Danse Macabre

Before he gave us the classic title On Writing, (''part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer'' - Guardian) Stephen King wrote a nonfiction masterpiece in Danse Macabre, ''One of the best books on American popular culture'' (Philadelphia Inquirer)

It was not long after Halloween when Stephen King received a telephone call from his editor. ''Why don''t you do a book about the e...