September 27, 2025 • 3 mins
Stephen King Biography Flash a weekly Biography.
Stephen King has been at the center of some major headlines this week, mixing controversy and cultural conversation just days after celebrating his 78th birthday on September 21, as noted by PopHorror. The creator of Carrie and The Shining is showing no signs of slowing down after five decades of redefining American horror, but recent days have reminded everyone that King’s social media presence is as influential as his books.
According to several outlets, including AOL and Deadline Film + TV, the biggest development came in the aftermath of the tragic and widely reported fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. After Jesse Watters of Fox News posted that Kirk was not controversial, King replied on X, formerly Twitter, “He advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin’.” Backlash erupted immediately, including pointed attacks from figures like Senator Ted Cruz. After significant blowback and clarifications from Kirk’s followers, King deleted his post and issued a rare public apology stating, “I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays. What he actually demonstrated was how some people cherry-pick Biblical passages.” He went on to comment wryly, “This is what I get for reading something on Twitter without fact-checking. Won’t happen again.” King’s comments and the retraction sparked heated debate across social media, with his apology trending heavily throughout Thursday and Friday this week, especially as fresh video footage of the campus incident appeared and the shooter was arrested late Thursday according to statements from Utah’s governor.
King’s commentary didn’t stop there. As reported by the Irish Star and The Express, he weighed in on the related controversy involving late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s brief suspension from ABC after remarks about Kirk’s death. King posted to X, “Don’t expect corporations (lookin’ at you, ABC) to behave morally. Corps care about one thing: profit$. If you want Jimmy Kimmel back, you gotta holler your head off.” This further enhanced King’s ongoing reputation as an outspoken public intellectual on media and cultural clashes well beyond horror fiction.
In publishing and business news, there are fresh developments that could have biographical importance long-term: multiple outlets including Fiction Horizon and Comic Basics are reporting that another Stephen King novella, Rat, is set for a feature film adaptation, fueling the never-ending appetite for King stories in Hollywood and reconfirming his perennial appeal even as he closes in on 80.
It’s been a week where King’s influence stretched from viral tweets to upcoming movie deals and, as always, he triggered public discussion wherever he cast his shadow. Thanks for listening to the Stephen King Biography Flash—subscribe so you never miss an update, and search for Biography Flash for more great biographies.
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Stephen King has been at the center of some major headlines this week, mixing controversy and cultural conversation just days after celebrating his 78th birthday on September 21, as noted by PopHorror. The creator of Carrie and The Shining is showing no signs of slowing down after five decades of redefining American horror, but recent days have reminded everyone that King’s social media presence is as influential as his books.
According to several outlets, including AOL and Deadline Film + TV, the biggest development came in the aftermath of the tragic and widely reported fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. After Jesse Watters of Fox News posted that Kirk was not controversial, King replied on X, formerly Twitter, “He advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin’.” Backlash erupted immediately, including pointed attacks from figures like Senator Ted Cruz. After significant blowback and clarifications from Kirk’s followers, King deleted his post and issued a rare public apology stating, “I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays. What he actually demonstrated was how some people cherry-pick Biblical passages.” He went on to comment wryly, “This is what I get for reading something on Twitter without fact-checking. Won’t happen again.” King’s comments and the retraction sparked heated debate across social media, with his apology trending heavily throughout Thursday and Friday this week, especially as fresh video footage of the campus incident appeared and the shooter was arrested late Thursday according to statements from Utah’s governor.
King’s commentary didn’t stop there. As reported by the Irish Star and The Express, he weighed in on the related controversy involving late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s brief suspension from ABC after remarks about Kirk’s death. King posted to X, “Don’t expect corporations (lookin’ at you, ABC) to behave morally. Corps care about one thing: profit$. If you want Jimmy Kimmel back, you gotta holler your head off.” This further enhanced King’s ongoing reputation as an outspoken public intellectual on media and cultural clashes well beyond horror fiction.
In publishing and business news, there are fresh developments that could have biographical importance long-term: multiple outlets including Fiction Horizon and Comic Basics are reporting that another Stephen King novella, Rat, is set for a feature film adaptation, fueling the never-ending appetite for King stories in Hollywood and reconfirming his perennial appeal even as he closes in on 80.
It’s been a week where King’s influence stretched from viral tweets to upcoming movie deals and, as always, he triggered public discussion wherever he cast his shadow. Thanks for listening to the Stephen King Biography Flash—subscribe so you never miss an update, and search for Biography Flash for more great biographies.
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/4mMClBv
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Stephen King has been at the center of some major
headlines this week, mixing controversy and cultural conversation, just days
after celebrating his seventy eighth birthday on September twenty first.
As noted by Pop Horror, the creator of Kerrie in
the Shining is showing no signs of slowing down after
five decades of redefining American horror. But recent days have
(00:30):
reminded everyone that King's social media presence is as influential
as his books. According to several outlets, including AOL and Deadline,
Film plus TV, The biggest development came in the aftermath
of the tragic and widely reported fatal shooting a conservative
activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. After Jesse Waters
(00:51):
of Fox News posted that Kirk was not controversial, King
replied on x formerly Twitter he advocated stoning gaze to death,
just saying. Backlash erupted immediately, including pointed attacks from figures
like Senator Ted Cruz. After significant blowback and clarifications from
Kirk's followers, King deleted his post and issued a rare
(01:13):
public apology, stating I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated
stone and gaze. What he actually demonstrated was how some
people cherry picked biblical passages. He went on to comment Riley,
this is what I get for reading something on Twitter
without fact checking. Won't happen again. King's comments and the
retraction spart heated debate across social media, with his apology
(01:37):
trending heavily throughout Thursday and Friday this week, especially his
fresh video footage of the campus incident appeared and the
shooter was arrested late Thursday, according to statements from Utah's governor.
King's commentary didn't stop there, as reported by The Irish
Star and The Express, he weighed in on the related
controversy involving late night host Jimmy Kimmel's brief suspension from
(01:58):
ABC after remark about Kirk's death. King posted to X
don't expect corporations looking at you ABC to behave morally
corps care about one thing, profit dollars. If you want
Jimmy Kimmel back, you gotta holler your head off. This
further enhanced King's ongoing reputation as an outspoken public intellectual
(02:19):
on media and cultural clashes well beyond horror fiction. In publishing.
In business news, there are fresh developments that could have
biographical importance long term. Multiple outlets, including Fiction Horizon and
Comic Basics, are reporting that another Stephen King novella, rat
is set for a feature film adaptation, fueling the never
(02:40):
ending appetite for Kings stories in Hollywood and reconfirming his
perennial appeal even as he closes in on eighty. It's
been a week where King's influence stretched from viral tweets
to upcoming movie deals, and as always, he triggered public
discussion wherever he cast his shadow. Thanks for listening to
the Stephen King Biography Flash subscribes you never miss an
(03:00):
update and search for Biography Flash for more great biographies.
And that is it for to day. Make sure you
hit the subscribe button and never miss an update on
Stephen King. Thanks for listening. This has been a quiet
please production quiet, Please dot A, I hear what matters
Stephen King has been at the center of some major
headlines this week, mixing controversy and cultural conversation, just days
after celebrating his seventy eighth birthday on September twenty first.
As noted by Pop Horror, the creator of Kerrie in
the Shining is showing no signs of slowing down after
five decades of redefining American horror. But recent days have
(00:30):
reminded everyone that King's social media presence is as influential
as his books. According to several outlets, including AOL and Deadline,
Film plus TV, The biggest development came in the aftermath
of the tragic and widely reported fatal shooting a conservative
activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. After Jesse Waters
(00:51):
of Fox News posted that Kirk was not controversial, King
replied on x formerly Twitter he advocated stoning gaze to death,
just saying. Backlash erupted immediately, including pointed attacks from figures
like Senator Ted Cruz. After significant blowback and clarifications from
Kirk's followers, King deleted his post and issued a rare
(01:13):
public apology, stating I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated
stone and gaze. What he actually demonstrated was how some
people cherry picked biblical passages. He went on to comment Riley,
this is what I get for reading something on Twitter
without fact checking. Won't happen again. King's comments and the
retraction spart heated debate across social media, with his apology
(01:37):
trending heavily throughout Thursday and Friday this week, especially his
fresh video footage of the campus incident appeared and the
shooter was arrested late Thursday, according to statements from Utah's governor.
King's commentary didn't stop there, as reported by The Irish
Star and The Express, he weighed in on the related
controversy involving late night host Jimmy Kimmel's brief suspension from
(01:58):
ABC after remark about Kirk's death. King posted to X
don't expect corporations looking at you ABC to behave morally
corps care about one thing, profit dollars. If you want
Jimmy Kimmel back, you gotta holler your head off. This
further enhanced King's ongoing reputation as an outspoken public intellectual
(02:19):
on media and cultural clashes well beyond horror fiction. In publishing.
In business news, there are fresh developments that could have
biographical importance long term. Multiple outlets, including Fiction Horizon and
Comic Basics, are reporting that another Stephen King novella, rat
is set for a feature film adaptation, fueling the never
(02:40):
ending appetite for Kings stories in Hollywood and reconfirming his
perennial appeal even as he closes in on eighty. It's
been a week where King's influence stretched from viral tweets
to upcoming movie deals, and as always, he triggered public
discussion wherever he cast his shadow. Thanks for listening to
the Stephen King Biography Flash subscribes you never miss an
(03:00):
update and search for Biography Flash for more great biographies.
And that is it for to day. Make sure you
hit the subscribe button and never miss an update on
Stephen King. Thanks for listening. This has been a quiet
please production quiet, Please dot A, I hear what matters
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