02244cam a2200349 i 4500 2733300900 TxAuBib 20260421120000.0 250804s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2025035068 9780593736722 hardcover $29.00 0593736729 hardcover $29.00 (OCoLC)1530660978 TxAuBib rda Bicks, Caroline, 1966-, author. Monsters in the archives : my year of fear with Stephen King / Caroline Bicks. My year of fear with Stephen King. New York, NY : Hogarth, 2026. x, 285 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "After Caroline Bicks was named the University of Maine's Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, she became the first person given full access to King's archives, a treasure trove of material about the legendary writer's creative process and life, most of it never seen before. Her year of studying the archival materials was guided by one question millions of readers have asked themselves: What makes Stephen King Stephen King? Bicks focuses on five of King's early iconic books--The Shining, Carrie, Pet Sematary, 'Salem's Lot, and Night Shift--to reveal how he manipulates character, language, and story to cast his remarkable, creepy spells. Through close reading of early drafts, interviews with King, and freshly discovered biographical details, as well as her own personal history as a reader and scholar, Bicks shows King's mastery of storytelling and his enduring imprint on American culture. In the process, Bicks faces her own fears and gets to know the man partially responsible for them."--Provided by publisher. 20260427. King, Stephen 1947- Criticism and interpretation. Horror tales, American History and criticism. Literary criticism.