On April 5, 1974, Stephen King, a Maine high school teacher
who had been writing on evenings and weekends, saw his
first full-length novel, Carrie, published.

The release by Doubleday & Co. becomes a bestseller and
inspires a movie of the same name. For King, Carrie kicks
off a phenomenal writing career, one in which he would
come to be known worldwide as the Master of Horror.

Many more books have followed since, for a total of more
than 50 novels and novellas.

Stephen Edwin King ,crowned the "King of Horror,"
is 77 years old.