‘Doctor Sleep’ and the Rhyming Hells of Addiction
Doctor Sleep is ostensibly a film about the hell of addiction. There are those who rally against it and those who give in to it...
Sordid Cinema Podcast #548: ‘The Mist’ Contains Monster Movie Greatness
Frank Darabont’s The Mist Podcast Review Though its ending may leave some viewers in a daze, Frank Darabont’s 2007 adaptation of Stephen King’s novella, The...
Ranking the ‘Creepshow 1’ and ‘2’ Segments
by Shane Dover
1982’s Creepshow is a brilliant anthology of horror shorts written by horror legend Stephen King, and directed by horror legend George A. Romero. It’s a...
25 Years Later: ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is Still Prison Cinema’s Gold Standard
by Ty Davidson
When the topic of Stephen King film adaptations gets raised, the very mention of the author and his movies often conjure images of pulpy horror...
Stephen King Taught Me To Think
by Marty Allen
The books of Stephen King have influenced pulled at me over many years and many visits to the stack of books by the toilet....
Projecting Horror: The Best Scene in ‘It’
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on September 9, 2017, but for obvious reasons, we’ve decided to spotlight it again. **** Stephen King’s 1986...
‘Stephen King’s IT’ Is Dated but Not Toothless
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A Look Into The Most Controversial and Unfilmable Scene In ‘It’
by Mike Worby
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on September 8, 2017, but for obvious reasons, we’ve decided to spotlight it again. Andy Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen...
‘IT: Chapter 2’ Teaser Trailer — A Shot-By-Shot Analysis
The 'IT Chapter 2' trailer promises a similar look and feel to the original with McAvoy, Chastain, and Hader headlining to lead the Losers Club....
The Best Stephen King Movies Ranked
With his dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories having sold more than 350 million copies worldwide, it’s no wonder that the master of...
‘Pet Semetary’ is a Mostly Lifeless Revival
Sometimes with adaptations, the story you put in ain’t what comes back. While hardly anyone’s idea of a masterpiece, 1989’s Pet Semetary was at least a...
Stephen King, David Lynch, & The Art That Inspired ‘Silent Hill’
This article contains major spoilers for Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3, The Mist, Carrie, Jacob’s Ladder, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, and Lost...
Watch the Hilarious, Albeit Creepy Parody of ‘It’ from ‘The Late Late Show’
by Staff
I recently wrote about how the movie that Andrés Muschietti’s It resembles most is Wes Craven’s 1984 masterpiece, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Pennywise, after all, is no different...
‘IT’ Offers Well-Crafted 80s Horror That Doesn’t Clown Around
Imagination is a wonderful gift we’re told, a gateway to places of creativity and wonder that keeps the old young, reminding them what it was...
My Favorite Stephen King Adaptations
Not every Stephen King story has translated well to film, but these are a few of the best....
Which Stephen King Novels Would Make Great Games?
There’s no denying that Stephen King is one of the mostly influential novelists of the twentieth century. His prolific novel output is matched only by...
‘The Dark Tower’ is an Adaptation Without Conviction
'The Dark Tower' is a paint-by-numbers adaptation cribbed from the dust jackets on King’s books....
A Side-by-Side Comparison of Stephen King’s ‘It’ Trailer and 90’s Miniseries
This year we will be receiving a new adaptation of Stephen King’s It, which is regarded as one of the most esteemed horror novels ever...