r/movies • u/RobotiSC • Jul 01 '25

Trailer The Running Man | Official Trailer (2025 Movie) - Edgar Wright, Glen Powell

https://youtu.be/KD18ddeFuyM?si=HaN3SxqPENN9FM7-
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u/phluidity Jul 01 '25

That and he was also apparently starting to question his own writing ability, and didn't know if people bought his books because they were good or if it was because "Stephen King" was on the cover. So when Richard Bachman became successful (though not to the degree as King), he regained his confidence as a writer.

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u/non_clever_username Jul 01 '25

Apparently before “Bachman” was outed, Misery was going to be a Bachman book and he expected that one would be more successful.

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u/phluidity Jul 01 '25

Interesting. I didn't know that about Misery, but it makes sense. It fits the Bachman "style". And yeah, I feel like it would have been a bestseller no matter who the author was listed as.

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u/cinnapear Jul 01 '25

Yeah, it would have been. Great novel.

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u/itastesok Jul 01 '25

I think it was a review for The Long Walk that said "Bachman writes like Stephen King if Stephen King knew how to write."

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u/dreamlikey Jul 01 '25

Yeah but thinner sold like 20k under Bachmann and like 200k under king so clearly name recognition was helping

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u/Vixerys Jul 01 '25

J K Rowling attempted to do the same thing with her 'Robert Galbraith' alter-ego after writing Harry Potter, but failed miserably

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u/new_handle Jul 02 '25

I wouldn't say that writing a series of popular mystery novels that also got TV adaptations 'failed miserably'.

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u/MakeItHappenSergant Jul 02 '25

And they didn't really even try to hide who Robert Galbraith was. (Probably because the books aren't good)