Recognized as one of the best writers of our time, Stephen King has brought billions of dollars to the cinema industry, with numerous movie adaptations of his novels being considered cultish. However, what if King’s novel is adapted by the master himself?
Yes, you heard it right, there was a horror movie based on King's story, made by the author who stepped into the director’s shoes only for once. Nevertheless, the result disappointed fans, critics and King himself, who later disowned it.
The film starts by showing Earth crossing the tail of a comet that causes a radiation storm on the planet. It triggers all the machines, from trucks to arcades, to come to life, and they’re quick enough to turn against those who made them, people.
It’s high time to confront killer machines, and that’s why a group of survivors, who end up in a truck stop,...
Yes, you heard it right, there was a horror movie based on King's story, made by the author who stepped into the director’s shoes only for once. Nevertheless, the result disappointed fans, critics and King himself, who later disowned it.
The film starts by showing Earth crossing the tail of a comet that causes a radiation storm on the planet. It triggers all the machines, from trucks to arcades, to come to life, and they’re quick enough to turn against those who made them, people.
It’s high time to confront killer machines, and that’s why a group of survivors, who end up in a truck stop,...
- 6/10/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
10. A Good Marriage (2010)
It’s impossible to fully know someone — even if you’ve lived under the same roof for decades. In A Good Marriage, a woman stumbles upon a box in her husband of twenty years’ garage and discovers his dark and inhumane hobby. Inspired by a real story about serial killer Dennis Rader and his wife, it’s one harrowing novella.
9. Rose Red (2002)
Although not a book, Rose Red is a mini-series written by Stephen King over two decades ago that, if revamped, could become a great addition to AHS. Rose Red follows a group of paranormal scientists trying to prove that a house that’s about to be sold to a developer is actively haunted… And they turn out to be correct.
8. The Dark Tower (1982–2016)
The King of Horror’s most iconic novel series, The Dark Tower cycle has never received the live-action adaptation it deserved. This...
It’s impossible to fully know someone — even if you’ve lived under the same roof for decades. In A Good Marriage, a woman stumbles upon a box in her husband of twenty years’ garage and discovers his dark and inhumane hobby. Inspired by a real story about serial killer Dennis Rader and his wife, it’s one harrowing novella.
9. Rose Red (2002)
Although not a book, Rose Red is a mini-series written by Stephen King over two decades ago that, if revamped, could become a great addition to AHS. Rose Red follows a group of paranormal scientists trying to prove that a house that’s about to be sold to a developer is actively haunted… And they turn out to be correct.
8. The Dark Tower (1982–2016)
The King of Horror’s most iconic novel series, The Dark Tower cycle has never received the live-action adaptation it deserved. This...
- 5/7/2024
- by dean-black@startefacts.com (Dean Black)
- STartefacts.com
Ah, Y2K. The millennium bug that induced widespread fear over the possibility of a worldwide infrastructure crash once 2000 arrived becomes infectious fodder for a teen comedy infused with horror and nostalgia. Armed with a pitch-perfect, game-for-anything ensemble and great practical effects behind the carnage and calamity, A24’s latest offers up the most entertaining, funny-bone-tickling apocalyptic scenario since This Is the End.
Comedian and actor Kyle Mooney, who co-wrote the script with writer/producer Evan Winter, makes his directorial debut here. He kicks Y2K off with a potent dose of dial-up nostalgia as it sets the stage for one unpredictable 1999 New Year’s Eve party from hell. Shy teen Eli has an easier time connecting with his unrequited crush Laura (Rachel Zegler) over AOL, despite his extraverted best friend Danny’s constant nudging and encouragement to finally make a move. Armed with liquid courage and a “Y2K” CD mix,...
Comedian and actor Kyle Mooney, who co-wrote the script with writer/producer Evan Winter, makes his directorial debut here. He kicks Y2K off with a potent dose of dial-up nostalgia as it sets the stage for one unpredictable 1999 New Year’s Eve party from hell. Shy teen Eli has an easier time connecting with his unrequited crush Laura (Rachel Zegler) over AOL, despite his extraverted best friend Danny’s constant nudging and encouragement to finally make a move. Armed with liquid courage and a “Y2K” CD mix,...
- 3/10/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Buckle up, horror fiends and cinephiles, for a ride through the wackiest, wonkiest, and downright weirdest territories of the Stephen King cinematic universe. If you thought haunted hotels and telekinetic teenagers were the peak of King’s oddities, prepare to have your minds delightfully boggled. We’re venturing into a realm where machines develop murderous intentions and laundry presses harbor demonic spirits. Yes, you read that right.
Without further ado, let’s dive into the “Kooky King: 6 of the Weirdest Stephen King Film Adaptations,” ranked by their sheer ability to make you say, “What the King?”
New Line Cinema 6. The Lawnmower Man (1992)
Kicking things off with The Lawnmower Man, a film so out there, Stephen King wanted his name off the marquee. Imagine virtual reality mixed with a splash of mad scientist vibes courtesy of Pierce Brosnan, leading to a cybernetic spree that’s more trippy than terrifying. This flick...
Without further ado, let’s dive into the “Kooky King: 6 of the Weirdest Stephen King Film Adaptations,” ranked by their sheer ability to make you say, “What the King?”
New Line Cinema 6. The Lawnmower Man (1992)
Kicking things off with The Lawnmower Man, a film so out there, Stephen King wanted his name off the marquee. Imagine virtual reality mixed with a splash of mad scientist vibes courtesy of Pierce Brosnan, leading to a cybernetic spree that’s more trippy than terrifying. This flick...
- 3/7/2024
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
In the 1980s, Stephen King was on top of the world. He burst onto the scene in the late 1970s with his debut novel "Carrie," and seemed to be unstoppable. His books were best sellers, and Hollywood came calling. The film adaptations weren't always well-received, and they weren't always box office hits, either. Eventually, King would get an idea in his head: what if he directed a film adaptation himself? Who better to adapt Stephen King than ... Stephen King?
Of course, there was a flaw in this logic: King didn't know the first thing about filmmaking. But how hard could it be? When mega-producer Dino De Laurentiis scooped up the rights to a film adaptation of King's short story "Trucks," the film's production designer, Giorgio Postiglione, told King that the famed author should be the one to direct the project. According to the book "Creepshows: The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Guide,...
Of course, there was a flaw in this logic: King didn't know the first thing about filmmaking. But how hard could it be? When mega-producer Dino De Laurentiis scooped up the rights to a film adaptation of King's short story "Trucks," the film's production designer, Giorgio Postiglione, told King that the famed author should be the one to direct the project. According to the book "Creepshows: The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Guide,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
The whole point of a boss battle in a video game is the challenge of the thing. What use is Double Dragon if Machine Gun Willy is just as easy to take down as Williams? You want things to escalate so that your later and final victories truly mean something. You want to feel like you didn’t just finish a game, but you conquered it. You earned that ending and the scrolling credits.
Sometimes the developers go too far. The villains you face stand too tall. Their abilities are too formidable. The sense of fairness is off in another dimension, leaving you irritated and overwhelmed. Controllers are thrown and monitors are cracked. Screams of, “What the Hell?!” and, “Oh, Come On!” wake up the neighbors. Quarters are dropped into swear jars.
Here’s a look at some of the cheapest, most unfairly hard bosses in video game history. Some...
Sometimes the developers go too far. The villains you face stand too tall. Their abilities are too formidable. The sense of fairness is off in another dimension, leaving you irritated and overwhelmed. Controllers are thrown and monitors are cracked. Screams of, “What the Hell?!” and, “Oh, Come On!” wake up the neighbors. Quarters are dropped into swear jars.
Here’s a look at some of the cheapest, most unfairly hard bosses in video game history. Some...
- 12/27/2023
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Holy Moses! Has it really been 35 years since Young Guns rode with guns ablazing into theaters? You better believe it, pardner, and Lionsgate plan to celebrate the occasion with a timed 35th-anniversary release of the modern Western on a SteelBook in National 4K Ultra HD (+ Blu-ray + Digital), plus a Best Buy exclusive release on December 5th. This is the first time the film will be available in 4K with a brand-new transfer featuring Dolby Vision Hdr. A new Dolby Atmos audio mix and the original 2.0 stereo theatrical mix will be included. This is also the first time the film will be on digital and Blu-ray.
Here’s the official synopsis for Youg Guns via Lionsgate:
The year is 1878, Lincoln County. John Tunstall, a British ranch owner, hires six rebellious boys as “regulators” to protect his ranch against the ruthless Santa Fe Ring. When Tunstall is killed in an ambush, the Regulators,...
Here’s the official synopsis for Youg Guns via Lionsgate:
The year is 1878, Lincoln County. John Tunstall, a British ranch owner, hires six rebellious boys as “regulators” to protect his ranch against the ruthless Santa Fe Ring. When Tunstall is killed in an ambush, the Regulators,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Howdy pardners! Today, we’re galloping back to 1988, when Christopher Cain and a band of rootin’ tootin’ outlaws shot up the silver screen for the American Western action film Young Guns. Presented as a retelling of the adventures of Billy the Kid during the Lincoln Couty War, Young Gun features a murderers’ row of talent, including Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemaszko, Terence Stamp, Jack Palance, and Terry O’Quinn.
Cain directs from a script by John Fusco. Young Guns revolves around a group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, who become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. However, when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
Historian Paul Hutton once called Young Guns the most historically accurate of all films focusing on the dirty deeds of Billy the Kid as of its year of release.
Cain directs from a script by John Fusco. Young Guns revolves around a group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, who become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. However, when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
Historian Paul Hutton once called Young Guns the most historically accurate of all films focusing on the dirty deeds of Billy the Kid as of its year of release.
- 8/16/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Rock ‘n’ roll and horror: a match made in hell! From electrifying riffs to spine-chilling screams, these heavy metal mashups create a headbanging, heart-pounding experience that resonates with rebels and thrill-seekers alike. Whether you’re a fan of rebellious music or cinema of the fringe, nearly everyone can agree they go together like peanut butter and jelly.
What makes them such perfect partners? Perhaps it’s their shared love for the dark, the dangerous, and the fantastical. Rock ‘n’ roll has always been the music of outcasts, and horror dares to delve into our deepest fears. Together, they create a symphony of shock that thrills and chills.
From demonic deals to killer concerts, rock ‘n’ roll horror movies explore the intersection of music and mayhem. They’re films that rock, scare, and leave us begging for an encore.
So grab your leather jacket, tune your air guitar, and turn up the volume.
What makes them such perfect partners? Perhaps it’s their shared love for the dark, the dangerous, and the fantastical. Rock ‘n’ roll has always been the music of outcasts, and horror dares to delve into our deepest fears. Together, they create a symphony of shock that thrills and chills.
From demonic deals to killer concerts, rock ‘n’ roll horror movies explore the intersection of music and mayhem. They’re films that rock, scare, and leave us begging for an encore.
So grab your leather jacket, tune your air guitar, and turn up the volume.
- 8/10/2023
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
Seven years ago, Lionsgate Home Entertainment revived the defunct Vestron Video label for the Vestron Video Collector’s Series of Blu-ray releases, and over the years that series has turned out to be pretty impressive. The list of Vestron Blu-rays includes Chopping Mall, Blood Diner, the Waxwork movies, Return of the Living Dead ///, The Gate, the Wishmaster films, the Warlock films, Slaughter High, Class of 1999, Beyond Re-Animator, Dagon, Maximum Overdrive, Shivers, Little Monsters, The Wraith, Dementia 13, Steel Dawn, Candyman: Day of the Dead, Dream a Little Dream, Extreme Prejudice, Earth Girls Are Easy, the Dentist movies, the Silent Night, Deadly Night sequels, and more. The thirtieth release from the revived Vestron is a Blu-ray of the 1987 horror comedy My Best Friend Is a Vampire – and the street date is next Tuesday, July 25th! Copies can be pre-ordered at This Link.
Directed by Jimmy Huston from a screenplay written by Tab Murphy,...
Directed by Jimmy Huston from a screenplay written by Tab Murphy,...
- 7/18/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Some things bond you for life, and apparently, saving someone who is drowning in quicksand is one of them. While appearing on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Emilio Estevez recalled the time when Laurence Fishburne saved him from drowning in quicksand in the Philippines.
Emilio Estevez and Laurence Fishburne were both 14 when they met for the first time in the Philippines. Emilio’s father, Martin Sheen, was filming Apocalypse Now at the time, which also featured Fishburne in a supporting role. The pair had only known each other for a few days when they came across a small boat. “[Fishburne] says, ‘Hey there’s this little boat, let’s go out on it.’ I said, ‘Sure.’ We were both 14 at the time,” Estevez said. “So we were out on this boat together, and we started getting too close to the shore and I said, ‘Well, let me jump out, I’ll push us offshore.
Emilio Estevez and Laurence Fishburne were both 14 when they met for the first time in the Philippines. Emilio’s father, Martin Sheen, was filming Apocalypse Now at the time, which also featured Fishburne in a supporting role. The pair had only known each other for a few days when they came across a small boat. “[Fishburne] says, ‘Hey there’s this little boat, let’s go out on it.’ I said, ‘Sure.’ We were both 14 at the time,” Estevez said. “So we were out on this boat together, and we started getting too close to the shore and I said, ‘Well, let me jump out, I’ll push us offshore.
- 5/3/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Stephen King has written hundreds of short stories and more than sixty novels, but he has only directed one movie. The goofball 1986 film Maximum Overdrive (watch it Here), which came to Blu-ray as part of the Vestron Video Collector’s Series back in 2018. Now it has been announced that Vestron Video has put together a special steelbook release of Maximum Overdrive – and this steelbook will only be available at Walmart! The street date is May 30th, and pre-orders are already been accepted on Walmart.com.
Images of the steelbook case can be seen at the bottom of this article.
Based on King’s short story Trucks, Maximum Overdrive has the following synopsis: After a comet causes a radiation storm on Earth, machines come to life and turn against their makers. Holed up in a North Carolina truck stop, a group of survivors must fend for themselves against a mass of homicidal trucks.
Images of the steelbook case can be seen at the bottom of this article.
Based on King’s short story Trucks, Maximum Overdrive has the following synopsis: After a comet causes a radiation storm on Earth, machines come to life and turn against their makers. Holed up in a North Carolina truck stop, a group of survivors must fend for themselves against a mass of homicidal trucks.
- 3/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Get behind the wheel of one wild ride when Lionsgate’s Vestron Video Collector’s Series releases Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive on Blu-ray SteelBook on May 30!
The Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook is exclusive to Walmart, up for pre-order now. Maximum Overdrive was notably written for the screen and directed by Stephen King himself.
We assume the SteelBook release has the same special features as the recent Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray release of Maximum Overdrive, which included…
New: Audio Commentary with Writer Tony Magistrale, Author of Hollywood’s Steven King New: Audio Commentary by Actor and Comedian Jonah Ray and Blumhouse Film Executive Ryan Turek New: “Truck Stop Tales” Featurette – An Interview with Producer Martha De Laurentiis New: “Rage Against the Machines” Featurette – An Interview with Actress Laura Harrington New: “Honeymoon Horrors” Featurette – Interviews with Actor John Short and Actress Yeardley Smith New: “Maximum Carnage” Featurette – An Interview with...
The Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook is exclusive to Walmart, up for pre-order now. Maximum Overdrive was notably written for the screen and directed by Stephen King himself.
We assume the SteelBook release has the same special features as the recent Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray release of Maximum Overdrive, which included…
New: Audio Commentary with Writer Tony Magistrale, Author of Hollywood’s Steven King New: Audio Commentary by Actor and Comedian Jonah Ray and Blumhouse Film Executive Ryan Turek New: “Truck Stop Tales” Featurette – An Interview with Producer Martha De Laurentiis New: “Rage Against the Machines” Featurette – An Interview with Actress Laura Harrington New: “Honeymoon Horrors” Featurette – Interviews with Actor John Short and Actress Yeardley Smith New: “Maximum Carnage” Featurette – An Interview with...
- 3/23/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Sun Valley film festival announced Emilio Estevez is set to receive the Pioneer Award at the festival’s upcoming pioneer party.
Estevez joins previously announced Sun Valley film festival honorees including Variety‘s 10 Producers to Watch, Josh Brolin, Sophie Thatcher and Nina Yang Bongiovi, who are set to receive the Vision Award, the Rising Star Award and the Variety Creative Impact Award in Producing, respectively.
On March 31, Estevez will receive his Pioneer Award, and on April 1, will host a special screening of his 2011 feature, “The Way.”
After collaborations “The War at Home” and “Nightbreaker,” Estevez joined his father Martin Sheen once more for “The Way,” a feature that Estevez not only starred in, but also directed, produced and wrote. “The Way” follows Tom (Sheen) as he embarks on a pilgrimage throughout the El Camino de Santiago after his son Daniel (Estevez) died while traveling through that very path. Estevez...
Estevez joins previously announced Sun Valley film festival honorees including Variety‘s 10 Producers to Watch, Josh Brolin, Sophie Thatcher and Nina Yang Bongiovi, who are set to receive the Vision Award, the Rising Star Award and the Variety Creative Impact Award in Producing, respectively.
On March 31, Estevez will receive his Pioneer Award, and on April 1, will host a special screening of his 2011 feature, “The Way.”
After collaborations “The War at Home” and “Nightbreaker,” Estevez joined his father Martin Sheen once more for “The Way,” a feature that Estevez not only starred in, but also directed, produced and wrote. “The Way” follows Tom (Sheen) as he embarks on a pilgrimage throughout the El Camino de Santiago after his son Daniel (Estevez) died while traveling through that very path. Estevez...
- 3/16/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Stephen King’s short story “The Children of the Corn” has been catnip to horror filmmakers for nearly fifty years. Originally published in the March 1977 issue of Penthouse, the tale of a quarreling couple who stumble onto a murderous cult of children in a Nebraska cornfield was included the following year in King’s first short story collection Night Shift and subsequently adapted into a 1984 feature film directed by Fritz Kiersch. Night Shift also contains the source material for King classics such as The Mangler, Sometimes They Come Back, Maximum Overdrive, and the upcoming The Boogeyman, but none of the collection’s other 19 stories have had the staying power of “Children of the Corn.” Perhaps due to its evocative title implying barbaric pagan rituals or the eerie juxtaposition between childlike innocence and brutal murder, the original film has spawned eight sequels and two remakes over the course of four decades.
- 3/7/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Well, before we get to the main recap, a revelation. We are not in Pittsburgh, but in Kansas City — likely a change meant to signal that the show is making a lot of changes to this part of the story.
And those changes start with the opening scene, which is once again a flashback! We travel back to the night Melanie Lynskey's Kathleen takes control of the Kansas City Qz and draws Fedra out. Now, so far, we've had a laugh or two at Fedra based on Ellie's comments about their schools being terrible or Frank saying they are nazis, but this episode truly shows the evils of the Federal Disaster Response Agency. We learn from Kathleen that Fedra used informants all around the city to round up people they deemed undesirable, turning neighbor against neighbor, and as Henry says later on, they "raped and killed people" for 20 years...
And those changes start with the opening scene, which is once again a flashback! We travel back to the night Melanie Lynskey's Kathleen takes control of the Kansas City Qz and draws Fedra out. Now, so far, we've had a laugh or two at Fedra based on Ellie's comments about their schools being terrible or Frank saying they are nazis, but this episode truly shows the evils of the Federal Disaster Response Agency. We learn from Kathleen that Fedra used informants all around the city to round up people they deemed undesirable, turning neighbor against neighbor, and as Henry says later on, they "raped and killed people" for 20 years...
- 2/11/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
"Poltergeist" is a cinematic Rorschach test. Which scene was scarier, the maggoty meat or the evil clown doll? What does the film say about the values of 1980s American suburbia? Most importantly of all, did Tobe Hooper direct the film, or did producer Steven Spielberg do it on the sly? Director Mick Garris insists it was Hooper, but "Poltergeist" camera assistant John R. Leonetti says Spielberg. Film critic Scout Tafoya claims in "Cinemaphagy," his book covering Hooper's film career, that "Poltergeist" is Hooper's movie but has some distinctly Speilbergian touches.
There is another "Poltergeist" that never quite came into being. Early in the film's production, Spielberg decided that he needed help writing the script. In search of a horror expert, he turned to Stephen King, whose works at the time were tearing up the country's bestseller charts. King was away at the time, and by the time he returned, Spielberg had moved on.
There is another "Poltergeist" that never quite came into being. Early in the film's production, Spielberg decided that he needed help writing the script. In search of a horror expert, he turned to Stephen King, whose works at the time were tearing up the country's bestseller charts. King was away at the time, and by the time he returned, Spielberg had moved on.
- 9/28/2022
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
If you think two independent, ultra-gory, unrated horror movies getting a big(ger) budget third sequel made by a major Hollywood studio sounds unlikely, then let me remind you of a little movie called "Army of Darkness?" Strange but true — the follow-up to "The Evil Dead" and "Evil Dead 2" (subtitled "Dead By Dawn" if ya nasty) is a lightly-r-rated affair that sees hapless hero Ash (Bruce Campbell) thrust into a fantasized version of the Middle Ages, one that tones down the gushing blood and bodily dismemberment of the prior films before replacing them with rampaging skeletons and exploding catapults ... and it was made by Universal Pictures.
It's a sequel that is equal parts expensive as it is expansive, especially for a franchise that began as the quintessential "cabin in the woods" horror film. In addition to Universal footing the bills for the movie, they were also in charge of distributing and marketing it.
It's a sequel that is equal parts expensive as it is expansive, especially for a franchise that began as the quintessential "cabin in the woods" horror film. In addition to Universal footing the bills for the movie, they were also in charge of distributing and marketing it.
- 9/7/2022
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Not all Stephen King movies are created equal. King's massive catalog of frights has made for exciting film adaptations ever since Brian de Palma gave us "Carrie" in 1976. However, "The Shining" might be best remembered for King's criticisms of the film. Those who remember 1979's "Salem's Lot" miniseries might have found themselves asking, "Why is the vampire blue?" Does 2017's "It" really have a scarier Pennywise the Dancing Clown than the 1990 remake?
The most successful King adaptations tend to stray from the source material, which isn't always a bad thing. King is a master storyteller, but his gifts don't automatically translate to the screen. In fact, creative license often makes the movies based on his work — "Carrie" and "The Shining" in particular — better than they would have been had they followed the text faithfully.
Because the adaptation process is imperfect, some King movies succeed where others fail. Others get lost in limbo,...
The most successful King adaptations tend to stray from the source material, which isn't always a bad thing. King is a master storyteller, but his gifts don't automatically translate to the screen. In fact, creative license often makes the movies based on his work — "Carrie" and "The Shining" in particular — better than they would have been had they followed the text faithfully.
Because the adaptation process is imperfect, some King movies succeed where others fail. Others get lost in limbo,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Justin McDevitt
- Slash Film
It’s fitting that The Black Phone, an adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story, was shot in Wilmington, North Carolina. Forty years ago, it was the fertile imagination of Hill’s father—Stephen King—that birthed the city’s film industry. Needing a sprawling estate for an adaptation of King’s novel Firestarter, Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis settled on an antebellum plantation in Wilmington. Pleased with the experience, De Laurentiis made the coastal town his America base of operations, shooting three more King films there and constructing what is now Eue/Screen Gems Studios—the very soundstages that The Black […]
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- 7/12/2022
- by Matt Mulcahey
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
It’s fitting that The Black Phone, an adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story, was shot in Wilmington, North Carolina. Forty years ago, it was the fertile imagination of Hill’s father—Stephen King—that birthed the city’s film industry. Needing a sprawling estate for an adaptation of King’s novel Firestarter, Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis settled on an antebellum plantation in Wilmington. Pleased with the experience, De Laurentiis made the coastal town his America base of operations, shooting three more King films there and constructing what is now Eue/Screen Gems Studios—the very soundstages that The Black […]
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- 7/12/2022
- by Matt Mulcahey
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Media Do International Expands Library of Japanese Content on OverDrive Digital Reading Platform, Offering 20,000 Titles, Including Exclusive eBooks
OverDrive’s Golden Week Japanese Content Sale highlights an extensive selection of bestsellers, popular fiction/non-fiction, children’s, young adult, and manga titles for libraries and schools globally
Media Do International Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Media Do Co., Ltd., Japan’s largest eBook distribution company, announces the expansion of Japanese titles available on OverDrive, the leading digital reading service for libraries and schools worldwide.
OverDrive’s Golden Week Japanese Content Sale highlights the catalog of more than 20,000 manga and literary titles in Japanese and select English translated (manga) works. This set of exclusive eBooks is now available to libraries and schools around the world across a diverse range of categories including acclaimed bestsellers, popular adult fiction/non-fiction, children’s storybooks, educational books, and manga. Exclusive titles include classic children...
OverDrive’s Golden Week Japanese Content Sale highlights an extensive selection of bestsellers, popular fiction/non-fiction, children’s, young adult, and manga titles for libraries and schools globally
Media Do International Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Media Do Co., Ltd., Japan’s largest eBook distribution company, announces the expansion of Japanese titles available on OverDrive, the leading digital reading service for libraries and schools worldwide.
OverDrive’s Golden Week Japanese Content Sale highlights the catalog of more than 20,000 manga and literary titles in Japanese and select English translated (manga) works. This set of exclusive eBooks is now available to libraries and schools around the world across a diverse range of categories including acclaimed bestsellers, popular adult fiction/non-fiction, children’s storybooks, educational books, and manga. Exclusive titles include classic children...
- 5/2/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
It's undeniable that Stephen King has shaped the nightmares of generations across the globe with his truly terrifying works of fiction. King's works have been turned into over 60 films and television series, but the modern master of horror has but a single directorial venture to his name. Based on King's short story "Trucks," the Emilio Estevez-starring "Maximum Overdrive" is about a world caught in chaos after a radiation storm warps the machines on Earth, which gain a mind of their own and attack all of humanity. A group of survivors take refuge in a North Carolina truck stop diner, trying to survive the...
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- 4/28/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Delroy Lindo to star in, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje to direct ‘Last Meals’.
Sentient Entertainment founder and CEO Renee Tab and producer Christopher Tuffin have launched sales, production and finance company Sentient Pictures International (Spi) and will oversee alongside former Relativity COO Andrew Marcus and Taken director Pierre Morel.
Boutique management and production company Sentient and Spi will function as separately owned and operated entities. Spi announced on Thursday (10) an inaugural sales slate led by Sentient productions Last Meals with Delroy Lindo and Boyd Holbrook and sci-fi thriller D.O.A. which Morel will direct, and produce with Tab and Tuffin.
Adewale...
Sentient Entertainment founder and CEO Renee Tab and producer Christopher Tuffin have launched sales, production and finance company Sentient Pictures International (Spi) and will oversee alongside former Relativity COO Andrew Marcus and Taken director Pierre Morel.
Boutique management and production company Sentient and Spi will function as separately owned and operated entities. Spi announced on Thursday (10) an inaugural sales slate led by Sentient productions Last Meals with Delroy Lindo and Boyd Holbrook and sci-fi thriller D.O.A. which Morel will direct, and produce with Tab and Tuffin.
Adewale...
- 2/10/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Sophie Thatcher, who is coming off her breakout role in the hit Showtime series Yellowjackets, and Chris Messina are set to star in the 20th Century Studios adaptation of the Stephen King short story The Boogeyman, with 21 Laps producing.
The film will debut on Hulu, with Rob Savage set to direct. 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine & Dan Cohen are producing. Production is expected to start next month.
Mark Heyman has been writing the script after Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and Akela Cooper wrote the original drafts. It originally was developed by 21 Laps as a Fox film and now finds new life through Hulu. They’ll begin prep and casting quickly to start early next year. Beck and Woods are exec producers.
The Boogeyman was published in 1978 as part of The Night Shift collection of short stories that King wrote over the years for magazines. It was collected in...
The film will debut on Hulu, with Rob Savage set to direct. 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine & Dan Cohen are producing. Production is expected to start next month.
Mark Heyman has been writing the script after Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and Akela Cooper wrote the original drafts. It originally was developed by 21 Laps as a Fox film and now finds new life through Hulu. They’ll begin prep and casting quickly to start early next year. Beck and Woods are exec producers.
The Boogeyman was published in 1978 as part of The Night Shift collection of short stories that King wrote over the years for magazines. It was collected in...
- 1/31/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The sole directorial credit to master of horror Stephen King is largely considered to be one of the worst films ever made, and King has gone on record numerous times admitting that he directed the film while during the height of his addiction, "coked out of his mind," and doesn't even remember directing much of the film. As a proud apologist for "Maximum Overdrive," the accidental camp masterpiece has been a source of instant joy throughout my life, but I completely understand why so many people can't seem to get on board with the final product. Based on King's short story "Trucks,"...
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- 1/3/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Writer/director Johannes Roberts discusses his favorite Stephen King adaptations of the ’80s with host Josh Olson.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
47 Meters Down (2017)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Great White a.k.a. The Last Shark (1981)
The Exorcist III (1990) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City (2021)
The Strangers: Prey At Night (2018)
Carrie (1976) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
The Shining (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
Children of the Corn (1984)
The Night Flier (1997)
Christine (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Cujo (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Roar (1981) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Thing (1982) – Jesus Trevino’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s’ Blu-ray review
Halloween (1978) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing, Alex Kirschenbaum’s timeline and movie power rankings
Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) – Neil Marshall’s trailer commentary
Pet Sematary (1989) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Pet Sematary (2019)
Blade Runner...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
47 Meters Down (2017)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Great White a.k.a. The Last Shark (1981)
The Exorcist III (1990) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City (2021)
The Strangers: Prey At Night (2018)
Carrie (1976) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
The Shining (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
Children of the Corn (1984)
The Night Flier (1997)
Christine (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Cujo (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Roar (1981) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Thing (1982) – Jesus Trevino’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s’ Blu-ray review
Halloween (1978) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing, Alex Kirschenbaum’s timeline and movie power rankings
Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) – Neil Marshall’s trailer commentary
Pet Sematary (1989) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Pet Sematary (2019)
Blade Runner...
- 11/16/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Exclusive: 20th/Hulu are moving forward with The Boogeyman, a two hour film based on the Stephen King short story. Production will be this winter/spring in New Orleans. Rob Savage (Host and Dashcam) is set to direct. 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine & Dan Cohen are producing.
Mark Heyman (Black Swan) has been writing the script which Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place) and Akela Cooper (Malignant) wrote the original drafts. It was originally developed by 21 Laps as a Fox film and now will find new life through Hulu. They’ll begin prep and casting quickly to start early next year.
The Boogeyman was first published in 1978 as part of The Night Shift collection of short stories that King wrote over the years for magazines. It was collected in a bestselling anthology and published the year after The Shining became a huge bestseller for the author. This will be...
Mark Heyman (Black Swan) has been writing the script which Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place) and Akela Cooper (Malignant) wrote the original drafts. It was originally developed by 21 Laps as a Fox film and now will find new life through Hulu. They’ll begin prep and casting quickly to start early next year.
The Boogeyman was first published in 1978 as part of The Night Shift collection of short stories that King wrote over the years for magazines. It was collected in a bestselling anthology and published the year after The Shining became a huge bestseller for the author. This will be...
- 11/1/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Warning: This article contains Power Rangers Dino Fury episode eight spoilers.
For the better part of 20 years Power Rangers has actively resisted a strict continuity. Sure it would drop a reference here or there but most of the time the show was content to keep its season closed off from one another. When we did get references or connections to the past they were often throw away at best and actively contradictory at worst. Sure we had a few great callbacks like Dr. K’s return in Beast Morphers but on the whole, attempts at continuity were few and far between and rarely successful. However when Power Rangers’ newest season, Dino Fury, premiered something was very different.
The first episode brought back the Morphin Masters, a group of characters that hadn’t been seen in the show since its first season but were intensely speculated on by fans. Unlike many...
For the better part of 20 years Power Rangers has actively resisted a strict continuity. Sure it would drop a reference here or there but most of the time the show was content to keep its season closed off from one another. When we did get references or connections to the past they were often throw away at best and actively contradictory at worst. Sure we had a few great callbacks like Dr. K’s return in Beast Morphers but on the whole, attempts at continuity were few and far between and rarely successful. However when Power Rangers’ newest season, Dino Fury, premiered something was very different.
The first episode brought back the Morphin Masters, a group of characters that hadn’t been seen in the show since its first season but were intensely speculated on by fans. Unlike many...
- 4/17/2021
- by Shamus Kelley
- Den of Geek
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By Todd Garbarini
If the title Killdozer is familiar to you, you may have seen it before. Originally a novella by Theodore Sturgeon published in the November 1944 issue of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, a Marvel Comics book in April 1974, and later appearing in The Mammoth Book of Golden Age: Ten Classic Stories from the Birth of Modern Science Fiction Writing (1989), Killdozer was adapted into a made-for-tv movie which aired on Saturday, February 2, 1974. Sporting the tagline “Six men…playing a deadly game of cat and mouse…With a machine that wants to kill them,” and billed as A World Premiere ABC Saturday Suspense Movie, there is little suspense in this overly silly tale of a Caterpillar D9 that is enlisted by a team of construction workers who have been assigned to build a landing strip for an oil drilling company on an island near Africa.
By Todd Garbarini
If the title Killdozer is familiar to you, you may have seen it before. Originally a novella by Theodore Sturgeon published in the November 1944 issue of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, a Marvel Comics book in April 1974, and later appearing in The Mammoth Book of Golden Age: Ten Classic Stories from the Birth of Modern Science Fiction Writing (1989), Killdozer was adapted into a made-for-tv movie which aired on Saturday, February 2, 1974. Sporting the tagline “Six men…playing a deadly game of cat and mouse…With a machine that wants to kill them,” and billed as A World Premiere ABC Saturday Suspense Movie, there is little suspense in this overly silly tale of a Caterpillar D9 that is enlisted by a team of construction workers who have been assigned to build a landing strip for an oil drilling company on an island near Africa.
- 3/6/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
In the five years since Freddie Thorp made his on screen debut, he has managed to cover a lot of ground. He has gone from being virtually unknown to establishing himself as one of England’s hottest up and coming young stars. In 2017, he got his first big break when he was cast in the movie Overdrive. The role opened up more opportunities for him and in 2018 he was cast as Chris Chahal in the TV series Safe. Now, Freddie has yet another hug opportunity on the horizon. He has a main role in the upcoming Netflix series, Fate:
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Freddie Thorp...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Freddie Thorp...
- 12/12/2020
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Stephen King is a name you associate far more with writing than acting, but in spite of this, he’s racked up over two dozen credits in front of the camera, mostly cameos in adaptations of his own work. Despite the horror themes of many of these appearances, though, he’s only been seen to die once, in George A. Romero’s 1982 anthology Creepshow.
King appears in The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill, one of the film’s stronger segments, which sees the eponymous dim-witted farmer discover a meteorite on his land and envisions selling it to pay off his bank loan. However, a series of mishaps and Jordy’s own gormlessness result in the alien plant life within the rock escaping and enveloping both the farm and Jordy himself, whereupon, in a departure from the humor of the rest of the tale, he blows his head off with a...
King appears in The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill, one of the film’s stronger segments, which sees the eponymous dim-witted farmer discover a meteorite on his land and envisions selling it to pay off his bank loan. However, a series of mishaps and Jordy’s own gormlessness result in the alien plant life within the rock escaping and enveloping both the farm and Jordy himself, whereupon, in a departure from the humor of the rest of the tale, he blows his head off with a...
- 12/9/2020
- by Andrew Marshall
- We Got This Covered
It would be interesting to know just how many people actually remember Maximum Overdrive, not because it was released in 1986 and was pretty campy, but mostly because, well, it wasn’t exactly a huge movie that a lot of people would remember, and it was pretty cheesy in quite a few spots. The whole premise is that earth has passed through the tail of a comet and as a result, every machine in the world has suddenly gained a life of its own. It doesn’t matter if it’s powered by an engine or electricity, the machines come to life and
The Pros and Cons of Rebooting Maximum Overdrive...
The Pros and Cons of Rebooting Maximum Overdrive...
- 10/27/2020
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
It’s fair to say that Stephen King‘s Maximum Overdrive isn’t one of the highlights of the author’s career. The 1986 film is his only directorial effort, and is notable for its bizarre living machines and mix of comedy and horror. Despite the experience working on the movie pretty much putting King off from getting behind the camera ever again, though, his son Joe Hill has now thought up a way of making Maximum Overdrive relevant for 2020.
The original was based on King’s short story Trucks, wherein machines come to life due to what’s shown to be a passing comet in the 1980s picture. Another effort was then made to adapt the material via a 1997 television production, also called Trucks, which similarly left audiences and critics unimpressed. However, Hill thinks that the subject matter could be updated, and had this to say in an interview on...
The original was based on King’s short story Trucks, wherein machines come to life due to what’s shown to be a passing comet in the 1980s picture. Another effort was then made to adapt the material via a 1997 television production, also called Trucks, which similarly left audiences and critics unimpressed. However, Hill thinks that the subject matter could be updated, and had this to say in an interview on...
- 10/22/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
Yeardley Smith (iconic voice of Lisa Simpson and host of the podcast Small Town Dicks) joins Josh & Joe to discuss her favorite musical numbers from women.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
Gilda (1946)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
Dreamgirls (2006)
Respect (2021)
Chicago (2002)
The Dot And The Line (1965)
West Side Story (1961)
On The Waterfront (1954)
Funny Girl (1968)
A Star Is Born (1954)
Gypsy (1993)
Divine Madness (1980)
8 ½ (1963)
Nine (2009)
Other Notable Items
Stephen King
Dino De Laurentiis
The Simpsons TV series (1989- ), quite possibly the greatest show of all time
Gunsmoke TV series (1955-1975)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet TV series (1952-1966)
Lisa Simpson
Harlan Ellison
Yeardley’s podcast Small Town Dicks
Yeardley’s production company Paperclip, Ltd
J.K. Simmons
Zoom TV series (1972)
Rita Hayworth
“Put The Blame On Mame” performance from Gilda
Jane Russell...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
Gilda (1946)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
Dreamgirls (2006)
Respect (2021)
Chicago (2002)
The Dot And The Line (1965)
West Side Story (1961)
On The Waterfront (1954)
Funny Girl (1968)
A Star Is Born (1954)
Gypsy (1993)
Divine Madness (1980)
8 ½ (1963)
Nine (2009)
Other Notable Items
Stephen King
Dino De Laurentiis
The Simpsons TV series (1989- ), quite possibly the greatest show of all time
Gunsmoke TV series (1955-1975)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet TV series (1952-1966)
Lisa Simpson
Harlan Ellison
Yeardley’s podcast Small Town Dicks
Yeardley’s production company Paperclip, Ltd
J.K. Simmons
Zoom TV series (1972)
Rita Hayworth
“Put The Blame On Mame” performance from Gilda
Jane Russell...
- 9/22/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
If you've been eager to see what movies will be the next ones to join Vestron Video Collector's Series, then your wait is over, as it's been revealed that Richard Greenberg's Little Monsters and David Cronenberg's Shivers are joining Lionsgate's Blu-ray lineup.
Filmmaker Michael Felsher announced the news on Facebook, which was also shared on Blu-ray.com. According to Felsher, both Blu-rays are expected to come out in September. Special features will be announced at a later date.
Little Monsters and Shivers join a Vestron Video Collector's Series that includes Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive, Stuart Gordon's Dagon, and the Warlock collection, among other releases.
We'll keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed. In the meantime, we have the cover art, official synopses (via Blu-ray.com), and theatrical trailers below.
For more insights into these movies, you can also read Scott Drebit's Drive-In...
Filmmaker Michael Felsher announced the news on Facebook, which was also shared on Blu-ray.com. According to Felsher, both Blu-rays are expected to come out in September. Special features will be announced at a later date.
Little Monsters and Shivers join a Vestron Video Collector's Series that includes Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive, Stuart Gordon's Dagon, and the Warlock collection, among other releases.
We'll keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed. In the meantime, we have the cover art, official synopses (via Blu-ray.com), and theatrical trailers below.
For more insights into these movies, you can also read Scott Drebit's Drive-In...
- 6/30/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
WarnerMedia siblings DC and HBO Max are joining forces on To the Max, an original digital comic book series offered as a free download through several distribution outlets.
Monday’s initial launch of the digital comic is aiming to drive awareness of HBO Max, the WarnerMedia streaming service that launched May 27. Three initial eight-page chapters introduce original characters named Hector, Brian and Olivia, whose initials just happen to form “HBO.” According to a press release, the series has them meeting Max the dog, whereupon they “gain access to different superpowers and become able to teleport, shape shift, fly and save lives around the world.”
Downloads are available via DC Universe, DCComics.com, Apple iBookstore, the Google Play Store, Kindle, Nook, Hoopla, Overdrive, and in the DC Comics, ComiXology and Madefire apps for iOS and Android.
Some DC fans raised an eyebrow when news circulated last week that some of the...
Monday’s initial launch of the digital comic is aiming to drive awareness of HBO Max, the WarnerMedia streaming service that launched May 27. Three initial eight-page chapters introduce original characters named Hector, Brian and Olivia, whose initials just happen to form “HBO.” According to a press release, the series has them meeting Max the dog, whereupon they “gain access to different superpowers and become able to teleport, shape shift, fly and save lives around the world.”
Downloads are available via DC Universe, DCComics.com, Apple iBookstore, the Google Play Store, Kindle, Nook, Hoopla, Overdrive, and in the DC Comics, ComiXology and Madefire apps for iOS and Android.
Some DC fans raised an eyebrow when news circulated last week that some of the...
- 6/15/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Remember Maximum Overdrive? The Stephen King-directed film where trucks and other machines come to life to attack us foolish humans? Well, now imagine that same plot – but applied to an animated film produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. That film exists, friends, and it’s called Connected. This comedy follows a family who suddenly discovers cell […]
The post ‘Connected’ Trailer: It’s Kind of Like ‘Maximum Overdrive’ For the Whole Family! appeared first on /Film.
The post ‘Connected’ Trailer: It’s Kind of Like ‘Maximum Overdrive’ For the Whole Family! appeared first on /Film.
- 3/3/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Phantoms’ (1998): Starring Ben Affleck and Rose McGowan, the 1998 film adaption of Dean Kootz’s novel recounts the tale of small-town Snowfield, Colorado plagued by a subterranean entity known only as the Ancient Enemy. The visiting Lisa Pailey (McGowan) and local law enforcement officers team up to combat the mysterious force and to revert the town back to peace and well-being. Though “Phantoms,” directed by Joe Chappelle, makes for cheap thrills with some unexpected jump scares, its convoluted storyline and shoddy special effects job warrant more laughs than screams.
Mirrors’ (2008) Alexandre Aja’s “Mirrors” follows former NYPD officer Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland) turned abandoned department store night guard as he attempts to unravel the demonic background of his new workplace and protect his loved ones. While “Mirrors” presents an eerie narrative idea, it’s been panned for tripping on itself with an over-complicated plot, botchy dialogue and unnecessarily graphic imagery — making an overall unsatisfactory spook.
Mirrors’ (2008) Alexandre Aja’s “Mirrors” follows former NYPD officer Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland) turned abandoned department store night guard as he attempts to unravel the demonic background of his new workplace and protect his loved ones. While “Mirrors” presents an eerie narrative idea, it’s been panned for tripping on itself with an over-complicated plot, botchy dialogue and unnecessarily graphic imagery — making an overall unsatisfactory spook.
- 1/4/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- The Wrap
As well as selling over 350 million copies of his books, the works of Stephen King are also among the most heavily-adapted source materials in Hollywood. Brian De Palma’s Carrie was the first to be brought to the big screen way back in 1976, and since then over 50 projects have been based on the author’s writing in some form or another, giving us the incredibly varied likes of The Shining, The Running Man, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and It.
The Stephen King business is still booming, with 2019 alone bringing four adaptations of the prolific writer’s work. The most recent, Shining sequel Doctor Sleep, only hit theaters yesterday but in a recent interview, director Mike Flanagan revealed that he’s already developing another King-based idea.
“Stephen and I are talking actively about what’s next, and we have a great idea that I’m not allowed to talk about yet.
The Stephen King business is still booming, with 2019 alone bringing four adaptations of the prolific writer’s work. The most recent, Shining sequel Doctor Sleep, only hit theaters yesterday but in a recent interview, director Mike Flanagan revealed that he’s already developing another King-based idea.
“Stephen and I are talking actively about what’s next, and we have a great idea that I’m not allowed to talk about yet.
- 11/9/2019
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Ryan Lambie Oct 24, 2019
From killer sofas to murderous clocks, cinema’s full of evil in unexpected places. Here are a few of our favorites…
Note: The following contains spoilers.
As several decades of cinema have informed us, evil takes many forms. Aside from all the serial killers and ancient demons waiting to either leap out of the shadows and murder us, or simply scare us into a weeping ruin, movies are also full of killer cars, malevolent dolls and rampaging animals to contend with.
Given that entire lists could be generated from those menaces outlined above, we’ll be dealing with more obscure manifestations of evil here. The sort of demonic objects you might win on The Generation Game if it were presented by the Devil, or the kind of unlikely scenarios you'd encounter if you were the star of a horror film directed by Benny Hill.
Here is our...
From killer sofas to murderous clocks, cinema’s full of evil in unexpected places. Here are a few of our favorites…
Note: The following contains spoilers.
As several decades of cinema have informed us, evil takes many forms. Aside from all the serial killers and ancient demons waiting to either leap out of the shadows and murder us, or simply scare us into a weeping ruin, movies are also full of killer cars, malevolent dolls and rampaging animals to contend with.
Given that entire lists could be generated from those menaces outlined above, we’ll be dealing with more obscure manifestations of evil here. The sort of demonic objects you might win on The Generation Game if it were presented by the Devil, or the kind of unlikely scenarios you'd encounter if you were the star of a horror film directed by Benny Hill.
Here is our...
- 10/24/2019
- Den of Geek
Hulu has released an interesting promo spot for Castle Rock Season 2. It takes the viewers on a 14-minute long road trip from Castle Rock to Jerusalem’s Lot and the radio is on to keep you entertained as you travel.
You are supposed to keep a lookout to see if you can see or hear anything. I will say, there are a ton of references to some of Stephen King’s popular stories including Stand By Me, Misery, Salem’s Lot, Maximum Overdrive, It, Needful Things, The Mist, Under The Dome, Pet Semetary, Sleeping Beauties, The Shawshank Redemption, 11/22/63, The Stand, The Dead Zone, and more!
For those of you who are familiar with King’s work, these references aren’t hard to catch. You just have to listen. This is actually a pretty cool promo and while it may seem boring for some, it’s exciting for the Stephen King fans like myself.
You are supposed to keep a lookout to see if you can see or hear anything. I will say, there are a ton of references to some of Stephen King’s popular stories including Stand By Me, Misery, Salem’s Lot, Maximum Overdrive, It, Needful Things, The Mist, Under The Dome, Pet Semetary, Sleeping Beauties, The Shawshank Redemption, 11/22/63, The Stand, The Dead Zone, and more!
For those of you who are familiar with King’s work, these references aren’t hard to catch. You just have to listen. This is actually a pretty cool promo and while it may seem boring for some, it’s exciting for the Stephen King fans like myself.
- 10/4/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Image Source: Everett Collection
Fyi: some spoilers for It Chapter Two ahead!
Much like its predecessor, It Chapter Two maintains a healthy balance between depraved horror and laugh-out-loud humor. Though much of the latter can be attributed to Finn Wolfhard and Bill Hader's joint portrayal of Richie Tozier, a cameo is also the recipient of a good chuckle. To not draw it out further: Stephen King - yes, the mastermind behind Pennywise and the original It novel - appears in the freaking sequel!
The cameo happens about midway through the movie when the grown-up members of the Losers Club embark on a mission to recollect tokens from their childhood that might jog their mysteriously foggy memories of Pennywise and what happened that Summer of 1989. That's when Bill Denbrough (James McAvoy) spots his old bike, Silver, in the window of an antique store in Derry. The curmudgeonly shop owner buried behind relics at his desk?...
Fyi: some spoilers for It Chapter Two ahead!
Much like its predecessor, It Chapter Two maintains a healthy balance between depraved horror and laugh-out-loud humor. Though much of the latter can be attributed to Finn Wolfhard and Bill Hader's joint portrayal of Richie Tozier, a cameo is also the recipient of a good chuckle. To not draw it out further: Stephen King - yes, the mastermind behind Pennywise and the original It novel - appears in the freaking sequel!
The cameo happens about midway through the movie when the grown-up members of the Losers Club embark on a mission to recollect tokens from their childhood that might jog their mysteriously foggy memories of Pennywise and what happened that Summer of 1989. That's when Bill Denbrough (James McAvoy) spots his old bike, Silver, in the window of an antique store in Derry. The curmudgeonly shop owner buried behind relics at his desk?...
- 9/14/2019
- by Kelsey Garcia
- Popsugar.com
Becky Lea Aug 12, 2019
Stephen King has inspired some great (and not great) movie adaptations. We look at what works on screen.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Stephen King is one of our most prolific authors dabbling predominantly in both horror and crime genres with near-equal success. With any successful novelist comes the inevitable film adaptations of their work. From debut wonders to slowburn success stories, Hollywood will sniff out the ones they think will make it on the silver screen. King is no exception.
There are the classic adaptations such as Carrie and The Shining or the infamous adaptations of Maximum Overdrive and The Lawnmower Man. There is a frankly ludicrous number of Children of the Corn films.
Over the course of my odyssey through the adaptations of his work, I like to think I’ve learned a thing or two about what makes an adaptation of a King novel successful.
Stephen King has inspired some great (and not great) movie adaptations. We look at what works on screen.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Stephen King is one of our most prolific authors dabbling predominantly in both horror and crime genres with near-equal success. With any successful novelist comes the inevitable film adaptations of their work. From debut wonders to slowburn success stories, Hollywood will sniff out the ones they think will make it on the silver screen. King is no exception.
There are the classic adaptations such as Carrie and The Shining or the infamous adaptations of Maximum Overdrive and The Lawnmower Man. There is a frankly ludicrous number of Children of the Corn films.
Over the course of my odyssey through the adaptations of his work, I like to think I’ve learned a thing or two about what makes an adaptation of a King novel successful.
- 8/12/2019
- Den of Geek
The upcoming Creepshow series boasts a proverbial “who’s who” of acting talent which includes the likes of Jeffrey Combs, Tobin Bell, David Arquette, Dana Gould, DJ Qualls, Bruce Davison, and original Creepshow star Adrienne Barbeau, to name a few. But one of the cast members recently announced gave this writer quite a thrill: the one and only Giancarlo Esposito.
Esposito was in attendance for the 2019 Comic-Con festivities this past weekend, and while in San Diego, Daily Dead caught up with the longtime actor to discuss his involvement in Creepshow. During the roundtable interview, Esposito chatted about how it was the appeal of reteaming with Greg Nicotero that attracted him to coming aboard the new Creepshow series, and he gave us some insight into his episode’s story and more.
Look for Creepshow to debut on Shudder on September 26th!
Greg mentioned that you guys had a relationship because of Breaking Bad.
Esposito was in attendance for the 2019 Comic-Con festivities this past weekend, and while in San Diego, Daily Dead caught up with the longtime actor to discuss his involvement in Creepshow. During the roundtable interview, Esposito chatted about how it was the appeal of reteaming with Greg Nicotero that attracted him to coming aboard the new Creepshow series, and he gave us some insight into his episode’s story and more.
Look for Creepshow to debut on Shudder on September 26th!
Greg mentioned that you guys had a relationship because of Breaking Bad.
- 7/23/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas will be screening over 10 of Stephen King's films starting in July in anticipation of the release of It: Chapter Two! Also in today's Horror Highlights: the first look at Tony Todd in Marfa, Toe Tag Riot Kickstarter details, and a trailer and release details for Camp Wedding and A Most Savage Beast.
Stephen King's Films Screening at Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas: "Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is celebrating the master of horror Stephen King with a curated selection of cult and classic adaptations, beginning in July through the highly anticipated release of It: Chapter Two. Kicking off with a month of Terror Tuesday programming in Austin and culminating in nationwide screenings of four films in all Alamo Drafthouse cities, audiences will be able to experience a “King-Size Summer” of terror on the big screen once again.
The lineup includes an Alamo Drafthouse-wide re-release of Creepshow, Maximum Overdrive, The Running Man,...
Stephen King's Films Screening at Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas: "Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is celebrating the master of horror Stephen King with a curated selection of cult and classic adaptations, beginning in July through the highly anticipated release of It: Chapter Two. Kicking off with a month of Terror Tuesday programming in Austin and culminating in nationwide screenings of four films in all Alamo Drafthouse cities, audiences will be able to experience a “King-Size Summer” of terror on the big screen once again.
The lineup includes an Alamo Drafthouse-wide re-release of Creepshow, Maximum Overdrive, The Running Man,...
- 6/28/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Museum of the Moving Image
“See It Big! Action,” one of the finest genre retrospectives in recent memory, is underway with screenings such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Seven Samurai.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit plays throughout the weekend as part of an Earth Day celebration.
Once undistributed for fear it would “incite racial tension,...
Museum of the Moving Image
“See It Big! Action,” one of the finest genre retrospectives in recent memory, is underway with screenings such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Seven Samurai.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit plays throughout the weekend as part of an Earth Day celebration.
Once undistributed for fear it would “incite racial tension,...
- 4/19/2019
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Bam
A series on Czech titan Věra Chytilová has commenced.
Metrograph
King Hu’s The Fate of Lee Khan has been restored.
Films about Thelonious Monk play back-to-back.
Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant and a print of Cronenberg’s Spider can be seen.
Museum of the Moving Image
A series on Latin America’s recent sci-fi...
Bam
A series on Czech titan Věra Chytilová has commenced.
Metrograph
King Hu’s The Fate of Lee Khan has been restored.
Films about Thelonious Monk play back-to-back.
Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant and a print of Cronenberg’s Spider can be seen.
Museum of the Moving Image
A series on Latin America’s recent sci-fi...
- 4/12/2019
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
As someone who has loved Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive for more than 30 years now (I wrote about it Here a few years back), the recent Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray for what I consider to be the ultimate cult film of the 1980s is an absolute treasure trove of awesomeness for fans and newcomers alike. The special features dive into literally everything you could want (minus an interview with King and Maximum Overdrive star Emilio Estevez), from the casting to the effects to how producers Dino De Laurentiis and Martha Schumacher (De Laurentiis) helped establish “Hollywood East” in Wilmington, North Carolina, and even follows the story of how the Green Goblin head came to be restored back in 2011.
I won’t really dive into the story of Maximum Overdrive, because chances are, if you’re reading this site, you are probably already pretty familiar with King’s tale...
I won’t really dive into the story of Maximum Overdrive, because chances are, if you’re reading this site, you are probably already pretty familiar with King’s tale...
- 11/12/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
While he’s had his hand in several screenplays, Stephen King only directed one movie: Maximum Overdrive. Widely panned when released in 1986, the killer truck film has achieved a kind of cult status, where fans admire the film for its goofball charms. Vestron Video is releasing a new Maximum Overdrive Blu-ray this week, and we have an exclusive […]
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- 10/22/2018
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
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