Stephen King is not MCU

I see a lot of people asking things like, “What books do I need to read before The Dark Tower?” or “Which book references another one?”

Guys, this isn’t the MCU — there’s no such thing as “Stephen King lore” or anything like that.

You don’t need to read anything before anything else. Your first Stephen King book can perfectly well be The Dark Tower. Reading another book beforehand isn’t going to help you at all.