List of fictional books in the works of Stephen King

The following is a List of fictional books in the works of Stephen King. This is emphatically not a list of works of fiction by Stephen King, but rather a list of books that Appear within his stories, usually written by one of the characters in the story such as the novelist Paul Sheldon's books mentioned in Misery. Since the titles exist only within the context of the story, they are fictional.

This article was created as a spin-off of the overgrown List of fictional books article. There is also a main article on fictional books in general.

By Thaddeus Beaumont (also writing as George Stark)

Thaddeus Beaumont appears or is mentioned in King's novels The Dark Half, Needful Things and Bag of Bones.

  • The Golden Dog by Thaddeus Beaumont
  • Machine's Way by George Stark
  • Oxford Blues by George Stark
  • Purple HaZe by Thaddeus Beaumont
  • Riding to Babylon by George Stark
  • Sharkmeat Pie by George Stark
  • Steel Machine by George Stark
  • The Sudden Dancers by Thaddeus Beaumont

By Ben Mears

Ben Mears is the main protagonist of King's novel Salem's Lot.

  • Conway's Daughter
  • Air Dance
  • An unknown novel written after the events of Salem's Lot.

By Mike Enslin

Mike Enslin appears in King's short story "1408."

  • Ten NiGHTS in Ten Haunted Castles
  • Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Graveyards
  • Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Houses
  • Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Hotel Rooms (unfinished)

By Richard Kinnell

Richard Kinnell appears in King's short story "The Road Virus Heads North."

  • The Departing
  • Nightmare City

By Mike Noonan

Mike Noonan appears in King's novels Lisey's Story and Bag of Bones.

  • All the Way from the Top
  • Being Two
  • Darcy's Admirer
  • Helen's Promise
  • The Red-Shirt Man
  • Threatening Behavior

By Morton Rainey

Morton Rainey appears in King's short story "Secret Window, Secret Garden."

  • The Delacourt Family
  • Everybody Drops the Dime (short stories)
  • The Organ-Grinder's Boy

By Paul Sheldon

Paul Sheldon appears in King's novel Misery.

  • Misery by Paul Sheldon
  • Fast Cars by Paul Sheldon (destroyed)
  • Misery's Child
  • Misery's Hobby (limited)
  • Misery's Heartbreak(short story)
  • Misery's Lover
  • Misery's Quest
  • Misery's Return
  • Misery in France

By John Shooter

John Shooter appears in King's short story "Secret Window, Secret Garden."

  • Secret Window, Secret Garden

By Edward Gray Seville

Edward Gray Seville appears in King's novella The Breathing Method (subtitled "A Winter's Tale).

  • Breakers (1935) by Gray Seville
  • These Were Our Brothers (1911) by Gray Seville

By Scott Landon

Scott Landon is the best-selling horror novelist that appears in Lisey's Story.

  • Empty Devils
  • The Coaster's Daughter (National Book Award winner)
  • Relics (Pulitzer winner)

Miscellaneous King

  • The Black Rapids by Bill Denbrough
Mentioned in It
  • Charlie the Choo-Choo by Claudia y Inez Bachman
  • My Name is Susan Snell by Susan Snell
Mentioned in Carrie
  • The Shadow Exploded: Documented Cases and Specific Conclusions Derived from the Case of Carietta White by David R. Congress
Mentioned in Carrie
  • Slang Terms Explained: A Parents' Guide by John R. Coombs
Mentioned in Carrie
  • Treating the Burn Victim: A Diagnostic Approach, sixteenth EDition
  • Underworld Figures by Reg Thorpe
Mentioned in The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet