Stephen King

Mike Flanagan to Develop 'Carrie' TV Series at Amazon

PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2024

As we wait for more updates on the TV adaptation of 'The Dark Tower,' Mike Flanagan has taken on yet another Stephen King project. Flanagan...

'The Life of Chuck' Is a Self-Serious Bore

Directed by Mike Flanagan

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2024

This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with saccharine sentimentality and ponderous monologues about the meaning of life. The...

Fresh Frights 2023: The Best New Horror on Streaming Services

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2023

Happy spooky month! Horror being the genre du jour means that slashers and thrillers aren't only relegated to October anymore. Throughout t...

Stephen King Almost Got Divorced Because of Lou Bega's "Mambo No. 5"

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2023

Technically speaking, Stephen King isn't Canadian. The American-born author is a literary icon more broadly, sure, but he feels like a dist...

'The Boogeyman' Takes Extreme Liberties with Stephen King

Directed by Rob Savage

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2023

Fair warning to Stephen King fans: The Boogeyman pretty much only uses the source material for the first 20 minutes or so of the film (whic...

Mike Flanagan to Develop TV Series Based on Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower'

PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2022

Mike Flanagan — whose Netflix series The Midnight Club was just cancelled after one season — has announced that he'll be adapting Stephen K...

'Firestarter' Fizzles Out

Directed by Keith Thomas

PUBLISHED May 13, 2022

Remaking a classic is tricky business, especially when the story is from an author as celebrated as Stephen King. It can be done, as 2017's...

'Stranger Things' Creators the Duffer Brothers and Steven Spielberg Are Adapting Stephen King's 'The Talisman' for Netflix

PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2021

The Duffer Brothers are finally branching out from their Stranger Things. Today it was announced the creators behind the insanely successfu...