In King's books (and the movies made from them) there is always the religious fanatic who runs around quoting scripture like a mad person. They all seem to be alternate versions of Margaret White, but they are now just cliches and annoying. The crazy religious Mrs. Carmody was the most uninteresting part of the film because we've seen her so many times before. But King must seriously hate religion and religious people.
shareKing is an ultra-nihilist leftist (but I repeat myself) - he hates religion, the United States, mankind - basically anything that people believe in.
shareHe's the number one promoter of the occult and evil imagery in our culture for the past 50 years and you wonder why he hates religion? BTW, I am sure he has no beef with Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Paganism and all other religions except for Christianity. I would bet he's never portrayed any believer in another faith as a crazy, psychotic fanatic.
And for all the Christian Haters who may chime in, I am agnostic myself and I haven't been to church except for funerals since I was 17 years old.
Atheists dominate the arts. You have to at least pretend to be one to get in the door.
shareSome of his stories also portray religious characters in a more positive manner. A few that come to mind are The Stand, Storm of the Century, and Salem's Lot. I don't know if he got more resentful of religion over time, or if it just depends on his mood, but you'd be surprised how many his books have the classic good vs evil with positive religious leanings.
shareHe loves transsexuals though. He might transition one day like the Wachowskis.
shareIt's not like people like there's no people like that to influence his writing. Just listen to marjorie taylor greene and lauren boebert.
shareI think you would have to look into his background, to be honest. Many atheists come from families with a religious background, but something happened during their upbringing that caused them to reject what their parents tried to teach them. It could have been a number of things, who knows?
He could have also been raised by parents that weren't very religious or atheist themselves, and yet he lived in a community that was very religious, causing his family to be the odd ones out.
Part of the reason authors write certain people as the "bad guys" or in a mocking manner, is usually a form of revenge against someone or some group they hate, due to something that happened to them in their past.