FYS 1250 - Stephen King: The Books & Movies

Credits: 4
The “Master of Horror” Stephen King is also known as “America’s Storyteller” because his 60+ books and over 200 short stories are written in variety of genres including science fiction, supernatural fiction, thrillers, drama, and nonfiction. Dozens of these stories have been adapted as feature films, TV movies, and TV series — and Americans have devoured them for almost 50 years. This class explores King’s works, such as The Shining, Stand by Me, Misery, and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. We will read and discuss these works, and discover what they tell us about America’s aspirations, fantasies, and fears. We will then see how his written works are transformed, enhanced, or degraded by their translation into film. This course will include several three-hour film-viewing sessions outside of regularly schedule class time.
McDaniel Plan: First Year Seminar