People, Places and Things was self-published in 1960 by Stephen King's own publishing company at the time - Triad & Gaslight Books. It is a collection of 18 single page stories that were co-authored at the age of 13 with school friend Chris Chelsey. Of roughly ten original copies, only one is said to exist: it remains in the possession of Stephen King. The included stories are:
- "The Hotel at the End of the Road" - Stephen King*
- "Genius" - Chris Kelsey
- "Top Forty News, Weather, and Sports" - Chris Chelsey
- "Bloody Child" - Chris Chelsey
- "The Dimension Warp" - Stephen King (listed, but story is lost)
- "I've Got to Get Away!" - Stephen King**
- "The Thing at the Bottom of the Well" - Stephen King
- "Reward" - Chris Chelsey
- "The Stranger" - Stephen King
- "A Most Unusual Thing" - Chris Chelsey
- "Gone" - Chris Chelsey
- "They've Come" - Chris Chelsey
- "I'm Falling" - Stephen King (listed, but story is lost)
- "The Cursed Expedition" - Stephen King
- "The Other Side of the Fog" - Stephen King
- "Scared" - Chris Chelsey
- "Curiosity Kills the Cat" - Chris Chelsey
- "Never Look Behind You" - Stephen King & Chris Chelsey
- Published in 1993 in the Market Guide for Young Riders - 4th Edition, by Writer's Digest Books. Flip Magazine ceased publication before it was scheduled to publish the story in 1986.
- Published in 1994 in Famous Monsters of Filmland - No. 202 under the title The Killer. The original story was in the point of view of the main character, but when Stephen King was 14, he rewrote it into third person view to submit it to Spacemen (Famous Monsters companion magazine) in 1963 who rejected it for publication.