NEWS -

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.

53 days until the release of Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King

Posted: June 17, 2010, 20:12

Today I'm happy to be able to finally give you the release date for my upcoming book; Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King. The release date is August 9 and that is just 53 days to go!

UK paperback of Under the Dome

Posted: June 15, 2010, 07:21

As you might remember I have earlier written about the four different covers for the UK paperback edition of Under the Dome. Well, today I got one of them in the mail and let me tell you, it's one thick book.

New column

Posted: June 14, 2010, 07:25

On page 34 of the latest issue there is a new column called Get Me Bruce Willis where it's suggested that Bruce Willis should be the one to fix the BP Oil Spill.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Blockade Billy sweepstake

Posted: June 11, 2010, 21:44

Here is a new sweepstake in which Simon & Schuster offers a limited Blockade Billy poster and copies of the book.

Haven pilot approved

Posted: June 11, 2010, 07:57

Jim Dunn (who wrote the pilot) wrote the following about Haven on his Twitter this morning:

Got Stephen King's formal approval of the pilot today! He liked it!

In a month we'll know if we'll like it.

Stephen King surprised Justin Cronin

Posted: June 8, 2010, 17:05

King surprised Justin Cronin (author of The Passage) on GMA. Check out the clip here

Thanks to Bev Vincent

A new photo from Haven

Posted: June 5, 2010, 00:23

Another photo from the filming of Haven appeared on Eric Balfour's twitter page today.

My review of Never Sleep Again – The Elm Street Legacy

Posted: June 4, 2010, 14:13

Here is my review of Never Sleep Again – The Elm Street Legacy. A wonderful documentary about the Nightmare on Elm Street movies. Why it’s reviewed here? Well, read the review and you’ll find out.

New trailer for Haven

Posted: June 4, 2010, 00:21

Here is a new trailer for Haven.

Introducing The Kid

Posted: June 4, 2010, 00:13

Here's a sneaky peak at some of the artwork in the new issue of The Stand (posted on The Stand's Facebook page) - on sale 3rd June. Introducing...The Kid!

My review of audio books by Stephen King part 2

Posted: June 3, 2010, 15:57

Here are my thought of the second half of all those audio books Pentuin released recently.

My review of American Vampire #3

Posted: June 2, 2010, 13:43

Here is my review of American Vamprire #3.

Variant cover for issue #4 of American Vampire

Posted: June 1, 2010, 21:03

Here is the variant cover for issue #4 of American Vampire.

The Stand hits Facebook

Posted: June 1, 2010, 21:01

Mike Perkins has started a page on Facebook dedicated to Marvel's adaptation of The Stand - appropriately titled Marvel's The Stand. He'll be posting artwork and release info up there - and if any one has any questions about the series that'd be the place to ask them.

Stephen King movieposters from Hell?

Posted: May 31, 2010, 11:57

Today in the fun department

In the 1980s a group of entrepreneurs in Ghana created small-scale, mobile film-distribution empires, hitting the road with videocassettes, television monitors, portable gas-powered generators and rolled-up, hand-painted, artist-signed canvas posters. This new medium created the first opportunity for some of the best young painters in Ghana to express themselves on a public scale. In the frequent absence of an original image upon which to base the work they had been commissioned to produce, the artists inevitably created cinematic paintings that were largely interpretive and imagination-driven. Here are posters for three King movies…

All these posters are from a book called Extreme Canvas: Movie Poster Paintings from Ghana and if someone should happen to have a copy that they want to part with, please let me know.

And the winners in the Blockade Billy contest are...

Posted: May 30, 2010, 23:55

OK, the Blockade Billy contest is over and it’s time to present the winners. But before I do that, here are the correct answers:

Read the complete text

A review of Lilja's Library - The Book

Posted: May 30, 2010, 02:11

Here is a review of my upcoming book written by Kevin Quigley.

My review of audio books by Stephen King

Posted: May 30, 2010, 02:09

Here are my thought of half of all those audio books Pentuin released recently.

Haven location

Posted: May 28, 2010, 00:28

Emily Rose posted this photo from where she was filming Haven yesterday.

My review of Blockade Billy

Posted: May 28, 2010, 00:26

Here is my review of Scribner's edition of Blockade Billy.

King writes about Sons of Anarchy shoot

Posted: May 27, 2010, 23:36

King writes about the filming of his cameo in Sons of Anarchy.

Haven to premier on SDCC?

Posted: May 27, 2010, 10:37

Jose Molina wrote the following on his Twitter yesterday...

I heard a rumor that #Haven would be premiering a new episode at SDCC on Friday.

So, those of you that attend. Keep you eyes open and please let me know how it was.

Thanks to j.guerineau

New interview with yours truly

Posted: May 26, 2010, 09:09

Here is an interview I did the other day with Talk Stephen King.

Cover for paperback ed. of Under the Dome revealed

Posted: May 25, 2010, 22:57

Scribner has released the cover for the paperback edition of Under the Dome. It will be released on July 6.

New contest live.

Posted: May 24, 2010, 00:54

New contest now live on the site. Enter by link to right.

Another Haven poster

Posted: May 21, 2010, 20:39

Talk Stephen King has found this new poster for the upcoming TV series Haven.

New interview with Stephen King

Posted: May 20, 2010, 22:10

FearNet did a short interview with King yesterday when he received the literary award from the Los Angeles Library Foundation. Check it out here. In the interview King is asked about about Haven, the sequel to The Shining and a new Dark Tower book.

Here is a report about the event by Larry Fire.

Haven: Book vs TV series

Posted: May 20, 2010, 09:08

Sam Ernst (writer for Haven) wrote about the series on his Twitter page. He said King read the supernatural storyline and the mythology they added and emailed them: "sounds like a blast!".

He also commented on how well the series will follow the book like this: “We basically absorbed the whole book and then added a supernatural storyline and back story for the characters.”

Check Sam’s Twitter here

Me being interviewed

Posted: May 19, 2010, 23:34

Here is the interview Herbert West did with me on Twitter for those of you that missed it.

The making of the cover for issue #3 of American Vampire

Posted: May 19, 2010, 15:34

Here is a look at how Rafael Albuquerque created the cover for issue #3 of American Vampire.

More Haven promo

Posted: May 19, 2010, 14:10

Here is a bigger version of the first promoposter (click on it) and also a second.

Thanks to @Jmrenaudie

Haven premiers July 9

Posted: May 19, 2010, 11:44

Haven premiers on SyFy July 9 at 9/10c. Here is also a promoposter.

Thanks to @Jmrenaudie

Interview with Scott Snyder

Posted: May 19, 2010, 11:32

Here is an interview with Scott Snyder (author of American Vampire from Newsarama.

Cover for issue #3 of Hardcases

Posted: May 19, 2010, 11:31

Here is the cover for issue #3 of Hardcases.

Thanks to @Jmrenaudie

Cover for issue #4 of Gunslinger

Posted: May 19, 2010, 11:29

Here are the cover for issue # 4 of Gunslinger.

Thanks to @Jmrenaudie

King gets a Literary Award

Posted: May 19, 2010, 00:33

Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 19th, the 15th Annual Los Angeles Public Library Awards Dinner will be held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.

The Library Foundation of Los Angeles hosts the Library Awards Dinner each spring to help augment critical funding. The proceeds of the 2010 Awards Dinner will help the Los Angeles Public Library provide reading enrichment and literacy programs and related books and materials, educational and cultural activities for all ages, and public access to the latest electronic information resources.

During the dinner, Stephen King will be awarded The Literary Award for his tremendous contribution to literature.

Thanks to Larry Fire

A look at Scribners edition of Blockade Billy

Posted: May 17, 2010, 21:44

I got a copy of Scribners edition of Blockade Billy today. Here is what it looks like.

NEWS -

Special feature

30th anniversary wishes

King calendar

Latest interviews

Latest reviews

Richard Bachman

Author Photo Quiz

King's best book

Report errors