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8 Stephen King Books You Can Watch During AMC's FearFest

More than 80 of Stephen King's stories have been made into movies and this year, eight of our favorites are being featured during AMC's FearFest! Kick off the scream season with these nail-biting books, and then move to the big screen! Stream your favorite spooky films all month long and tune into the macabre marathon starting October 13th!

Stephen King’s ultimate evil vehicle of terror, Christine: the frightening story of a nerdy teenager who falls in love with his vintage Plymouth Fury. It's love at first sight, but this car is no lady.


Now back in print: the graphic novel adaptation of Stephen King’s Creepshow, based on the 1982 horror anthology and cult classic film directed by George Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead)—and featuring stunning illustrations by the legendary Bernie Wrightson and cover art by the acclaimed Jack Kamen!


The #1 New York Times bestseller Cujo “hits the jugular” (The New York Times) with the story of a friendly Saint Bernard that is bitten by a rabid bat. Get ready to meet the most hideous menace ever to terrorize the small town of Castle Rock, Maine.


A #1 New York Times bestseller about a man who wakes up from a five-year coma able to see people’s futures and the terrible fate awaiting mankind — a “compulsive page-turner” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution).


The #1 New York Times bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his “number one fan." One of “Stephen King’s best…genuinely scary” (USA TODAY).


Now a major motion picture. Stephen King’s #1 New York Times bestseller is a “wild, powerful, disturbing” (The Washington Post Book World) classic about evil that exists far beyond the grave—among King’s most iconic and frightening novels.


#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King’s timeless novella “The Body”—originally published in his 1982 collection Different Seasons, and adapted into the 1986 film classic Stand by Me is now available as a stand-alone publication.


The “extraordinary” (Booklist) novel of a cursed man’s quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomes…nothing at all. This #1 New York Times bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, “pulsates with evil…and will have you on the edge of your seat” (Publishers Weekly).