Happy 70th birthday, Stephen King!
To celebrate Stephen King’s 70th birthday, the writers of Biff Bam Pop! have banded together to share our favourite books from King’s catalogue, and say thank you to the man for all the nightmares.
Author: Andy Burns
Andy Burns is the Senior Manager of Digital Content for SiriusXM Canada, and has been the Editor-In-Chief of the pop culture website Biff Bam Pop! since its inception in 2008.
Andy's book, Wrapped In Plastic: Twin Peaks, was published in 2015 by ECW Press. His second, This Dark Chest of Wonders: 40 Years of Stephen King's The Stand, was published by Cemetery Dance in 2018 and was followed in 2021 by The Art and Making of The Stand, which chronicled the creation of the Paramount+/Amazon Prime series for Titan Books.
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