Stephen King condemns Utah school ban on his works
Originally published Jul 15, 2026
By Wesley Yin-Poole · IGN
AI-generated summary based on IGN · Aggregated by GamingCurve · Human-reviewed and approved on Jul 15, 2026
Key points
- Stephen King denounced Utah's school ban.
- The ban covers King's novella collection.
- The stories inspired Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption.
Author Stephen King has publicly criticized the state of Utah for prohibiting his novella collection from all public schools. The banned books include the stories that served as source material for the films Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption.
Read the original story: IGN — by Wesley Yin-Poole