It’s time for the penultimate edition of The King Beat for 2023, and while we may be veering into the time of year when everything slows down, there is still much to discuss from the world of Stephen King. Following its streaming premiere for Paramount+ subscribers in October, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines got a physical media release on Tuesday, and Sunday marked three years since the release of the 2020 remake of The Stand, but those aren’t the big headlines.
For this week’s column, I have a full interview with Henry Thomas about his legacy in Stephen King adaptations, a special recommendation from King to check out the new film American Fiction, and an exciting update about the forthcoming Blu-ray release of 1996’s Thinner. Let’s dig in!
