Bag of Bones heading for TV


Posted: February 8, 2010, 22:48:51 | Section: Film » Bag of Bones

Mick Garris confirmed that he is looking to turn Bag of Bones into a a miniseries for a major network now instead of a feature movie.

N. covers


Posted: February 8, 2010, 22:40:21 | Section: Book » N

Here are the covers for issue #1 and 2 of N..

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Thanks to Sebastian Rahm.

Latest on Haven


Posted: February 5, 2010, 20:53:47 | Section: TV » Haven

Here is the latest news about Haven:

SyFy announced it has cast Emily Rose ("John From Cincinnati") as the lead in its upcoming series "Haven," which the network said will premiere later this year.

Based on the Stephen King novella "The Colorado Kid," "Haven" will begin production in the spring in Canada.

Rose will play FBI agent Audrey Parker, who investigates a murder in the small town of Haven, Maine, and finds herself caught up in a web of supernatural activity among its citizens.

Rose has had several key recurring roles since appearing as Cass on "John From Cincinnati." She played Lena Branigan on "Brothers and Sisters," Trish Merrick on "Jericho" and Tracy Martin on "ER." She was also the lead in the USA pilot "Operating Instructions."

E1 Entertainment is producing "Haven," which is co-financed by Universal Netwowrks Intl. and is the first series to be produced for SyFy's international outlets (except in Scandinavia and, ironically, Canada). E1 is handling international distribution.

Scott Shepard ("The Dead Zone") is the series' showrunner, with Lloyd Segan, Shawn Piller and E1's John Morayniss and Noreen Halpern exec producing. Pilot scribes Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn also are exec producers.

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

New column


Posted: February 5, 2010, 20:52:41

King has a new column in issue 1089/1090 (released 2/12/10) called Hey, Jay - Good Night, and Good Luck and in it King tells us why Leno's 10p.m. failure is good for TV.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

A quote from Frank


Posted: February 1, 2010, 23:03:15 | Section: Book » Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King

Here is something that I just had to share with you all. This is what Frank Darabont, screenwriter and director of The Shawshank Redemption and The Mist had to say about my book after he read it:

"Hans-Ake Lilja, the most dedicated Stephen King fan I know, takes the reader on a joyous, wide-ranging journey through King’s world and influence. Part scholarly in its approach, but in greater part a fan's love letter to King, it is an absolute must for the Stephen King completist."

Stephen to appear in Charlotte County, FL


Posted: February 1, 2010, 16:24:57

Stephen will be appearing at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County (FL) on Saturday, March 20th to host the Charlotte County Library Big Read Kickoff Event. This is not a book signing.

Tickets (400 will be available) are being distributed by a random lottery drawing. For more information about the event and to fill out the email form for the lottery drawing, please visit their web site.

King pays tribute to J.D. Salinger


Posted: January 29, 2010, 23:29:02

King pays tribute to J.D. Salinger

Stephen King on J.D. Salinger: 'The last of the great post-WWII American writers'
by Stephen King
Categories: In Memoriam, Stephen King
I wasn’t a huge Salinger fan, but I’m sorry to hear of his passing — the way you’d feel if you heard an eccentric, short-tempered, but often fascinating uncle had passed away. Not as great a loss as Beverly Jensen (her marvelous The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay will be published this summer), who wrote only one book before dying of cancer at the age of 49, or of Raymond Carver, who was barely into his 50s; Salinger was, after all, in his 90s.

But it is a milestone of sorts, because Salinger was the last of the great post-WWII American writers, and in Holden Caulfield — maybe the greatest American-boy narrator since Huck Finn — he created an authentic Voice of the Age: funny, anxious, at odds with himself, and badly lost.

Salinger’s death may answer one question that has intrigued readers, writers, and critics for nearly half a century — what literary trove of unpublished work may he have left behind? Much? Some? Or none? Salinger is gone, but if we’re lucky, he may have more to say, even so.

Decodes Movie Blurbs


Posted: January 27, 2010, 22:31:15

Here you can read King's column Decodes Movie Blurbs.

Thanks to willowlove

Time talks on video


Posted: January 27, 2010, 22:27:25

Here is the Times Talks from November 9 last year. The event took place in New York City and King was interviewed on a wide range of topics including Under the Dome.

Two books done


Posted: January 27, 2010, 08:52:33

I got an email from arielracing who asked if there are any new book planned/scheduled for publication in 2010 by King on his official board. And even though the moderator couldn’t go into details she said there where and also that King had already finished two new books!
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