# Stephen King Praises NOS4A2 Book Over TV Show

> Stephen King calls Joe Hill's 'NOS4A2' book a better read than its AMC TV adaptation.
- Title: Stephen King Praises NOS4A2 Book Over TV Show · SlashFilm
- Summary: Stephen King calls Joe Hill's 'NOS4A2' book a better read than its AMC TV adaptation. Stephen King says Joe Hill's 2013 vampire novel 'NOS4A2' is more…
- Keywords: stephen king, nos4a2, joe hill, amc, vampire tv show, supernatural horror, book adaptation, tv series, victoria mcqueen, charles talent manx, entertainment, culture
- Source: SlashFilm — https://slashfilm.com/2275534/stephen-king-nos4a2-vampire-tv-show-better-book
- Author: Joe Roberts
- Published: 2026-10-03T22:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: stephen king, nos4a2, joe hill, amc, vampire tv show, supernatural horror, book adaptation, tv series, victoria mcqueen, charles talent manx, entertainment, culture
## Stephen King's TV Show Pick
Stephen King recommends the underseen AMC TV series NOS4A2 as a cool show worth watching.

> cool tv series
## NOS4A2 Book Origin
The supernatural horror novel NOS4A2 was written by Stephen King's son Joe Hill in 2013.

> incredibly tense & scary
## NOS4A2 Story
Victoria McQueen uses a covered bridge to find lost items but gets abducted by Charlie Manx.

> charles talent manx drives a 1938 rolls-royce wraith with a nos4a2 vanity plate
## Book Connection
Joe Hill said his book is a response to Stephen King's 'It' and reads like an 'It'-era book by his father.

> in some ways, 'nos4a2' is a book about stephen king novels
## TV Show Adaptation
AMC released two seasons of NOS4A2 with a 69% critic score for season 1 and 72% for season 2.

> 69% critic score on rotten tomatoes
## Stephen King's Preference
Stephen King says the book is more important than the TV show despite its connection to his work.

> the book to which we should all be paying close attention
## Key takeaway

Stephen King says Joe Hill's 2013 vampire novel 'NOS4A2' is more important than the AMC TV show based on it.