Fifty years of Stephen King: American Horror, Gothicism, and Progressive Parables
This year’s 50th anniversary of the publication of Stephen King’s first novel, Carrie, led to a celebration of the writer’s half century of popularity, along with his garnering ever-increasing attention and acclaim from literary circles. Margaret Atwood’s essay in The New York Times this March spoke of the book’s prescient themes, while underscoring how King’s nearly 80 texts continue to be ahead of the curve in terms of their all-inclusive progressive themes, stating: