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Richard Bachman

During the years 1966-1973, Stephen King was actually two men. Stephen King wrote (and sold) horror stories to magazines such as Cavalier and Adam, while Richard Bachman wrote a series of novels that would not be published until the early 1980s and were then collected as The Bachman Books. Bachman died of pseudonym cancer in 1985, shortly after another of his novels, Thinner, was attributed to Stephen King; but a sixth Bachman novel, The Regulators, surfaced in 1995 and was published simultaneously with Stephen King's Desperation, to which it bore a weird resemblance. Blaze -- both brutal and sensitive -- was the last novel written during Bachman's early period. It is... Read full bio

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Chapter 1 from Blaze
Jun 20, 2009
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Philippine Star, January 22, 2012
...Ong has good books, but I wonder why he remains anonymous until now. Such anonymity reminds me of Richard Bachman, a writer from New York who died in 1985. I’ve read his The Regulators, which according to reports, the manuscript was discovered by his...
Zimbio, January 10, 2012
...books. As of 2011, Stephen King has written and published 49 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, five non-fiction books, and nine collections of short stories. Many of his stories are set in his home state of Maine. Stephen King...
Slate Magazine, December 9, 2011
...s own publisher) and said to be in the same league, commercially, as James Patterson, John Grisham, and Richard Bachman (King's own occasional pseudonym). As the proceedings get underway, Mike is finishing up his latest blockbuster, and he summons his...
Los Angeles Times, November 29, 2011
.../ A&E) http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/11/29/stephen-king-fans-should-peek-into-bag-of-bones-website/dark_score_lake_02/ 4 Link Gypsy pie holds special significance for readers of "Thinner" by Richard Bachman (a.k.a. Stephen King). (Joachim...
Pop Matters, November 21, 2011
...handled well. Indeed, Mr. King (whose done at least two of these kinds of efforts under the pseudonym ‘Richard Bachman’) seems to particularly like Ms. Collins’ take. But awareness also breeds disdain, too much recognition guaranteeing that at...
Pop Matters, November 21, 2011
...handled well. Indeed, Mr. King (whose done at least two of these kinds of efforts under the pseudonym ‘Richard Bachman’) seems to particularly like Ms. Collins’ take. But awareness also breeds disdain, too much recognition guaranteeing that at...
Coming Soon!, November 8, 2011
...obviously didn't happen. The Regulators (Published: 1996) Okay, so yes, this was released under King's pseudonym, Richard Bachman, but let that slide here. A companion novel to "Desperation" featuring similar characters but in an alternate reality ...
FEARnet: News & Reviews, October 13, 2011
...tell him."Read More The Stephen King Book Covers That Might Have Been Book Review: 'Stephen King is Richard Bachman' by Michael R. Collings Stephen King's 'The Shining' Sequel, 'Dr. Sleep,' Coming Soon A&E Picks Up 'Bag of Bones' Stephen King's 'Under...
FEARnet: News & Reviews, October 13, 2011
...Might Have Been Stephen King's 'The Shining' Sequel, 'Dr. Sleep,' Coming Soon Book Review: 'Stephen King is Richard Bachman' by Michael R. Collings Whatever Happened to Danny Torrance? Stephen King's 'Under the Dome' Comes to Showtime Filed under:...
The Rap Sheet, October 12, 2011
...lawyer Billy Halleck stared at the infamous cherry pie in Thinner (which King wrote in the 1980s as “Richard Bachman”), thinking it would release him from a gypsy curse. Although King’s book is wrapped in great secrecy, the author describes it this...
FEARnet: News & Reviews, October 12, 2011
...Book ‘em Bob.Read More Gift Guide: Richard Kadrey's 'Aloha from Hell' Book Review: 'Stephen King is Richard Bachman' by Michael R. Collings Book Sequels: To Be, or Not 2 Be Dark Deals: The Independent Brian Keene Horror Novelist Matthew Costello on His...
FEARnet: News & Reviews, October 10, 2011
...MySpace Themes30 Days of Night ComicPressSearch FEARnetNews: What the FearRSS FeedEmail UsSubmit a StoryBook Review: 'Stephen King is Richard Bachman' by Michael R. Collings Today 11:00 AM PDT , by Kevin Quigley For over twenty-five years, Michael R....
TIF TALKS BOOKS, October 2, 2011
...And, I'm back!  Finally!  Remember, last week when I mentioned that I was sick?  Well, it just got worse and worse, putting me completely out of commission this last week!  I am not back to 100% yet, but I am doing much better and back to writing and...
The Escapist : Latest News, September 12, 2011
...Hunger Games or Twilight series. Stephen King's latest masterpiece might not be free in this service, but Richard Bachman's might. I probably wouldn't pay $79 a year for such a service, but that's not all that Amazon Prime entails. You also get free...