Universal King Novel Connection Theory?

[NBarajas]

HI
I was wondering if Mr. King has ever stated that all the stories he writes are based in the same universe?
With the exclusion of The Dark Tower Series of course which is clearly set in its own world and time.
I know a lot of his stories and novels have many connections and such,
but is their one unifying universe they are all set in?

sorry about the vagueness of the question and explanation

just trying to wrap my head around the idea.

[GNTLGNT]

but is their one unifying universe they are all set in?

Not to be cheeky, but yes-we call it The Stephen King Universe....

[J.T. Adams]

Considering the vastness of the universe, maybe same universe different worlds???? Same thing???

[fushingfeef]

You're not so far off, NBarajas. In the afterword for "Wizard and Glass", SK says:

"I am coming to understand that Roland's world (or worlds) actually contains all the others of my making: there is a place in Mid-World for Randall Flagg, Ralph Roberts, the wandering boys from The Eyes of the Dragon, even Father Callahan, the damned priest from Salem's Lot."

[bryantburnette]

The way I look at it for just my own personal amusement is this: if there are no elements in the book or story which pop up in other books or stories, or vice versa, then I don't consider it to be a part of the Dark Tower multiverse. To me, it's not enough to simply SAY that the multiverse in those books contains all the other books; there has to be actual, in-text evidence.

For example, I don't believe -- and I might be mistaken, so feel free to correct me if a correction is in order -- that anyone from Carrie ever pops up in any of the other works. Same goes for the early Bachman books, and there are probably others, too; certainly many of the short stories have no explicit connections.