Latest Adapting Stephen King

Carrie (Angela Bettis) in Carrie 2002

Adapting Stephen King's Carrie: The 2002 TV Movie Remake Shows Sympathy For The Devil

By Eric Eisenberg published

2002's Carrie is a mostly faithful adaptation, with one extreme change.

Television
Anthony Hopkins in Hearts In Atlantis

Adapting Stephen King's Hearts In Atlantis: The 2001 Film Is A Dark Tower Movie Minus All The Dark Tower Stuff

By Eric Eisenberg published

A closer look at the movie adaptation of Stephen King's Hearts In Atlantis.

Movies
Tom Hanks with Mr. Jingles in The Green Mile

Adapting Stephen King's The Green Mile: Rewalking Frank Darabont's 1999 Movie Miracle

By Eric Eisenberg published

Frank Darabont makes another miraculous Stephen King adaptation.

Movies
Ian McKellen as Kurt Dussander in uniform in Apt Pupil

Adapting Stephen King's Apt Pupil: Looking Back On The 1998 Movie, And The Version That Was Never Finished

By Eric Eisenberg published

1998's Apt Pupil is a Disney movie compared to Stephen King's horrific novella.

Movies
Dwight Renfield in The Night Flier

Adapting Stephen King's The Night Flier: The 1997 TV Movie Is Mean, Cynical, And Underappreciated

By Eric Eisenberg published

Stephen King is back in the unfriendly skies with The Night Flier – this time with vampires.

Television
Toy truck from Trucks

Adapting Stephen King's Trucks: The 1997 TV Remake Makes Maximum Overdrive Look Oscar-Worthy By Comparison

By Eric Eisenberg published

Maximum Overdrive is not a great movie, but it's a masterpiece compared to the 1997 remake.

Television
Catherine O'Hara in The Outer Limits The Revelations of Becca Paulson

Adapting Stephen King's The Revelations Of 'Becka Paulson: The 1997 Outer Limits Episode Is Hard To Find, But Worth The Hunt

By Eric Eisenberg published

Catherine O'Hara shines in this under-appreciated Stephen King adaptation.

Television
Chattery Teeth in Quicksilver Highway

Adapting Stephen King's Chattery Teeth: 1997’s Quicksilver Highway Puts A Goofy Spin On Hitchhiking Horror

By Eric Eisenberg published

"Chattery Teeth" is easily one of the weirdest stories in the Stephen King canon.

Television
Steven Weber as Jack Torrance in Stephen King's The Shining

Adapting Stephen King's The Shining: The 1997 TV Miniseries Reenvisions The Overlook Hotel

By Eric Eisenberg published

Stephen King, not a fan of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, put his money where his mouth is in 1997.

Television
Robert John Burke and Joe Mantegna in Thinner

Adapting Stephen King's Thinner: Time Has Done Few Favors To The 1996 Movie

By Eric Eisenberg published

Many Stephen King adaptations age well. Thinner is not one of them.

Movies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives