Over the past 40 years, one of the most frequent and colorful writers of letters to the editor to the Bangor Daily News has been Stephen King. Read More
Stephen King's “Elevation” tells the story of Scott Carey, a recently divorced, childless, middle-aged Castle Rocker muddling through a rather lonely, slightly boring life as a work-from-home web designer. Read More
The weather was good. It was the same day as the popular Ghostport event put on by the Bucksport Chamber of Commerce. And there was a persistent, though apparently false, rumor that Stephen King himself would be at the fort. Read More
Paramount Pictures on Wednesday released the official trailer for the remake of the Stephen King classic “Pet Sematary,” due in theaters in April 2019. Read More
Just in time for Halloween, a new series arrives on AMC next weekend that will take an in-depth look at the history of a film genre that’s stood the test of time: horror. Read More
For its 19th year, the organizers of the Fright at the Fort Halloween experience at Fort Knox State Park in Prospect are fulfilling a dream former Friends of Fort Knox director Leon Seymour had for many years: to host a Stephen King-themed Fright. Read More
“Interesting description coming from the guy who is literally locking up kids like Pennywise,” the candidate wrote, referring to Trump’s zero-tolerance policy at the border that led to migrant family separations. Read More
Newcastle artist Glenn Chadbourne has illustrated countless stories over the years and began working with King in 2005. Read More
The cold case of the "Lady of the Dunes" has taken on the aura of legend. The best-selling author asks: Why not consider a lead arising from a rollicking tale of murder at sea? Read More
Castle Rock doesn’t look like it would be particularly welcoming to anybody. This is a place with seriously bad vibes. Read More
Now, we here in Bangor — which we are proud to dub the “real Derry” — are justifiably proud of our status as the inspiration for the setting of what’s arguably King’s most famous book and subsequent movie. Read More
“The Outsider” is one of King’s strongest books in the past decade; an enjoyable dovetailing of crime and supernatural horror. Read More
For every book, there’s at least one — if not hundreds of — other items to capitalize on fans’ obsessions. Here’s a list of some of the oddest or rarest Stephen King ephemera that’s out there. Read More
The real answer is that no, not any small American city would have done. Portland certainly wouldn’t have done. And no, I don’t know why. Read More
Portland Education Foundation spokeswoman Kate Snyder says gift will benefit the district's Books and Literacy Resources program. Read More
The Kings’ donation to the Together Place Peer Run Recovery Center, at 150 Union St., will be used to weatherize the circa-1886 building and replace its porch. Read More
We’ve compiled a playlist of more than 80 songs Stephen King loves. Read More
Here are six of the most fun Stephen King fan theories we’ve found, from the entirely plausible to the truly ridiculous. Read More
