Another Australian has joined the ranks of those nominated for
international literary awards.

Rocky Wood, from Melbourne, has been nominated for a Stoker Award (in
the Superior Achievement in NONFICTION section) by the Horror Writers
Association, the peak body in the horror genre.

Stephen King, Uncollected, Unpublished was written by Rocky Wood,
with David Rawsthorne (Owner & operator of Horrorking.Com - i.e.
ME!!!) and Norma Blackburn.

Rocky is nominated for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction for his
book Stephen King, Uncollected, Unpublished, published in both the
United States and Australia.  The Stokers are named for Bram Stoker,
the author of Dracula, and are regarded as the premier horror genre
awards each year.  Previous winners include Stephen King, Joyce Carol
Oates, Ray Bradbury, Anne Rice and Ira Levin.

Wood, who lives in South Yarra, has been a non-fiction writer for 30
years.  His nominated work is the second of his three books on
Stephen King's works.  "Obviously, it is very exciting to be
nominated for such a prestigious international literary award, one
that has been won by idols of mine such as Stephen King, Ray Bradbury
and Peter Straub, " he said,  "I'm also pleased that writing by an
Australian, published in Australia, has been recognised by my peers
in the HWA."  The book covers 99 of Stephen King's obscure or
unpublished works.  King gave Wood access to his archives at the
University of Maine and allowed an unpublished story and a poem to
appear in the book.  "It was a great buzz when King allowed me to
include a great horror tale he wrote in 1970 and a poem with an
unlikely subject – Dean Martin!"  Wood said.

Wood will attend the Awards Dinner in Toronto, Canada on 31 March
with his wife before embarking on his third research trip to Stephen
King's native state of Maine, USA.

For further information, interviews, etc contact:  Rocky Wood 0437
446 019

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Not as lot of other updates to Horrorking Com have happened lately as
my daughter has been rather sick for a few months. She was finally
diagnosed with a rather unusual infection of the tonsils, so a simple
surgery to remove her tonsils last friday has seen her return to
normal.

I hope to include the people lists & links for a few books, including
Liseys Story, in the next few days.

David
Horrorking.Com

We've just posted Rocky Wood's exclusive interview with the mighty
Glenn Chadbourne, illustrator of Cemetery Dance's 'Secretary of
Dreams' collection of six of Stephen King's greatest Maine tales.

Read it at:

http://www.horrorking.com/interview-hk2.html

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There will be more interviews in the coming weeks and months, by both
myself and Rocky Wood. Keep an eye out for them!

David
Horrorking.Com

Hi everyone,

Two new Stephen King related books have just been announced by
Cemetery Dance.

Stephen King: The Non-Fiction by Rocky Wood & Justin Brooks, is
probably one of the most detailed reviews of non-fiction material in
the world. Over 560 articles are reviewed in depth, including movie
and book reviews, letters to the editor, introductions to other
authors work, plus in depth reviews of Kings non-fiction books Danse
Macabre and On Writing.

At 575 pages long, this book is a must for any true Stephen King fan.
You can order from Cemetery Dance at
http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/wood02

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The second book is Stephen King: A Primary Bibliography of the
World's Most Popular Author by Justin Brooks. This 550 page book
contains details about almost every printing of almost one thousand
pieces of fiction and non-fiction, including screenplays, poems and
more. There are also details of one hundred previously unknown or
obscure works.

For more information see
http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/brooks01

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You may have noticed there is a great new interview by Rocky Wood
with Erik Jackson, scripwriter of the new stageshow version of
Carrie.  September 2006. There is also a special ticket offer for our
readers appears at the end of the interview.

See http://www.horrorking.com/interview-hk1.html for the interview.

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Normally I don't do reviews of Movies as a separate page on
Horrorking, but this time I thought I would make an exception. The
short story "The Mangler" was always a favourite of mine, but when I
watched the original movie, I was not all that impressed, as they
might have captured the gore, but they missed the sense of doom
before and after the machine claimed its first victim. Now there is a
second chance, well in this case, a third one, when The Mangler
Reborn, the second terrifying sequel to King's short Story "The
Mangler", is released on  DVD in the UK on the 16th of October 2006
The story starts with washing machine repairman, Hadley Watson, who
is working on his latest contraption - an industrial apparatus
boasting mechanical arms with blades, and a mouth, sporting rotating
saw-like teeth. What Watson does not know is that the machine
contains parts from the original Mangler, and it roars to life after
Watson accidentally cuts himself on one of the machine's gears.
Possessed by his deadly creation, the man is transformed into its
living form. Now the only way for him to survives is to feed on the
machines fresh victims.

The Mangler Reborn is the latest terrifying chapter in Stephen King's
hit franchise and boasts gritty thrills and chills that hark back to
such 70's classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Halloween.
Featuring Aimee Brooks (Critters 3, Blossom), Reggie Bannister
(Phantasm), Weston Blakesley (Malcolm in the Middle, The West Wing)
and Scott Speiser.

Horrorking will be giving away a number of copies of the DVD to lucky
UK readers. To enter the competition, see
http://www.horrorking.com/manglerreborn.html

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Lots of minor updates to Horrorking over the last few months. More
errors and links added to various books, unintentional (usually
spelling) errors removed from most pages.
I have added new pages for upcoming books such as Duma Key (
http://www.horrorking.com/dumakey.html ), and added character lists
for Memory ( http://www.horrorking.com/rare_works.htm#memory )

Also Added Lisey's Story page, but there is no real information about
the book.... yet :) You can find that at
http://www.horrorking.com/liseys_story.html

Regards
David Rawsthorne
Owner, operator & chief bill payer of Horrorking.com

PS. Please email me with any updates, requests or just
general "hello's"  at david@... - many of my old email
addresses have had incoming messages blocked due to spam

TNT's new series, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, will air its first episode
on Wednesday, July 12th.  Check your local listings for the broadcast
time in your area.  For more information about the series, you can
visit the official website at www.nightmarestnt.com

We will be starting discussion on the episodes on the forum soon after
it ends. Have a look at http://forum.horrorking.com/viewtopic.php?t=195
for a discussion thread.

Dont forget the chat too - I'm always in the chatroom, but not always
at the computer, so drop by and hang about for a while and I might
answer!

Dave
Horrorking.Com

Hi everyone. For those of you that have yet to order Stephen King:
Uncollected, Unpublished, I have a very special offer:

Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished in an affordable paperback!!

Special Offer – Save a Further A$10.00 !

Horrorking newsletter subscribers will be aware that Stephen King:
Uncollected, Unpublished by Rocky Wood, Horrorking webmaster David
Rawsthorne, and Norma Blackburn was recently published in a lavish
Cemetery Dance Limited Edition.

The book includes the first accessible publication of an entire
chapter from King's unpublished 1970 novel Sword in the Darkness.
That tale is of love, loss and madness and is set in pre-war Gates
Falls, Maine (the setting for Graveyard Shift and Kingdom
Hospital).  Not to mention full details of 98 other obscure King
works of fiction (see www.kanrockpublishing.com for full details).

Special Offer

In a Special Offer Horrorking newsletter subscribers can buy a copy
of the Australian paperback edition of Stephen King: Uncollected,
Unpublished at the very low price of A$20.00 plus $8.80 airmail
postage and handling.  This is a $9.95 saving on Retail!  The total
of A$28.80 equates to around US$21.30 when billed to your credit
card.

This is a Limited Time Offer.  To purchase members must:

• Order direct from www.kanrockpublishing.com
• No later than 8 July 2006; and
• Enter the following code after your Name (HK0606)

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STEPHEN KING: UNCOLLECTED, UNPUBLISHED

99 Dark Secrets from the World of Stephen King

The most informative look yet at the dark secrets of the Stephen
King world – 48 tales by the master of horror that have never been
included in a King collection; and 51 stories that have never been
published.
With unprecedented access to Stephen King's archives at the
University of Maine and the `rediscovery' of fourteen previously
unknown King works the authors present a compelling tour of the
Stephen King you've never read. From novels to short stories,
screenplays to poems this book is undoubtedly the most comprehensive
gathering of information about Stephen King's fiction ever compiled.

Bonus Feature: Two New Works by Stephen King
Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished contains the first
publication of two previously unpublished King works:
An entire chapter from King's lost novel Sword in the Darkness –
Chapter 71 is a classic King horror story set in the pre-war woods
of Maine, a study in love, madness and loss. `As a stand alone
effort this tale would represent one of the top ten of King's short
stories' – Rocky Wood.  Also: a rare King gem – the poem Dino.

The Book for Every King `Constant Reader' and Fan
The result of six years intensive research Stephen King:
Uncollected, Unpublished includes a complete Bibliography of all
King's fiction and non-fiction; a study of over 100 works King has
revised for republication (there are two versions of The Green
Mile); reveals the five great sweeping `Realities' into which all
King fiction falls, including the classic Dark Tower worlds; and
reveals the works that even King has lost over the years!
Lead author Rocky Wood is one of the world's leading King
authorities and visited King's home state of Maine twice researching
this book.  With unprecedented access to material from sources
including King's private papers at the University of Maine the
authors have created the ultimate Guide to the Lost World of Stephen
King.  This book even includes practical advice on finding and
reading these lost 99 works!

This amazingly thorough and incredibly detailed book provides the
only look that most King fans - even the most ardent - will ever get
at unpublished works in King's archives. It also explores the
variations - sometimes considerable - in King works that have been
published more than once. Enjoyable, illuminating reading and a
valuable resource.

Bev Vincent, King expert and author of The Road to the Dark Tower

Visit the Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished Australian edition
website at:

www.kanrockpublishing.com

Congratulations to Magus for introducing Khadsell as the 50th member
to the Horrorking forum (Located at
http://www.horrorking.com/phpBB/index.php for those that are
interested). Please join up as I might consider a different bonus
for the 100th or 150th member ;)

They have both been sent a new paperback copy of "The Talisman"
book, plus a copy of Chapter 71 of Sword in the Darkness, as was
recently printed in the Weekend Australian newspaper over 2 weeks.

I have considered "Auctioning" a copy of the story, posted to the
winner, with proceeds going to a local charity (The aged care
facility where my 89 year old grandfather was placed last week).

This auction would be done via the forum or email in the next few
weeks - please email me, or reply on the forum if you think this
would be something you may be interested in.

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I have started on Steves new book Cell, and for those of you that
don't have the book yet, GO GET IT! It's a great read. I hope to
have the character list and links up in 2 to 3 weeks.

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Many of you have commented for the forum and email about "Stephen
King: Uncollected, Unpublished", and lack of comments on the forum
as well as via the mailing list. All I can say is that I won't be
mentioning anything about it until the limited Cemetery Dance books
have been shipped to those that have purchased it already. There are
still some available, and the books are excellently produced, like
all the CD books I have in my collection!

These things take time, as many of you can understand, but the wait
will be worth it.

Regards
David
Owner, operator & bill-payer of Horrorking.Com ;)

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a happy and
safe new year.

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Congratulations to the 5 winners of the ARC for Secretary of Dreams
from Cemetery Dance. They are:

Horrorking.com:
1) Bradley B
2) Barry McG
3) James C
4) Lynn M
5) Gregg B

(Last names removed for privacy). I believe CD will contact you
about this ARC.

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Ok I have a prize for the 50th member that joins the Horrorking
forum, AND the person who referrs them..... OK it's not a good
prize, but better than nothing lol

The 50th member will receive a paperback copy of The Talisman,
printed by Ballantine Books. These are about 4th printing by them,
so of no real value except they will be sent free-of-charge to your
door or PO box. The books are unread and in as new condition. The
50th member of the Horrorking chat will be deemed elligable to
receive the book on their 5th post.

For the referrer to be elligable, both the 50th member AND the
referrer shall send me (David, owner of Horrorking) an email or
personal message stating they were referred by, or they referred
<the persons username>.

The cash value of this is half of one cent Australian, and can not
be redeemed for cash, favours, or anything else.

Postage will be via surface mail to countries other than Australia,
and may take from 4 to 6 weeks. Books that are lost during transit
will NOT be replaced.

So to put it simply, refer your friends, and if they are #50, then
I'll send you and them a book. The choice of number 50 is based on
the active user number from the database of user ID's stored on the
server. I will check that nobody tries to scam the books by checking
IP's and other means.

Join the forum at: http://www.horrorking.com/phpBB/index.php

(Oh and if you join and are referred by this email, then I'll just
send you one book, and keep the other for a later prize).

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The Secretary of Dreams
by Stephen King

World Fantasy Award winner Cemetery Dance Publications, critically
acclaimed artist Glenn Chadbourne, and New York Times bestselling
author Stephen King are proud to announce The Secretary of Dreams,
the master of horror's first unabridged graphic short story
collection!

Featuring a half-dozen classic tales of terror personally selected by
King, this collection presents his stories for the first time in the
tradition of the pulp horror comics. Spanning close to 250 oversized
pages, the hundreds of illustrations and full comic panels from
acclaimed Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne transform The Secretary of
Dreams into a work of art. Not one word from King's stories has been
left out, but now they've been brought to life by hundreds of pen and
ink drawings by Chadbourne! The featured stories are: "The Road Virus
Heads North," "Uncle Otto's Truck," "The Rainy Season," "The
Reach," "Jerusalem's Lot," and "Home Delivery."

This exclusive Cemetery Dance title will feature an oversized deluxe
trim-size and is available in three editions: a slipcased Gift
Edition limited to 5,000 copies, a traycased deluxe Limited Edition
limited to 750 copies signed by King and Chadbourne, and a deluxe
Lettered Edition limited to 52 copies signed by King and Chadbourne
and housed in a hand-made hinged box.

There are no other editions planned of this title, but King has
already selected six more stories for a second volume that will be
announced in 2006, and Chadbourne is hard at work on the
illustrations!

See http://www.cemeterydance.com for the orderpage and good luck!

Hi everyone,

A few more updates this month, plus some important news.

A few tweaks have been done on the new Horrorking design to make
colors a bit easier to read. Added a list of the 5 latest forum
topics on the front page.

The forum is up to 15 members, so please join - some good
conversations happening there now.

Added The Things That They Left Behind to the Rare Works page. Added
a new page for The Colorado Kid, including character descriptions and
summary.

New graphics are now in operation on all pages except the Amazom.Com
order pages - working on them in the next few days.

Split The Plant into 2 pages, and updated the character lists and
errors. One for the original release, and one for the e-book release.
Added "The Furnace", and characters to the Rare Works page.

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Now for the big news from Celetery Dance:

After a great many discussions about the best way to announce The
Secretary of Dreams by Stephen King, we've decided to let everyone
know right now WHEN and WHERE the announcement will be made!

If your schedule won't allow you to be in a position to place an
order at the time of the announcement, now you can plan ahead and
have a friend or family member place an order for you.

So, without further delay, we cordially invite you to join us for the
official announcement of The Secretary of Dreams by Stephen King!

WHEN: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 (late morning / early afternoon)

WHERE: The front page of the official Cemetery Dance website,
http://www.cemeterydance.com

If you're interested in this new Stephen King book, please make sure
you're watching the front page of the website on Wednesday for the
big update!

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I cant wait to find out the details ;)

David
Horrorking.com

After I sent the last email I realised that the link for Cemetery Dance
Publications did not display correctly. I apologise, and here is the
proper link:

http://www.cemeterydance.com

The link to The Secretary of Dreams page is
http://www.cemeterydance.com/secretary/index.html

David
Horrorking.com

Hi everyone

Just a few small updates, and a great special offer from Cemetery
Dance.

Many of you have noticed that Horrorking has had a facelift. A bright
new look that is still being tweaked to get the best mix of look and
size, so expect to see a few more changes soon.

There have been a number of requests to return the forum to action,
and thanks to the company hosting Horrorking, a forum package has
been installed. See the link on the front page of Horrorking to join
up - the more that join, the better it will be for all of us.

More links, quicker page loading, up to date book and story listings
(Yeah I know - 2 or 3 are missing, sorry), plus a few extras and
maybe a few more giveaways in the future.

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Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished is nearly here! The book is
the most comprehensive review of the Stephen King works you've never
read. Best of all, it will feature the first book publication of two
lost works written by King, including an entire chapter from King's
unpublished 1970 novel Sword in the Darkness that has never been
published anywhere in the world!

See http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/wood01 for the book.

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Now for the special offer!

Sometime in the next couple of weeks, Cemetery Dance Publications
(http://www.cemeterydance.com) will be announcing a new Stephen King
book called The Secretary of Dreams.  Although they can't share more
information about the book just yet (please don't email them!), they
have prepared a special offer for Horrorking.com visitors to take
advantage of when the book is announced!  Here are the details:

When The Secretary of Dreams is announced, order a copy from Cemetery
Dance and mention "Horrorking" in the COMMENTS section of the
checkout form.  If you do, you'll automatically be entered into a
random drawing for a FREE Advanced Readers Copy of The Secretary of
Dreams!

Cemetery Dance has reserved FIVE review copies for Horrorking.com
visitors which means five of you will be among the first people in
the world to experience The Secretary of Dreams!  But this contest
will only run for ONE WEEK after the announcement so you'll want to
get your order in fast so you don't miss out!

(For those who don't know, review copies are printed in trade
paperback form exclusively for reviewers and they ship BEFORE the
book is actually published!  This is so the reviews can be written
before a book's publication date.)

If you forget to mention this website on your order form, you will
NOT be entered into the drawing!  Unfortunately, due to the number of
orders they'll be processing, Cemetery Dance cannot add the contest
entry notation to your order after it is placed.  You must mention
this website in the COMMENTS section when you checkout.  Sorry, no
exceptions.

(This offer is also being made to a few other groups so if you see it
somewhere else, make sure to note the name of that website!  Every
participating website is getting FIVE review copies for their
visitors, which means every site you mention in the COMMENTS section
when you place your order will increase your odds of winning!  Odds
of winning will depend on the number of qualifying entries for each
website.  Winners will be selected by Cemetery Dance sometime between
the end of the contest and when the review copies are printed.
Winners will be notified by email.  All decisions of Cemetery Dance
Publications are final.)

Good luck, and keep watching for the The Secretary of Dreams
announcement in the next few weeks!

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David Rawsthorne
horrorking.com

It's been literally ages since I posted on the group list, and I
thought I should re-establish it, and begin with some great news.

Stephen King: Uncollected and Unpublished is almost out. More info
about it can be found over at Cemetery Dance (
http://cemeterydance.com/cgi-bin/miva?
Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CDP&Product_Code=wood )

You can see, and order the artwork on the front cover from Alan M
Clark's site at http://alanmclark.com/shop/product_info.php?
cPath=22_136&products_id=559

You may not be aware that the book contains an entire chapter from
King's unpublished 1970 novel SWORD IN THE DARKNESS that has never
been published anywhere in the world!

Lilja's library also has a great offer for you. If you order Stephen
King: Uncollected and Unpublished from Cemetery Dance between today
and August 24 they will ship if of FREE no matter where in the world
you live. How about that?

All you have to do is head over to their site, order the book and
mention Lilja's Library in the COMMENTS section (thats part of the
online store's checkout form).

If you pay by PayPal the commentary field won't always show up. If
that happens you simply forward your PayPal confirmation email to
order@... with a note about the Lilja's Library special
offer and they'll take care of it.

This offer can't be applied to orders that have already been placed.

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From Lilja's library:

Stephen King is auctioning off the name and description of a
character in a future book for charity.

"One (and only one) character name in a novel called CELL, which is
now in work and which will appear in either 2006 or 2007. Buyer
should be aware that CELL is a violent piece of work, which comes
complete with zombies set in motion by bad cell phone signals that
destroy the human brain. Like cheap whiskey, it's very nasty and
extremely satisfying. Character can be male or female, but a buyer
who wants to die must in this case be female. In any case, I'll
require physical description of auction winner, including any
nickname (can be made up, I don't give a rip)."

When you can bid: September 8-18
Where can you bid: http://www.ebay.com/fap

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Regards
David
Horrorking.com

I thought that many of you might be interested in the following press
release. The last 2 attempts at forwasrding it have failed, so
fingers crossed this time.

See you in the chatroom :)

David
Horrorking.Com

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Hi Folks!

STEPHEN KING: UNCOLLECTED, UNPUBLISHED -- The Ultimate Addition To
Your King Collection!

Today we're proud to announce STEPHEN KING: UNCOLLECTED, UNPUBLISHED -
- a book that publishes for the first time ever a COMPLETE CHAPTER
from a lost Stephen King novel that has never been available to the
general public, plus another rare King work that only appeared once
in a small literary venue!  Read on for complete details!

STEPHEN KING: UNCOLLECTED, UNPUBLISHED
by Rocky Wood with David Rawsthorne & Norma Blackburn

Limited Edition: $75
Lettered Edition: $500

STEPHEN KING: UNCOLLECTED, UNPUBLISHED will be the most comprehensive
review of the Stephen King works you've never read, including nearly
one hundred unpublished and uncollected works of fiction--novels,
short stories, screenplays, and poems!  Best of all, it will feature
the first book publication of two lost works written by King,
including an entire chapter from King's unpublished 1970 novel SWORD
IN THE DARKNESS that has never been published anywhere in the world!

STEPHEN KING: UNCOLLECTED, UNPUBLISHED will also give in-depth
coverage to the nearly one hundred variations and versions of King's
published stories--edits, updates, and changes King made between
reprintings of his work.  Similar in size and scope to our edition of
THE STEPHEN KING UNIVERSE, this is a must-have for both collectors
and casual readers of Stephen King!

Details about the two works written by Stephen King that are featured
in this book:

The first and only publication of a very long chapter from King's
unpublished 1970 novel SWORD IN THE DARKNESS--one of the lost Stephen
King novels that only a handful of people in the world have ever
read!  This novel will never be published, and this is your only
chance to catch a glimpse of a young Stephen King developing his
craft.  The raw power that would eventually make him the bestselling
horror author in the world is definitely evident in this very long
excerpt!

The first book publication of the obscure King poem "Dino"--
previously only published in a small literary magazine and just
recently discovered in Stephen King's papers at the University of
Maine!

In addition, the authors have discovered and taken detailed notes
about a work previously unknown by the King community -- "Molly,"
which was King's original screenplay submitted for The X-Files.  It
is a completely different story from what was later produced for the
series as "Chinga" and the authors give in-depth coverage to the
differences!

Some other examples of what you'll find in STEPHEN KING: UNCOLLECTED,
UNPUBLISHED:

Over one hundred entries detailing all of King's uncollected and
unpublished works, many of which have never been available for public
discussion

In-depth descriptions and discussions of several unpublished King
novels such as Blaze and incomplete novels such as George D X McArdle

Detailed overviews of dozens of King screenplays that were never
produced, including his own adaptations of Cujo, Children of the
Corn, The Dead Zone, Desperation, Dolan's Cadillac, Night Shift, The
Stand, and his adaptations of other classic novels such as Something
Wicked This Way Comes

Essays covering two dozen of King's lost and hidden works that are
not available anywhere in the world, such as "An Evening at God's"
and the infamous "Squad D"

Details of eight new and previously unheard of King stories
discovered in the Stephen King papers at the University of Maine

Details of two King stories published in his high school newspaper
and other stories King wrote as a child and teenager

A complete Stephen King bibliography covering nearly four hundred
works of fiction and non-fiction

Instructions on finding the original appearances of King's lost works
that appeared in obscure publications, and suggestions on how you can
add these rare works to your collection

This book will have an oversized design like THE STEPHEN KING
UNIVERSE, THE DEVIL'S WINE, and our edition of FROM A BUICK 8 --
including a full-color dustjacket, illustrated endpapers, and special
interior artwork!  Each copy will be signed by Rocky Wood, David
Rawsthorne and Norma Blackburn, and best of all, each copy will be
issued with a hand-crafted slipcase!

The deluxe Lettered Edition will be bound in leather, with all the
same goodies as the Limited Edition, but it will be protected inside
a custom-made hand-crafted traycase and it will feature additional
full color artwork not available in any other edition!    (Please keep
in mind that the Lettered Edition of THE DEVIL'S WINE and GREAT GHOST
STORIES sold out in less than twenty-four hours--if you want one,
order it ASAP.)

STEPHEN KING: UNCOLLECTED, UNPUBLISHED is going to be a must-have for
every Stephen King collector, and we expect it to sell very quickly.
We're aiming for a Christmas publication date so reserve your copies
soon before they're gone!

Available in two states:
Slipcased Limited Edition of 2,000 signed and numbered copies
Traycased Lettered Edition of 52 signed and lettered copies

(Limit of two Limited Editions and one Lettered Edition per customer,
please.)

Click here to read more about STEPHEN KING: UNCOLLECTED, UNPUBLISHED
or to place your order before it's too late:
http://cdnews.c.topica.com/maacBQ8aa9EAiaaaaaabaeQBi9/

Click Here to Buy Now:
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This is a test messsage. Please ignore

David
Horrorking.com

ABC will run the final 4 episodes of Kingdom Hospital as three one-
hour episodes and one 2-hour episode.  Episode 10 is called "The
Passion of Reverend Jimmy" by Tabitha King and Stephen King.  Episode
11 is called "Seizure Day" by Richard Dooling.  Episode 12 is
called "Shoulda' Stood in Bed" by Stephen King and the last episode
which is 2 hours is called "Finale" by Stephen King.  All are
directed by Craig Baxley and they will run on consecutive Thursdays
beginning June 24th.

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The people and links from Dark Tower 6 should be online within the
next week. It is an excellent book and I really cant wait untill the
final book, so I urge you all to purchase it ASAP. A link to purchase
via horrorking.com will be placed online in the next few days


Regards

David
Webmaster of Horrorking.Com

A new book, titled "The Road to the Dark Tower" has been released by
Bev Vincent through Cemetery Dance.

This book is the first critical analysis of Stephen King's Dark Tower
series. Bev Vincent examines each of the seven component books and
the series as a whole, exploring themes and influences, tracing the
connections that radiate from the Dark Tower into many of King's
other works, including Salem's Lot and The Stand. A number of King's
other novels (including Insomnia, Black House and Hearts In Atlantis)
help illuminate the slowly unraveling mystery of the Tower, the
Crimson King, and mysterious characters known as Breakers and low men.

AVAILABLE IN TWO VERSIONS:

• Limited Edition of 1,000 signed & slipcased copies: $75

• Traycased Lettered Edition of 52 signed and lettered copies (bound
in leather, with satin ribbon page marker and additional full-color
artwork, and featuring an original Dark Tower drawing from Glenn
Chadbourne on each signature sheet to make every copy of the Lettered
Edition unique!): $350

You can see more, as well as order at
http://www.cemeterydance.com/html/news.shtml

I believe this is the ultimate Dark Tower resource available at this
time, so jump in and get it before they are all sold out.

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While we are talking about the Dark Tower, my ARC (Advanced Reading
Copy) will be here soon, so expect to see a few comments and
character lists online in the next few weeks for Dark Tower 6.

David
www.horrorking.com

Those of you who are Kingdom Hospital fans in the USA take note!
Episode 5 "Hook's Kingdom", will be telecast at the time you are used
to 10 PM (E/PT) on Wednesday March 31st, then REBROADCAST on Thursday
April 1st at 9 PM (E/PT), 8 PM (CT). After that, Kingdom Hospital
will be on Thursdays at 9 PM (E/PT—check your local listings).

(Source from King's own website)

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OK we have the winners for the 5 free double passes to Secret Windows
in Australia. I will email these 5 people for address confirmation.
Your tickets will be sent in the next day or so. Congratulations.

I have managed to see an official screener of the movie and you will
LOVE it!

The winners are:

hadden and jen from bigpond.com

Rachel from ozonline.com.au

TThomas from aol.com

Dougie from arach.net.au

Lynda from @tudogs.net.au

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David
Webmaster at Horrorking.com

Hi all.

Well finally I hope to get back to sending updates and King related
information by the list instead of by normal email and the chatroom.

How many of you saw the first episode of Kingsom Hospital a few days
ago? The reviews I have read seems very split - Some said it was
great, while others thought it poor. Since I have yet to see the
episodes, I'd love to hear your views on what it was like. You can
email me at webmaster@...

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Rocky Wood, one of the 3 authors of The Complete Guide to the Works
of Stephen King has written an article in the magazine called Dark
Discoveries titled "The Joy of Stephen King". The magazine's website
is located at http://www.darkdiscoveries.com

The magazine also has fiction from Bev Vincent as well as a
Bibliography of Stephen King's Non-Fiction work.

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Horrorking would like to announce a giveaway of 4 double passes to
AUSTRALIAN residents for the next King movie - Secret Windows.

To enter this competition, send an email to webmaster@...
with the names of 2 of the leading actors or actresses and the name
of the character they play in the movie. The email must be received
by March 30 2004, and the first 4 correct entries will receive a
double pass. Prize allocation will be the resposibility of David
Rawsthorne, Norma Blackburn and Rocky Wood, and the decision will be
final.

The information below may be of assistance, as well as the following
page at Horrorking: http://www.horrorking.com/swmovie.html

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IN THEATRES, APRIL 8

"Writing means revealing oneself to excess." – Franz Kafka

Starring: Johnny Depp, John Turturro
Maria Bello, Timothy Hutton
Charles S. Dutton
Directed & Adapted by: David Koepp

Though he knows he should be at his computer writing another book, or
at least walking his dog along the sparkling lake outside his dingy
cabin, successful author Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) is sleeping on his
favorite sofa for up to 16 hours a day.  He is in the midst of a
painful divorce and everything about the breakup has turned messy and
unpleasant. It has sapped his energy and siphoned away his
creativity, leaving him with a monumental case of writer's block
that
renders him incapable of even stringing a simple sentence together.

Then, when it seems as if things can't possibly get worse, a
psychotic stranger named John Shooter (John Turturro) shows up at his
doorstep, accuses Rainey of plagiarizing his story and demands
satisfaction. Despite Rainey's efforts to placate him, Shooter
becomes increasingly insistent and hostile, intimating a twisted sort
of justice that could include cold-blooded murder.

Forced into a mind-bending game of cat and mouse, Rainey discovers
that he has more cunningness and gritty determination than he ever
imagined. In the end, he realizes that elusive Shooter may know him
better than he knows himself.

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Online Chats.

I would like to organise a weekly online chat of a friday evening
(USA time). Please feel free to drop into the chatroom this friday
evening and we will see if we should try and organise chats for
different timezones across the world. See http://www.horrorking.com
for a link to the online chat.

David
Webmaster of Horrorking.com

Yep, the topic is right!

DISCOVERY OF NEW STORIES FROM STEPHEN KING

At the launch today of the `The Complete Guide to the Works of
Stephen King' by Rocky Wood, David Rawsthorne and Norma Blackburn, a
5110 page book published on CD-ROM, it was revealed that ten
previously unknown stories by best-selling writer Stephen King have
been discovered.

These stories were hidden in the archives of his alma mater, the
University of Maine at Orono, where Mr King has lodged many of his
papers at the Special Collections Unit of the Raymond Fogler Library
over the years.  Today, 74 boxes of manuscripts, papers, proofs and
other material are available to researchers, although some boxes have
restricted access, requiring written permission from Mr King.

"We were delighted and amazed to discover these new stories while
researching our Guide", co-author, Rocky Wood said at the launch.
Full details of each story have been included in the CD-ROM.

"It is well known that there are over a dozen unpublished King short
stories, screenplay and novels," said Mr Wood, who travelled from
Australia to Orono, Maine late last year to read many of those works,
which are only available at the Library.  He spent several weeks
combing every item in each box.

"I felt like an archaeologist discovering a hidden tomb when I came
across the first unknown story," Mr Wood said.  A number of other
manuscripts were found and researched with the assistance of Mr
King's office but were shown not to be his work.  "It was really like
being a private investigator combing through the boxes then hours of
research to ensure the credentials of each work".

Completed works are `Mobius', a 3600 word complete Science Fiction
story and `They Bite' is a 116 page Screenplay in an Alien/Science
Fiction style and appears to have been written about 1976.

Incomplete, are a selection of works including the longest story,
untitled by Mr King but given the name `The Huffman Story' by the
Guide's authors. "There are 71 well developed pages in this story,
which is eerily reminiscent of the murders in `The Dead Zone' and of
King's mythical town, Castle Rock, Maine," Wood said.  "King's
trademark of characters the reader is immediately interested in is
very apparent in this piece."  Another unfinished piece, `Comb Dump'
is a mystery story set in a Maine psychiatric hospital.

Stephen King is famous for his journals where he writes thoughts and
stories, some containing up to ten different pieces of work.  Four of
the incomplete stories were found in King's handwriting in such a
journal.  "Strangely, this was the very last box I checked and there
they were, four more gems", Mr Wood commented.  Using King's titles
in the journal they have been dubbed `Muffe', `The
Evaluation', `Movie Show' and `Chip Coombs'.  "It is stunning to
observe how clean and clear King's writing is in his first
handwritten draft," Mr Wood said.

The two other partial stories were started with King's sons, Owen and
Joseph. `But Only the Darkness Loves Me' is headed `by Stephen and
Joseph King'.  `I Hate Mondays' is headed, `by Stephen and Owen King'.

`The Complete Guide to the Works of Stephen King' is available on-
line at www.horrorking.com for US$49.95.  It is the result of three
years' work by the three King experts and is expected to set a
standard as the key King reference work for many years to come.  Full
details about the Guide are available at the site.

Dave
http://www.horrorking.com

P.S. I'm 2/3 the way into redesigning Horrorking with a new look. I
hope to be finished by the end of May. Look out for the new look &
feel, but all the information will still be there!

As many of you know, 110% of my spare time that normally used to go
into Horrorking, has been taken up with the CD that is due out this
month. As part of that CD we would like to announce the
following 'New' Story details.

Hopefully, after a week off at the end of the CD production, I will
have time to do some serious updated to Horrorking, and get back to
writing regular newsletters :)

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`NEW' STEPHEN KING STORY FOUND IN MAINE

The authors of the upcoming `The Complete Guide to the Works of
Stephen King' are pleased to announce that they have included the
details of a previously unknown story by Stephen King in their
publication.

The story, titled `Codename: Mousetrap' was originally published in
King's high school newspaper in his senior year, 1965. The story was
originally re-discovered by a teacher, Ms Prudence Grant, while
cleaning her files in 2001 after retiring from Lisbon High School in
Maine.

Ms Grant put the newspaper up for auction on Ebay and Kerry Johnson,
a collector of all things King for over twenty years, purchased it.
Stuart Tinker of Betts Bookstore, a specialist King bookseller in
Bangor, Maine brought the existence of the story to the attention of
one of the Guide's co-authors, Rocky Wood last December during a
research trip to King's home town. Wood was recently able to secure
Johnson's agreement to write the first ever description of `Codename:
Mousetrap' as a Chapter in the `Guide'.

`We are very pleased to bring this story to the attention of the King
community and the public generally,' Wood said this week. `Full
details of the story, including a summary appear in the Guide, which
will be published in May 2003'. Ms Grant was one of King's advisors
when he served on the Lisbon High School newspaper, `The Drum'.
Research confirms this was King's only piece of fiction in the paper.

`The Complete Guide to the Works of Stephen King', a 3000 page
reference work published on CD ROM, is the most comprehensive study
of King's body of fiction ever published, covering 269 Works.

Contact Details: Rocky Wood – Country Code 61 (419) 898 882

`The Complete Guide to the Works of Stephen King' by Rocky Wood,
David Rawsthorne and Norma Blackburn www.horrorking.com

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We take great pleasure in pre-announcing a massive new Stephen King
research work to you as a leader in the King community.  As one of
the leaders in King news worldwide we thought you would be interested
in releasing this information next week!  As the product is Limited
to only 490 Guides for sale we expect to sell out very quickly and we
don't want your loyal members to be disappointed.

This massive work, by three SKEMERs will have been 3 years in the
making when released in May 2003!

You already know the authors from our sites and our posts in SKEMERs
and other King newsgroups.  We are David Rawsthorne (  webmaster of
www.horrorking.com ), Norma Blackburn (webmaster of King of Horror -
http://www.acay.com.au/~normab/king/king-1.htm ) and Rocky Wood.

If you have any questions please contact Rocky Wood at
rockywood@... .

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE WORKS OF STEPHEN KING
By Rocky Wood, David Rawsthorne and Norma Blackburn.

The most complete Guide to Stephen King's fiction ever compiled –
EVERY story; EVERY Character; EVERY Place; TIMELINE; Every LINK;
Every Error and MUCH, MUCH MORE.

No publication since Spignesi's `The Shape Under the Sheet' (last
updated in 1990) has ever attempted to summarise every story, every
character, every place, and the entire Timeline of King's work.  The
simple fact is that this information has not been available in any
one place – until now.

We have decided to issue the Complete Guide on CD as the material
included in it equates to well over 2400 pages of normally printed
Book material!

Note:  The Guide is Limited to only 500 copies at the low price of
US$49.95 each (plus postage and handling).  The Limited Gold CD-Rom
comes with an introductory booklet.  Both the booklet and the CD-Rom
are individually numbered and the booklet is signed by each of the
Authors.

Pre-orders will be taken from 14 October 2002.  Buyers may select
their own Limited Edition number with payment now.  Otherwise, no
payment is necessary at this time, with orders being confirmed by a
$10.00 deposit in March 2003.  The `Complete Guide' will be
despatched in May 2003.

For full information about the Contents of the `Complete Guide',
along with other important information, please go to our promotional
web pages:

http://www.horrorking.com/order/ or
http://www.acay.com.au/~normab/guide/

Note:  It may be necessary to paste the URL to your web browser.

The `Complete Guide' includes every possible detail from each of over
260 King works of fiction.  Easy to use indexes of Characters (nearly
20,000), Places, Businesses (over 4000), Things and Timelines (over
3500 entries) are key to the Guide.  A sample chapter (`The Dead
Zone') which alone is over 50 pages in length is available at the
sites listed above for your consideration.

So don't forget – check out The Complete Guide to the Works of
Stephen King at or http://www.horrorking.com/order/ or
http://www.acay.com.au/~normab/guide/ and get in fast, we expect to
sell out the 490 copies available very quickly!

Any questions may be directed to rocky_wood@... .

Hi,

Sorry to say, but my ISP that hosts Horrorking.com has been hacked
once again. The site will be unavailable for a day or so until the
ISP fixes the problem.

May be time for a new ISP, as this is twice so far this year!

David
http://www.horrorking.com

Hi everyone

Mark your calendars, spread the word...

"NIGHT SURF" is making it's World Premiere at the SCREAMFEST Film
Festival
in Los Angeles on October 19th at the Laemmle Fairfax Theaters.

Main festival site: www.screamfestla.com
Ticket info: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=36191

Official website and trailer will be coming soon.

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Apologies for being so long between updates, but we have had a few
family emergencies lately :(

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Some of you may have noted that I have added the character list for
From a Buick 8 at http://www.horrorking.com/buick8.html Well the good
news is that my pre-release copy had a few changes before the book
was released as a final copy, so I am in the process of re-reading
FAB8 to update the character list. It should only be a few weeks.

Regards

David
http://www.horrorking.com

Thanks to the excellent staff of my local ISP, Horrorking is now back
online for now. The hackers made a real mess of the system, and they
hope they have fixed all the damage.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

David

Hi everyone,

Horrorking.com has been hacked by some unknown group. We are
currently working on rectifying the problem with the hosting ISP.

I will let you know when the site is back up and operational.

David
http://www.horrorking.com

Stephen King's latest interview with Time Magazine can now be found
online here:
http://www.time.com/time/sampler/article/0,8599,219787,00.html

Regards
David
Http://www.horrorking.com

Hi everyone,

Well Everything's Eventual is almost here! I have added links to
Amazon.Com, Amazon.co.uk and Barnes & Noble on the Everything's
Eventual pages so you can order your copy now.

http://www.horrorking.com/eventual.html

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Cant wait? Well have a read of Lunch at the Gotham Cafι right now!
See the link below. I have noted that this story has been updated
quite a lot from the previous printing in Six Stories...

http://www.simonsays.com/excerpt.cfm?areaid=33&isbn=0743235150

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My apologies for not updating Horrorking much in the last few weeks,
but PC failures have taken a lot of my time recently, but I hope to
have them all sorted out now, and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of
Everything's Eventual so I can update the pages with new descriptions
etc.

Regards

David
http://www.horrorking.com

I just received this email, and definately know many will want to
download this movie (like I am right now!!)

Sorry about the second email in a day, but... :-)

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PARANOID GOES "HI-REZ" ONLINE

Los Angeles, CA (February 1, 2002) - Officially, the first Stephen
King "Dollar-Baby" to receive permission to be released on the
Internet, Paranoid, which premiered on iFilm.com last Friday, is now
available in a hi-resolution downloadable version on the official
website www.paranoidthemovie.com.

Through the extraordinary efforts of digital engineer Miles Imel of
Milestone Allied Productions (www.MAP-Media.com) in close
collaboration with Paranoid's director/cinematographer Jay Holben, a
careful compromise was achieved between current compression
technology, the limitations of the Internet and providing the highest
quality product to viewers. The result is a 72MB file with a viewing
resolution of 640x272 pixels. Download times for this file run
between 20 and 45 minutes depending on DSL/Cable speeds. It is
requested, and recommended, that viewers download and save Paranoid
on their own systems and do not attempt to watch the high-resolution
version online.

Paranoid made its World Wide Web debut January 25th on iFilm.com (a
privately held company based in Hollywood, CA) and quickly gained
popularity, amassing more than 21,000 views in its first week and
climbing to the #7 slot for most popular short film on the
entertainment network's vast website of more than 80,000 films.

Stephen King's self-dubbed "Dollar-Deal" is a policy the writer
established early in his career to grant young filmmaker's the
permission to make a movie out of any of his short stories as long as
the resulting film will not be exhibited commercially without his
approval. For this one-time right, King asks only for a copy of the
finished film and the grand total of one dollar. The most
famous "Dollar-Baby" (as King dubs the finished products and the
filmmakers who create them) is Frank Darabont's adaptation of The
Woman in the Room (released in the early 1980s on Interglobal Home
Video).  Darabont later went on to adapt the multi-Academy Award
nominated films The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.

Paranoid will be available for viewing on iFilm.com or downloading
from the official website exclusively through mid-August.

For more information on Paranoid, visit www.paranoidthemovie.com.

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Contact:  Jennine Dwyer
          Marketing/Public Relations Director
          Adakin Productions
          jdwyer@...


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David
http://www.horrorking.com

Hi everyone.

Wow, did Horrorking.Com get mentioned in a book, magazine, paper or
something, as I have had a huge influx of visitors (More than doubled
on most days), and almost a hundred new members in about a week.

Anyway, I just received this from Bev Vincent, and I thought there
may be some of you that would be very interested.

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Stephen King has graciously provided me with a small number of signed
ARCs (advanced galleys) of his new collection, "Everything's
Eventual" to auction for charity. The beneficiary of the auctions
will be the Frank Muller Fund of the Wavedancer Foundation. All
proceeds will go directly to this charity. I will pay for auction
costs and shipping.

I'm not revealing the exact number of books available. Auctions will
run during February after the ABC Rose Red auctions are finished.

King signed galleys are virtually unheard of and these will be
available prior to the release of the first edition hardcover.

I'll announce when the first auction begins. Possibly as early as
next week, depending on how long it takes for the books to arrive.

My eBay identity is "deadzone."

Start saving your pennies. It'll be tax deductible and for a great
cause.

See http://www.bitchen.com/muller if you don't know about Mr. Muller
and Wavedancer.

Bev

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Now if anyone is successful, let me know :-)

David
http://www.horrorking.com

Just a quick email to remind you that Rose Red airs tomorrow in the
USA, so dont forget to watch it... And if anyone wants to tape it for
me (And send it to Australia), please let me know.

David
http://www.horrorking.com