To say Stephen King is a prolific author would be a vast understatement. In his more than 40 year career, the author has written over 40 novels, including several under the penname Richard Bachman. His first published novel was a story about a teenager with the ability to move things with her mind, or telekinesis, Carrie. Since its 1977 publication, the book has been made into three films, including a 2002 made for television movie. King has sold more than 300 million books during his career.
People wonder how King comes up with his often morbid plotlines. Although many say a childhood incident in which he witnessed a friend being hit by a train may have scarred him psychologically, the author dismisses this idea. For one thing, King doesn’t remember the incident. He says discovering his father’s paperback of H.P. Lovecraft’s short stories is what most inspired him to become a writer. King has called Lovecraft the greatest horror writer of the twentieth century.
In 2003, he received the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters.
Which sentence below supports the central idea of this passage?
A.
King's other successful novels include It, Misery, and The Shining.
B.
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" and "The Telltale Heart" were macabre.
C.
Author Richard Matheson is a pioneer of horror novels and screenplays.
D.
H.P Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness was a bestselling novel.