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Stephen King's birthday.

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Stephen King's birthday: horror fiction legends, terrifying stories, and the master of the macabre.

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Caalarugus shark media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison and today's theme

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is Stephen King's Birthday. Horror, fiction, legends, terrifying stories, and

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the Master of the Macabre. Question one. Stephen King, often

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called the Master of the Macabre, celebrates his birthday in

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late September. On What exact date and year was he born?

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Question two? To see if his work could succeed without

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the weight of his name. Stephen King published several novels

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under a secret pen name in the nineteen seventies and

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eighties before being unmasked by a curious bookseller. What was

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that pseudonym? Question three? In Stephen King's Killer Car novel Christine,

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the sinister vehicle develops a mind of its own and

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a deadly streak. What specific make and model is the

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titular automobile? Question four. Two beloved films stand By Me

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and The Shawshank Redemption both originated from Novella's collected in

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a single nineteen eighty two Stephen King book. What is

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the title of that collection? Question five. Beyond King, a

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mid twentieth century American writer, profoundly shaped psychological horror with

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works like the Lottery and The Haunting of hill House,

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both often cited as influences on modern horror authors. Who

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is this author? We'll be right back with these answers

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after this break. Welcome back. Question one When was Stephen

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King born? Date and year? Answer September twenty first, nineteen

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forty seven. King was born in Portland, Maine, on September

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twenty first, nineteen forty seven. His New England roots heavily

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influenced the settings and atmosphere of many of his stories.

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Question two what pen name did Stephen King use? Answer?

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Richard Bachmann. King adopted the name Richard Bachman to publish

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more frequently and test the market. He was exposed in

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nineteen eighty five when bookstore clerk Steve Brown noticed stylistic

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similarities and traced the pseudonym. Question three, What car model

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is Christine? Answer nineteen fifty eight Plymouth Fury the Finn

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nineteen fifty eight. Plymouth Fury became an icon of road

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bound horror. In both the novel and the nineteen eighty

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three film adaptation, Several similar Plymouth models were used on

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screen to portray the Fury. Question four, which collection includes

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stand by Me and Shawshank novellas? Answer different Seasons. Different

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Seasons contains the body basis for stand By Me and

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Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. It also includes APT pupil

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and the breathing method. Question five, Who wrote the Lottery

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and the Haunting of Hill House? Answer Shirley Jackson. Shirley

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Jackson's blend of domestic unease and supernatural dread set a

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template for later horror. Stephen King has praised her work,

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especially for its subtle, unsettling tone that concludes today's five

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Daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were

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crafted with the help of AI technology. See you tomorrow.