The author of over fifty books, award-winning author Stephen King is known for his horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy novels, many of which have been adapted into feature films. These movies, based on King’s stories, are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library.
Carrie
At the senior prom, a vengeful teen plans to embarrass a shy young girl who has potentially-catastrophic special powers.
Dead Zone
After six years in a deep coma following a near-fatal car crash, a man discovers he possesses amazing psychic powers when he regains consciousness.
Firestarter
A sinister government agency is interested in an eight-year-old girl who has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance.
The Green Mile
A guard discovers a death row inmate in a Southern prison possesses an unusual gift of healing and begins to question the man’s guilt.
Hearts in Atlantis
Looking back on his childhood, a man shares the story of a mysterious out-of-towner with a strange mind-reading power who moved into the boarding house he shared with his mother.
Secret Window
A famed mystery writer is confronted by a dangerous stranger who accuses the author of plagiarism.
The Shawshank Redemption
A city banker convicted of two brutal murders becomes popular with the warden and prison guards when he uses his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass personal fortunes.
The Shining
When a couple takes a job as hotel caretakers for the winter, their young son’s psychic powers bring out the evil in the old hotel.
Stand By Me
Four young friends set out on an adventure to find the body of a missing local teenage boy.
The Mist
A strange mist that appears on the lake and moves into the town seems to have something to do with a secret military plan.
Pet Sematary
A young family settles into a new home that sits next door to a pet cemetery built on an ancient Indian burial ground.
The Stand
Within a few days after the horrifying deaths begin only one percent of the world’s population is left alive and the ultimate battle between good and evil begins.
Golden Years
After being exposed to exotic chemicals in a lab explosion, a janitor and his wife go on the run to avoid government officials who will do anything to find out more about the extraordinary changes the chemicals cause.
The Langoliers
Ten sleeping passengers on an airplane awake to find that all other passengers and crew have vanished.
Originally published on November 28, 2014 in the Lititz Record Express.