has been adapted several times. Glenn chadbourne, stephen king new cover series stephen. Mar 31, 2017 a look at covers of stephen kings it over time. This commemorative and original dust jacket cover is by artist glenn chadbourne. While the vampires claim more victims, mears convinces a small group of believers to combat the undead. Stephen king novelist this is the copy of night shift i had growing.
The stand by stephen king, harry potter reread sixth time, the way of kings by the illustrious brandon sanderson, 1984, and the very hungry caterpillar will probably read it to my son. Sep 08, 2017 the scariest stephen king covers jessica woodbury sep 8, 2017 stephen king is the author of some of the worlds scariest books, so it only makes sense that hed have some of the scariest covers to go with them. Nov 05, 2014 in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he ever wrote. Scrolling through pet sematary covers proved to me that cats are scarier than you think they are, and this one is a very quintessential american king cover. Above needful things it maybe it was just the wonder. Do you like the covers for the original first editions of. Future releases include salems lot by dave christensen, firestarter and cujo by steven stroud, it by bob giusti. Carrie 1974 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by ray garton richards followup salems lot 1975 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by christopher golden the shining. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. The scariest stephen king covers jessica woodbury sep 8, 2017 stephen king is the author of some of the worlds scariest books, so it only makes sense that hed have some of the scariest covers to go with them. Chadbourne is creating original covers for current and past stephen king novels.
It was his 18th novel, and the th novel written under his own name. We are delighted to reveal the uk cover for stephen kings new book the bazaar of bad dreams. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. This is a thrilling collection of twenty stories some brand new, some published in magazines, all entirely brilliant and assembled in one book for the first time with a wonderful bonus. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture.
We are delighted to reveal the uk cover for stephen kings new book the. In between the kings moved to southern maine due to the poor health of stephens mother. Carrie original cover tankobon hardcover january 1, 1974. Stephen kings it was released over 30 years ago and has seen many different book covers over the years. May 25, 2016 this is my collection of stephen king hardcover books as of today. Joy divisions love will tear us apart, the smiths, head over heels by tears for fears and many others were portrayed in a very unusual way. For 40 years he has created book and album covers for authors and musicians like isaac asimov, stephen king, ray bradbury, brandon sanderson, the jacksons and meatloaf.
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