Stephen King is one of history’s most prolific horror writers, a feat he’s accomplished by constantly shifting genres and tones. Aside from his classic chillers like It or Carrie, he’s explored existential horror in The Shining, coming-of-age drama in Stand By Me, science fiction in the Dark Tower series, and even his ever-demanding fans in Misery.
One underappreciated aspect of his work, however, is how goofy some of it can be. Horror has the potential to take a silly premise and turn it into a deadly serious story, and that’s a trick he’s pulled often. Now, one of King’s strangest short stories is getting a movie adaptation, and it looks as off-the-wall as its source material.
