King's stories included "Hotel at the End of the Road", "I've Got to Get Away!", "The Dimension Warp", "The Thing at the Bottom of the Well", "The Stranger", "I'm Falling", "The Cursed Expedition", and "The Other Side of the Fog." A year later, King's amateur press, Triad and Gaslight Books, published a two-part book titled "The Star Invaders". Collaborating with his best friend Chris Chesley in 1963, they published a collection of 18 short stories called "People, Places, and Things-Volume I". Stephen attended Lisbon High School, in Lisbon, in 1962. David bought a mimeograph machine, and they put together a paper they sold for five cents an issue. Stephen began his actual writing career in January of 1959, when David and Stephen decided to publish their own local newspaper named "Dave's Rag". They traveled throughout many states over several years, finally moving back to Durham, Maine, in 1958.
Ruth took over raising the family with help from relatives. The Kings were a typical family until one night, when Donald said he was stepping out for cigarettes and was never heard from again. His father was born under the surname "Pollock," but used the last name "King," under which Stephen was born. His parents were Nellie Ruth (Pillsbury), who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and Donald Edwin King, a merchant seaman. Limited to 300 copies, each book is signed by James Herbert and Ramsey Campbell.Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947, at the Maine General Hospital in Portland. Set in Caslon, the book is 384 pages and is over 6 × 9 inches tall.
Smyth sewn, with head and tail bands, yellow ribbon marker, and translucent title pages. This edition includes an foreword by Herbert and two bonus short stories, plus the original artwork by Tim White, as well as the Signet paperback artwork. Ramsey Campbell has contributed an excellent new introduction to the novel. This edition also features some very fog-like translucent overlays and color prints, plus four color printing on the front and back covers. This is the first time the book has been published in hardcover in the United States, and as such it is a true first edition.
One of the most popular and notorious horror novels ever published, The Fog was immediately branded as a needlessly violent hack work, but is now recognized, thanks largely to the efforts of Ramsey Campbell and Stephen King, as a classic in the field.
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