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  • The Haunting of Hill House book cover by Shirley Jackson

    The Haunting of Hill House

    Shirley Jackson · 1959 · Adult

    about 250 pages

    Why: Both are horror books.

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    • horror
      'Salem's Lot: "Horror fiction" (OL subject); "horror tales" (OL subject); "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
      The Haunting of Hill House: "Horror tales" (OL subject); "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "FICTION / Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
    From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for 'Salem's Lot; Open Library and Wikidata for The Haunting of Hill House.
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About Stephen King

Born
Born in Portland, Maine, in 1947. Source: stephenking.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as
Stephen King has also published as Richard Bachman. Source: Wikidata, citing Carrie, checked November 6, 2026.
Early work
His first professional sale was a short story, The Glass Floor, in 1967. Source: stephenking.com, checked November 6, 2026. first professional short story sale (“The Glass Floor”) to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967

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