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It will receive a Director’s Cut on Blu-ray

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New Line Cinema has scored a huge hit with its Stephen King adaptation It, which is already the highest-grossing movie based on one of King’s works, and is on its way to becoming the biggest September release of all time. While we await official word on the green light for the second instalment, director Andy […]

Mr. Mercedes Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘People in the Rain’

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Mr. Mercedes… Darkness seeps between the cracks ushering in another kink this week as back story, dark fantasy and parental manipulation are all on show. Weakness in character is always more interesting than strength just as friction represents more entertainment than serenity. It becomes most watchable when the […]

First poster for Stephen King adaptation Gerald’s Game

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Stephen King has taken to Twitter to share the poster for Mike Flanagan’s upcoming adaptation of the author’s 1992 novel Gerald’s Game featuring Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood; take a look at the poster here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Gerald’s Game here While trying to spice up their marriage in their remote lake house, Jessie must fight […]

It will remain comfortably in the top spot at the box office this weekend

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It is predicted to easily retain its title as king of the US box office this coming weekend. The Stephen King adaptation blew cinemas apart during its opening weekend on its way to a massive $123 million. It has continued to perform impressively in its domestic market since, earning $8.8 million on Monday and $11.4 […]

Stephen King short story Suffer the Little Children heading to the big screen

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Fresh from the box office success of the latest Stephen King adaptation It, director Sean Carter (Keep Watching) has signed on to bring another of the author’s tale to the big screen in Suffer the Little Children, a short story from Nightmares & Dreamscapes. “The Stephen King aesthetic has been imprinted into my psyche since I […]

It floats at the box office with $179 million worldwide opening

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Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s hotly-anticipated Stephen King adaptation It has scared up an impressive $179 million as it terrorised audiences around the globe in its opening weekend. Domestically, the Andy Muschietti-helmed film pulled in a whopping $117 million in North America – a record for the largest September opening (previously held by Hotel […]

Movie Review – It (2017)

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It, 2017. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Nicholas Hamilton, and Bill Skarsgard. SYNOPSIS: A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children. After the appalling adaptation of The Dark […]

New Line officially moving ahead with second It movie after bumper box office opening

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With New Line Cinema’s Stephen King adaptation It enjoying a rather impressive opening weekend at the box office, it has been announced that the studio is officially moving forward with the second chapter. THR reports that Gary Dauberman, one of the screenwriters on the first movie, has closed his deal to pen the second film, […]

The Sound of Fear: 17 Creepy Choral Horror Soundtracks

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Benjamin Wallfisch’s brilliantly sinister It score turns the human voice inside out – and it’s not the only one… The world’s most terrifying clown Pennywise is back to stalk our nightmares in the new adaptation of IT, on release now. Bill Skarsgard takes over from Tim Curry as the dreaded Stephen King creation and director […]