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Several Stephen King novels had REALLY bad endings back in his druggy days. "Needful Things" and "The Dark Half" were particularly ridiculous. He's never been strong on endings, anyway, but those were just pathetic.
I thought it was clever of King, in "The Stand", to continue the novel for another 25% or so beyond the deus ex machina disposition of the bad guy. Gave people time to recover from the apparent divine intervention (I think I'm being vague enough here). That helped get things back on track for a satisfying resolution of the other plotlines.
That said, I can generally forgive a bad ending if the journey to it was enjoyable.
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