Still America's Boogeyman!

Charnel House (a great Stephen King website) has this note about King's current success:
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"Displacing Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, this weekend, King's Under the Dome hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller chart. After hitting his 30th #1 with Duma Key, King released the short story collection Just After Sunset, which stalled at #2. Under the Dome, King's 31st #1 bestseller, continues a trend starting with The Dead Zone in 1979, and sets a new record for number of #1 bestsellers; to date, no one has even come close to King's achievement. s note"
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Seems that maybe King hasn't lost his touch. While there is some whining from the literary snoots, the public continues to turn to Stephen King over other writers. Why? I don't know. I know that for me, he's not afraid to go places other writers might hesitate. He's not afraid of monsters and kids or a woman tied to a bed or a giant dome covering a city. And with King, the story always stays center stage. With Brown or others who are currently popular, his books can have a feeling of agenda.
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http://charnelhouse.tripod.com/
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http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/index.html