Stephen King Reads From the Sequel to The Shining

On Friday, September 23rd, Stephen King put the proverbial "icing on the cake" at this year's Fall for the Book Festival by reading from Dr. Sleep, the yet unfinished sequel to The Shining. Dr. Sleep picks up the story of the original book's now-grown up psychic child, Danny Torrance. Danny, now in his 40s, is a hospice worker who helps his patients die painlessly. There are vampires in this story. The vampire clan is called The Tribe. But they don't suck blood, they suck out psychic energy from people like Danny Torrance.

Stephen King first announced the idea of a sequel in 2009 at a reading of Under the Dome in Toronto.

Here's the fantastic video of his visit and acceptance of the Mason Prize at the Center for the Arts Concert Hall on George Mason University's Fairfax, VA campus. It does contain adult language that may not be suitable for children (I don't want you to just push play and be surprised if you have little ones around). The actual reading from Dr. Sleep begins at the 29-minute mark. Many thanks to GMU-TV for sharing it with us.

What's your favorite Stephen King novel?