Stephen King is the “King of Horror” and the American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series and comic books. He has published 61 novels, six non-fiction books and approximately 200 short stories, most in book collections. In 2015, King was awarded with a National Medal of Arts from the United States National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature. Some of his best known novels include ‘Carrie,’ ‘Pet Sematary,’ ‘The Shining’ and ‘Doctor Sleep,’ the best-selling sequel to ‘The Shining.’ The movie adaptation of ‘Doctor Sleep,’ starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson and Kyliegh Curran is in theaters this weekend.

In ‘Doctor Sleep,’ a now adult Danny Torrance (Dan) carries on his father’s legacy of anger and alcoholism. After years of aimless drifting across the United States, he settles down in the small town of Frazier, New Hampshire working at a hospice and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Meanwhile, Abra Stone is born in 2001 and has amazing psychic abilities. Slowly and unintentionally, she establishes a telepathic bond with Dan and as her powers develop, she psychically witnesses the torture and murder, by a cult known as True Knot, of a young boy. The True Knot wanders across the United States feeding on people’s “steam,” a psychic essence produced when the people who have the shining die in pain. Their leader, Rose the Hat, becomes aware of Abra and her abilities and soon plots to kidnap her and keep her alive as an endless supply of steam. With Dan’s help, as well as ghosts from his past, Abra confronts the cult and kills them to stop their destructive patterns of terror and violence.