A year later, a school senior held his classmates hostage for nine hours and it was reported that King’s book was found in his locker.
In 1996, a 14-year-old killed two students and a teacher. He reportedly had a copy of King’s work on his nightstand, per History Link.
Finally, in 1997, another 14-year-old student shot students, killing three. He is believed to have had a copy of King’s work in his locker, reports The Guardian.
‘Rage’ was published in 1977 under the alias Richard Bachman. King released it in 1985 as a part of a collection of short novels called ‘The Bachman Books.’
While the author decided to let it go out of print, it briefly remained in the collection.