And I don’t believe that Ramsey Campbell, one of the absolute giants of modern horror literature, has had more than a few either. Graham Masterton, for his entire volume of work, has (to my knowledge) had only two or three adaptations. Peter Straub has only had a few adaptations. Clive Barker, mostly known for the numerous Hellraiser sequels and a dashing of others, has mainly adaptations of various stories in his Books of Blood, nowhere near King’s volume, even percentage-wise in relation to the amount written. Even Dean Koontz, King’s contemporary and somewhat rival, has had only a handful of adaptations, despite selling about the same amount of print copies. Other writers are not as lucky as the King. And it seems as if adaptations of his stories are planned before he’s even finished the first draft, even excluding his famous dollar babies. He’s created some of the most iconic moments in horror, and we have much to thank him for. For honest, heartfelt dialogue, he’s unrivaled. He’s my literary guru, and in terms of down-to-earth writing advice, he’s second to none.
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