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April 5th, 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the first print run of Stephen King’s iconic horror classic Carrie. Already a hit, its popularity exploded with the release of the 1976 blockbuster film adaptation starring Sissy Spacek.
With that, King was off and running and almost immediately became identified as the “King of Horror.” Massive hits like The Shining, Salem’s Lot, The Stand, and The Dead Zone quickly followed with many more to come.
But those who aren’t Stephen King fans may not realize that he wrote a number of books under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, and two of those–The Running Man and Thinner–were successfully adapted for the big screen.
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