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 team-up that feels so perfect,…
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by Ty Davidsonby Ty DavidsonWhen the topic of Stephen King film adaptations gets raised, the very mention of the author and his movies often conjure images of pulpy horror villains and frightening locales. It’s…
The books of Stephen King have influenced pulled at me over many years and many visits to the stack of books by the toilet.
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 magnum opus, about a deranged…
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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 King’s It has just arrived in…
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.
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 horror’s work has been a…
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 fairly faithful and spooky translation…
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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 Highway, as well as some…
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 than Freddy Krueger: both are…
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 like to once dream. Of…
Not every Stephen King story has translated well to film, but these are a few of the best.
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 works his stories have…
‘The Dark Tower’ is a paint-by-numbers adaptation cribbed from the dust jackets on King’s books.
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 made, from director Andrés Muschietti…