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Some thoughts on the Haven scrips...

Posted: July 26, 2010, 22:38

The good folks Haven have agreed to send me the scripts of each episode so that I can include some commentaries about it in my review of the episode. You probably don’t think there are too many differences between that and the episode, right. Well, there are! I have added script comments to my first review and you can check it out here.

Under the Dome paperback

Posted: July 21, 2010, 18:58

The US paperback edition of Under the Dome arrived today and even if the cover isn't as nice as the one used for the hardback it's really nice. The book has 1074 pages.

My review of American Vampire #4

Posted: July 20, 2010, 07:43

Check out my reivew for issue #4 of American Vampire.

Under the Dome, contest and the fifth cover

Posted: July 19, 2010, 13:23

Here are more info about Hodder & Stoughton’s contest and the limited paperback ed. of Under the Dome:

The copy with the fifth cover was printed in a limited print run and will not be resupplied.

Tesco.com who are selling the fifth cover are also offering the opportunity to purchase all 5 covers in one shrink wrap set. This comes with 5 postcards (based on the 5 covers) in an envelope. There are only 100 of these sets, so they are also considered a limited edition.

In terms of the competition, this is to win a signed, leather bound hardback edition of Under the Dome. This is a complete one off, and will not be reproduced for any other customer / retailer in the future. In other words, there is one (1) copy of this book!

The contest is open to anyone, anywhere (except Hodder & Stoughton employees and their families) so enter now!

You can enter the contest here.

Interview with Mike Perkins

Posted: July 19, 2010, 01:05

Here is an interview with Mike Perkins that he did with StephenKing.pl.

Titles of the first eight episodes of Haven

Posted: July 19, 2010, 01:04

Here are the titles of the first 8 episodes of Haven:

Welcome to Haven
Butterfly
Harmony
Consumed
Ball And Chain
Fur
Sketchy
Ain't No sunshine

Win Under the Dome

Posted: July 19, 2010, 00:32

Here is a contest where you can win a copy of Under the Dome.

Thanks to Herbert West

Under the Dome x 5

Posted: July 19, 2010, 00:28

Those of you that want all five Under the Dome paperbacks can get them here.

Thanks to Stan Timmons

Lilja's Library facebook hits 1,000

Posted: July 17, 2010, 01:05

Some time ago I said that when the Lilja’s Library Facebook group reached 1,000 members I’d do a contest for the members of the group. Well, 1,000 have come and gone and now it’s time for the contest. On August 9, the same day my book is released, I will draw one lucky member who will receive a copy of my book Lilja’s Library – The World of Stephen King for free (signed if you so desire). All you have to do is be a member of the group on August 9 and you’ll be in the running. So, if you’re not a member yet, join now.

A fifth cover for Under the Dome

Posted: July 17, 2010, 00:18

Remember the four different covers for the UK edition of Under the Dome that I wrote about here? Well, now a fifth has surface. This version was done exclusively for one of the big supermarket chains over in the UK and it might be pretty hard to find elsewhere.

Thanks to Nick Honeywell

Poster for Boogeyman

Posted: July 17, 2010, 00:18

Here is the poster for the Dollar Baby version of The Boogeyman.

Send your postcard from Haven

Posted: July 17, 2010, 00:18

Now you can send your own postcard from Haven.

Thanks to Ari.

Mortality is a winner

Posted: July 15, 2010, 00:22

Talk Stephen King reports that King's Mortality won the Novelette selection for the Shirley Jackson award.

Boogeyman trailer out on Youtube

Posted: July 15, 2010, 00:14

Here is a trailer for the Dollar Baby version of Boogeyman.

New UK site for Under the Dome

Posted: July 15, 2010, 00:12

The UK paperback edition of Under the Dome is out and Hodder & Stughton has created a pretty cool site for it. Check it out here.

Thanks to Herbert West

Only 2 limited left of Lilja's Library

Posted: July 12, 2010, 23:14

Cemetery Dance just informed me that there are now only two copies left of the limited (released in 52 copies) version of my book. So, if you're planning to get one, do is soon.

Order here.

Latest on Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

Posted: July 9, 2010, 21:21

Here are the latest news about Ghost Brothers of Darkland County:

Mellencamp and Stephen King continue to work on their stage musical, "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County." The two recently hired a new director, award-winning actress Liv Ullman, who plans to start revising the script with King in January and work through 2011 on the production. Meanwhile, Burnett has been recording an album of Mellencamp's songs for the project with Kris Kristofferson, Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello, Ryan Bingham and the Blasters' Phil and Dave Alvin voicing the characters — but not Mellencamp.

"I got fired," he said with a laugh. "Whenever I talk to T-Bone, I go, 'Remember the time you fired me?' He goes, 'I didn't fire you — you quit.' I say, 'No, you fired me, man. I remember.' I'm spotty at best, I guess."

Thanks to Bev Vincent

My interview with Haven creator Sam Ernst

Posted: July 9, 2010, 21:20

Here is my review with Sam Ernst, one of the creators of Haven.

King to narrate introductions

Posted: July 9, 2010, 01:16

reported the following about the audio edition of Full Dark, No Stars:

Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King. A quartet of original, never-before-published stories, with King narrating an introduction to each tale. (Simon & Schuster Audio, Nov.)

Thanks to willowlove

My review of episode 1 of Haven

Posted: July 8, 2010, 23:19

Tomorrow Haven premiers on SyFy and here is my review of the first episode.

Finished cover for UK Full Dark, No Stars

Posted: July 7, 2010, 14:43

Here is the finished verison of the UK cover for Full Dark, No Stars.

Cited on PerezHilton.com

Posted: July 6, 2010, 23:27

Perez Hilton cited from my interview with David Kajganich, does that mean I'm famous? :-)

Stephen King's Top 6

Posted: July 6, 2010, 23:23

Head over to Entertainment Weekly for King's Top 6 Must-Reads For Summer.

SyFy's official site for Haven

Posted: July 2, 2010, 23:30

Here is SyFy's official Haven site.

Cover for second printing of issue #2 of American Vampire

Posted: June 30, 2010, 23:50

Here is the cover for the second printing of issue #2 of American Vampire.

King supports Haven

Posted: June 30, 2010, 23:49

US TV reports that King is supporting Haven.

Haven producer Shawn Piller has revealed that Stephen King is supporting the project.

The upcoming Syfy series is based on King's novella The Colorado Kid and Piller explained that the author has been heavily involved in the adaptation.

"Stephen King has been very supportive," he told TV Squad. "Because of our experience with The Dead Zone and how we treated that project, and because of him being a fan of Lost and those type of shows, I think he was excited about this little novella he wrote being turned into a series."

Piller added: "He's approved every step along the way. If you're offending a writer, you're doing something they wouldn't do. And if you're p*ssing off the writer, the fans aren't going to like it."

However, cast member Emily Rose explained that the show does not stick to the book completely.

"We're not taking The Colorado Kid 100% literally," she said. "We're using that world as a greenhouse for all these other stories to take place. King created the stage on which we perform."

Haven will premiere on July 9 at 10/9c on Syfy.

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

I just checked out the pilot of Haven

Posted: June 29, 2010, 22:03

Got a chance to check out the pilot of Haven today and so far it looks good. Quite different from The Colorado Kid but that might change in episode #2...

My interview with David Kajganich

Posted: June 29, 2010, 13:05

We have all heard about the remake of Pet Sematary and IT right? Well, I got a chance to talk to the man behind the scripts for both (even though he's script for Pet Sematary won't be the one used in the end), David Kajganich. Here is what he had to say.

The Most Obnoxious TV Commercial. Ever.

Posted: June 29, 2010, 07:36

King's new column The Most Obnoxious TV Commercial. Ever. is now online.

Thanks to Herbert West

The cast of Haven speaks

Posted: June 29, 2010, 07:28

Here is a clip with the cast of Haven talking about what haven is to them and about the show.

King ranked #69

Posted: June 29, 2010, 07:26

King ranked #69 of Forbest annual list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in movies, television, sports and publishing. Just after Sean (Diddy) Combs and before Sarah Jessica Parker.

Read more here.

Lilja's Library: The Comic

Posted: June 28, 2010, 16:29

If you have read my reviews of The Stand comics you already know that I’m a big fan of it. I love Mike Perkins and Laura Martin’s work on it and you can probably understand how excited I got when both Mike and Laura agreed to do a short comic strip about my upcoming book.

Since then I have seen some working versions of it and about a week ago I got the finished version (see below) and I don’t know about you but I’m extremely impressed with it! So, let me present Mike Perkins and Laura Martin’s original Lilja’s Library: The Comic!

Descriptions of Haven episode

Posted: June 28, 2010, 14:23

Here's descriptions of the first four episodes of Haven:

Episode 1.01 - Welcome to Haven
When FBI Agent Audrey Parker is called to Haven, Maine on a routine case, she finds her assignment has been killed in unexplainable fashion. When strange weather phenomena begin to strike the town – and Audrey – she begins to suspect that not everything is as it seems in Haven. As the weather events grow more destructive, Audrey discovers that someone in town might be more connected to the incidents than she could possibly imagine.

Episode 1.02 - Consumed
Audrey remains in Haven to follow up on a clue to her own orphan past – an old photo from the local newspaper, of the infamous “Colorado Kid” crime scene, reveals a woman who could be her mother. But Audrey stumbles upon another mysterious event in town, when food, fields, and even livestock around Haven all begin to die, and she joins with Nathan to investigate what the source of the epidemic could be – and what’s really happening in this extraordinary place.

Episode 1.03 - Butterfly
While Audrey tries to settle in as a Haven local and as a new police officer in town, she and Nathan investigate the seemingly random destruction of a local bar. When other strange events begin to occur – even targeting Audrey herself – they must race to figure what the connection could be, and what or who might be making them happen.

Episode 1.04 - Ball and Chain
Audrey and Nathan investigate an upheaval at the local psychiatric hospital – where something happened to make the patients normal for a time, but sent their doctor into madness. As they track down the escaped patients, Audrey and Nathan discover that whatever caused the temporary reversal has begun to spill across all of Haven – making normal townspeople go dangerously insane.

King and Mellencamp want Liv Ullman

Posted: June 24, 2010, 19:13

Swedish press reports today that Liv Ullmann may soon be employed by King and Mellencamp. In January the final decision about whether she will be directing Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will be taken.

Ullman said it’s not really her world but that King and Mellencamp said she was supposed to be directing it.

They wanted us to work on it during the summer, but I can’t, so I said maybe they should get another director. And they said "absolutely not", and suggested that we should meet in January to make the final decision instead, "said Liv Ullmann, who seems flattered by the request:

- I feel very honored that they chose me. It's incredibly fun.

Haven TShirt from Comic Con

Posted: June 24, 2010, 19:12

Here is a T-Shirt promoting Haven from Comic Con.

Blockade Billy poster

Posted: June 24, 2010, 19:11

Here is one of the posters that you could win in Scribner's Blockade Billy contest.

Photos of Haven press kit

Posted: June 23, 2010, 00:02

Here are some photos of SyFy's press kit for Haven.

And some more...

Read the complete text

UK cover for Full Dark, No Stars not the finished one...

Posted: June 22, 2010, 17:30

Hodder & Stoughton informed me today that the cover for Full Dark, No Stars that Play.com is using isn't the finished one. More info to come...

Second trailer for Haven

Posted: June 22, 2010, 08:01

Here is a second trailer for Haven.

UK cover for Full Dark, No Stars revealed

Posted: June 20, 2010, 13:39

Play.com has now posted the UK cover for Full Dark, No Stars and it's quite different from the US cover.

Thanks to Jason.

The Boogeyman, a new Dollar Baby

Posted: June 18, 2010, 22:04

I got an interesting press release just now. It's about a new Dollar Baby based on King's story The Boogeyman made by Irish film-maker Gerard Lough and starring Simon Fogarty and Michael Parle. And if you ask me, this photo looks very promising...

Here is the entire press release:

Read the complete text

Preview of issue #4 of American Vampire

Posted: June 18, 2010, 22:03

Here is a preview of issue #4 of American Vampire.

Official Haven facebook page

Posted: June 18, 2010, 20:30

Haven now has an official facebook site and on it there is a new poster and some photos. Check it out.

Special offer for Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King

Posted: June 18, 2010, 15:56

Glenn Chadbourne (who's illustrated Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King) has created an exclusive card for The Overlook Connection that is signed by me and Glenn. Overlook offers this card FREE if you buy the book from them but they only have a limited number to offer so head over to them now if you want one.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

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