Stephen King fans tend to love a wacky theory as much as they love the actual stories of their beloved author. Even if we all know that the theories are probably not true, it’s fun to think about the ways in which King’s various stories are so deeply connected — and how they’re even linked to the works of other authors or filmmakers. Here are six of the most fun Stephen King fan theories we’ve found, from the entirely plausible to the truly ridiculous. Jack Torrance wrote ‘Apt Pupil’ Our first theory was first put forth on Reddit about two years ago.