We have lived in a world of the same 5 Stephen King stories on repeat for quite a while. Luckily, 2025 brought us multiple adaptations of his lesser known work. Which includes Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk.
Originally published under the pen name Richard Bachman, the story focuses on 50 boys who join the “Long Walk” as part of a competition to gain riches and a life of happiness for them and their family. The idea is simple: Walk at 3 MPH until you’re the last man standing, no end in sight. If you go under 3 MPH, you get a warning. Stay under that speed and you get a second warning but after the third warning, you are eliminated. And this isn’t the kind of competition where you lose and go home with your tail between your legs.
