The Stephen King novel about a writer kidnapped by a fan is Misery. Published in 1987, the psychological horror story follows novelist Paul Sheldon, who is badly injured in a car accident and rescued by Annie Wilkes, a former nurse and his self-described number-one fan.
Annie discovers that Paul has killed off Misery Chastain, the heroine of his bestselling romance series. She imprisons him in her isolated Colorado home and forces him to write a new novel bringing Misery back. Paul’s struggle is therefore both physical and creative: he must survive Annie’s increasingly violent demands while finding ways to resist her control.
The title is often remembered alongside King’s other writer-centered novels, including The Dark Half and Bag of Bones, but neither has the same kidnapped-fan premise. The story became a celebrated 1990 film directed by Rob Reiner, with Kathy Bates winning an Academy Award for portraying Annie Wilkes. The canonical title is Misery.