Tag Archives: Stephen King

Creepshow 4K SteelBook Release Arriving in February

George Romero and Stephen King’s E.C. Comics-inspired horror anthology classic Creepshow will be getting a Walmart-exclusive 4k SteelBook release in February 2024. The 1982 movie directed by Romero and written by King brings five tales of terror with a cast that includes Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen, Ed Harris, Ted Danson, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Savini, and… Read More »

Mike Flanagan Provides The Life of Chuck Update as Stephen King Movie Wraps Production

Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck, which is an adaptation of a Stephen King short story, has wrapped production. Flanagan announced on Twitter that The Life of Chuck — which stars Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay, Matthew Lillard, Harvey Guillén, Rahul Kohli, and Heather Lagenkamp — has officially wrapped production.… Read More »

Chapelwaite Season 2 Plans Canceled at Epix

Co-showrunner Jason Filardi confirmed on social media that Chapelwaite Season 2 is no longer moving forward at Epix after nearly two years since its development was first announced. This cancellation comes after Epix was recently rebranded into MGM+ earlier this year. “I’m afraid Captain Boone’s story ends on that beach of weathered, Maine sand,” Filardi… Read More »

Creepshow Video Game To Be Shown at the Indie Horror Showcase This Month

Dread Central video game publishing arm DreadXP will be unveiling a first look at its video game adaptation of the horror anthology Creepshow later this month at the Indie Horror Showcase. Creepshow Goes Digital Again First revealed last year, Darkstone Digital (creator of 2022 indie horror hit The Mortuary Assistant) and DreadXP are creating a… Read More »

Stephen King’s Needful Things Gives Audiences What They Desire

There’s always a thrill that comes from discussing the adapted works of Stephen King. It’s especially exciting when they’re in a televised mini-series form. Needful Things doesn’t quite have the ambitions of The Stand, and hasn’t penetrated the pop culture the way IT did. The story also doesn’t swing as broadly as Storm of the… Read More »

Andy Muschietti’s IT & IT Chapter Two Almost Conquer Adapting Stephen King’s Epic Tale

The 1990 TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s IT always frustrated me as an avid fan of the book. The sneering, snarling nastiness of the source material was stripped away, and entire plot points were ripped up from the roots (understandably in some cases). The casting was a mixed bag, even though Seth Green‘s Richie… Read More »

The Tommyknockers: Stephen King Miniseries Still Disappoints 30 Years Later

We all know that Stephen King is a prolific author, so it isn’t surprising that so many of his works were turned into films and television miniseries, and it’s less surprising that several of those adaptations are often forgotten. There was a push to make more, and adapt everything, because his work was hot, and… Read More »

The Boogeyman Trailer & Poster Preview Stephen King Adaptation

The first The Boogeyman trailer for the movie adaptation of Stephen King’s short story was released during today’s NFC championship game. It is set to release on June 2, 2023, exclusively in theaters nationwide. “High school student Sadie Harper and her younger sister Sawyer are reeling from the recent death of their mother and aren’t… Read More »

The Boogeyman Theatrical Release Date Set for Stephen King Movie

According to THR, 20th Century Studios’ upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s short story The Boogeyman is officially changing its release strategy. Initially set to make its debut on Hulu, the horror thriller has now been slated to arrive in theaters on June 2, 2023. The outlet notes that this decision was made after The… Read More »