Since publishing his 1974 debut novel Carrie - a horror about a clairvoyant schoolgirl - in 1974 Stephen King has written over 65 novels and over 200 short stories.
It’s seen him become a publishing phenomenon, with over 400 million books sold around the world.
And it’s not just about horror - he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in a bid to break away from genre and has also penned fantasy epic The Dark Tower.
His books have been turned into a multitude of Hollywood blockbuster, including classic like The Shining and The Shawshank Redemption.
Most recently Longlegs director Osgood Perkins has tackled the Stephen King short story The Monkey, with the film of the same name starring Theo James released this week.
Only time will tell if it ends up taking its place in this list of the best Stephen King cinematic adaptations of all time - according to review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.
9. 1408 (2007)
Based on a Stephen King story of the same name, 1408 was directed by Mikael Håfström and stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. It sees an author who is a professional sceptic become trapped in a haunted hotel room. It has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 79 per cent. | Contributed
10. The Green Mile (1999)
Stephen King originally published crime drama The Green Mile as a serial novel, with chapters released at regular intervals to eager fans. The film adaptation was a critical and commercial success, nominated for four Academy Awards. It stars Tom Hanks as a death row prison guard who stars seeing surprising things when a new inmate arrives. It has a positive rating of 79 per cent. | Contributed
11. Doctor Sleep (2019)
Written as a direct sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep sees the surviving son from the original struggling with the trauma he suffered at the Overlook Hotel. Ewan McGregor stars as the psychic alcoholic who sets out to stop a gang of vampires in Mike Flanagan's film adaptation. It has a positive rating of 78 per cent. | Contributed