It was a light-hearted fairy tale story that wasn't traumatizing in the slightest, and fans considered it a bit of a letdown. This was why one of his novels, the fantasy story "The Eyes of the Dragon," was received so negatively by fans at first. Although he's responsible for many wonderful novels and short stories that aren't scary at all (we wouldn't have " The Shawshank Redemption" or " Stand By Me" without him), when readers see his name above the title, they tend to assume they're getting a horror story. It gives me great pleasure." However, he did often feel typecast as a horror writer. King himself is less concerned about being seen as a serious writer when an interviewer pointed out that he was often dismissed by the literary establishment early in his career, he responded, "I have outlived most of my most virulent critics.
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