Originally published August 1, 2018. Updated August 2, 2018.
Legendary author Stephen King has offered some advice for fans on how to best enjoy Castle Rock.
The new Hulu series Castle Rock, which incorporates elements of Stephen King’s past works, debuted last week and fans of the author are excitedly trying to dissect all the Easter eggs and references to their favourite books.
King, however, feels that fans shouldn’t worry too much about these connections and should instead enjoy the show for what it is; a story about a small town plagued by death and the supernatural.
Taking to Twitter, King said: “Castle Rock is really good, each episode better than the last. But put all that Easter egg stuff aside and just enjoy it on its own terms. The cast is incandescent and they support a story worth telling.”
CASTLE ROCK is really good, each episode better than the last. But put all that Easter egg stuff aside and just enjoy it on its own terms. The cast is incandescent and they support a story worth telling.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) August 1, 2018
Have you seen Castle Rock? Do you think the references to King’s works are distracting from the drama of the actual show or is it just making things more enjoyable? Let us know in the comments below…
Based on Stephen King’s works, the series is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine that is featured in many of his novels. The series stars Andre Holland (Moonlight), Bill Skarsgård (It), Melanie Lynskey (Togetherness), Sissy Spacek (Carrie), Jane Levy (Suburgatory), Scott Glenn (Daredevil), Terry O’Quinn (Lost) and Chosen Jacobs (It) as they get caught up in the town’s mysterious darkness.
A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland. The fictional Maine town of Castle Rock has figured prominently in King’s literary career: Cujo, The Dark Half, IT and Needful Things, as well as novella The Body and numerous short stories such as Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption are either set there or contain references to Castle Rock. Castle Rock is an original suspense/thriller — a first-of-its-kind reimagining that explores the themes and worlds uniting the entire King canon, while brushing up against some of his most iconic and beloved stories.
