Rankings updated as I go and subject to change over time. Hot takes welcome. I’ll say this out the gate: 1970s Stephen King came out really strong.

#1: The Stand

#2: ‘Salem’s Lot
Some fantastic related reading: “Jerusalem’s Lot” and “One for the Road” (two stories that are found in Night Shift)

#3: Carrie

#4: The Shining

#5: Night Shift

#6: The Long Walk

#7: Rage