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Stephen King may have written himself into his own epic Dark Tower epic fantasy series and banned the president of the United States from watching his movies, but the man isn't a total egomaniac There are some hard facts that simply can't be denied, such as the percentage of Stephen King adaptations that, despite the promise[...]

Abrams for Hulu's upcoming psychological-horror drama series Castle Rock from Abrams and author Stephen King. Castle Rock is based on characters and stories created by King, with Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason developing the project for television and serving as executive producers alongside Abrams, Ben Stephenson, and Liz Glotzer. O'Quinn has been cast as Dale Lacy, described[...]

A month after The Dark Tower seems to kick Stephen King's source material out the door, It is looking to bring the terrifying clown to an entirely new generation. Summary: A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children. It, directed by Andrés Muschietti, stars Bill Skarsgård,[...]

He's killing the president with kindness. Prolific author Stephen King has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump on Twitter, so it's probably no surprise that Trump, a thin-skinned orange goblin who can't tolerate criticism, blocked him But King has decided to show Trump kindness in the face of this insult, rather than retaliation[...]

The time is getting closer to the September 8th opening of It, the reboot film based on Stephen King's novel from relative newcomer director Andrés Muschietti (his only real prior feature credit was from the 2013 horror film, 2013) How the adaptation works out remains to be seen but the marketing machine continues to roll along[...]

In the time it takes for you to read this sentence, Stephen King will have already written two novels, a screenplay and three short stories OK…maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's an understandable assumption when you look at the lineup of adaptations already in the works So here we go: The Dark Tower[...]

Ignoring the fate of other recent Stephen King adaptations and defying the laws of probability, director Andrés Muschietti wants to tackle another King adaptation after It: Pet Sematary. In an interview with Canadian newspaper the Toronto Sun, Muschietti dropped the stunning news that he would like to attempt two Stephen King adaptations in a row, despite the[...]

Even if you didn't like The Dark Tower, it's a good year to be a Stephen King fan  With Stephen King's It still creeping towards us in the dark, and numerous other projects on the way in 2017, the prolific writer has been in the news constantly this year Perhaps that's why the current owner[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] To start off with, yes, I read books — I just haven't happened to have read any of the nine Stephen King novels which make up his self-described "magnum opus", The Dark Tower So in this case, it's one of those occasions without any particular background perspective beyond what I've seen in the trailers[...]

Welcome back, and thanks again for joining me as I take a look at The Mist Episode 5: The Waiting Room! For a little refresher on my thoughts on last week's episode, you can find that here; and Spike was kind enough to offer up this recap for us: https://youtu.be/itaLDyE04iMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled:[...]

The 'It' virtual reality experience outside of San Diego Comic-Con had a scary setup, but ultimately didn't live up to the hype.

Back at the mall, high school football superstar Jay Heisel confronts Alex about her allegations against him." https://youtu.be/77Qf1F5yK6I?list=PL9gtOQvxcTZwFx_oIl5d8DGkpGidOpQrGVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Mist: 'Show & Tell' Episode 103 Official Recap (https://youtu.be/77Qf1F5yK6I?list=PL9gtOQvxcTZwFx_oIl5d8DGkpGidOpQrG) But first a quick public service announcement: I'm a huge fan of both Stephen King's work and the 2007 Thomas Jane movie,[...]

Mercedes, an original series based on the 2014 Stephen King novel The 10-episode series was originally picked-up by the DirecTV-exclusive channel in May 2016, with Jack Bender (Game of Thrones, Carnivale) tapped to direct and David E Kelley (The Practice, Picket Fences) adapting the novel for television Although the series has suffered some major setbacks[...]

Welcome back, and thanks again for joining me as I take a look at The Mist Episode 3, Show and Tell. For those of you who missed last week's episode, Spike was kind enough to offer a recap: https://youtu.be/V-DWcUXsKxYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Mist: 'Withdrawal' Episode 102 Official Recap (https://youtu.be/V-DWcUXsKxY) Now, before I dive headfirst[...]

Bill Skarsgård is already set to star in the new adaptation of Stephen King's IT as Pennywise the Clown later this year Now the young actor has joined the cast of Hulu's King-inspired series Castle Rock The teaser for the new series does mention Pennywise by name, but don't worry — Skarsgård won't be reprising[...]

Barely. But first, a quick heads-up: I'm a huge fan of both Stephen King's work and the 2007 Thomas Jane movie, but since this is a "based on…", I'll be reviewing the television series based on its own merits instead of through comparisons Some details are going to get spoiled, so please keep that in mind[...]

pic.twitter.com/mio8ZEamBd — Dark Tower (@DarkTowerMovie) June 27, 2017 We'll be keeping an eye on this one as the month continues and we can hope that Stephen King fans get the adaptation that they want. The Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, roams an Old West-like landscape where "the world has moved on" in pursuit of the man in black[...]

Abrams (Alias, Star Trek) and author Stephen King. Set in the shared universe of King, Castle Rock is named after the fictional town in Maine that is featured in a number of King's works including Cujo, The Dead Zone and Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption Per the producers when the ten-episode first season was announced, the[...]

Abrams (Alias, Star Trek) and author Stephen King. Here is the teaser trailer for Castle Rock that accompanied the original series announcement: https://youtu.be/UGHupqE1LCIVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: CASTLE ROCK – Teaser (https://youtu.be/UGHupqE1LCI) Set in the shared universe of King, Castle Rock is named after the fictional town in Maine that is featured in a number[...]

Spike premiered the first episode of their based-loosely-on-the-novella-and-later-film adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist last week…so how was it? As first-episodes go, I'd give it a resounding…okay. The first episodes of new shows always have the impossible task of having to do so much in so little time: introduce characters, establish backstories, introduce the "big bad",[...]

Fans of Stephen King are no strangers to his books being adapted into feature films  Good or bad, the big screen versions of his paperback stories have usually netted pretty good box office returns, and Sony is hoping to cash in on the next film, The Dark Tower. A new almost 2 minute long featurette was released just[...]

World-famous novelist Stephen King is having trouble reading the tweets of President Donald Trump — due to interactions the two have had on the social media service, Trump has blocked King from following his account: Trump has blocked me from reading his tweets I may have to kill myself. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 13, 2017 Thankfully, suicide isn't[...]

The showrunners here seem to realize that if you're going to adapt from Stephen King you should use the source material as your foundation and build from there Summary: After an eerie mist rolls into a small town, the residents must battle the mysterious mist and its threats, fighting to maintain morality and sanity. The[...]

Clowns are the worst and actor Bill Skarsgård reveals how he made some child extras cry on the set of 'IT'.

Three new TV spots for the upcoming movie 'The Dark Tower', based on the Stephen King books, show off some new footage.

The fans of the beloved Dark Tower books by Stephen King have been waiting for a movie to come along and capture the magic of the series While we're still two and a half months away from finding out of this upcoming movie with Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey is going to be any good[...]

Summary: The Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, roams an Old West-like landscape where "the world has moved on" in pursuit of the man in black. Also searching

We've previously written about the various properties inspired by the horror master-scribe Stephen King that are coming out this year, including the eagerly awaited film adaptations of The Dark Tower, It, and Gerald's Game, and Spike TV's The Mist (which we're not really sure if anyone was asking to be remade after the 2007 theatrical version)[...]

Summary: After an eerie mist rolls into a small town, the residents must battle the mysterious mist and its threats, fighting to maintain morality and sanity. The Mist will debut on SpikeTV on June 22, 2017. https://youtu.be/qh5W_iyp-zIVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: THE MIST Trailer 2 SEASON 1 (2017) Stephen King Spike Series (https://youtu.be/qh5W_iyp-zI) [...]

During this evening's MTV Film and Television Awards, a new trailer for the film adaptation of Stephen King's It hit the airwaves With creepy clowns and being one of King's better novels in recent years we'd been all in, especially after the first trailer hit a few months ago. Actually titled It: Part 1 – The Losers'[...]