The legendary horror author shows no signs of slowing down as he enters his eighth decade, with an epic new novel called Sleeping Beauties SYFY - Stephen King at 70: an under-the-radar reading list | Under-the-radar Stephen King books … Happy birthday to Stephen King, who turns 70 today. Stephen King first published this (and four other books) under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. This one feels more like the work of some budding socio-sci-fi author who died in a car crash before making a real name for himself. The horror in his Bachman persona is different from his regular work, which flirts with camp and frequently goes to bed with gore, but it’s still very much horror. Saturday, May 27, 2017. HOLLYWOOD filmmakers have been adapting the literary works of horror maestro Stephen King since 1976, and often with tremendous financial and critical success. A must-read once you start getting into King. 27 Seriously Underrated Books Every Book Lover Should Read. I did a quick search for similar threads but didn't see one. This one is underrated, in my opinion. The Long Walk, 1979. There are a few aspects of the novel that don't work, and if all you think of when you remember this book is that there's a flying killer soda machine, well, I can't blame you. Of the early Bachman books, this, to me, is the one that feels the least like Stephen King; even Roadwork, which is in no way a horror story or a fantasy of any kind, feels like King. ... five of the most underrated films based on the genre works of Stephen King. Related: 26 Best Horror Books from the Past 150 Years While the books on this list may not be quite as well-known as Stephen King’s It or Josh Malerman’s Bird Box, they are no less terrifying. The 5 Most Underrated Stephen King Horror Film Adaptations . Joyland, 2013. Readers’ Poll: The 10 Best Stephen King Books Your picks for the horror master’s scariest, most suspenseful page-turners, from ‘It’ to ‘The Dead Zone’ Written by Stephen King's son, it's one of the best books of the last 20 years.