All posts tagged "Stephen King"

Charlie Kirk's allies vowed vengeance against novelist Stephen King for summarizing the slain activist's political views, but social media users pointed out a flaw in their strategy.

The best-selling author reminded his X followers that Kirk, who was fatally shot Wednesday at a speaking event at Utah Valley University, held virulently anti-LGBTQ views, pointing out that "he advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin’."

Kirk often spoke out against what he described as the “LGBTQ agenda" and described the Bible verse Leviticus 20:13, which calls for the execution of homosexuals, as “God’s perfect law when it comes to sexual matters," but the right-wing influencer's supporters, including Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), demanded retribution....

Horror icon Stephen King is being threatened with a lawsuit after a comment made about the late commentator Charlie Kirk.

Kirk was assassinated while doing a debate event at a Utah school, and authorities are still searching for the killer.

King first made headlines immediately after the Kirk shooting, when he said, "The motivation of the man who shot Charlie Kirk isn't clear (although he's probably mentally unstable--duh). What is clear is it was another example of American gun violence."...

Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday went off on a tangent about the Battle of Gettysburg, prompting him to be ridiculed on social media.

"Adlinthin," "Magastine," and "weak nicks" were among the things Trump said at his Saturday rally in Pennsylvania. He also gave an odd description of the historical battle.

"Gettysburg. What an unbelievable battle. That was the battle of Gettysburg," Trump said. "What an unbelievable I mean, it was so much and so interesting and so vicious and horrible and so beautiful and so many different ways… Gettysburg wow."...

In an interview with the BBC, author Stephen King said that he hated director Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film adaptation of the 1977 King novel The Shining. King was discussing his new novel Doctor Sleep, in which Danny Torrance, the boy from The Shining, returns as an adult.

Bestselling horror novelist dismisses Stephenie Meyer series and 50 Shades phenomenon, but praises JK Rowling

A mysterious clown dressed like the malevolent character from the Stephen King novel "It" has been scaring residents with random appearances in the British town of Northampton.