Stephen King

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This article is about the character. For the guest star, see Stephen King.

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Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Alive Hair: Black Occupation: Author First appearance: "Insane Clown Poppy" Voiced by: Himself

Stephen King is an American author most famous for his horror novels and short stories. Among his best-known works are The Shining and Carrie.

History

Stephen King appeared at a book convention in Springfield. Marge Simpson went up to his table, and, making conversation, asked King what "tale of horror and the macabre" he was working on. King replied that he didn't feel like writing horror at the moment, so he was working on a biography of Benjamin Franklin, where, after discovering electricity, Franklin used it to torture small animals and green mountain men. As King described his biography-in-progress, his voice grew more menacing until he finished by saying, "And that key he tied to a kite? It opened the gates of Hell!" After King was finished, Marge asked King to let her know when he got back to writing horror. His voice went back to normal, and King replied that he would and wrote himself a reminder note to do so.

When the population of Springfield was angry at Bart, Marge asked them what have they ever done. Lenny told her that he has written a best-selling series of mystery novels, The Murderer Did It which Stephen King called "Scary, good fun". Marge then asked if they had an answer besides that, which they didn't.

Behind the Laughter

• King's mention of Franklin torturing "green mountain men" in his biography-in-progress is a reference to the Green Mountain Boys, a militia organization that was contemporary with Franklin and fought in several battles of the American Revolutionary War.

His works have also been referenced several times on The Simpsons:

• The Shining: The novel and the 1980 film have been referenced in "Treehouse of Horror", "Brother from the Same Planet" and "Treehouse of Horror V".
• The episode "The Blunder Years" references the film Stand By Me, which was based on the novella The Body by King.
• King's 2009 novel Under the Dome bore a clear plot similarity to The Simpsons Movie, although it was just a coincidence.

Appearances

• Episode – "Insane Clown Poppy"
• Episode – "The Boys of Bummer" (mentioned)

References

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