He is just as effective at keeping the reader engaged throughout the entirety of his stories.

Carrie’s fate is inevitable and the tragedy of what happened feels consequential.

The expanded edition also has an epilogue of Flagg emerging elsewhere after the nuclear explosion.

Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes in Misery (1990)

The expanded edition ofThe Standwas published in 1990.

An epilogue showing Wendy and Danny still recovering from what they endured illustrates the long-term effects of experiencing trauma.

One of the keys toThe Shining’s ending is seeing the payoff of a recurring detail throughout the story.

Father Callahan at Mark’s house in Salem’s Lot

Roland simply reaching the Dark Tower and saving the universe would have been too neat of an ending.

Covers of Stephen King’s Dark Tower books

Roland with the Dark Tower behind him on Stephen King book cover

The book cover of Under the Dome by Stephen King.

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A Closeup of Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise with his eyes glowing in It 2017

The cover of Carrie by Stephen King with Carrie White holding out her arms and covered in blood

Kathy Bates holding a knife in Misery

The book cover of The Stand by Stephen King.

Wendy Torrance from The Shining Movie and The Shining Book Cover

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Stephen King Salem’s Lot book cover

The book cover for It by Stephen King.

Dead Zone by Stephen King cover

The book cover of 11/22/63 by Stephen King.

An illustration of Roland holding his pistol and a rose at the base of the tower from The Dark Tower book series

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