| 100% | SALEMS | 6 | "___ Lot" (Stephen King novel adapted as a miniseries starring Rob Lowe) |
| 48% | THEOUTSIDERS | 12 | 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film starring Rob Lowe adapted from a novel by S.E. Hinton (2 wds.) |
| 46% | JAKES | 5 | John whose Civil War trilogy was adapted as a miniseries starring Patrick Swayze |
| 44% | LANE | 4 | "Firefly ___" (Kristin Hannah novel adapted as a Netflix series starring Katherine Heigl) |
| 44% | THESTAND | 8 | 1978 Stephen King novel made into a miniseries |
| 44% | EMPIREFALLS | 11 | Novel by 28-Across adapted as a 2005 HBO miniseries starring Paul Newman (2 wds.) |
| 43% | CARRIE | 6 | 1974 novel by Stephen King that was adapted into a 1976 film starring Sissy Spacek |
| 42% | CARRIE | 6 | 1974 Stephen King novel with a film adaptation starring Sissy Spacek |
| 41% | ABOUTLASTNIGHT | 14 | 1986 rom-com starring Rob Lowe as a twentysomething inexperienced at relationships: 3 wds. |
| 41% | UNDERTHEBRIDGE | 14 | Novel by 47-Across that was adapted as a 2024 Hulu miniseries starring Lily Gladstone (3 wds.) |
| 41% | STELMOSFIRE | 11 | 1985 coming-of-age film starring Rob Lowe as a former frat boy: 3 wds. |
| 40% | LOT | 3 | "'Salem's ___," 1975 horror novel by Stephen King featuring vampires that was adapted into a miniseries starring David Soul |
| 38% | AMERICANGODS | 12 | Neil Gaiman novel adapted as a Starz series |
| 37% | MILE | 4 | "The Green ___" (Stephen King serial novel adapted into a film starring Tom Hanks) |
| 37% | THEBFG | 6 | Roald Dahl novel adapted as a 2016 Disney film |
| 37% | CHRISTINE | 9 | Stephen King novel about a possessed car |
| 37% | FIRESTARTER | 11 | Stephen King novel with a pyrokinetic character |
| 37% | CUJO | 4 | Stephen King novel about a scary dog |
| 37% | CUJO | 4 | Stephen King novel about a rabid dog |
| 37% | CUJO | 4 | Stephen King novel about a Saint Bernard |
| 37% | CARRIE | 6 | Stephen King novel about a telekinetic teen |
| 37% | BAGOFBONES | 10 | Stephen King novel about a graveyard curse |
| 37% | CHRISTINE | 9 | Stephen King novel featuring a demon car |
| 37% | NINE | 4 | "___ Perfect Strangers" (Liane Moriarty novel adapted as a Hulu series) |
| 37% | CUJO | 4 | Stephen King novel about a scary Saint Bernard |
| 37% | CARRIE | 6 | Stephen King novel about a prom and telekinesis |
| 36% | PETSEMATARY | 11 | Stephen King novel with a misspelling in the title |
| 36% | XXXX | 4 | Stephen King novel named for a dog |
| 36% | NOBODYSFOOL | 11 | Novel by 28-Across adapted as a 1994 film starring Paul Newman (2 wds.) |
| 36% | INSOMNIA | 8 | Stephen King novel about a man with a sleep disorder |