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Lilja’s Library’s 30th Anniversary WINNER!

Posted: August 29, 2026, 09:13
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The biggest contest I’ve had at Lilja’s Library has closed. It’s purpose was to celebrate Lilja’s Library’s 30th anniversary (1996-2026) and I really want to thank everyone who has congratulated me for running the site for this long. THANKS!

So, the contest is over and a winner has been selected and contacted. So, even if you have the same name as the winner, if I haven’t contacted you, it’s not you. Sorry.

The winner is Simon from the US! Congratulations! The book is in the mail and will hopefully arrive soon.

To everyone else; thanks for participating and rest assure that there will be more contests here at Lilja’s Library!

Crouch End Greenlit for a 6-Part Miniseries

Posted: August 28, 2026, 09:40
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Crouch End, based on the short story with the same name, and named after the real-life North London district in which it’s set, has been greenlit by Prime Video as a six-part limited series.

Crouch End is being adapted by Paul Tomalin (Bodies) and directed by Tom Shankland (Berlin Noir, The Serpent) and is produced by Mammoth Screen and Fifth Season. Executive producers are Tomalin, Shankland, Damien Timmer, Rebecca Keane and Ben Irving.

“Stephen King is one of the defining storytellers of our time, and we’re thrilled to bring his Lovecraftian tale to life in London with ‘Crouch End,'”
- Nicole Clemens, VP of International Originals at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios.

Photos From Season 2 Of The Institute

Posted: August 25, 2026, 09:40
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Screen Rant has released a few more photos from season 2 of The Institute. They have also gotten confirmation that the season will be released later this year. No exact date has been revealed yet though.

In one of the photos we can see Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen who plays an eccentric European tech billionaire and one of the Institute's financial backers with an ambitious agenda all his own.

Two New Languages

Posted: August 19, 2026, 20:18
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Recently I learned about two more languages that King’s books have been translated into. Galician (Salem's Lot), spoken in northwestern Spain and Kurdish (The Shining), spoken in Krudistan. This makes the total number of languages King’s been translated into (that I know of) 56.


You can check out what those 56 languages are here.

The Gruesome Massacre Of The Bradley Gang

Posted: August 18, 2026, 08:57
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HBO now confirms that season 2 of Welcome to Derry will go back 27 years prior to the events of season 1 and land in 1935. It will focus on the gruesome massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammo and end up facing unimaginable horror. Brad Caleb Kane returns as showrunner for season 2 and will serve as executive producer alongside the Muschiettis.

If you paid attention during season 1, you will have noticed a small hint at the Bradley Gang storyline when General Shaw dug up an old automobile filled with skeletons from the ground. In season 2, the tale of the Bradley Gang will expand upon a small narrative told in King’s book as part of the interlude chapters.


Brothers George and Al Bradley were the heads of the Bradley Gang, a band of criminals who robbed and pillaged various storefronts and banks across Derry in the ‘30s. Kitty Donahue, George’s wife, is another character who often accompanied the brothers on their terror sprees. George and his acquaintances were finally gunned down in 1935 during a brutal shootout when several Derry residents ambushed them. Andy Muschietti told EW in a 2025 interview that they are “building a story that has the Bradley Gang episode as a climactic event.”

“Some guy saw the clown hanging outside a window. It’s weird physics and just a collage of information. We are bringing much more life to the story. The story now makes a lot of sense. It’s a fleshed-out story with characters and arcs and everything.”

Casting hasn’t been confirmed yet, but when speaking with Entertainment Weekly last November, Barbara Muschietti teased the return of Bill Skarsgård. She said the origins of Bob Gray and It’s Pennywise form “will also play into the second season.”

King Joins Big City Greens Halloween Episode

Posted: August 7, 2026, 14:00
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Disney has officially announced the guest cast who will be doing voices in the upcoming 5th season of the animated series Big City Greens and King is one of them. King will be featured in a Halloween-themed episode, and a first look at his appearance has been revealed (see image).

Season 5 will debut on Aug. 21 on Disney Channel (8:00 pm EDT/PDT) with the season's first five episodes. They are made available for streaming the next day on Disney+. No word on when King’s episode will air but a good guess is around Halloween.

Sam Raimi Goes To Desperation

Posted: July 31, 2026, 17:31
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Sam Raimi will produce an upcoming adaptation of King’s Desperation and Adam B. Stein and Zach Lipovsky are on board to direct. Searchlight Pictures is the studio attached to the feature film project.

King’s book was released in 1996 together with Richard Bachman’s The Regulators and Mick Garris turned it into a made-for-TV movie starring Ron Perlman, Tom Skerritt and Steven Weber back in 2006.

Welcome To Derry Season 2 Still In Script Stage

Posted: July 30, 2026, 21:58
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Casey Bloys head of HBO recently spoke to Variety and gave a status update on season 2 of Welcome to Derry that confirms what most of us (except those who claim filming has already started) already know. That they are still working on the scrips.

What’s the status of “It: Welcome to Derry,” which still hasn’t been given a renewal?

Oh, I said this before: They’re working on on a take for Season 2, and they’re coming up with a take and scripts. I am very inclined to, obviously — the show did very well. They want to be happy with the direction that they’ve come up with. They’re still working on it. They’ll show it to us, but I’m feeling very good about what I’ve heard so far.

Thanks to Anders Jakobson

Carrie Season 2? It’s Possible

Posted: July 28, 2026, 09:56
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Carrie could end up being a multi-season affair. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly at San Diego Comic-Con, Flanagan addresses the “potential” for a season 2.

“The beauty of not really being beholden to the book or to any of the previous adaptations is that the potential of the characters and of the greater world that she belongs to does allow to look at it not as a finite story. I don’t speculate as to what it could be or what Amazon may want to do with it down the line. My priority is to make these eight episodes as great as I can from start to finish.”

“Having done so many limited series, I want to make sure that when it ends, it’s perfectly satisfying no matter what happens, whether you’re moving on or not. But, yeah, part of the fun of this was diving into that expansive world that could potentially continue.”

Flanagan Compares His Carrie & The Mist With Building LEGO

Posted: July 27, 2026, 00:10
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Mike Flanagan talked a little about his adaptation of The Mist (not filmed yet) at Comic-Con. Director Frank Darabont adapted it in 2007 and Flanagan really like that version.

“It’s one of the most brutal movies I’ve ever seen. That ending is jaw-dropping. My way into the story, through the story, and out of that story is very different. When I presented that to Steve [King] — that was also important because he loves Frank’s movie — it’s like, Why are we doing this? What are we gonna do that justifies itself? So it’s a different type of adaptation for me.”

Flanagan has compared adapting both Carrie and The Mist with taking LEGO apart and then building something new.

“With his [King] blessing, always! I would never contemplate it without it. But, yeah, it’s a different way to adapt things for me. And it’s interesting to me that he’s a storyteller whose ideas can have multiple lives.”

Flanagan & Cast Talks Carrie

Posted: July 25, 2026, 09:03
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Mike Flanagan and the cast from Carrie, Summer H. Howell, Samantha Sloyan, Matthew Lillard, and Amber Midthunder being interviewed by IGN at SDCC. Flanagan also gives an update on his in-development adaptation of The Dark Tower.

The Road To The Dark Tower Is Long

Posted: July 18, 2026, 23:09
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Flanagan says that getting The Dark Tower done is a long process.

When Flanagan struck a splashy television deal with Amazon, after a years-long stint at Netflix, those who gleefully follow his horror work were expecting him to launch into The Dark Tower, a TV passion project he spoke of repeatedly over the years. That, however, became “one of the most complicated properties to get started,” he says. “Getting the green light on Dark Tower is a much longer and more involved process than anything else I’ve ever approached in my life.”

It sounds like there will be some time until we se this one…

First Photos And Some Changes For Carrie

Posted: July 13, 2026, 20:22
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Entertainment Weekly posted the first images from the upcoming Tv-series based on Carrie today as well as more info about what we can expect. And it sounds like we should prepare for there to be some changes compared to the book.


Flanagan’s vision for these characters couldn’t be more different than previous movies. He describes Spacek’s performance as “a clenched fist who’s absolutely shaking out there in the world.” Meanwhile, Summer H. Howell version of Carrie is “wide open,” “eager,” “curious,” and “earnest,”. “[She’s] walking into the forest of her teenagehood without any sense of danger and with an innate trust in people and in goodness.”


We’ll get moments like the period scene in the high school bathroom that sets off a wave of bullying. And, of course, there’s the prom. “We’re getting there a completely different way and the events of that prom are going to be completely different,” Flanagan prefaces. “That’s a wonderfully delicious and irresistible opportunity for someone who loves adapting things.”


Stephen King also talks about the ‘TK gene’ [for telekinesis] and the science behind Carrie’s abilities. Something that the De Palma adaptation ignored was Carrie’s place in the larger universe, that she’s part of a sorority of very gifted women and just doesn’t know it. The book absolutely points at that, but that was something we could pick up and run with.


Beginning with episode 2, each installment of the season will open with “a different, unique story of a different woman, somewhere else in the world and in time, coming to terms with their own abilities. Carrie’s specific place among that group of women is part of the real joy that we get to discover over the course of the season.
- Mke Flanagan


What do you think about this? Carrie is set to premiere on Amazon Prime in October.

Anniversary Contest At Lilja’s Library!

Posted: July 4, 2026, 21:59
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OK it’s contest time and to celebrate Lilja’s Library’s 30th anniversary I have a really special prize for you (see image).



All you need to do is find this post on my social media and follow and share it on any of my other social media before August 28th.

Then on August 29th, which just happens to me my birthday (I’m a bit older than 30 though) I will randomly select one social media and then one person that follows me there and have shared this post as the winner.

The contest is open to anyone all over the world and you can share as many times and on as many social media as you like. And don’t forget to follow.

Here is where you’ll find Lilja’s Library’s contest post on social media:
Facebook
X
Instagram
Threads
Bluesky

Good Luck!

An update from Joe Hill

Posted: July 2, 2026, 21:27
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Joe Hill updated us about the status of his next book, Hunger and told us he is now working on the book after that in his latest newsletter.

My book-a-year plan is off to more like a book-every-two-years start. All I can tell you is that Hunger is done in second draft, chugging pleasantly along through the next editorial steps, and I’m at work on a new novel. I wrapped up a screenplay—the first time I’ve ever adapted someone else’s work!—and will likely be on to another adaptation in the fall.

Sherlock Cover

Posted: June 23, 2026, 08:28
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Here is the hardback cover for SHERLOCK: Short Story Anthology that includes Joe Hill's new story An Exercise in Murder. Release date for the hardback is December 1st and you can pre-order it here.

Ben Young To Direct Mister Yummy

Posted: June 15, 2026, 13:09
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Australian filmmaker Ben Young is set to direct a feature adaptation of Mister Yummy, a short story The Bazaar of Bad Dreams.

“Stephen King was one of the first authors I ever read religiously, so getting to work on something that came from his imagination is a genuine honour. What I love about Mister Yummy is that the horror is inseparable from the humanity. It’s creepy, moving, character-driven, and exactly the kind of movie I’d line up to see. It’s also the first feature I’ll direct that I’ve also written on since Hounds of Love, so helping shape the script into the kind of Stephen King film I’d want to experience myself has been a real joy.”
- Ben Young

Mister Yummy follows Ollie Franklin, a charismatic resident of an assisted living facility who begins experiencing disturbing visions after the death of a fellow resident. As the line between memory, regret, and the supernatural begins to blur, Ollie is forced to confront long-buried secrets from his past before time finally catches up with him.

Running A Website For 30 Years Just For The Fun Of It

Posted: June 14, 2026, 23:47
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That is what I have done. Since 1996 I have run Lilja’s Library for fun. And for my love and interest in Stephen King’s books. When I created the site I created it for me, not for anyone else and not for a second did I think it would still be here 30 years later. Let’s look at the Internet back in 1996. It was all new and not very good. Because the connection was so slow there were almost no images to be found online, an image could take minutes to load. So, the sites that were there were mostly text. Some really cool ones had revolving skulls but that was it. When I found the Internet, I was 26 and a university student. I spent my time in the computer halls trying to find info about King’s books. At this time, you didn’t know about a new book until it was out in the stores and you ran into it. I know, it’s hard to believe but it’s true. Now the Internet came, and you could find info about books you didn’t even know existed quite easily. So, I searched and found a few pages about King and his work but not one that collected all the info in the same place, and I thought to myself, “OK, I’ll create a site and collect all the stuff there,” and I did.


At first it didn’t have a name but eventually people like me that wanted everything in the same place found the site and for reasons I have now forgotten I decided to call it Lilja’s Library – The World of Stephen King and something that changed my life was born.

Today I have run the site for more than half my life. I’ve done it because I enjoy it. I like to give all of you who follow me all the latest news. Today there are other pages that do the same, some of them are really good, some not so good. But the number of sites to choose from is far greater today than it was back in 1996. That’s for sure. Still, a lot of you keep coming back to my site for the latest King news and for that I’m very grateful. Because to be honest, today I do this for all of you out there that stop by the site, post a comment on some of my social media accounts thanking me for some news I just posted. For those of you that email me saying you were able to get your hands on your first signed King book because I posted about its release and for all of you that direct me to stuff that might become news on the site.

We all have something in common. We all love Stephen King’s books, and we all want to spread the word about them so that more people can find out how good they are and become fans like us. I have made so many friends from all over the world during these 30 years that I can hardly believe it’s true. Most of you I never get the chance to meet in person but a few I have met. I went to France to promote one of my books about King and met fans that hardly spoke a word of English. I don’t speak French, but we still connected. I went to Bulgaria and the Czech Republic and the same thing happened there. Amazing.


What about the future then? Well, so far this year has been a lot of fun. I have had contests, my followers on social media have increased a lot. On Facebook I now have over 120,000 followers, which sounds crazy when you say it out loud. It’s almost like a small city where everyone follows me. But everything must come to an end sometime, right? For a short time, I got the idea that 30 years was a good number of years to run a site and actually toyed with the idea of letting 2026 be the site’s last year. To have a countdown until December 31 and then call it quits. But then I realized that I had too much left to do. I’ve been invited to speak at KingCon 2026 in Atlantic City in October; I have a killer contest left to run and that is just a few things. So, the site will live on for a bit longer. Will it be here for 30 more years? Probably not since I would be 86 by then if I’m still alive. Will it be here for 10? I don’t know, maybe. I do know that as long as it’s active I will keep doing my best to deliver the latest news from Stephen King’s Kingdom. Oh, and I will give you one more promise. Lilja’s Library will always be free for everyone to access. I will never charge you anything for accessing the info on it. I might ask for a donation from time to time (if the expenses are running high) since I don't make any money from it now and never have.

So, thank you for your support, no matter if you’ve been with me for 30 years or one year. I hope you stick around and don’t be a stranger if we meet somewhere. Stop and say, “Hi.”

Thanks for all your support!
Lilja

Season 2 Of The Institute Almost Done Filming

Posted: June 5, 2026, 08:23
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It's been siltent about the filming of season 2 of The Institute so far but today Ben Barnes who plays Tim Jamieson posted a photo from the set on him and Joe Freeman who plays Luke Ellis and said that the filming of season 2 is coming to an end.

What than means in terns of a release date is unclear but my guess is either late this year or early next.

Hansel and Gretel: The Deluxe Edition

Posted: May 18, 2026, 10:40
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Hansel and Gretel will be released in a signed and limited edition from Hodder & Stoughton.


Experience the classic, haunting tale of Hansel and Gretel, reimagined by literary legends Stephen King and Maurice Sendak, in this beautiful collector's edition.

The soon-to-be-unveiled deluxe edition of Hansel and Gretel features:
- A gold-foiled slipcase developed from Sendak's own sun illustration, keeping your book in pristine condition for decades to come.

- Exclusive cover art, unique to this edition, sets it apart as a special collector's copy.

- Five collectible prints featuring art not included in the original hardback, sealed in an envelope with a special message from the Sendak Foundation.

- Heavyweight paper and durable binding, lovingly created for pride of place on the family bookshelf for this generation and the next.

- Alongside the deluxe edition, there will be 100 limited, numbered copies signed by Stephen King, which will ship at a later date to allow for signing and numbering.

Coming soon for pre-order for customers worldwide, excluding the US, Canada, and Philippines. More info

My Thoughts On Locke & Key: Comic, TV, Dramatization & Keys

Posted: May 5, 2026, 22:35
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I’ve just spent some time at Keyhouse with the Locke family, and it’s been a very interesting stay. I’ve been meaning to read the Locke & Key comic (story by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez) for some time, but other things have kept getting in the way. But now I finally decided it was time. I also decided I wanted to check out everything connected to the comic. That means the comic, the audio dramatization, the three-season Netflix series, the unaired Fox pilot, the unaired Hulu pilot and the physical keys that have been created by Skelton Crew Studio.

The keys are magic, and each is unique. One, the Ghost Key, lets you become a ghost if you open the right door with it and go through. Another, the Head Key, lets you open your head and look inside.

With a successful story there are often attempts to turn it into a major movie or a TV series. Locke & Key is no exception. What’s different is that they failed twice before they got it right.

Andy Muschietti directed a brilliant pilot episode… funny, relentlessly paced, and thoroughly terrifying.

Check out my thoughts here.

No More Locke & Key

Posted: April 24, 2026, 17:31
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Just finished Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez’s comic Locke & Key, all 45 issues. Only problem now is that i want more. So I asked Joe but unfortunately it doesn't look like there will be more issues.

My Thoughts On Monsters in the Archives

Posted: April 21, 2026, 08:21
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Here are my thoughts about Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King by Caroline Bicks.

To say that Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King is an interesting book is a huge understatement. This is the book I have been waiting for, without knowing that I was waiting for it.

Patton Oswalt to Narrate Other Worlds Than These

Posted: April 16, 2026, 22:49
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Patton Oswalt is the narrator of the upcoming third Talisman book, Other Worlds Than These.

“I've been a Stephen King fan since I was 10. His books were a huge part of how I fell in love with storytelling in the first place so having the opportunity to narrate Other Worlds Than These feels a little unreal. Being able to step into The Dark Tower universe and bring the final chapter of the Talisman trilogy to life is an absolute honor."
- Patton Oswalt

Credit : Courtesy Robyn Von Swank; Simon & Schuster
"Having Oswalt on board is a “wonderful” feeling. Spoiler alert: In Other Worlds, there's a character named Payton Orville, who's… a stand-up comedian!”
- Stephen King

Other Worlds Than These will be published on Oct. 6 and is now available for preorder:
US hardcover
US Audio
Kindle

UK hardcover

Lilja’s Library’s 30th Anniversary Birthday Wish

Posted: April 16, 2026, 10:03
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Lilja’s Library’s 30th Anniversary Birthday Wish

Here is a birthday wish from Caroline Bicks. Caroline has spent a year in King's archives and written a wonderful book about it, Monster in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King.

Next week I will speak to Caroline about her book as well as review it so look for that early next week.

30 Years Of Serving The King Contest Coming...

Posted: April 8, 2026, 10:54
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As you might (or not) know 2026 is the 30th anniversary of Lilja’s Library. I’m celebrating all year long with birthday wishes from friends and fellow King fans (if you want to send in a video I’d be happy to post it on the site) as well as contests. So far I have had 2 contests and soon it’s time for the third.

I haven't set a date or a format for it yet but I wanted to give you a taste of what you can win. Here is a sneak peek.

Hint: Here is a cropped photo showing parts of the important page in the book that you can win...

Even though the contest is in the future I do recommend you to follow my social medias ASAP to avoid missing out! I don’t think I have to tell you, you don’t want to miss out on this one, right?

Follow Lilja's Library and look for more info here: Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky

We Have A Winner!

Posted: April 1, 2026, 09:44
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The second 30th Anniversary contest is over and we have a winner but first let’s check out the correct answer. The question was:

Name the three book series King has written that includes 3 or more books.

The correct answer should be:

The Dark Tower: 8 books
The Bill Hodges trilogy: 3 book
The Talisman trilogy: 3 books

Yes, The Talisman trilogy is included since the questions was “book series King has written” and the third book is written even if it’s not released yet.


Some of you answered The Gwendy trilogy but that isn’t correct since King was only part of book 1 and 3. Some of you also mentioned The Holly Gibney books and I admit that those can be seen as a series even if I se them more as books with the same character included but I have given right for that as well.

The Green Mile has also been mentioned but that is one book even if it was released in segments but that is not a series.

Unfortunately there were a lot of you that had the correct answer and was drawn but then didn’t include your address and was therefore (as stated on the contest page) disqualified. One that did get the right answers and included his address and is now the happy owner of a copy of the limited Firestarter is…

LEE MOORFOOT in Ohio

CONGRATULATIONS! the book is on the way!

Thanks to Overlook Connection for sponsoring the contest. They are also giving everyone 10% off on everyting on StephenkingCatalog.com if you enter the code LILYA10.

Lilja’s Library’s 30th Anniversary Thanks!

Posted: March 31, 2026, 11:44
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Thanks to everyone who has wished Lilja’s Library a Happy 30th Anniversary! I really appreciate all your support in my quest to cover everything King on the site. It’s been 30 exciting years!

You can see all the videos here.


Thanks to: Vincent Chong, Glenn Chadbourne, John Ajvide Lindqvist, François Vaillancourt, Glen Mazzara, Mick Garris, Joe Hill, Barbara Muschietti, Andy Muschietti and Stewart O’Nan.

100,000 Followers

Posted: March 27, 2026, 00:24
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Today Lilja's Library reached 100,000 followers on Facebook.

Thanks to all of you that follow me there and for all for your support during the last 30 years!

Heather Graham Talks Carrie

Posted: March 22, 2026, 21:38
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Heather Graham talked briefly about the upcoming Carrie series with Collider.

"I have seen the first three episodes, and they’re great. They bring in an aspect of social media bullying and guns in school, so they try to modernize it, and I do feel like he captures the essence of what makes Carrie great.”

What do you all think about it?

I'm Going To KingCon!

Posted: March 10, 2026, 08:48
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If someone have missed it it's now official. I'll be a guest at the 2026 KingCon in Atlantic City, NJ, October 22-24. Other guests that's been announced so far is Francois Vaillancourt.


Can't wait to see you all in Atlantic City!

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30th anniversary wishes

King calendar

October 6, 2026:
Other Worlds Than These
October 7, 2026:
Carrie TV Series
2026:
Stephen King: Not Just Horror (Portuguese ed.)
2026:
Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (Portuguese edition)
November 5, 2026:
An Exercise in Murder (Short story by Hill)
2026:
Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (German edition)
2026:
The Institute season 2
2026:
Stephen King: Not Just Horror (German ed.)
March 2, 2027:
Hunger (Joe Hill)

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