Tony Magistrale is author of numerous books and articles, most of which have centered on defining and tracing Anglo-American Gothicism from its origins in nineteenth-century romanticism to its contemporary manifestations in popular culture, particularly in the work of Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King. He has published three separate interviews with King, and Magistrale and Blouin both served as research assistants to Mr. King.Michael J. Blouin has published extensively on the American Gothic, especially on Stephen King’s fiction. In addition to his monograph Stephen King and American Politics, Blouin coauthored Stephen King and American History (with Magistrale); one of the chapters of that book unanimously won the Carl Bode prize for the best essay published in the Journal of American Culture 2020. He is also author of Democracy and the American Gothic.

"Magistrale and Blouin, English professors at the University of Vermont and Milligan University, respectively, follow up 2020’s Stephen King and American History with an insightful elucidation of noir’s influence on the horror writer. . . . A brief introductory note from King about crime fiction’s influence on his work will be of particular interest (he recounts learning from Patricia Highsmith to ‘let the reader know everything, but let the characters always be a few steps behind’). This sheds new light on an underexplored facet of King’s oeuvre." — Publishers Weekly"Stephen King’s body of work is inspired by, and drawn heavily from, crime fiction. Breaking new ground, Magistrale and Blouin explore terra incognita and shed considerable light on the importance of noir fiction in King’s oeuvre. Long overdue, this book is essential reading for Stephen King’s fans worldwide." - George Beahm, author of The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror"Tony Magistrale and Michael J. Blouin have crafted a brilliant and important study of Stephen King’s indebtedness to crime fiction and how it has shaped his work from the start." - Carl Sederholm, editor of the Journal of American Culture

Tony Magistrale is author of numerous books and articles, most of which have centered on defining and tracing Anglo-American Gothicism from its origins in nineteenth-century romanticism to its contemporary manifestations in popular culture, particularly in the work of Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King. He has published three separate interviews with King, and Magistrale and Blouin both served as research assistants to Mr. King.Michael J. Blouin has published extensively on the American Gothic, especially on Stephen King’s fiction. In addition to his monograph Stephen King and American Politics, Blouin coauthored Stephen King and American History (with Magistrale); one of the chapters of that book unanimously won the Carl Bode prize for the best essay published in the Journal of American Culture 2020. He is also author of Democracy and the American Gothic.

"Magistrale and Blouin, English professors at the University of Vermont and Milligan University, respectively, follow up 2020’s Stephen King and American History with an insightful elucidation of noir’s influence on the horror writer. . . . A brief introductory note from King about crime fiction’s influence on his work will be of particular interest (he recounts learning from Patricia Highsmith to ‘let the reader know everything, but let the characters always be a few steps behind’). This sheds new light on an underexplored facet of King’s oeuvre." — Publishers Weekly"Stephen King’s body of work is inspired by, and drawn heavily from, crime fiction. Breaking new ground, Magistrale and Blouin explore terra incognita and shed considerable light on the importance of noir fiction in King’s oeuvre. Long overdue, this book is essential reading for Stephen King’s fans worldwide." - George Beahm, author of The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror"Tony Magistrale and Michael J. Blouin have crafted a brilliant and important study of Stephen King’s indebtedness to crime fiction and how it has shaped his work from the start." - Carl Sederholm, editor of the Journal of American Culture

Tony Magistrale is author of numerous books and articles, most of which have centered on defining and tracing Anglo-American Gothicism from its origins in nineteenth-century romanticism to its contemporary manifestations in popular culture, particularly in the work of Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King. He has published three separate interviews with King, and Magistrale and Blouin both served as research assistants to Mr. King.Michael J. Blouin has published extensively on the American Gothic, especially on Stephen King’s fiction. In addition to his monograph Stephen King and American Politics, Blouin coauthored Stephen King and American History (with Magistrale); one of the chapters of that book unanimously won the Carl Bode prize for the best essay published in the Journal of American Culture 2020. He is also author of Democracy and the American Gothic.

"Magistrale and Blouin, English professors at the University of Vermont and Milligan University, respectively, follow up 2020’s Stephen King and American History with an insightful elucidation of noir’s influence on the horror writer. . . . A brief introductory note from King about crime fiction’s influence on his work will be of particular interest (he recounts learning from Patricia Highsmith to ‘let the reader know everything, but let the characters always be a few steps behind’). This sheds new light on an underexplored facet of King’s oeuvre." — Publishers Weekly"Stephen King’s body of work is inspired by, and drawn heavily from, crime fiction. Breaking new ground, Magistrale and Blouin explore terra incognita and shed considerable light on the importance of noir fiction in King’s oeuvre. Long overdue, this book is essential reading for Stephen King’s fans worldwide." - George Beahm, author of The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror"Tony Magistrale and Michael J. Blouin have crafted a brilliant and important study of Stephen King’s indebtedness to crime fiction and how it has shaped his work from the start." - Carl Sederholm, editor of the Journal of American Culture