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Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King

by Ben P. Indick, Douglas E. Winter, Bill Warren, Deborah L. Notkin, Marty Ketchum, Daniel J.H. Levack, Jeff Levin, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Don Herron, Fritz Leiber, Alan Ryan, Charles L. Grant · 1982

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A collection of essays focused on King's early novels (Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Shining, The Stand, Firestarter, Cujo and The Dark Tower) and short stories. Contributors include Peter Straub, Burton Hatlan (King's former English professor), Fritz Leiber, Alan Ryan, Deborah Notkin, Don Herron, and others.

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