Stephen King's career in photos: Look back at the ‘King of Horror’ and his books

Stephen King answers questions at the Davis-Kidd Booksellers bookstore in Green Hills in 1994, during his "Insomnia" book tour.

Stephen King hops onto his Harley-Davidson to leave Nashville, one of 10 stops on his 4,300-mile tour to promote his book, "Insomnia" and independent bookstores.

Stephen King, author, photographed at the Little League baseball stadium he built in 1998.

Stephen King is greeted by actor Michael Clarke Duncan at the premiere of the film "The Green Mile" in 1999.

Stephen King poses in New York City before performing with rock charity supergroup The Rock Bottom Remainders in 2001.

Stephen King arrives for the Los Angeles premiere of the film "The Manchurian Candidate" in 2004.

"The Green Mile 6: Coffey on the Mile" by Stephen King

"Misery" by Stephen King

Stephen King and Amy Tan appear together at the 2002 New Yorker Festival.

Stephen King attends a benefit reading for Frank Muller at Town Hall in 2002 in New York City. Actor and audiobook narrator Frank Muller sustained debilitating injuries in a motorcycle accident in November 2001. The event raised funds to assist in meeting the immediate needs of Muller and his family.

Stephen King and actor Donnie Wahlberg greet each other at the premiere of Dreamcatcher and the afterparty in 2003.

J.K. Rowling and Stephen King attend a news conference for "An Evening With Harry, Carrie and Garp," a reading with Rowling, King and John Irving in 2006.

Stephen King (R) speaks at the Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher during the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.

Stephen King attends a signing session for his new novel "Lisey's Story" at Borders bookstore in 2006 in London, England.

"Duma Key" by Stephen King.

Stephen King performs with rock charity supergroup the Rock Bottom Remainders in 2007

Stephen King poses for a portrait in 2008 for his new novel, "Duma Key," which borrows from his own life as it follows a man surviving a life-threatening accident. In 1999, King survived a hit by a drunk driver.

Stephen King promotes "Under The Dome" at the North Point Boulevard Walmart in Dundalk, Maryland in 2009.

Stephen King holds up a pink Amazon Kindle 2 at a news conference in New York where the device was introduced in 2009.

Stephen King in 2011 at the 6th Floor Museum near the location where Lee Harvey Oswald fired fatal shots at John F. Kennedy. King's novel "11/22/63" is about a man who goes back in time hoping to stop the assassination.

Stephen King in 2013 in Paris before a book signing event dedicated to the release of his "Doctor Sleep", the sequel to his 1977 novel "The Shining."

Stephen King's new book "Doctor Sleep," the sequel to his 1977 novel "The Shining," displayed in Paris.

Stephen King arrives for a press conference for his new book "Doctor Sleep" in 2013.

"The Shining" by Stephen King

Stephen King (center) takes in the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins game at Fenway Park in Boston in 2014.

Stephen King takes a photo with a fan before the start of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston in 2018.

"It" by Stephen King

Former President Barack Obama presents Stephen King with the National Medal of Arts during a ceremony at the White House in 2015.

Stephen King attends a special screening of "IT" in Bangor, Maine in 2017.

Stephen King attends the 2018 PEN Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Stephen King signs autographs after stepping out of US District Court in Washington, D.C. in 2022. King testified for the US government in an antitrust case involving publishers' merging.