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October Horrors 2020 – Misery (1990)

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Misery, 1990. Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen and Lauren Bacall. SYNOPSIS: After a car crash, successful novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by Annie Wilkes, an eccentric woman who is Paul’s “number one fan”. As he recovers from his injuries, Paul quickly discovers that far from being rescued, […]

Movie Review – The Dark Tower (2017)

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The Dark Tower, 2017. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel Starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Katheryn Winnick, Abbey Lee, Dennis Haysbert, Nicholas Hamilton, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz, José Zúñiga, and Jackie Earle Haley. SYNOPSIS: The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in […]

Zac Efron set for Stephen King adaptation Firestarter

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Having brought in a new director back in December in Keith Thomas (The Vigil), Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions long-gestating Stephen King adaptation Firestarter has added its first cast member in Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Greatest Showman). Published in 1980, Firestarter tells the story of a young girl develops pyrokinetic […]

Creepshow animated special arriving on Shudder this Halloween, will feature stories by Stephen King and Joe Hill

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Although the second season of the Shudder exclusive horror anthology series Creepshow has only recently started production after an indefinite delay due to the ongoing global health crisis, the streaming service has announced a brand new Creepshow animated special will debut on October 26th – just in time for the Halloween season. The animated special will feature […]

Stephen King series Mr. Mercedes moves to Peacock streaming service

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NBC’s streaming service Peacock has picked up the rights to AT&T Audience Network’s Stephen King-inspired series Mr. Mercedes with the series’ first two seasons moving onto the service on Thursday, October 15th. The series came from producer David E. Kelly and followed retired detective Bill Hodges as he searched for the elusive serial killer known as Mr. […]

Hulu’s Stephen King adaptation The Eyes of the Dragon has been scrapped

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Back in May of last year it was announced that Hulu had secured the rights to Stephen King’s fantasy novel The Eyes of the Dragon and tapped Seth Graheme-Smith (Dark Shadows) to develop a TV adaptation which was being viewed as a potential “YA answer to Game of Thrones“. Well, we have some bad news […]

Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan offers disappointing update on The Shining prequel

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Before the release of Doctor Sleep, director Mike Flanagan was attached to create a prequel to The Shining titled, Hallorann, which would have focused on Dick Hallorann, the cook who educated Danny Torrance on his power in the original film. However, during a recent appearance for the Fantasia International Film Festival, Flanagan offered a disappointing update on The Shining prequel which makes […]

Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep director wishes he could adapt The Dark Tower

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Over the past few years, Mike Flanagan has adapted a number of Stephen King novels including directing both Gerald’s Game for Netflix and last year’s The Shining sequel, Doctor Sleep. Now, the filmmaker has named the Stephen King adaptation he would love to make. During an interview at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Flanagan revealed that The Dark Tower would […]

First teaser trailer for Stephen King adaptation The Stand

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CBS All Access has released a teaser trailer for its limited series The Stand, which offers a first look at footage from the small screen adaptation of Stephen King’s 1978 post-apocalyptic epic; watch it here… SEE ALSO: First images from Stephen King adaptation The Stand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiJ6JG8FwYI Written by Josh Boone and Ben Cavell, The Stand is […]

Exclusive Interview – Mick Garris on These Evil Things We Do, Hocus Pocus, Masters of Horror and more

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EJ Moreno speaks with Mick Garris about his new horror collection These Evil Things We Do… In an exclusive interview, legendary writer, filmmaker, and horror-lover, Mick Garris spoke with me about all things spooky. We dive into his new collection of stories: These Evil Things We Do. You also can’t interview Garris without speaking about […]