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In late January 2019, CBS All Access announced that the streaming servcie had given a 10-episode limited event series order for Stephen King's The Stand. The new adaptation stems from Josh Boone (The Fault In Our Stars), SEAL Team creator/executive producer Ben Cavell, and CBS Televisions Studios Boone and Cavell are writing the adaptation, with Boone set to direct[...]

Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock is currently in production, with Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), Tim Robbins (Here and Now), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Paul Sparks (Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards), Barkhad Abdi (Blade Runner 2049), Matthew Alan (13 Reasons Why), and John Hoogenakker (Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan) joining the horror anthology's upcoming sophomore season from creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, J.J[...]

Sounds familar, right? It should since it's based on the 1982 horror classic, written by Stephen King and directed by the legendary George A Romero. It was also a major influence on series executive producer/"Gray Matter" segment director Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), who opened up about what the original film meant to him as well[...]

They asked me what I wanted to be and I thought I had a cowboy inside me, and this is very close.  They made a film that is not good, but I have positive feelings about this project."  Last we heard about Amazon Studios' upcoming tv series adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower, it was some casting[...]

Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock is welcoming a new face into town, with John Hoogenakker (Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan) joining the cast in a recurring role during the sophomore season Hoogenakker joins Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), Tim Robbins (Here and Now), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Paul Sparks (Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards), Barkhad Abdi (Blade Runner 2049),[...]

Stephen King's creative influence continues to spread across the television and landscape – and he's making it a real family affair over at AMC, with the cable network making a pilot script commitment for his bestselling collaboration with author/son Owen King, Sleeping Beauties. "I'm tremendously excited to see Sleeping Beauties brought to life in a format[...]

The masterminds behind Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King universe series Castle Rock are engaging in a bit of recasting, with Paul Sparks (Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards) now set to play John "Ace" Merrill, the infamous town's legendary bully Sparks joins Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), Tim Robbins (Here and Now) and Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) as leads in the horror anthology's[...]

Looks like that upcoming JJ Abrams-produced Apple series based on Stephen King's 2006 horror-romance best-seller Lisey's Story just found their star- Oscar winner Julianne Moore. Julianne MoorePhoto by Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock.com Described as a "deeply personal thriller that follows Lisey (Moore) two years following the death of her husband", the series explores "a series of events that causes[...]

Pet Sematary is in theaters now, and if Stephen King had his say, it would have a much different ending. The author spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the book and new adaptation, and reveals that he had a different ending in mind One that turns out, may have ended things on a more hopeful note than[...]

Every year it seems we're faced with the premise that some studio is going to drop an adaptation of one or more of Stephen King's stories This time it's back to a new version of his 1983 novel Pet Sematary with a script by authors Jeff Buhler (Nightflyers) and David Kajganich (Suspiria) from a story by[...]

Barbeau (The Fog, Swamp Thing), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), and Tobin Bell (Saw franchise) have been tapped to headline the Stephen King-penned story "Gray Matter" for the horror anthology The upcoming series from AMC Networks' premium streaming service is based on the 1982 film, written by King and directed by the legendary George A Romero. AMC-Shudder "I[...]

Star Trek: Voyager's Kate Mulgrew is set to join season 3 – and she won't be alone: Brett Gelman (Lemon, Stranger Things) and Natalie Paul (The Sinner, You) are also set to recur – with production on the Stephen King adaption from Sonar Entertainment currently underway in Charleston, South Carolina David E Kelley (Big Little Lies,[...]

The masterminds behind Hulu's critically-acclaimed series Castle Rock are clearly fans of the Stephen King universe – but did they end up pulling a "Shyamalan" for the second season? Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), Tim Robbins (Here and Now), Garrett Hedlund (Mosaic), and Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) are joining the cast as leads in the[...]

From the looks of things, we seem to have another great Stephen King adaptation on ours hands. There have been a lot of great Stephen King adaptations lately, but PET SEMATARY feels the most perfectly, specifically Stephen King It's just what I want out of this movie in every single way, and that includes SUPER scary[...]

The original Stephen King novel is a great rumination on grief, loss, and science/rationality meeting the supernatural While those themes come forward in the film, it's only passingly Even compared to a similar attempt at a remake of It, this has less fun with the source material The film relies as much on jump-scares as[...]

Pet Sematary is holding its premiere tonight at SXSW, and ahead of time a ton of new images from the Stephen King adaptation have appeared online The film looks incredibly dark and creepy, not unlike the story it draws its inspiration from This has always been one of King's best works, and fan's have been[...]

I am your host Scaremy K., and in this edition we will bring you news on Stephen King's The Tailsman coming to screens, Bruce Campbell's new gig, a new 80's horror documentary, and more! So enter…if you dare! FIrst up this week is the trailer for a new documentary In Search of Darkness[...]

Production on Audience Network's upcoming season of critically-acclaimed Stephen King adaptation Mr Mercedes was halted on Friday after a veteran special effects crewmember was electrocuted "hooking up lights in the rain" on location in Summerville, South Carolina – a suburb of Charleston. David E Kelley (Big Little Lies, Ally McBeal) is overseeing the writer's room, with Jack Bender (Lost, Under the Dome) returning[...]

This looks like fans will scream with delight when this is released later on in 2019. Terrible news fiends! Remember that really good series hosted by Eli Roth last fall? The full, unedited conversations with horror aficionados Rob Zombie, Greg Nicotero, Bruce Campbell, Quentin Tarantino, Tippi Hedren,  and more will be released as podcasts called Eli[...]

With production on Audience Network's upcoming new season of critically-acclaimed Stephen King adaptation Mr Mercedes currently underway in Charleston, South Carolina, Emmy nominee and two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Mustang) is joining the cast as a guest star David E Kelley (Big Little Lies, Ally McBeal) will oversee[...]

With production on Audience Network's upcoming season of critically-acclaimed Stephen King adaptation Mr Mercedes currently underway Charleston, South Carolina, we're learning that Gabriel Ebert (Ricki and the Flash) and Rarmian Newton (Rise) have joined as series 3 regulars; while Glynn Turman (How To Get Away With Murder) will recur. David E[...]

As the "Stephen King-ification" of the world rolls along, HBO's series adaptation of the author's bestselling supernatural novel The Outsider just boosted it's directorial "street cred." Andrew Bernstein (Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Umbrella Academy) is on board to direct several episodes (along with executive producer Jason Bateman) and serve as executive producer[...]

Horror fans are in a tizzy over this mornings reveals of the new trailer and poster for the remake of Stephen King's Pet Sematary Eerie and atmospheric, this trailer has me all excited all over agin for it to come out Check out both the trailer and poster below Also: if you want to go[...]

Helping make the case that the prolific author is deserving of his very own snetwork, CBS All Access announced on Wednesday that the streaming servcie has given a 10-episode limited event order for Stephen King's The Stand The new adaptation stems from Josh Boone (The Fault In Our Stars), SEAL Team creator/executive producer Ben Cavell, and[...]

Stephen King's newest novel The Outsider is coming to HBO as a series It will star Captain Marvel's Ben Mendelsohn starring and Jason Bateman executive producing Bateman will also direct the first two episodes of the series Joining the cast will be Cynthia Erivo, Bill Camp, Mare Winningham, Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson, Yul Vázquez, Jeremy Bobb and Marc Menchaca. Hettienne Park and Michael Esper will have recurring roles[...]

A little more than two months after Audience Network first announced a season 3 renewal for their critically-acclaimed Stephen King adaptation Mr Mercedes comes news that production on the series is set to begin next month in Charleston, SC Production Weekly also reported on their Instagram page that David E[...]

But technology like this – some invented specifically for this film – isn't going away any time soon. CBS #11 Stephen King One would think his name alone secures him a space on any "influencers" list from now until our alien overlords arrive and start running things, but Stephen King is not one of those authors who's content to ride the[...]

Hulu is adding a ton of films based on the works of Stephen King, including Children of the Corn, Cujo, Silver Bullet, Thinner, The Dead Zone, and more Not to mention Beetlejuice Netflix adds The Strangers, The Addams Family, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and the amazing Pan's Labyrinth HBO Now will have[...]

But technology like this – some invented specifically for this film – isn't going away any time soon. CBS #11 Stephen King One would think his name alone secures him a space on any "influencers" list from now until our alien overlords arrive and start running things, but Stephen King is not one of those authors who's content[...]

Shudder, the premier app for consuming horror of all kinds, will spend the month of December celebrating horror icon Stephen King Eight films based on his novels will be on the streaming service, and are up right now The list: Cujo The Dead Zone Creepshow 1 and 2 Silver Bullet Pet Sematary Salem's Lot Misery Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com If you have[...]