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Carrie White
Carrie exists because Stephen King's wife went through the bin. He had thrown the first pages away, convinced he could not write convincingly about teenage girls, and Tabitha King retrieved them and told him to continue — which makes this the origin point of the best-selling horror career of the century.
- First appearance
- Carrie (1974), Doubleday
- Created by
- Stephen King
- Also known as
- Carrie
- Universe
- Carrie
- Appears in
- books, film, television
Who is Carrie White?
Carrie exists because Stephen King's wife went through the bin. He had thrown the first pages away, convinced he could not write convincingly about teenage girls, and Tabitha King retrieved them and told him to continue — which makes this the origin point of the best-selling horror career of the century. It was his first published novel, and De Palma's 1976 film was the first adaptation of his work. What separates it from the revenge fantasy it is often taken for is that the book is not on anyone's side by the end: the bullying is unbearable, the response is a massacre of people who mostly did not deserve it, and the mother is a genuinely frightening portrait of religious abuse. Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie were both Oscar-nominated, which was almost unheard of for horror in 1977.
Carrie White: the details
- First appearance
- Stephen King's novel Carrie, published April 1974
- Created by
- Stephen King
- It was rescued from a bin
- King threw the first pages away; Tabitha King retrieved them and told him to keep going
- His first published novel
- And the beginning of the best-selling horror career of the century
- The first King adaptation
- De Palma's 1976 film was the first of his work to reach the screen
- Not a revenge fantasy
- The book refuses to take a side — the response kills people who mostly did not deserve it
- Two Oscar nominations
- Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie were both nominated, almost unheard of for horror at the time
Why Carrie White endures
The novel that began Stephen King's career, rescued from a wastepaper basket by his wife, and the first horror film to earn acting nominations at the Academy Awards.
What Carrie White looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: A white prom dress drenched in red; a tipping bucket
White and blood red is the entire visual and it is one of the strongest two-colour propositions in horror. The image works as pure silhouette and needs no face, which is unusual for a character-driven story.
White and blood red is one of horror's strongest two-colour propositions, and the image works as pure silhouette with no face — unusual for a character-driven story. Adult sizing.
Carrie White T-shirts
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Who has played Carrie White
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sissy Spacek | Carrie | 1976 | live-action |
| Chloë Grace Moretz | Carrie | 2013 | live-action |
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All horror →Carrie White T-shirts: common questions
Who created Carrie White?
Carrie White was created by Stephen King, first appearing in Carrie in 1974 (Doubleday).
What does a Carrie White T-shirt usually look like?
A white prom dress drenched in red; a tipping bucket. White and blood red is one of horror's strongest two-colour propositions, and the image works as pure silhouette with no face — unusual for a character-driven story. Adult sizing.
Are Carrie White T-shirts made for children?
No. Carrie White comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.
Who has played Carrie White?
Carrie White has been played on screen by Sissy Spacek (Carrie, 1976), Chloë Grace Moretz (Carrie, 2013).
How much does a Carrie White T-shirt cost?
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