Stephen King's Best-Selling Horror

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Stephan King is a best-selling horror suspense fiction novelist who starting writing at the early age of six. His first book, Carrie, was published in 1974 and he continued to produce many best -selling horror novels for many years to come. Whereas most will consider his horror classics, this paper explores one of his more recent works about an event in Dallas, Texas on
11-22-63. A day many would consider to be life changing for not only for the United States government but for world in a whole. A day the entire world bowed their head and mourned the loss of JFK.

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As a young child, Stephen King’s father left leaving his mother to raise him and his older brother Dave. When King was in first grade he became, sick and spent

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