The Long Walk by Stephen King is a dystopian thriller where teenage boys compete in a brutal endurance contest, where stopping means death and survival is a battle of will.
The Running Man by Stephen King is a dystopian thriller set in 2025, where a desperate man competes in a deadly televised game while being hunted nationwide.
Rage by Stephen King, written as Richard Bachman, is a psychological thriller about a disturbed high school student who takes his classmates hostage, revealing deep human darkness.
Roadwork by Stephen King, published under Richard Bachman, follows a grieving man who fights back against progress when a new highway threatens to erase his past.