King’s Corner

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IT: Chapter Two

September 7, 2019

This book-ending of King's mammoth novel further proves that some stories should remain on printed pages for the reader to envisage.

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by Sean Burton

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IT (2017)

September 8, 2017

Pennywise returns to scare a new generation of Derry kids in this adaption of Stephen King's novel.

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by Sean Burton

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The Dark Tower

August 18, 2017

The Dark Tower is a much bigger beast, struggling to fit into the skin it has been given and bursting at the seams, ready to be set free.

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by Sean Burton

Dolan’s Cadillac

January 15, 2013

It's no classic, but it sits proudly in the 'hidden gem' category of Stephen King adaptations.

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by Sean Burton

The Mangler

December 8, 2012

Is this the worst Stephen King adaptation ever?

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by Sean Burton

Christine is Stephen King’s eighth novel and was published in 1983. Later that same year, a film adaptation was released. It was directed by John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, The Fog) and written by Bill Phillips. She was born in Detroit… on an automobile assembly line. But she is no ordinary automobile. Deep within her chassis […]

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by Sean Burton

Children of the Corn

February 5, 2012

First published in 1977, Children of the Corn is a short story by Stephen King which was later collected for the Night Shift collection. It was adapted for screen in 1984 by George Goldsmith, and was directed by Fritz Kiersch. It starred Peter Horton and Linda Hamilton (better known as Sarah Connor from The Teriminator series). Set […]

by Sean Burton

Stephen King’s IT

January 30, 2012

IT will always be memorable for giving us Pennywise, but take off the rose-tinted specs and this TV two parter is far from the adaptation that the book deserves.

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by Sean Burton

Pet Sematary

January 26, 2012

First published in 1984, Pet Sematary almost never was. The story came to King after he rented a house by the university he was teaching at, and close to the house was a road where a large number of family pets had lost their lives due to the ongoing traffic. The said road also claimed […]

by Sean Burton

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