Richard Bachman is a pseudonym used by horror fiction author Stephen King. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist,
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Origin
At the beginning of Stephen King's career, the general view among publishers was such that an author was limited to a book every year at the utmost; any more, it was felt, was not acceptable to the public. King therefore wanted to write under another name in order to double his production. He convinced his publisher, Signet Books, to print these novels under a pseudonym. New American Library (aka NAL began publishing Paperbacks in the 1940s
King also stated in his introduction to The Bachman Books that Bachman was an attempt to make sense out of his career and try to answer the question of whether his success was due to talent or luck. He says he deliberately released the Bachman novels with as little marketing presence as possible and did his best to "load the dice against" Bachman. King concludes that he has yet to find an answer to the "talent versus luck" question, though the fact that the Bachman book Thinner sold 28,000 copies during its initial run--and then ten times as much when it was revealed that Bachman in fact was King--isn't encouraging. Thinner is a 1984 novel by Stephen King, published under his pseudonym Richard Bachman.
The originally selected pseudonym was Gus Pillsbury (King's maternal grandfather); but at the last moment King changed it to "Richard Bachman", in tribute to crime author Donald E. Westlake's long-running pseudonym Richard Stark. Donald Edwin Westlake (born July 12, 1933, in Brooklyn New York) is a prolific American Novelist, with over a hundred books Donald Edwin Westlake (born July 12, 1933, in Brooklyn New York) is a prolific American Novelist, with over a hundred books The name Stark was used in King's novel The Dark Half, a novel about an author with a pseudonym. The Dark Half is a horror Novel by Stephen King, published in 1989
The surname was in honor of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, a rock and roll band King was listening to at the time. Bachman-Turner Overdrive (frequently known as BTO) is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that enjoyed a string of hit albums [1]
Identification
King dedicated Bachman's early books — Rage (1977), The Long Walk (1979), Road Work (1981), and The Running Man (1982) — to people close to him, and worked in obscure references to his own identity. Rage (originally titled Getting It On) is the first novel by Stephen King published under the Pseudonym Richard Bachman The Long Walk is a Novel by Stephen King published under the Pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1979 as a Paperback Roadwork is a novel by Stephen King, published in 1981 under the Pseudonym Richard Bachman as a Paperback original For the movie with the same name please see The Running Man (film The Running Man is a Science fiction Novel by Stephen These clues, not to mention the similarity between the two authors' literary styles, aroused the suspicions of horror fans and retailers.
King steadfastly denied any connection to Bachman and, to throw fans off the trail, dedicated Bachman's 1984 novel Thinner to "Claudia Inez Bachman", supposedly Bachman's wife. Thinner is a 1984 novel by Stephen King, published under his pseudonym Richard Bachman. There was also a phony author photo of Bachman on the dustjacket, credited to Claudia. He also has one of the characters describe how the strange happenings are like a "Stephen King" novel in the book.
Thinner was Bachman's first title to be published in hardback. It sold 28,000 copies before it became widely known that the author was really Stephen King, whereupon sales went up tenfold. The link became undeniable when a persistent bookstore clerk couldn't believe that Bachman and King were not one and the same, and eventually located publisher's records at the Library of Congress naming King as the author of one of Bachman's novels. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress This led to a press release heralding Bachman's "death" — supposedly from "cancer of the pseudonym, a rare form of schizonomia". At the time of the announcement in 1985, King was working on Misery, which he had planned to release as a Bachman book. Misery is a Horror novel by Stephen King, published in 1987. Plot summary Paul Sheldon is the author of a best-selling series
Post-outing
In 1987, Bachman's The Running Man inspired the Arnold Schwarzenegger film of the same name. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) For the movie with the same name please see The Running Man (film The Running Man is a Science fiction Novel by Stephen Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor The Running Man is a 1987 Film adaptation loosely based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. King insisted that his name not be on the credits, and the film is listed as being by Bachman.
King used the "relationship" between him and Bachman as a concept in his 1989 book The Dark Half, a story in which a writer's darker pseudonym takes on a life of its own. The Dark Half is a horror Novel by Stephen King, published in 1989 King dedicated The Dark Half to "the deceased Richard Bachman". Originally there were plans to make the book a collaboration between the two, although this was later scrapped.
In 1996, Bachman's The Regulators came out, with the publishers claiming the book's manuscript was found among Bachman's leftover papers by his widow. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Regulators is a novel by Stephen King under the Pseudonym Richard Bachman. Still, it was obvious from the book's packaging and marketing campaign that it was really written by King. There was a picture of a young King on the inside back cover, and the "also by this author" page listed not only works Bachman was credited with writing, but also works he wrote "as Stephen King". The Regulators was released the same day as the King novel Desperation, and the two novels featured many of the same characters; the two book covers were designed to be placed together to form a single picture. Desperation is a Horror novel by Stephen King. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel
Around the time of The Regulators' release, King said that there may be another Bachman novel left to be "found". Recently, King has stated that another Bachman book had been found, with the announcement soon afterwards that his unpublished novel Blaze was being rewritten, edited, and updated for a possible release. Blaze is a novel written by Stephen King under the name Richard Bachman. In February 2007 he confirmed that Scribner would be publishing this book in June 2007.
King has taken full ownership of the Bachman name on numerous occasions, as with the republication of the first four Bachman titles as The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King in 1985. The Bachman Books is a collection of short Novels by Stephen King written under the Pseudonym Richard Bachman between 1977 Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The introduction, titled "Why I Was Bachman", details the whole Bachman/King story.
Richard Bachman appeared in King's Dark Tower series, albeit indirectly. In the fifth book, Wolves of the Calla, the sinister children's book Charlie the Choo Choo is revealed to be written by "Claudia y Inez Bachman". The spelling discrepancy of the added 'y' was later explained as a deus ex machina on the part of "The White" (a force of good throughout King's Tower series) to bring the total number of letters in her name to nineteen, a number prominent in King's series. A deus ex machina ( lat. ˈdeːus eks ˈmaːkʰina literally "god from a/the machine" is an improbable
The original editions of the first four Bachman books are now among the world's most sought after original paperback novels, with resale prices in the hundreds of dollars. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
After the Heath High School shooting, King announced that he would allow Rage to go out of print, fearing that it might inspire similar tragedies. The Heath High School shooting occurred at Heath High School in West Paducah Kentucky, United States, on Monday December 1, 1997 Bachman's other novels are now available in separate volumes, although Rage is available in The Bachman Books, which is still in print in the United Kingdom. The Bachman Books is a collection of short Novels by Stephen King written under the Pseudonym Richard Bachman between 1977 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
Other pseudonyms
King wrote a short story, "The Fifth Quarter", under the pseudonym John Swithen; it was reprinted in King's collection Nightmares & Dreamscapes in 1993 under his own name. Nightmares & Dreamscapes is a short story collection by Stephen King published in 1993.
References
- ^ King, Stephen. Stephen King FAQ: "Why did you write books as Richard Bachman?". StephenKing. com. Retrieved on December 13, 2006. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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