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5 years ago, Stephen King's most disappointing sci-fi movie failed to launch a franchise

One of the most divisive Stephen King screen adaptations of all time, this star-packed adventure deserved so much more.

Inverse

EXPLAINER: Bid to block book merger sets competition fight

The biggest U.S. book publisher’s plan to buy the fourth-largest for $2.2 billion represents a key test for the Biden administration's antitrust policy

The Independent UK

Stranger Things should go full Jurassic

Nature finds a way. So does the Upside Down

Salon

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James Caan made a writer a rock star

His Paul in "Misery" was glamorous, but the late, great actor also made him edgy and kind

Salon

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Stephen King candidly shares title of ‘only film’ he’s ever ‘walked out of’

No, it wasn’t an adaptation of one of his books

The Independent UK

Stephen King candidly shares title of ‘only film’ he’s ever ‘walked out of’

No, it wasn’t an adaptation of one of his books

The Independent UK

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Stephen King candidly reveals the ‘only film’ he’s ever ‘walked out of’

No, it wasn’t an adaptation of one of his books

The Independent UK

Celebrities react to the Supreme Court's abortion ruling

Celebrities including Viola Davis, Bette Midler and Stephen King reacted with sorrow and frustration after the Supreme Court on Friday voted 5-3 to overturn Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a woman’s constitutional right to abortion

The Independent UK

From the haunting scares to the ’70s vibe, ‘The Black Phone’ gets everything right

A boy abducted by a serial killer finds help from an unexpected source in the consistently chilling period piece.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Black Phone review – Ethan Hawke is eerily good in scary-clown kidnap horror

Impressive performances help an uneven plot in this 70s-set kidnap horror based on a story by Stephen King’s son Joe Hill

The Guardian - UK

Friday essay: scary tales for scary times

Progress, the German philosopher Walter Benjamin once wrote, is a storm. The winds that propel us forward also uproot and tear apart what we leave behind. The modern world is a world of progress and it leaves in its wake the ruins of the old world.

The Conversation

Unseen works by ‘queen of gothic fiction’ Shirley Jackson published

Two previously unseen short stories by Jackson, rated by Stephen King as one of the great horror fiction writers, are to appear in US magazine the Strand

The Guardian - UK

Stranger Things’ 1980s nostalgia has long passed its sell-by date

Netflix’s hit sci-fi series is part of a wave of films and TV shows mining viewers’ nostalgia for the recent past. It’s a shame ‘Stranger Things’ can’t conjure a more authentic remembering of the decade, writes Louis Chilton

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Stephen King passionately calls for ‘gun control now’ following Uvalde school shooting

King previously wrote the essay ‘Guns’ in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre

The Guardian - UK

Not Now review – sparky comedy about Belfast, belonging and the Bard

An aspiring actor considers a move from Northern Ireland to London in this witty two-hander by Cyprus Avenue’s David Ireland

Inverse

You need to watch Pierce Brosnan’s weirdest sci-fi thriller before it leaves HBO Max next week

In 1992, 'The Lawnmower Man' gained notoriety for its groundbreaking VR effects. But, the actual movie is better than just a VFX footnote. Here's why it's worth another look.

Evening Standard

Best thriller books to read in 2022

Whodunnit just got a whole lot juicer

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The Walrus

Horror, Horror Everywhere: New Books Are Shaking the Genre to Its Core

Writers are taking spooky books to places they’ve never gone before

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Men’: There’s more than one message in horror film’s disturbing, inventive imagery

Jessie Buckley stars as a traumatized widow feeling menaced by a series of guys all played (brilliantly) by Rory Kinnear.

Salon

How "Candy" is linked to "The Shining"

A paper open to a blood-splattered ad about Kubrick's film was found when Betty died. That's not the only parallel

Salon

"Firestarter" and a powerless childhood

The 1984 horror film, a precursor to "Stranger Things," spoke to the consequences of never being believed

Tribune News Service

Review: Weak new version of ‘Firestarter’ flames out

Can we just put this “Fire” out? Almost 40 years after the original adaptation of “Firestarter,” which was not a very good film, a second film from horror specialist Blumhouse also based on the 1980 novel by Stephen King arrives in theaters and on Peacock. Directed by Keith Thomas, whose…

The Guardian - US

Firestarter review – soggy Stephen King remake struggles to ignite

Zac Efron tries his best in an otherwise regrettable retread of the horror author’s tale of a girl with superpowers

The Independent UK

Film Review: ‘Firestarter’ remake fails to ignite

Zac Efron and Ryan Kiera Armstrong star in this new adaptation of Stephen King's 1980 novel about a preteen girl with pyrokinetic powers made even more famous by Drew Barrymore in a 1984 film

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