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Posted: April 20, 2009, 16:14
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Table of Contents and praise
Posted: April 19, 2009, 14:25
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Introduction by Bev Vincent
An Original Interview with Lilja
Interviews
Section 1—Two Interviews With Stephen King
Section 2—Other Interviews
Tyson Blue
James Cole
Jay Holben
James Gonis
Stephen Spignesi
Peter Straub
Michael Piller
Ridley Pearson
Mick Garris
Michael Collings
Kristen Dalton
George Guidall
Richard Dooling
Ed Begley, Jr.
Marsha DeFilippo
Michael Whelan
Stewart O'Nan
Glenn Chadbourne
Robin Furth
Mikael Håfström
Mick Garris
Brandon Kihl
Steven Weber
Mark Stutzman
Mikael Håfström
Frank Darabont
Joe Quesada
Ralph Macchio
Robin Furth
Richard Isanove
Peter David
Philippa Pride
Jae Lee
Gregory Nicotero
Frank Darabont
Frank Darabont
Marsha DeFilippo
Glenn Chadbourne
Book Reviews
Section 1—Books by King
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Dreamcatcher
Secret Window, Secret Garden (audio)
Pet Sematary (audio)
LT's Theory of Pets (audio)
Black House
Everything's Eventual
Everything's Eventual (audio)
Riding the Bullet (audio)
The Wavedancer Benefi t (audio)
From a Buick 8
From a Buick 8 (audio)
The Man in the Black Suit (audio)
'Salem's Lot (audio)
The Devil's Wine
Building Bridges (audio)
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (popup)
Faithful
McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories
'Salem's Lot—Limited Edition
Carrie (audio)
The Things They Left Behind
The Shining (audio)
The Colorado Kid
'Salem's Lot: Illustrated Edition
The Colorado Kid (audio)
Bag of Bones (audio)
Cell
Stationary Bike (audio)
Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished
Lisey's Story
The Secretary of Dreams, Volume 1
Graduation Afternoon
Blaze
The Gingerbread Girl
Ayana
Mute
Duma Key
Section 2: The Dark Tower
The Gunslinger—Revised Edition
The Dark Tower—Concordance, Volume 1
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (audio)
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (audio)
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (audio)
The Road to The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower—Concordance, Volume 2
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
The Gunslinger Born #1
The Gunslinger Born #2
The Gunslinger Born #3
The Gunslinger Born #4
The Gunslinger Born #5
The Gunslinger Born #6
The Gunslinger Born #7
The Gunslinger's Guidebook
The Gunslinger Born (omnibus)
The Long Road Home #1
The Long Road Home #2
The Long Road Home #3
The Long Road Home #4
The Long Road Home #5
Dark Tower: End-World Almanac
Section 3: Books About King
The Essential Stephen King
Stephen King Universe
Revisiting Stephen King
Horror Plum'd
The Complete Guide to the Works of Stephen King
The Complete Guide to the Works of Stephen King (2nd Edition)
The Complete Guide to the Works of Stephen King (3rd Edition)
The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book
The Stephen King Collector's Guide
Section 4: The Movies
Walking The Mile—The Making Of "The Green Mile"
Creepshow: The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Guide
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red
Dreamcatcher—The Shooting Script
Hollywood's Stephen King
The Journals of Eleanor Druse
Section 5: Other Reviews
Walpuski's Typewriter
The Night Country
Lost Boy, Lost Girl
Assassination Vacation
Blue November Storms
Masters of Horror 1-6
Masters of Horror 7-10
Masters of Horror 11-13
Heart-Shaped Box
Development Hell
Movie Reviews
Section 1: Television
Rose Red
Carrie (remake)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital—The Pilot
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital—Death's Kingdom
'Salem's Lot (remake)
Riding the Bullet
Desperation
Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Episodes 1 & 2
Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Episodes 3 & 4
Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Episodes 5 & 6
Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Episodes 7 & 8
Section 2: The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone—Pilot
The Dead Zone—The 1st Half of Season 1
The Dead Zone—The 2nd Half of Season 1
The Dead Zone (DVD)
The Dead Zone—The 1st Half of Season 2
The Dead Zone—The 2nd Half of Season 2
The Dead Zone—Season 1 (DVD)
The Dead Zone—Season 2½
The Dead Zone—The Original Pilot
The Dead Zone—Season 3
The Dead Zone—Season 3 (DVD)
The Dead Zone—Season 4
A Very Dead Zone Christmas
The Dead Zone—Season 5 Premier
The Dead Zone—Season 5, Episode 2
The Dead Zone—Season 5, Episodes 3—5
The Dead Zone—Season 5, Episode 6
The Dead Zone—Season 4 (DVD)
The Dead Zone—Season 5, Episodes 7 - 9
The Dead Zone—Season 5, Episodes 10 - 11
The Dead Zone—Season 6
Section 3: The Movies/DVDs
Rose Red (DVD)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (DVD)
Riding the Bullet (DVD)
Quicksilver Highway (DVD)
Children of the Corn / Creepshow 2 (DVD)
Desperation (DVD)
1408
1408 (DVD)
The Mist
The Mist (DVD)
Section 4: The "Dollar Babies"
The Last Rung on the Ladder
Paranoid
The Lawnmower Man
Strawberry Spring
Rainy Season
Autopsy Room Four
The Man in the Black Suit
The Road Virus Heads North
La Femme dans la Chamber
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Umney's Last Case
Home Delivery
Popsy
I Know What You Need
El Sueño de Harvey
Suffer the Little Children
Section 5: The Scripts
Insane Clown Poppy
Hearts in Atlantis
Stud City
Section 6: Other Oddities
Territories (audio)
The Gunslinger (influenced by) (audio)
The Gunslinger / The Drawing of the Three (audio)
Christine—Collector Car
SCarrie: The Musical (audio)
Part 6: New Reviews
Here There Be Tygers
I Am The Doorway
The Gunslinger
Luckey Quarter
Boogeyman
Walking Ghost
The Secret Transit Codes of America's Highways
Night Surf
Stephen King's Gotham Café
Sorry, Right Number
Srajenie
Llamadas
Suppr.
Night of the Living Dead
The Mist (The Script)
Black House (The Script)
From a Buick 8 (The Script)
Stephen King: A Primary Bibliography of the World's Most Popular Author
Stephen King: The Non-Fiction
Part 7: Afterword
Lilja's Final Word
Praise for Lilja's Library, the website:
"Lilja's Library is not only the best of all the Stephen King websites now up on the web, it is one of the best of all current websites now up, being lively, informative, colorful, and wonderfully well-organized. It is a pleasure to visit Lilja's Library."
— Peter Straub, co-author of The Talisman and Black House
"A very impressive site, and by far one of the best on Stephen King! Done with great commitment, obvious passion, and reverence for its subject. It's always a pleasure to log on to Lilja's Library and see what's happening in the world of King."
— Frank Darabont, director of The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist
"Lilja's Library is a required surf stop for the serious King fan."
— Mick Garris, director of The Stand, The Shining and Riding the Bullet
"Everything I want to know, and more, about Stephen King-I find at Lilja's Library"
— Mikael Håfström, director of 1408
"The wealth of information and the latest news updates available on Lilja's site is amazing. Lilja possesses the same level of devotion to Stephen King as Kathy Bates from Misery, the only difference between the two is... Lilja has a computer."
— Jae Lee, illustrator of The Dark Tower comic
"Lilja's Library has emerged from among the ranks of Stephen King information sites as THE go-to place for all the latest news, reviews, interviews and rumors. If it's not bookmarked in your favorites list, it should be."
— Bev Vincent, author of The Road to the Dark Tower
"Lilja's Library is a great website packed with information"
— Robin Furth, author of The Dark Tower Concordance and The Dark Tower comic.
"Lilja's-Library is a wildly enthusiastic look at the world of Stephen King. Any King fan can certainly indulge themselves with reviews, interviews, sneak peaks and plenty of nostalgia. Stephen can ditch his day-planner as long as he has this site bookmarked."
— Mark Stutzman, cover illustrator to many of Stephen King's books
"Lilja's Library is the most comprehensive, thorough, and up-to-the-minute source for Stephen King news on the web. It's a labor of love and an invaluable resource for us SK fans."
— Richard Dooling, novelist, producer, and writer for Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
"A one-stop shop for everything King Related, Lilja's Library is the place on the net for the most in depth information for the discerning Stephen King fan—I have yet to find a website with more thorough, detailed, accurate and up-to-date information."
— Jay Holben, director of Stephen King's Paranoid.
"I've had a delightful time exploring Lilja's Library. I especially like the arrangement of materials. Everything is clearly labeled, easy to access, and well (and fully) discussed. It is certainly among the best and most comprehensive sites I've visited."
— Michael Collings, author of The Work of Stephen King and Horror Plum'd
"For a one-stop place to check out the latest King news, not just in America but worldwide, this is the only place you need to go. And the best thing about this is—in Lilja's Library, you don't need a borrower's card!"
— Tyson Blue, author of The Unseen King and Observations from the Terminator
"As New Line Cinema and film director Peter Jackson discovered, it simply makes good sense — and good business — to keep the fans online informed of what's going on; and in the Stephen King community, there are only a handful of sites worth your precious time. Lilja's Library is one of them. A die-hard King fan who has painstakingly and, over a period of many years, built up his website so that it's in the first rank of King websites, "LL" (Lilja's Library) is an essential website to surf if you REALLY want to know what's going on in Stephen's kingdom. Hard-working, responsible, and dedicated to putting out the news for a worldwide audience, Lilja is a publicist's dream: He'll get the word out and do it in a professional and timely manner. As the author of more books about Stephen King than anyone else on the planet, I've got to say that Lilja has my respect and admiration because of his efforts to keep the King community informed, and as they say, you can take THAT to the bank."
— George Beahm, author of Stephen King A to Z and Stephen King Country
"Lilja's Library is one of the best resources on the Internet for all things King. In addition to being a wonderful support for our extensive collection of Stephen King audiobooks, Lilja is an absolute pleasure to work with! I highly recommended the site for all fans of Stephen King."
— Theresa Pantazopoulos, Publicity Manager, Simon & Schuster Audio
"There some utterly definitive web sites I depend upon for their accuracy and specific focus and on my list is Lilja's Library for all things Stephen King. Lilja does an extraordinary amount of work maintaining one of the most comprehensive King sites on the Web. Lilja's Library is the kind of loving, meticulously accurate web site that King's work inspires in his fans. King fans around the world owe him enormous gratitude for keeping us all up to speed on all the goings-on in the kingdom of King."
— Stephen Spignesi, author of The Lost work of Stephen King and The Essential Stephen King
"Lilja's Library is the quintessential resource for anybody — fan or professional — seeking information on anything related to Stephen King and his multitude of books, films and television productions. If there's anything you need to know about a Stephen King project, go to Lilja's Library first!"
— Eric A. Stillwell, former Associate Producer, The Dead Zone
Available in two states:
- Trade Hardcover Edition ($40)
- Traycased Lettered Edition of 52 signed and lettered copies bound in leather with a satin ribbon page marker, each copy featuring an ORIGINAL Glenn Chadbourne drawing on the signature sheet ($250)
Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King - The Book
Posted: April 15, 2009, 16:40
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Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen Kingby Hans-Ake Lilja
illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne
About the Book:
For over a decade now, Lilja has been one of the leading voices on the Internet when it comes to covering and reporting on Stephen King's books and movies. His website, Lilja's Library, is the die-hard fan's source for information about new King projects and breaking news, but Lilja has also featured his own in-depth interviews with the most important people in King's world, including Stephen King himself.
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Shawshank Redemption on stage
Posted: April 15, 2009, 13:26
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Taking a shot at Redemption
New play's message of hope set to lift the spirit of a nation
By Stephen O'Farrell
Wednesday April 15 2009
A jailbreak tale, touted as one of the greatest stories of all time, is set to lift our spirits, its writers claimed yesterday.
'The Shawshank Redemption' will have its world stage premiere at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin next month. The writers behind the theatre production said the play's message of hope would help lift the clouds of economic gloom.
The play includes an array of well-known US stars and is being tipped to give the movie's popularity a run for its money.
Speaking at the first day of rehearsals in Dublin yesterday, writers Owen O'Neill and Dave Johns said the story had been a pet project for them.
Enthusiasm
They said Ireland was chosen for the world premiere, on May 19, due to the enthusiasm shown by the Irish producers, Lane Productions.
"We were thinking of doing it up in Edinburgh but then it got bigger with comedians and we met the producers from Lane Productions," Mr Johns told the Irish Independent.
"They were so enthusiastic about it, so that's why it's in Ireland, because I think they're really up for the challenge.
"And I just think, with this economic climate, that it has a quite apt message of hope. We all need hope so we're bringing it to cheer up the economy that collapsed the most."
'The Shawshank Redemption' theatre production's cast represents close to a mirror image of those in the movie; with 'Sleeping with the Enemy' star Kevin Anderson playing Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), Reg Cathey of 'The Wire' as Red (Morgan Freeman) and Keir Dullea of '2001: A Space Odyssey' as Brooksie (James Whitmore).
Producers Breda Cashe and Pat Moylan from Lane Productions described landing the play as a massive coup. The play will be based on Stephen King's novella as opposed to the 1994 screenplay, they revealed.
"We've been working on it for the best part of two years, so we are delighted," Ms Cashe said.
Lane Productions, which produced hits such as 'Stones in His Pockets', 'I, Keano' and 'Alone It Stands' in the past, said they were very excited by their latest play's prospects.
"One of the things you are as a producer is a gambler and you have a vision and you just hope that comes to fruition," Ms Moylan added.
Actor Reg Cathey said playing the Red character fulfilled a lifetime ambition, but warned audiences not to expect an imitation of Morgan Freeman's part.
"I've only seen the film once so when I got the part my girlfriend wanted to get the movie but I said no because I want to make it my own," he said.
Thanks to Bev Vincent
Reviews
Posted: April 14, 2009, 23:01
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Tomorrow The Dark Tower: Sorcerer, American Nightmare issue #2 and Dark Tower: Guide to Giliad are released. Here are my reviews of the first two.Dark Tower: Sorcerer
American Nightmare
Preview of Sorcerer
Posted: April 14, 2009, 00:13
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Thanks to Sonia Rodríguez Riveiro
Preview of American Nightmares
Posted: April 14, 2009, 00:11
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Thanks to Sonia Rodríguez Riveiro
Third Talisman boook in a year one or two?
Posted: April 8, 2009, 12:40
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Lanny F. McKay tells me that one of the King's most interesting quotes was about how he has occasionally enjoyed the collaborative process, "enough so that Peter and I will probably write the third and last Talisman boook in one or two years."
King on tour...
Posted: April 7, 2009, 13:52
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Steve will be doing a tour but at this point, I'm only aware of a US tour. We haven't started working out the details yet.
The tour is to promote Under the Dome when it’s released in November but as you see there are no more details yet. So, please don’t bother the moderator by asking about it yet, I’m sure that when there are something new it will be posted on the site.
American Nightmares cover
Posted: April 7, 2009, 00:36
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More IT
Posted: April 6, 2009, 10:16
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“The remake will be set in the mid-1980s and in the present almost equally — mirroring the twenty-odd-year gap King uses in the book — and with a great deal of care and attention paid to the back stories of all the characters,” says Kajganich. “I think the real twist here is that my pitch to WB — which they’ve assured me they’re on board for — is that this will not be PG-13. This will be R. Which means we can really honor the book and engage with the traumas (both the paranormal ones and those they deal with at home and school) that these characters endure.”
“I plan to be very protective of the book,” Kajganich continues. “The reality, though, is that WB wants to do this as a single film, so I will have to kill a few darlings to make that happen. You have my promise, though, that I will do this with the utmost humility and respect for King’s work. He’s the King, after all, and I intend to continue to pledge to him my allegiance.”
Thanks to Larry Fire
King completes epic novel after 25 years
Posted: April 6, 2009, 10:15
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Characters in the cast of more than 100 include Dale Barbara, a Gulf veteran and now a cook, the town's newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician's assistant at the hospital and three children. They're up against an evil politician, Big Jim Rennie – who's desperate to hold onto power and will stop at nothing, even murder – and his son, who in classic King style, "is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry". Meanwhile, time under the Dome is running out.
Thanks to Larry Fire
Column online...
Posted: March 30, 2009, 12:45
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Thanks to Sonia Rodríguez Riveiro
New column
Posted: March 27, 2009, 23:59
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Thanks to Bev Vincent
The Shawshank Redemption on stage
Posted: March 27, 2009, 23:58
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The stars of the world premiere of 'The Shawshank Redemption' at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin have been announced.
Reg Cathey, best known for his role as Norman Wilson in 'The Wire', will play Red, while Kevin Anderson, whose film credits include 'Sleeping with the Enemy' and 'Charlotte's Web', will play Andy Dufresne.
Adapted by Owen O'Neill and Dave Johns from Stephen King's novella 'Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption', the production will be directed by Peter Sheridan.
'The Shawshank Redemption' will open at the Gaiety Theatre on Tuesday, 19 May with low price previews from Thursday, 14 May.
Thanks to Bev Vincent
The Art of Darkness: Artists Inspired by Stephen King
Posted: March 23, 2009, 13:16
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Now you can pre-order the book The Art of Darkness: Artists Inspired by Stephen King. You can also check out some previews here.Thanks to Ari and Larry Fire
Plot Synopsis for Under the Dome
Posted: March 20, 2009, 20:57
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On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mills, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when—or if—it will go away.
Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens—town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing—even murder—to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just short. It’s running out.
Preview of issue #2
Posted: March 20, 2009, 00:07
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Thanks to Sonia Rodríguez Riveiro
My review of Ur
Posted: March 18, 2009, 10:32
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Here is finally my review of Ur.King and art
Posted: March 16, 2009, 13:54
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It will also have interviews with most living artists, introduction by Frank Darabont, movie posters, movie-tie in editions, film stills and more.
Now, Jerad of Centipede Press wanted to make sure he didn’t miss anything and because of that he asked me to ask you if there is anything special you want him to include in the book. And he also sent along some spreads from the book to give you an idea about what it’s all about.
So, if there is anything specific that you think needs to be in an art book based on King’s work, send a mail to Jerad and let him know.
The Stand Week is over...
Posted: March 16, 2009, 09:12
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Interview with Chris Eliopoulos
Interview with Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Interview with Laura Martin
Interview with Mike Perkins
My review of issue #1 of American Nightmares
And the correct answers are...
Read the complete text
IT's back on...
Posted: March 13, 2009, 13:07
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Could be interesting if done right...
Read more:
Ain't it Cool
Hollywood reporter.
Thanks to Anders Jakobson and Ari
Under the Dome updates
Posted: March 11, 2009, 22:08
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It's also confirmed that the release date is set to November 10, 2009. You can pre-order your copy here.
Talisman in color
Posted: March 11, 2009, 21:49
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New interview with Robin
Posted: March 11, 2009, 00:17
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Thanks to Sonia Rodríguez Riveiro
The Stand Week on Lilja's Library
Posted: March 9, 2009, 00:00
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Monday:
Interview with Chris Eliopoulos
The contest starts and the first winner is drawn
Tuesday:
Interview with Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
The second winner is drawn
Wednesday:
My review of issue #1 of American Nightmares
The third winner is drawn
Thursday:
Interview with Laura Martin
The forth winner is drawn
Friday:
Interview with Mike Perkins
The fifth and last winner is drawn
Lilja’s Library is also working with Tales Of Wonder to give you the best price possible on The Stand comic even if you don’t live in the US. They are offering to sell the hardback of The Stand: Captain Trips (the regular cover) for $28 (retail price is $25) and that includes postage outside the US which is otherwise much higher than $3. US customer get 30% off plus shipping. Shipping is $1.99 plus $0.79 per book (free shipping above $99).
And as if that isn’t enough they are also offering to throw in a random selected variant cover (from one of the five issues of Captain Trips) to those customers who buys the hardback for as long as their supplies last. How about that? Just go here to order. And while there, check out their signed copies of The Stand: Captain Trips hardback as well.
Comments, questions or thoughts about the week? Don’t hesitate to let me know.
Interview with King
Posted: March 6, 2009, 20:51
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Thanks to Larry Fire
The Pop of King: I Love 'Breaking Bad'!
Posted: March 6, 2009, 13:01
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Thanks to Bev Vincent
Ur on iPhone
Posted: March 4, 2009, 23:47
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Thanks to Larry Fire
Ur a success:
Posted: March 4, 2009, 14:07
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It's not the sensation of his first effort, but Stephen King's latest e-adventure is another best-seller.
King's agent, Ralph Vicinanza, said Tuesday that downloads of King's novella "UR," available only as an e-book and released to coincide with the launch of Amazon's upgraded Kindle reader, have reached "five figures" after barely three weeks on the market.
In 2000, in the early years of digital texts, King's novella "Riding the Bullet" was downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, overwhelming Amazon.com and other online sites.
Amazon.com has declined to offer any specific numbers for sales of the Kindle or for individual books, although publishers have said that popular titles sell in the thousands or better.
Vicinanza said in a telephone interview that Amazon would not be providing specific numbers until 60 days after the Feb. 12 release, but added: "We've been told that they're in the five figures already.
"We're excited. They're happy, we're happy and from the initial information that we're getting it seems to be a success."
As of Tuesday afternoon, "UR" was No. 18 on Amazon's list of Kindle best-sellers.
Vicinanza had approached King with the idea of writing a story for release as an e-book as a way to "create some excitement" in electronic publishing at a time when the book industry is going through tough times.
The New York-based agent recommended the strategy even though the Kindle and competing devices account for no more than 1 percent of overall book sales. "UR" eventually will be made available in print, he said.
The Kindle 2, a slimmed-down model with upgraded components and storage capacity, went on sale Feb. 9 for $359. The gadget downloads books, newspaper stories and blog posts over a wireless network.
"UR," available as a download for $2.99, is about a college English instructor whose pink Kindle allows him to access new books by famous dead authors as well as newspapers that tell of a future event that he is compelled to try to forestall.
While some readers have likened the book to an infomercial for Amazon's pricey device, Vicinanza says any King fan recognizes how often cars and other products appear in his books.
"There isn't enough money out there for Stephen King to do product placement, for sure," he said.
King began writing the story Jan. 18, the agent had it edited and sent to Amazon on Feb. 4, and the edited proofs were in the hands of King and his agent — sent, in fact, to their Kindles — two days later.
King sees the Kindle as a delivery system that matters less than the story it delivers. In his blog on the Entertainment Weekly Web site http://www.ew.com. the author opined a year ago that Kindles will not replace books, which have a permanence that accentuates the importance of the ideas and stories they contain.
But they can, he wrote, enrich a reader's life.
"For a while I was very aware that I was looking at a screen and bopping a button instead of turning pages. Then the story simply swallowed me, as the good ones always do," King wrote. "It became about the message instead of the medium, and that's the way it's supposed to be."
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
More Bag of Bones
Posted: March 3, 2009, 13:04
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Two men behind a movie based on Stephen King's 1998 novel "Bag of Bones" will be in Portland today to discuss the possibility of filming in Maine.
"Bag of Bones" director Mick Garris and producer Mark Sennet are scheduled to talk about their plans at a press conference at 4:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn on Commercial Street.
They are also scheduled to meet sometime today with Gov. John Baldacci and other state officials to explore financial incentives for the film.
Sennet, whose credits include a TV adaptation of King's 1996 novel "Desperation," said his production company would like very much to shoot in Maine, but won't be able to without greater incentives than those offered to filmmakers under the Maine Attraction Film Incentive program.
Sennet said his company would need a tax credit that would provide a savings of about 25 cents on every dollar spent. He said many other states have such programs.
"Bag of Bones" has a $20 million budget, and Sennet expects to spend $10 million wherever the film is made.
"We'd love to do it here. We're basically here to see if (state officials) want to do this," Sennet said. "If not, there are plenty of places we could go."
Sennet said Massachusetts has the kind of tax-credit program he is interested in. His company, Sennet Entertainment, has explored filming in the Bay State, as well as in Michigan, Louisiana and Georgia.
Set at a lake in western Maine, "Bag of Bones" is about a novelist dealing with his wife's death, a custody battle and a haunted house.
The fact that King is a lifelong Mainer will have little to do with whether the film gets shot here, Sennet said.
"We'd love to do the film, but we need to do it for a certain price," he said.
A call to King's Bangor office was not returned Monday.
Several of King's works have been filmed in Maine in the past 20 years, including: "Pet Sematary" (1989); "Graveyard Shift" (1990); "The Langoliers" (1995); "Thinner" (1996); and "Storm of the Century" (1999), a TV miniseries.
Sennet said he would like to shoot the film this summer. The movie has not been cast.
Sennet and Garris worked together on "Desperation" (2006), and Garris directed the TV miniseries version of King's "The Shining" (1997), as well as the miniseries of King's "The Stand" (1994).
The meeting with state officials today is expected to include Maine film industry advocates Cameron Bonsey and Barney Martin.
Bonsey, who was a local casting director for the HBO film "Empire Falls," shot in Maine in 2003, and Martin, a locally based actor, have long advocated for more state incentives to attract film and video projects to the state.
It was Martin who convinced Sennet and Garris to come to Maine to meet with state officials, Sennet said.
Bonsey said "Bag of Bones" is an example of the kind of film Maine could attract if more incentives were offered.
"We wanted to bring in a project that's real, instead of just talking about incentives in a general way," Bonsey said.
The state's current film incentive program includes a wage-tax rebate, an income-tax rebate for investors, no state sales tax on most production items, and reimbursement for lodging taxes for long-term stays.
Baldacci's deputy chief of staff, David Farmer, confirmed that the filmmakers had requested to meet with the governor, but he said Baldacci does not know what sort of incentives they are seeking.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Bag of Bones this summer
Posted: March 2, 2009, 22:55
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Film version of horror novel may be shot in Maine
March 2, 2009
PORTLAND, Maine—The film version of Stephen King's novel "Bag of Bones" may be shot in the author's home state.
Director Mick Garris and producer Mark Sennet are planning to meet Tuesday with Gov. John Baldacci and other officials about the possibility of expanding financial incentives available from the state.
Maine film industry advocates say "Bag of Bones" will be a $20 million production, and half of the budget would be spent in Maine. Filming could begin as early as this summer.
The novel is set in a lakeside summer home in a remote part of Maine where an author suffering from writer's block dredges up dark secrets following his wife's death.
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Posted: February 25, 2009, 16:23
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Question:
I read the intro of "Low men in yellow coats" present in "Stephen King goes to the Movies" and it mentions one chapter King didn't write yet for Hearts in Atlantis. It's called "The house on Benefit Street" and it's the story of what happened to Carol (Bobby childhood's girlfriend).
Any news about this? Does King plan to write it?
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Answer (Moderator):
Steve got the idea to do this 2 or 3 years ago, I think. He had asked me to get the audio versions of Hearts in Atlantis to listen to while he drove to Florida to get him back in the groove and then planned to begin writing it when he arrived. I don't know what happened between November and January, but he started writing another project instead. I'd asked him recently if he still planned to write it but he wasn't sure if he would as he has other projects (it's killing me that I can't say anything yet ) he's working on that are taking priority.
Thanks to Ari
From a Buick 8 news
Posted: February 25, 2009, 16:22
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While co-writer Johnathon Schaech’s FROM A BUICK 8 Stephen King adaptation still looks for financing, he and co-writer Richard Chizmar are continuing to tweak the script for the Tobe Hooper film. “We’ve done 15 rewrites,” Schaech said of the project, ”and Stephen King loves it. He says it’s a great screenplay, which is sort of THE GREEN MILE meets STAND BY ME meets FRIDAY THE 13TH.”
Thanks to Bev Vincent
Throttle now on audio
Posted: February 25, 2009, 16:12
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King and Hill's collaboration Throttle is now out on audio. It's on a CD called Road Rage together with Richard Matheson's Duel that isnpired King and Hill. You can listen to it here and order your copy here.Talisman prequel
Posted: February 24, 2009, 19:40
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More info to come…
Treachery #6 review
Posted: February 24, 2009, 14:13
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Tomorrow the last issue of Treachery is released but here is my review of it if you want to check it out.Tony talks Talisman
Posted: February 23, 2009, 00:47
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Treachery 6 preview
Posted: February 23, 2009, 00:41
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Thanks to Sonia Rodriguez Riveiro
Sketch cover
Posted: February 21, 2009, 00:19
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Here is the sketch cover for issue #6 of Treachery.Preview of American Nightmare
Posted: February 20, 2009, 11:21
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You can also read more about the issue here.
Thanks to Georgia
No Lee for The Fall of Gilead
Posted: February 20, 2009, 00:21
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New covers for The Stand
Posted: February 19, 2009, 22:55
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From left to right: Sketch variant of issue #1, a second variant cover for issue #1 and the regular cover for issue #3.
If you want to see more covers for The Stand: American Nightmare you can do so here.
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Posted: February 18, 2009, 23:45
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes vol. 1
Nightmares & Dreamscapes vol. 2
Nightmares & Dreamscapes vol. 3
Latest column online
Posted: February 18, 2009, 23:15
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Robin talks Talisman
Posted: February 18, 2009, 00:44
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The Fall of Gilead
Posted: February 18, 2009, 00:43
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Here is the cover of the first issue of the 4th story arc in The Dark Tower series. This arc is called The Fall of Gilead.A horrified Steven Deschain learns that the deadly seeing sphere called Maerlyn’s Grapefruit has been stolen from his chambers! Far worse, when he enters his wife’s rooms to arrest her for the theft, his son Roland is standing over her body with a gun in his hand. The youngest gunslinger has perhaps committed the most hideous crime of all!
Thanks to Sonia Rodríguez Riveiro
Variant cover for Treachery #6
Posted: February 15, 2009, 22:13
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Here is the variant cover of issue #6 of Treachery.Thanks to Sonia Rodríguez Riveiro
New column
Posted: February 15, 2009, 22:11
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Thanks to Bev Vincent
Robin Furth signing
Posted: February 14, 2009, 20:08
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She will be signing the regular collected hardcover editions of The Gunslinger Born, The Long Road Home, and Treachery. As you might remember, Dark Tower comic book colorist Richard Isanove held an online signing for Dark Tower fans at The Signed Page, signing all seven issues of The Gunslinger Born. Robin wanted a similar way to bridge the gap between her and the fans and she thought this would be a fun way to do it.
Robin will only sign 100 copies of each hardcover arc, making this a rare opportunity for Stephen King and Dark Tower collectors.
