While the concept of the multiverse has been explored in film and TV even before Marvel's takeover, it quickly became the narrative foundation of choice. When done right, the potential is undeniable--works like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Everything, Everywhere, All at Once are heartwrenching displays of interpersonal relationships, making characters face the reality of what-if scenarios, reconciling with their choices and what could have been if they had turned the other way instead.
His canon of classics like The Shining, 'Salem's Lot, Pet Semetary, Carrie, The Stand, It, and countless more all include bits and bobs that connect to a single, all-encompassing saga: The Dark Tower. Told across eight books published between 1982 and 2012, The Dark Tower chronicles a wandering gunslinger in a magical, post-apocalyptic realm on a quest to find the titular Dark Tower, the nexus of all reality.