884. Kings of King: The Life of Chuck

In 'The Shining,' Stephen King tells the story of the Torrance family—Jack, Wendy, and their young son Danny—who move into the isolated Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies. Jack, a recovering alcoholic and aspiring writer, takes the job as the hotel's winter caretaker to overcome his personal demons and reconnect with his family. However, the hotel, with its dark and violent history, exerts a malevolent influence on Jack, exploiting his weaknesses and threatening his family. Danny, who possesses psychic abilities known as 'the shining,' is particularly vulnerable to the hotel's supernatural forces. As the winter isolates them, the family faces terrifying events that culminate in a tragic confrontation with the hotel's evil presence.

The Green Mile is a serial novel by Stephen King that tells the story of Paul Edgecombe, the supervisor of the death row block at Cold Mountain Penitentiary, known as 'The Green Mile' due to the green linoleum floor. The narrative switches between Paul's time as an old man in a nursing home in 1996 and his experiences in 1932. The story centers around John Coffey, a giant of a man convicted of raping and murdering two young girls, who possesses inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. As the story unfolds, Paul and the other guards discover the truth about John's gift, which challenges their beliefs and leads to a series of dramatic and tragic events. The novel explores themes of compassion, justice, and the supernatural, and is an example of magical realism.

The Dark Tower is the seventh and final book in Stephen King's Dark Tower series. It follows Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger of Mid-World, as he completes his quest to reach the Dark Tower, a structure that is the nexus of all universes. Roland's world is crumbling, with time and space distorted, and he must navigate through various dimensions and confront his enemies, including the Man in Black and the Crimson King. The book concludes with Roland reaching the tower, only to find that his journey is cyclical, and he is transported back to the beginning of the series. The story blends elements of dark fantasy, science fiction, horror, and Western genres, and is a culmination of King's multiverse, linking many of his other works.

The story follows Jessie and Gerald Burlingame, who travel to their secluded lake house in western Maine for a romantic getaway. During a sexual game, Gerald dies of a heart attack, leaving Jessie handcuffed to the bed. Trapped and alone, Jessie must confront her painful memories and the voices in her mind while trying to find a way to escape. The novel explores themes of survival, psychological trauma, and the inner struggles of its protagonist.

The novel follows the town of Chester's Mill, which is suddenly and mysteriously cut off from the outside world by an invisible, semipermeable barrier known as the Dome. As resources dwindle and panic sets in, a power struggle ensues between Dale Barbara, a young Iraq veteran, and Big Jim Rennie, a corrupt politician who seeks to exploit the situation for his own gain. The story unfolds over eight days, from October 21 to October 28, 2017, as the townspeople face numerous challenges and try to uncover the source of the Dome before it's too late.