Fiction

“Fiction is the truth inside the lie.” ― Stephen King      

     Of course, Stephen King is one of the masters of horror writing.  He has to his credit more than 350 million copies which include: Salem's Lot, The Shining, Night Shift (stories), The Stand, The Dead Zone, Firestarter, Cujo, Danse Macabre (nonfiction about horror), Roadwork Creepshow (comic book, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson), The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger, Different Seasons (novellas), Christine, Pet Sematary, Cycle of the Werewolf, The Talisman (written with Peter Straub), Skeleton Crew (stories, including "The Mist"), The Bachman Books (novel collection), It, The Eyes of the Dragon, The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three, The Tommyknockers, Nightmares in the Sky (Photo book with text by King), Dark Visions, The Dark Half, Dolan's Cadillac (limited edition), My Pretty Pony (limited edition), The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition, Four Past Midnight (stories), Needful Things, The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands, Gerald's Game, Dolores Claiborne, Nightmares & Dreamscapes (stories) Insomnia, Rose Madder, Umney's Last Case, Desperation, Six Stories (stories), The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass,  Bag of Bones, Storm of the Century, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, The New Lieutenant's Rap (limited edition), Hearts in Atlantis, Blood and Smoke (audiobook), Secret Windows, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (nonfiction autobiography), Dreamcatcher, Black House (written with Peter Straub), From a Buick 8, Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales, The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (revised edition), The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla, The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah, The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower Faithful, The Colorado Kid, The Secretary of Dreams, Cell, Lisey's Story, The Mist, Duma Key, Stephen King Goes to the Movies, The Little Sisters of Eluria (limited edition), "Graduation Afternoon" (in PostScripts), "Throttle" (in He is Legend), Under the Dome, "A Good Marriage", "Big Driver", "1922", "Fair Extension", Full Dark, No Stars, The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, "The Dune",  11/22/63, The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole, Hard Listening (co-written with other authors in his author rock band), Joyland, The Dark Man, Doctor Sleep, Revival, Big Driver, A Good Marriage,  Mr. Mercedes, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, Finders Keepers , End of Watch, Sleeping Beauties (co-written with his son Owen King), The Outsider, and Elevation.

     You will recognize many of these titles even if you are not a reader of Stephen King as they have been made into movies for the big screen over the years.  King is a very prolific writer as you can see and will no doubt continue to do so as his life continues.

     I started with his quote above to show how “horror” is connected with the political arena.  I think every politician must have that phrase memorized and they attempt to live their political lives according to its meaning.  They seem to try and hide the truth within their lies and yet it all comes out as fiction!

QUOTE TO CONSIDER

THOUGHTFUL GEM

"It's easy to tell when a politician is lying ---

their lips are moving!"