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One of the most panned horror movies based on the works of seminal author Stephen King has found surprise success on free streaming. Despite the quality of the source material, the films based on the works of horror author Stephen King are not always great. The big screen has hosted plenty of masterpieces like The Shining, Stand by Me, and The Shawshank Redemption, but his name is not exactly equivalent to guaranteed success. Cell, The Dark Tower and Riding the Bullet are a few which failed to earn acclaim. And, in the middle ground, where the most divisive movies remain, you will find Thinner.

Thinner, the body horror film based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, has suddenly become a hit on the streaming platform Tubi, a.k.a. one of the few streamers that doesn't require you to pay a single penny or even register.

Un thriller de terror sobrenatural protagonizado por Mariela Garriga y Blas Polidori. © Selecta Visión

Selecta Visión ha anunciado la fecha de estreno del thriller de terror sobrenatural Maleficio (La Regla de Osha), dirigido por Ángel González (Compulsión) y coescrito junto a Sara Vicente Laguna (Tierra de lobos).

En Maleficio (La Regla de Osha), para ser ascendido en su banda, para ascender en su banda, un joven pandillero es iniciado en un ritual ocultista de Santería por el jefe de su clan. Desde entonces, tanto él como su hermana pequeña son acosados por una entidad sobrenatural. Cuando una trabajadora social se da cuenta de esta situación, lo arriesgará todo para ayudar a los hermanos a escapar del fatal destino al que parecen condenados.

La película está protagonizada por Mariela Garriga (Misión Imposible: Sentencia mortal), Blas Polidori (La sociedad de la nieve), Edgar Vittorino (Cien años de soledad), Noakis Salazar (La familia...

What happens when we die? This age-old question has confounded philosophers and religious experts alike while occupying our thoughts to an unhealthy degree. The irony is that each of us will one day have the answer, but will not be able to pass on what we find. As an author of horror fiction, Stephen King has been exploring this concept for the past 50 years with novels that run the gamut from thrilling and tense to downright nihilistic and cruel. For example, this month’s The Monkey is a blood-soaked romp through the reality of death brought to life with the icy humor of director Oz Perkins. On the opposite end of the spectrum is King’s 2018 novel Elevation. At just shy of 150 pages, this slim story explores the beautiful possibilities of leaving this world and what we can accomplish before saying goodbye.

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The release of The Monkey marks a continuation of Stephen King's long and weird film career. Directed by Osgood Perkins, the film reaches far back into King's past for material, now joining the ranks of other King adaptations like Carrie, The Running Man, and The Shining. However, as it turns out, Perkins isn't the first to bring this supposedly untouched short story to life. Kudos to you X-File fanatics who recall the episode “Chinga” in 1998, which used this same plot.

As part of a special series in Season 5, creator Chris Carter recruited some ringers to guest write. The result was an unofficial adaptation of King’s 1980 short story, “The Monkey,” swapping out the cymbal-clutching monkey for a creepy, haunted, Victorian Doll. Perhaps for legal reasons, the story was modified, concealing the origins. But enough of the core elements remain to trace the provenance of "Chinga." That short story is...

Star gazing is unavoidable whenever watching Tales from the Crypt. In this beloved anthology series, you typically find actors who were in the early days of their career, but there were also occasions where even more established celebs were dying to work with the Cryptkeeper. One notable instance of the latter was in Season Two’s opener “Dead Right” — this macabre delivery of just deserts featured Demi Moore after she starred in Ghost, the top-grossing film of 1990, and it was shortly before she would go on to become the highest-paid actress of the decade.

Unlike other actors who sought out their spots in Tales from the Crypt, Moore was directly asked to star in an episode. “We were looking for the perfect person, and it occurred to us that the role [of Cathy Marno] was tailor-made for Demi Moore,” recalled Crypt producer William Teitler. And as luck would have it, Moore was a friend of co-producer Joel Silver.

Last year, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Long Walk (which was, like The Running Man and Thinner, published under the pen name Richard Bachman) went into production, with director Francis Lawrence, whose previous credits include Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2, Red Sparrow, Slumberland, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, at the helm. Now, Lawrence has confirmed to the folks at Collider that post-production work on the film is almost complete, and he’s “super happy” with it.

An adaptation of The Long Walk has been trudging through development hell for decades. At one point, the rights were in the hands of Frank Darabont, who made the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. Then the rights passed over to New Line Cinema, where Scary Stories to...

The Western genre has been defined by a long list of iconic movies, from Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo to Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. One of the most enduring and popular movies of the genre, Tombstone, assembled one of the best '90s casts for a great project, one made memorable by its quotable script. Bringing action and revenge to the Old West like few movies before, it's practically synonymous with blockbuster Westerns.

Tombstone tells the story of the Earp brothers, a group of lawmen who take on the roles of US Marshals in Tombstone, Arizona. There, they cross paths with the violent Cochise County Cowboys, whose tactics of fear and intimidation make them almost untouchable. While the movie has an iconic and recognizable line-up of leading actors, from Kurt Russell to Sam Elliott, other stars haven't been as closely associated with the movie in the years since.

Big screen adaptations of Stephen King novels have been a high point for the careers of a plethora of actors, including Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Bill Skarsgård, Tom Hanks, and Sissy Spacek. However, one intriguing “what if” scenario nearly had actor and comedian John Candy cast in the lead role in the 1996 film Thinner, by Fright Night and Child's Play director Tom Holland. Thankfully for him, it seems it was a wise choice to turn the role down.

Did The Lion King (1994) Hint At Mufasa & Scar Not Being Related? (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Disney’s The Lion King remains one of the most beloved animated films of all time. The relationship between King Mufasa and his cunning brother Scar is the base of the classic tale of betrayal, jealousy, and family conflict. For decades, fans believed Scar and Mufasa were blood brothers, making Scar’s treachery even more devastating. However, many fans were a bit disappointed when they learned that the two brothers were not blood-related. Therefore, fans began hating the upcoming film Mufasa: The Lion King for this revelation.

Some fans have criticized the filmmakers for not portraying Scar and Mufasa as brothers in the prequel, arguing that it changes the emotional weight of their relationship. However, the truth might surprise audiences. The original 1994 Lion King movie had already hinted that Scar and Mufasa were not real brothers after all.

What Does Sean Diddy Combs Look Like Now? (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Sean Diddy Combs’ time behind bars and the endless lawsuits piling up seem to be taking a real toll on his glow-up. The 55-year-old has been in federal custody for three months. He has been denied bail on three separate occasions. The rapper faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation for prostitution following an extensive federal investigation. A trial date has been scheduled for May 5, next year.

A journalist who attended the hearing of Diddy’s federal sex trafficking case on Wednesday shared an update on the rapper’s current appearance. Combs has reportedly shed a significant amount of weight while being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center.

Sean Diddy Combs Reportedly Appeared Lot Thinner

Following the hearing, Law & Crime reporter Elizabeth Millner remarked that the disgraced rapper appeared noticeably thinner. This was expected given that he...

Horror legend Stephen King has written a fair few books over the years. Ever since he burst on the scene with "Carrie" in 1974, he's given fans at least one book nearly every year. Since most of his work has been extremely popular, he's also established himself as a bit of an authority on the horror front -- and isn't shy about commenting about either the genre or his craft as a writer.

Thanks to King's status as a horror luminary and extensive work in many other genres, we've analyzed his work many times before. You may have seen us discuss why King's endings have a reputation for being disappointing, look into his biggest career regret involving (of all things) a forgotten TV commercial, and examine the one Stephen King book that will never get a film adaption due to the author voluntarily scrubbing it from his catalog.

However, in order...

An underrated Stephen King adaptation starring a Criminal Minds fan-favorite is headed to a new streaming home this weekend.

Per Prime Video, director Tom Holland's 1996 feature film adaptation of Stephen King's 1984 novel Thinner is headed to the streaming platform as its new home beginning December 1. This marks yet another adaptation of one of King's many iconic works available for Prime Video subscribers, including Maximum Overdrive, Children of the Corn, and Carrie.

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Written by Tom Holland and Michael McDowell, Thinner stars Robert John Burke as Billy Halleck, a well off attorney who has just marked a major win for his firm after successfully defending Mafia boss Richie "The Hammer" Ginelli, portrayed by Criminal Minds star Joe Mantegna. When a night out goes horribly wrong and Billy mows...

A little bit ago, I discussed Hardware from 1990 and how it became a little lost to time. Today’s movie is no different as it’s pretty hard to come by and actually has three different versions to look out for. To that end, Richard Stanley can definitely be considered the best horror director you never saw. While he had a resurgence with the Nic Cage cosmic Lovecraft horror Color Out of Space, the rest of his catalogue is either a wonderful hot mess like his incomplete version of The Island of Dr. Moreau where he was fired or his first two movies that just don’t get talked about enough. While Hardware is loosely based on a comic, Dust Devil is what I would call a wholly original South African supernatural slasher flick. It has lore based in both legend and the creative mind of its writer/director Richard...

Earlier this year, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Long Walk (which was, like The Running Man and Thinner, published under the pen name Richard Bachman) went into production, with director Francis Lawrence, whose previous credits include Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2, Red Sparrow, Slumberland, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, at the helm. Now, cast member Judy Greer (the Halloween and Ant-Man franchises) has said that the film Lawrence has made out of King’s story is beautiful and dark.

An adaptation of The Long Walk has been trudging through development hell for decades. At one point, the rights were in the hands of Frank Darabont, who made the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. Then the rights passed over to New Line Cinema, where...

Stephen King is not just a prolific writer, he's a ravenous reader. Those two qualities mean that he has a strong sense for, among other storytelling talents, what makes a great antagonist. (King's favorite villains include Count Dracula and Anton Chigurh.)

King's own books have plenty of memorable bad guys: Pennywise, Randall Flagg, Greg Stillson, Cujo, etc. One of his more obscure villains resides not in the "Kingverse," though, but the Marvel Comics universe.

Stephen King doesn't watch or like Marvel Studios movies, but he's been a comic book fan for a long time. Some of King's earliest stories, he's said, were ones he copied out of the comics he was reading as a kid. The love has endured since he became a professional writer. King's novel "Firestarter" feels like the superhero and horror genres converging, while "The Dark Tower" series features werewolves dressed like Doctor Doom ("the Wolves of...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Sanctum 4K Uhd from Scream Factory

Sanctum dives onto 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on January 7 via Scream Factory. The 2011 thriller is newly presented in 4K from the original elements with Dolby Vision.

From executive producer James Cameron, the film is directed by Alister Grierson (Bloody Hell) and written by John Garvin and Andrew Wight. Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Alice Parkinson, Dan Wyllie, and Ioan Gruffudd star.

Special features include: new commentary by film historians Emily Higgins and Billy Dunham; commentary by Grierson, Waskefield, and Wight; Sanctum: The Real Story; Nullarbor Dreaming; and deleted scenes.

Heretic Candle from A24

If you missed the Heretic multi-sensory screenings, you can recreate the aromatic experience at home with A24’s candle.

Halloween 2024 may be over, but AMC FearFest wants to make sure we have a smooth transition into November with their very special all-day Halloween Hangover Marathon!

Michael Myers will be hanging out on AMC for one more day before FearFest officially wraps up, with a handful of the Halloween movies – and other horror classics – airing all day long.

Running all day on Friday, November 1, 2024, AMC’s Halloween Hangover Marathon kicks off with John Carpenter’s original Halloween and continues into the afternoon with Halloween H20: 20 Years Later and Halloween: Resurrection. Michael then passes the baton to Jason Voorhees for the original two Friday the 13th movies, which usher us into the nighttime.

From there, 1980s classics Beetlejuice and The Lost Boys pave the way for a three-movie Stephen King mini marathon, featuring Silver Bullet, Thinner, and Graveyard Shift.

Here’s the full Halloween Hangover schedule…

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If you’re staying in on Halloween, cable television has plenty of tricks and treats in store. The TV listings for Thursday, October 31, include lineups devoted to Stephen King, M. Night Shyamalan, and Rob Zombie; marathons of reality shows and competitions; and The Simpsons’ first 33 “Treehouse of Horror” episodes. From hardcore horror to family fun, there’s something for everyone on Thursday night. Check out some highlights below, and be advised that all times listen are Eastern. Animal Planet: Mysterious Creatures marathon From 5 p.m. to 3 a.m., Animal Planet is on a Mysterious Creatures With Forrest Galante kick, with the TV host investigating a myths of lake monster, reports of a wolf-like creature, legend of a 60-foot snake, and more. BBC America: Stephen King adaptations Starting at 8:15 a.m., BBC America is devoting itself to adaptations of Stephen King stories. Think The Dark Tower, Christine, The Shining,...

Ed Wheeler, a veteran actor who appeared in Law & Order, Blue Bloods, Broadcast News, Mickey Blue Eyes and many other films, TV shows, stage productions and commercials, has died. He was 88.

His wife, Messeret Stroman Wheeler, told Deadline that he died August 21 at Englewood (NJ) Hospital of respiratory failure due to pneumonia complications.

Born on February 18, 1936, in Brooklyn, Wheeler got his start in showbiz doing TV commercials, including national ads for the likes of Luvs diapers, Reynolds Wrap, Sudafed, Pepcid AC, Computer Associates and many others.

He trained under Gene Frankel and Vin Diesel’s stepfather Irving Vincent and earned his first screen credits on such TV series as Watch Your Mouth, 3-2-1 Contact and The Core of the Apple. Wheeler’s first film role was opposite William Hurt, Albert Brooks and Holly Hunter in James L. Brooks’ Broadcast News (1987).

He went on to appear in such films as Presumed Innocent,...

AMC kicks off this year’s FearFest celebration on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, and the network has provided us with the full schedule as we anxiously await the month-long marathon.

AMC previews, “As we head into October, don’t miss an all-day John Carpenter marathon on Thursday, October 3rd including Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Christine, The Thing (1982), They Live, Vampires, and Ghosts of Mars. We’ll be keeping things creepy that week by celebrating A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th anniversary on Friday, October 4th with a marathon that includes A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).

“It’s a Friday the 13th Marathon on Saturday, October 5th including...

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The Mist is not only one of the best Stephen King adaptations, but has one of the most shocking endings in movie history. For those looking to relive the horror, or experience it for the first time, the 2007 movie is streaming on Tubi - or will be on October 1st in some regions. The 2007 Frank Darabont film is a classic chiller to get everyone in the mood for the beginning of the spooky season. It works as a fine introduction to the horror marathons everyone will be indulging in throughout October.

Fans of the author will be able to stream The Mist for free on the streaming service, although they will have to suffer those sometimes dubiously placed ads. While Tubi offers every kind of genre there is, horror has become one of their specialties, and surely, their servers will be running hot during the Halloween season.

Stephen King has had a Midas Touch since he published his first novel, Carrie, in 1974. Most of his books have not only topped the New York Times bestseller list but have also been adapted into movies and TV shows. He is now second-highest among the authors with the most adaptations, ranking only behind the legendary William Shakespeare.

Throughout his career, King has left a trail of imaginary gore and chills in his wake, earning himself the title The King of Horror. Additionally, he has experimented with genres like fantasy, crime, science fiction, and mystery, resulting in equally gripping works like The Shawshank Redemption, 11/22/63, and The Green Mile.

Apart from being an author, King has proven to be a great consumer of film and television, and as such, has made cameos in several movies and TV shows, not all of which were adapted from his work. In fact, we're here to...

Stephen King's The Long Walk was initially written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and is finally being adapted after numerous failed attempts. The plot revolves around a dystopian sci-fi premise where teenage boys compete in a deadly walk, differing from King's typical horror. Lionsgate has enlisted Francis Lawrence to direct the project, promising a faithful and intense adaptation of the original book.

Stephen King has been the world's most prolific and frequently adapted modern-day writer for over half a century. It all started in 1974 with the publication of Carrie. Two years later, King's first adaptation of that novel hit theaters in a film directed by Brian De Palma. But there's a story King wrote even older than Carrie that's never been adapted for the screen.

As of 2024, there have been over 100 movie and television adaptations of Stephen King's works, encompassing nearly every single story King has ever written. There are,...

The majority of Stephen King's novels (and many of his short stories) have been adapted into films or TV projects over the years, but there a few outliers that have yet to make the leap from page to screen. While it seems inevitable that sooner or later, every King work (with one notable exception) will be adapted, you have to wonder why some books have yet to materialize as movies. In 2016, King was asked by Deadline if there were any books he was surprised hadn't been adapted yet, and he had an answer: "The Regulators." If you came of age in the 1990s, as I did, and were a Stephen King nerd, as I was (and still am), you know all about "The Regulators," because it wasn't a normal Stephen King release. In fact, it technically wasn't even a Stephen King book — it was attributed to King's pseudonym, Richard Bachman.

In the 1990s, Hollywood found both success and failure by digging deep into the back catalog of horror master Stephen King. The decade saw some of the best adaptations of his work and some of the worst (we don't need to talk about "The Lawnmower Man"), but its high and low points alike notably drew from lesser-known King works, as many of his major hits were already adapted in the decades prior. "Thinner" falls into this category: Released in 1984, the novel that inspired the movie was well-regarded upon release, but is mostly known now as the book that helped readers identify King as the writer behind pseudonym Richard Bachman.

Plenty of King fans love "Thinner," but the novel about an overweight man who is cursed to lose weight rapidly to the point of emaciation isn't exactly as high profile as the novelist's more zeitgeist-defining works. The Tom Holland-directed film...

Yesterday, we learned that production has begun on an adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Long Walk (which was, like The Running Man and Thinner, published under the pen name Richard Bachman), with director Francis Lawrence, whose previous credits include Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2, Red Sparrow, Slumberland, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, at the helm. Now Deadline has broken the news that the cast of the film includes Star Wars legend Mark Hamill, who just recently finished working on another King adaptation called The Life of Chuck, and Judy Greer of the Halloween and Ant-Man franchises. Details on the characters they’ll be playing have not been revealed. Having read the source material, The Major and the mom of the lead character are the first possibilities that come to my mind.

An adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Long Walk has been trudging through development hell for decades. At one point, the rights were in the hands of Frank Darabont, who made the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. Then the rights passed over to New Line Cinema, where Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øvredal was hired to direct the film from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt, whose credits include the two most recent Scream movies. While doing the press rounds for his film The Last Voyage of the Demeter last year, Øvredal revealed that he was no longer involved with The Long Walk, and said not making that movie is one of the big regrets of his life. Last November, Francis Lawrence, whose previous credits include Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger...

There have been Stephen King movies for almost as long as there have been Stephen King books. King's first novel "Carrie" arrived in 1974, and by 1976, a "Carrie" movie was burning up movie screens. King was still relatively obscure at the time, but as his publishing career continued, he became a household name. He also became a recognizable figure, thanks to public appearances on talk shows, TV commercials, and of course, cameos in movies. King's very first cameo appearance was in George A. Romero's "Knightriders," a movie about a ren faire where people joust on motorcycles instead of horses. In that film, King plays a character named Hoagie Man, who can be seen eating a hoagie in a rather disgusting fashion.

After that, King had a surprisingly large role in Romero's horror anthology film "Creepshow," which King wrote the screenplay for. There, he plays Jordy Verrill, a hick farmer who...

Stephen King's section of an X-Men comic features Kitty Pryde facing extreme hunger, mirroring the haunting tale of Thinner. King's rare superhero story was a contribution to Heroes for Hope, which raised awareness and money to fight hunger in Africa. The X-Men are subjected to terrifying scenarios in the comic, leaving fans wondering what fresh horrors King could bring if he decided to write another Marvel Comics story.

If youre going to have heroes like the X-Men face their greatest fears, who better to call than the King of Horror himself, Stephen King? While Kings prolific writing career has seen him dip his toes into the world of comics, most of that has been focused on horror and adaptations of his own work. But in a rare contribution to a superhero comic, King subjects a beloved X-Man to a terrifying scenario that reads like a condensed version of his classic novel,...

Stephen King can't stop. The best-selling horror novelist is nothing if not prolific, churning out books on a steady, unstoppable pace for decades now. For years, King said in interviews that the only days he didn't write were Christmas and on his birthday. Later, he admitted that was a lie — he wrote on those days, too. When you write that often, you produce a lot of work. But as King's career began in earnest following the publication of his debut novel "Carrie" in 1974, the publishing world had a curious rule: authors should only publish one book per year. That wasn't good enough for King — he wanted more.

"I've been asked several times if ... I thought I was overpublishing the market as Stephen King," King wrote later. "The answer is no. I didn't think I was overpublishing the market ... but my publishers did." King struck upon a solution to publish more...

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Every month, we see a slew of new movie releases, either theatrically or on streaming platforms, which have grown abundant. While most of us are aware of upcoming theatrical releases, not everyone is conscious of films that will be released on streaming services. To help you with that, we've compiled a list of every movie coming to major streaming services in July 2024, including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Max, and others.

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Amazon Prime Video is the place to go for movies this month, with a plethora of original films as well as new library additions for just about every movie fan. The Emma Roberts-led original Space Cadet hits the streaming service aptly on the Fourth of July, for anyone looking for a fish-out-of-water style comedy. My Spy the Eternal City, the newest film in the Dave Bautista-led family action series also drops on July 18.

Action film fans are also in for a treat with recent films The Beekeeper and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning coming to Prime Video in July.

As far as TV shows go, the most notable addition this month is the adult animated series Sausage Party: Foodtopia, a continuation of the 2016 film Sausage Party.

Here’s everything coming to Prime Video and Freevee in July – Amazon originals are designated with an asterisk.

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If you’re famished for a unique twist on the classic “be careful what you wish for” storyline, Curse of the Sin Eater might just be the indie film to satiate your horror appetite. Directed by Justin Denton, known for his visually captivating projects in animation, live immersive theatre, and VR, this film marks a compelling leap into feature filmmaking.

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The plot is wickedly simple yet delectably macabre. Rick Malone (Carter Shimp), a hard-on-his-luck construction worker, is offered the sinister deal of a lifetime by the wealthy and dying George Drayton (Larry Yando). The catch? To inherit Drayton’s empire, Rick must consume a meal served upon the mogul’s corpse. As is horror movie custom, Rick bites off more than he...

Buckle up, horror fiends and cinephiles, for a ride through the wackiest, wonkiest, and downright weirdest territories of the Stephen King cinematic universe. If you thought haunted hotels and telekinetic teenagers were the peak of King’s oddities, prepare to have your minds delightfully boggled. We’re venturing into a realm where machines develop murderous intentions and laundry presses harbor demonic spirits. Yes, you read that right.

Without further ado, let’s dive into the “Kooky King: 6 of the Weirdest Stephen King Film Adaptations,” ranked by their sheer ability to make you say, “What the King?”

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Kicking things off with The Lawnmower Man, a film so out there, Stephen King wanted his name off the marquee. Imagine virtual reality mixed with a splash of mad scientist vibes courtesy of Pierce Brosnan, leading to a cybernetic spree that’s more trippy than terrifying. This flick...

Ain’t no Stephen King like a kooky Stephen King! Join your horror hosts Kimmi & Jon for another silly-yet-serious, irreverent-although-enlightening, factually-inaccurate-but-still-super-fun edition of Nightmare on Film Street. This week, we’re peeling back the curtain on the Richard Bachman mystery to discuss Stephen King’s Thinner (1996).

Directed by Tom Holland (Child’s Play), this cursed movie is a heck of a lot of fun. Lizard men! Cursed pies! People kissing corpses! Thinner is Kooky with a capital K, and a brilliant example of the twisted, unstoppable mind of The Master of Horror. Join ussssss…

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It might be hard to believe, but it has been 30 years since the world lost one of the most beloved screen presences in modern times, John Candy. And while we can honor his too-short life and career by watching some of his greatest movies, we’ll never get to experience what his children did. But they are at least letting fans in on their personal feelings for their father, who died on March 4th, 1994.

Posting on her personal Instagram, John Candy’s eldest daughter Jennifer shared a photo of the two with the caption, “30 years ago today … feels like both a lifetime with and without you . Miss you and love you always”, along with a heart emoji. Jennifer had previously said, “He was your everyday kind of guy and a great dad and very lovable…Very much similar to characters that he was on film.”

Posting on his own social media account,...

Amy Schumer has been a big name among female comedians in addition to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Most people know her from the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer which has won several accolades.

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Outside of TV, the actress found success in films like Trainwreck and I Feel Pretty. Schumer has been open about how trolls on the internet have made fun of her appearance and physical attributes. She is affected by this unjustified hate on her and wants this trend to change.

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Casting choices can have a big impact on the outcome of Stephen King's film adaptations. Actors like Melanie Griffith and Al Pacino could have played iconic roles in King's movies. The Dark Tower could have had a different creative team and Russell Crowe as the lead.

Adaptations of Stephen King's stories have varied in quality, but a small change in the casting could have had a big impact on some of his films. Whether the movies are a hit or miss, they usually undergo a thorough casting process which sees numerous people audition for key roles. With the notoriety around Stephen King's work, when a film adaptation is being made with his name attached, it often draws attention from well-known actors.

While some of these movies have gone on to earn critical acclaim and become hugely popular, there were interesting names tied to major characters that ultimately lost the roles to someone else.

One Stephen King adaptation from the 1990s would have been a very different film if it had starred John Candy, which was the original plan.

Per CinemaBlend, the Scream Factory Blu-ray release of the 1996 movie Thinner included a commentary track with producer Mitchell Galin sharing some new insight into the film. According to Galin, John Candy was the first choice to play the film's lead character. In fact, an offer was sent out to Candy prior to the beloved actor's death in 1994, but he was apparently not interested. Galin isn't exactly sure why Candy declined the film, noting how he didn't "care" too much and quickly moved forward with the production.

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"We did reach out to [John] Candy’s people," the producer said.

Thinner, a 1996 movie adaptation of Stephen King's novel, had John Candy as King's original choice for the lead role of Billy Halleck. Candy reportedly declined the role, possibly because he didn't spark to the material, and Robert John Burke ultimately played the character. Candy's inclusion in Thinner might have tarnished his career as a comedy icon.

Stephen King adaptations have not always been as successful as in recent years, with many movies of the ‘80s and ‘90s failing to capture the horror master’s nuances on screen. For every Carrie, there has been a Maximum Overdrive, and among the list of critically panned King adaptations is Thinner, the 1996 movie based on a novel written under King’s pseudonym of Richard Bachman. In a new commentary track on Shout! Factory’s Collector’s Edition Blu-ray of the film, producer Mitchell Galin revealed that an iconic comedy star was King’s...

We all remember John Candy as one of the most lovable comedians to have ever stepped in front of the screen. So rare were his dramatic performances that many might be hard-pressed to name any (he really only dipped his toe through JFK and Only the Lonely). But if Stephen King had gotten his way, Candy would have starred in Thinner, which is about a man who gets a curse placed upon him that causes him to lose weight at a deadly rate.

As noted on the commentary track of Shout! Factory’s upcoming Blu-ray release of Thinner (via CinemaBlend), producer Mitchell Galin revealed that King had the idea to cast Candy as Billy Halleck. However, there might have been an ulterior motive, but, jokingly, King pitched it. “We did reach out to [John] Candy’s people. Steve’s comment was like, ‘We’ll pay him a nice chunk of money,...

Horror author Stephen King originally wanted John Candy for the lead role in the adaptation of one of his novels. Candy's comedic talent and potential for a dramatic role made him an interesting choice for the film. Despite reaching out to Candy's representatives, the casting did not work out, and the movie ended up being a failure regardless.

A producer on one of the worst Stephen King adaptations reveals the horror author originally wanted John Candy for the lead. The world lost a comedy legend when Candy passed away in 1994 at the age of just 43. After an early string of memorable supporting roles, one-time Sctv mainstay Candy became a lead with 1985’s Summer Rental, going on to star in numerous classic comedies, including Spaceballs, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Great Outdoors and Uncle Buck.

Comedy was indeed Candy’s specialty throughout his career, but a producer on the maligned King...

Actor Joe Mantegna has previously recorded a commentary for the 1996 Stephen King adaptation Thinner with the film’s director Tom Holland (whose other credits include Fright Night and Child’s Play)… but that didn’t stop him from sitting down to record a new commentary for Scream Factory’s upcoming Blu-ray release of Thinner! This time, Mantegna was joined by producer Mitchell Galin – and we’ll get to hear what they had to say about Thinner when the Blu-ray is released on January 23rd. Copies are available for pre-order through the Scream Factory website and on Amazon.

Scripted by Tom Holland and Michael McDowell, Thinner is based on a novel King wrote under his Richard Bachman pen name and tells a story of supernatural terror as one man faces a countdown to the ultimate excruciating payback. A 109-year-old Romani man, hell-bent on revenge for the death of his daughter, exacts a...

The The Langoliers episode of Wtf Happened to This Adaptation? was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Mike Conway, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian. Here is the text of Hatfield’s script:

Well, it’s time to let the King have his moment again. This is Stephen King’s second go around on the show and while Silver Bullet based on Cycle of the Werewolf is a minor cult classic, it’s not one of the bigger adaptations out of his overall catalogue. Today is going to an even deeper cut. While it seems that nearly everything has been adapted, there is a lot that has yet to be turned into a show, movie, or short film. Back in the 90s and early 2000s it felt like his made for TV miniseries were happening more frequently and had more hype to them,...

Writing as Richard Bachman, Stephen King's Thinner has always stuck with me as one of his most chilling and decidedly bleak novels, so it's especially thrilling to see that Tom Holland's 1996 adaptation of Thinner is coming to Blu-ray in a new Collector's Edition from Scream Factory that's brimming with bonus features, including an interview with Holland, two new audio commentaries, and much more!

Press Release: On January 23, 2024, Scream Factory™ will unleash the horror thriller Thinner Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray. This definitive collector’s edition release includes new audio commentary with producer Mitchell Galin and actor Joe Mantegna, new audio commentary with film critic and historian Lee Gambin and novelist Aaron Dries, new interviews with director Tom Holland, and actor Lucinda Jenney, and much more! Loyal fans and collectors, Thinner Collector’s Edition Blu-ray is available for pre-order now at ShoutFactory.com.

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Director Edgar Wright is remaking The Running Man because he believes the original film deviated too much from the book, which he likes more. The remake of The Running Man will be closer to Stephen King's original story, making it darker and more isolating compared to the Arnold Schwarzenegger-led movie. The new adaptation of The Running Man promises to offer a fresh and unfamiliar experience, different from the original movie, and may become as well-remembered as the 1987 version.

Director Edgar Wright has explained why he's remaking the classic Stephen King movie The Running Man, which he believes would be perfect if adapted from the book. Written by King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, the dystopian thriller was adapted into a movie of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. While the film is a well-remembered sci-fi classic, its content is only loosely based on the author's original work.

Speaking...

Psycho II was initially intended to be a made-for-tv movie, but was eventually released theatrically and became a surprise hit. The script for Psycho II deviated from the original sequel written by Robert Bloch and was a completely new take on the character of Norman Bates. Despite facing competition from Return of the Jedi, Psycho II was the second biggest movie of the summer in 1983 and earned a significant amount of money at the box office.

Creating a sequel to Psycho takes a lot of guts, as the Alfred Hitchcock film is considered a masterpiece. When director Richard Franklin and screenwriter Tom Holland decided to make Psycho II, no one could have expected the runaway hit it would become in 1983, least of all Holland, who calls its success “a shock.”

Speaking with Dread Central to promote his new book, ‘Oh, Mother, What Have You Done?’ which details the making of Psycho II,...

Psycho II was initially intended to be a made-for-tv movie, but was eventually released theatrically and became a surprise hit. The script for Psycho II deviated from the original sequel written by Robert Bloch and was a completely new take on the character of Norman Bates. Despite facing competition from Return of the Jedi, Psycho II was the second biggest movie of the summer in 1983 and earned a significant amount of money at the box office.

Creating a sequel to Psycho takes a lot of guts, as the Alfred Hitchcock film is considered a masterpiece. When director Richard Franklin and screenwriter Tom Holland decided to make Psycho II, no one could have expected the runaway hit it would become in 1983, least of all Holland, who calls its success “a shock.”

Speaking with Dread Central to promote his new book, ‘Oh, Mother, What Have You Done?’ which details the making of Psycho II,...

Tom Holland (not the one who plays Spider-Man) was best known as an actor when he was hired to write the screenplay for a project that sounded like an insane idea: a 23-years-later sequel to the Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho. But somehow, Holland and director Richard Franklin managed to deliver a Psycho II (watch it Here) that is a worthy follow-up to the original. Now, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film, Holland has published – through Holland House Entertainment – a 176 page book called Oh Mother, What Have You Done?, which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Psycho II.

Authored by Tom Holland and containing unpublished memoirs by late Psycho II director Richard Franklin and conversations with the film’s editor Andrew London, Oh Mother, What Have You Done? offers fans a unique

glimpse into the continuation of the beloved Psycho film franchise, which created nightmares for millions of

people showering worldwide.

Directed by Tom Holland, Stephen King adaptation Thinner was released in 1996, and it’s now getting a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from Scream Factory.

Thinner is coming to Blu-ray on January 23, 2024 from Scream Factory.

The classic King adaptation stars Robert John Burke and Joe Mantegna in a story of supernatural terror as one man faces a countdown to the ultimate excruciating payback.

Extras are in progress and will be announced at a later date.

You can pre-order your copy from Scream Factory now.

Stephen King’s novel Thinner was published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, and it was released in 1984 – twelve years before the movie adaptation came along.

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