US author Stephen King is pictured at a

LONDON, United Kingdom: US author Stephen King is pictured at a press conference in London, 09 November 2006, as he prepares to launch his new book 'Lisey's Story.' Horror author Stephen King said Thursday he was "the most relieved man" when he heard that United States President George W Bush's Republicans had suffered damaging defeats in mid-term elections. "Until yesterday, the most scary thing in the world for me was George W Bush," King told an audience in London, where he is promoting his new book, "Lisey's Story. " AFP PHOTO /BERTRAND LANGLOIS (Photo credit should read BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP via Getty Images)