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Ghost Story (1981) – October Horrors 2022

October 17, 2022 by Graeme Robertson

Ghost Story, 1981. Directed by John Irvin Starring Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, Patricia Neal and Alice Krige SYNOPSIS: Two generations of men find themselves haunted by the presence of a spectral woman. We all love a good ghost story. Gathering around the fireplace late at night and telling […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Craig Wasson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Fred Astaire, Ghost Story, John Houseman, John Irvin, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Peter Straub

Steven Spielberg and The Duffer Brothers to adapt Stephen King’s The Talisman

March 8, 2021 by Gary Collinson

Having snapped up the rights to Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman was back in 1982 – two years before the book’s publication – it seems that Steven Spielberg is finally ready to move forward with his adaptation of the fantasy novel. As reported by Deadline, Spielberg and his Amblin Television are set to […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: netflix, Peter Straub, Stephen King, Steven Spielberg, The Duffer Brothers, The Talisman

Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman movie adaptation finds a director

March 15, 2019 by Gary Collinson

According to Collider, veteran TV director Mike Barker (Fargo, Broadchurch, The Handmaid’s Tale) is set to direct a big screen adaptation of the 1984 fantasy novel The Talisman from Stephen King and Peter Straub, which is being produced by Amblin Partners and The Kennedy/Marshall Company. The Talisman follows a young boy who embarks on a […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Mike Barker, Peter Straub, Stephen King, The Talisman

Steven Spielberg still hoping to adapt Stephen King’s The Talisman

April 8, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Back in 1982, two years prior to its publication, filmmaker Steven Spielberg acquired the rights to The Talisman, a fantasy novel from Stephen King and Peter Straub. As King notes in a piece over at Entertainment Weekly, “several times [Spielberg] came very close to making it”, and it seems the filmmaker isn’t ready to give […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Peter Straub, Stephen King, Steven Spielberg, The Talisman

Josh Boone writing script for Stephen King’s The Talisman

October 12, 2017 by Ricky Church

This year has been a pretty big one for fans of Stephen King’s works. The Dark Tower and It were released earlier this year and on the television side there is the upcoming Castle Rock series while Mr. Mercedes has been renewed for a second season. Fans have more to look forward to, however, as Variety has reported Amblin Entertainment has […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Frank Marshall, Josh Boone, Peter Straub, Stephen King, The Talisman

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