Under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman, Stephen King wrote some of his darkest and most prophetic books - two of which have been released as movie adaptations this year.
It’s no surprise, really. At a time when authoritarianism, wealth inequality, AI deepfakes and content-consuming apathy are pervasive, stories like The Long Walk and The Running Man no longer feel like predictive sci-fi dystopias - more exaggerated reflections of a world gripped by powerlessness and anxiety.
