The Stephen King Constant Reader Challenge

I’m not normally a reader who feels the need to read an author’s full catalog, but I’ve read and enjoyed so many of Stephen King’s books and I feel like if I was going to do it, his catalog would be the way to go. I’ve actually already read many of his books, but for the sake of this challenge, I will be re-reading them again. They are considered done when I’ve written reviews for every single one of them here on my blog.

I’m not putting any time limit on this challenge. It’s just a personal challenge for myself that I want to have fun with, but also keeping in mind that the list is probably going to grow the longer I take, because Stephen King is going to keep churning out those books!

Feel free to join me if you’re a fan of SK and want to do the challenge too! Post a comment with a link to your challenge page/reviews and I’ll check them out!

1. Carrie (1974)
2. ‘Salem’s Lot (1975)
3. The Shining (1977)
4. Rage (1977)*
5. Night Shift (1978)
6. The Stand (1978)
7. The Long Walk (1979) [by Richard Bachman]*
8. The Dead Zone (1979)
9. Firestarter (1980)
10. Roadwork (1981) [by Richard Bachman]*
11. Danse Macabre (1981)
12. Cujo (1981)
13. The Running Man (1982) [by Richard Bachman]*
14. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (1982)
15. Different Seasons (1982)
16. Christine (1983)
17. Cycle of the Werewolf (1983)
18. Pet Sematary (1983)
19. The Eyes of the Dragon (1984)
20. The Talisman (1984) with Peter Straub
21. Thinner (1984) [by Richard Bachman]
22. Skeleton Crew (1985)
23. IT (1986)
24. The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three (1987)
25. Misery (1987)
26. The Tommyknockers (1987)
27. The Dark Half (1989)
28. The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition (1990)
29. Four Past Midnight (1990)
30. The Dark Towe: The Waste Lands (1991)
31. Needful Things (1991)
32. Gerald’s Game (1992)
33. Dolores Claiborne (1992)
34. Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993)
35. Insomnia (1994)
36. Rose Madder (1995)
37. The Green Mile (1996)
38. Desperation (1996)
39. The Regulators (1996) [by Richard Bachman]
40. The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass (1997)
41. Bag of Bones (1998)
42. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999)
43. Hearts in Atlantis (1999)
44. Storm of the Century (1999)**
45. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000)
46. Dreamcatcher (2001)
47. Black House (2001) with Peter Straub
48. Everything’s Eventual (2002)
49. From a Buick 8 (2002)
50. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger: Resumption (2003)
51. The Dark Tower: Wolves of the Calla (2003)
52. The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah (2004)
53. The Dark Tower: The Dark Tower (2004)
54. Faithful (2004) with Stewart O’Nan
55. The Colorado Kid (2005)
56. Cell (2006)
57. Lisey’s Story (2006)
58. Blaze (2007) [by Richard Bachman]
59. Duma Key (2008)
60. Just After Sunset (2008)
61. Under the Dome (2009)
62. Blockade Billy (2010)
63. Full Dark, No Stars (2010)
64. 11/22/63 (2011)
65. The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012)
66. Joyland (2013)
67. The Dark Man (2013)
68. Doctor Sleep (2013)
69. Mr. Mercedes (2014)
70. Revival (2014)
71. Finders Keepers (2015)
72. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)
73. End of Watch (2016)
74. Charlie the Choo-Choo (2016) [by Beryl Evans]
75. Hearts in Suspension (2016)
76. Gwendy’s Button Box (2017) with Richard Chizmar
77. Sleeping Beauties (2017) with Owen King
78. The Outsider (2018)
79. Elevation (2018)
80. The Institute (2019)
81. If It Bleeds (2020)
82. Later (2021)
83. Billy Summers (2021)
84. Gwendy’s Final Task (2022) with Richard Chizmar
85. Fairy Tale (2022)
86. Holly (2023)
87. You Like It Darker (2024)

*collected in The Bachman Books
**screenplay