The Bookish Girl’s Guide to Stephen King
Your keys to the King-dom.
Fellow gloomy girls: We’ve arrived. It’s officially spooky season and as such, time to turn to the horror section in your local library/bookstore/TBR stack (LOL — as if you weren’t already languishing there).
Whether you’ve long resided in the King-dom or stepping foot for the first time, figuring out where to begin with Stephen King’s staggering body of work could warrant its own scary movie spin-off. That’s why this week, I’ve compiled a Stephen King starter pack, curated especially for the girls in the crowd. Lots of King’s work can lean quite masculine, but there’s plenty for us gals to chew on, too. You just need to know where to start.
From reliable favorites to slept-on suspense tomes, check out this incredibly biased Stephen King reading list ranked from the least frightening novels to ones that will leave you sleeping with the lights on until Thanksgiving. See ya on the dark side.
A Girl’s Guide to Stephen King
Ranked least horrifying to full-body chilling.
“On Writing” (Okay, technically this is a memoir, but such a fun read, no matter if you’re a writer.)
“11/22/63”
“The Shining” (PSA: If you’ve only watched the movie, you’re in for a real treat.)