As we approach Halloween, Fresh Air is revisiting a 2013 episode with Stephen King, the author of such horror, mystery, and crime classics as "Carrie," "The Shining," and "It." King talks with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about his novel "Joyland," his career writing horror, and what scares him.

This interview originally aired May 28, 2013.

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