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King in Fangoria

Posted: September 21, 2009, 22:05
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King will be writing for Fangoria:

Stephen King, the world’s best-selling author of horror and dark fantasy, has submitted an exclusive, all-new article for publication in FANGORIA magazine. The 7,500-plus-word essay, entitled “What’s Scary,” will be published in two parts, beginning with FANGORIA #289, on sale in December, and concluding in FANGORIA #290, arriving in January 2010. “I’ve wanted to be a Fango contributor ever since I purchased my first issue,” King says. “For me, this is a nightmare come true.”

“What’s Scary” critiques the last decade of genre cinema, from 1999’s phenomenon THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT to this past summer’s surprise smash DISTRICT 9. He also chooses his favorite films and touches on the recent flood of horror remakes and zombie flicks, making many surprising and enlightening observations.

“Stephen’s article not only arrives just in time for the holidays, but is also the perfect way for FANGORIA to wrap up 2009, the year we celebrated the magazine’s 30th anniversary,” says Fango editor Tony Timpone. “It has always been a dream of mine to have King listed as a contributor on our masthead, and the fact that he has written enough for two issues is just icing on the cake.”

The author promises to answer the following questions in his piece (excerpted from his introduction): “First,” King writes, “why do so many so-called horror movies, even those with big budgets (maybe especially those with big budgets) not work? Second, why do fans of the genre such as myself so often go in with high hopes and come out feeling unsatisfied…and, worse, unscared? Third, and most important, why is it that others—sometimes that most unheralded others, those with teensy budgets and unknown, untried actors—do work, surprising us with terror and amazement?”

King has been featured in FANGORIA’s pages since its earliest issues. For Fango’s 100th edition (pictured left), the Maine resident told interviewer Philip Nutman, “It’s one of the magazines that comes into the house that we all fight over. FANGORIA is always welcome in my house.” King is the author of over 60 novels, which have sold an estimated 350 million copies worldwide and spawned dozens of feature films and TV series, movies and miniseries. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded King the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, one of many prestigious accolades he has garnered over the years. King’s latest novel, the gargantuan apocalyptic epic UNDER THE DOME, arrives November 10 from Scribner.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

The cover part 1

Posted: September 21, 2009, 19:06
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The first part of the cover of Under the Dome has been revealed. Check it out here.

King turns 62

Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:46
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Congratulations to Stephen King as he celebrate his 62nd birthday today!

King's self-portrait for sale

Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:37
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Click for a larger imageBloomsbury Auctions

To be sold by auction on Thursday 24th September at 2:00 pm

108. Stephen KING (American, b. 1947) Self-portrait. ink on verso of "Books & Co." bookmark 8 7/8 x 3 1/4 inches (227 x 80 mm)
signed.

The undisputed master of the horror story, King has won eight Bram Stoker awards and was honored with an O. Henry Award in 1996 for his New Yorker story, The Man in the Black Suit. In 2003, King received a Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation.

"At a publisher's party in Los Angeles during a book fair, someone spotted King in the crowd. He dared me to go over and get his S-P - 'You get Dante and Shakespeare and Muhammed Ali to do them for you, why don't you ask somebody really famous?' So I did, and this was the result. He was a really nice guy, and a Red Sox fan, to boot". -- Burt Britton

Est. $2000 – $3000

Thanks to Bev Vincent

More teasing...

Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:36
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Here is more from the content of The Stephen King Illustrated Companion:

1) Final galley page from The Stand containing the Author's Note, with King's handwritten changes and additions.

2) Manuscript pages for the scene where Larry Underwood and Rita escape from New York via the Lincoln Tunnel. King has identified this as his favorite scene in the book.

Sneek peaks

Posted: September 17, 2009, 15:16
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Bev Vincent keeps giving us sneek peaks on what's going to be included in his upcoming book The Illustrated Stephen King Companion. Here is what he has told us so far:

- First pages from manuscript of The Gunslinger, The Stand, Pet Sematary & Dead Zone

- A familiar scene of Needful Things

- A completely different scene from Insomnia

- The 43rd Dream (before it gets reprinted, only ONE copy is known to exist)

- A 3 line cartoon by Stephen King

- Excerpts from unpublished stories!

- Reproduction of several pages of the first part of I Was a Teenage Grave Robber, King's first story publication.

Thanks to Herbert West

Under the Dome page

Posted: September 16, 2009, 16:10
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Scribners Under the Dome page is now online. On it you can read and listen to excerpts from the book as well as other fun stuff. No cover until September 21 though. The limited ed. of the book has now sold out.

Check it out here.

There is also a link to the town Chesters Mill.


Thanks to John Hanic

New poem

Posted: September 16, 2009, 16:09
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The November issue of Playboy will contain a narrative poem called The Bone Church.

In the tradition of Coleridge and Kipling, the horror master of Maine offers up The Bone Church, a narrative poem filled with madness and mayhem.

Thanks to Herbert West

The Cannibals

Posted: September 15, 2009, 15:18
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Cannibals excerpt is now out on King's official site. You can download it as a PDF that looks incredible cool if you ask me.

Get it here.

Order the limited Under the Dome

Posted: September 15, 2009, 15:09
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The limited ed. of Under the Dome is now available for pre-order but hurry while there are copies left.

Pre-order here.

Excerpt from The Cannibals

Posted: September 14, 2009, 00:22
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For the first time ever, we will be able to read an excerpt from The Cannibals on September 15th. This is the story which originally inspired Under the Dome and it will be posted on StephenKing.com.

Also, don't forget that Scribner begins its promotion campaign for Under the Dome on September 15th. Many special features are in the works.

The signed collector's edition of Under the Dome will also be going on sale September 15th and will only be available through Simon & Schuster (limited to U.S. orders only).

I got a look at Artists Inspired by Stephen King

Posted: September 14, 2009, 00:21
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I got a chance to check out the book Artists Inspired by Stephen King and I’m very impressed with what I saw. There are illustrations and covers that I didn’t even know excised and also interviews and information from and about a lot of illustrators connected to King’s work. One that stood out a little extra was Bernie Wrightson talking about a very scary dream he had as a kid. I was also honored to see that they had included a passage from one of my interviews with King in the book. A regular review will be published on the site soon.

New column and The $ave

Posted: September 14, 2009, 00:21
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King's latest column is called What's Next For Pop Culture? It starts:

"Because I love the culture I write about, these columns are usually lighthearted. Not this time."

It is not yet online.

Also, EW has started up a new section called "The $ave", which recommends things based on how much money you have. In this week's issue it has this:

$20
Stephen King says...
"I would go see the horror movie Carriers. Six bucks. A medium popcorn (lots of butter), Junior Mints, and Diet Pepsi can be had for an additional $12.50. A fine time, and a dollar left over for an instant-scratch lottery ticket. If my wife wants to come with me (doubtful, considering the subject matter), we'd share a small popcorn and Coke. For love, I can economize."

Thanks to willowlove

Hardback of American Nightmares

Posted: September 14, 2009, 00:20
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Marvel now has the hardback edition of American Nightmares listed on their site. It's due to be released on November 11th.

Home Delivery to hit the screen

Posted: September 10, 2009, 08:47
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Dread Central just reported the following:

After tackling Clive Barker's work with The Midnight Meat Train director Ryuhei Kitamura is now moving on to another literary genius ... Stephen King as Our Thing Productions is readying a live action adaptation of the Nightmares and Dreamscapes zombie tale, Home Delivery.

Paul Buckholts of Our Thing dropped us a line with the following tidbits of news to share with you: "My twin brother John and I optioned the film rights and have adapted Stephen King’s zombie short story HOME DELIVERY (from Nightmares and Dreamscapes). Visionary Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura (The Midnight Meat Train) is attached to direct.

Head over to their website for more info.

Comic HB

Posted: September 10, 2009, 00:16
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Amazon.com has The Fall of Gilead and American Nightmare listed in hardback now. The dates hasn't been confirmed by Marvel but here is what Amazon says:

The Dark Tower : The Fall of Gilead HC
Release Date: March 9, 2010

The Stand : American Nightmare
Release Date: January 6, 2010

More when I find out if this is correct.

Thanks to Donovan Maguigan

Covers

Posted: September 9, 2009, 23:36
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Here are some covers for the book Artists Inspired by Stephen King.


Delux


Extras


Slipcase


Trade


Traycase

Yet another Children of the Corn?

Posted: September 8, 2009, 13:38
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Ehren Kruger has been hired to pen a new adaptation of Stephen King’s Children of the Corn tale, which has already inspired the 1984 New World release, several Dimension-issued sequels and a redux that hits the Syfy channel and DVD this fall.

“We felt the New World film was a missed opportunity,” Dimension topper Bob Weinstein tells Variety. “If you read the short story, it’s got such a strong feeling to it and there’s this religious overtone to it as well. Ehren wants to hit it hard. It’s popular in Hollywood to say you’re re-envisioning a project, but a lot of the time they’re just carbon copying the original. We are bringing something new to the story.”

Thanks to Al Mattice

Dome in Sunset

Posted: September 7, 2009, 13:23
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The paperback edition of Just After Sunset has an excert from Under The Dome.

Thanks to Neil Jarvis

Tickets for Van Wezel, Sarasota

Posted: September 7, 2009, 01:15
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More tickets...

As part of his Under the Dome publicity tour, Stephen will be making an appearance at the Van Wezel in Sarasota, FL on November 16th. He will be interviewed on stage by Susan Rife of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and will also entertain questions from the audience.

The first 250 ticket buyers will receive a voucher (one per order) that they may use to purchase a pre-signed copy of Under the Dome, in the lobby, on the night of the show. Unsigned copies will also also be available for purchase.

Tickets will go on sale on September 13th.

CALL THE BOX OFFICE
941.953.3368
TOLL FREE 800.826.9303
WWW.VANWEZEL.org

The Battle Of Jericho Hill cover

Posted: September 4, 2009, 13:11
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Click for a larger imageHere is a first look at the cover for issue #1 of The Battle Of Jericho Hill. I don't however know if it's a sketch of any of the covers or the sketch cover.

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm.

Check out pages from Artists Inspired by Stephen King

Posted: September 3, 2009, 23:30
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Click for a larger imageHere is a bunch of pictures from the book Artists Inspired by Stephen King that Jerad from Centipede Press sent me and I must admit that it looks very nice.

Here are also the names of the artists that will be signing the book:

Dave McKean, Bernie Wrightson, David Palladini, John Jude Palencar, Michael Whelan, Bob Eggleton, John Cayea, Rowena Morrill, Jill Bauman, Kinuko Y. Craft, Jason Eckhardt, Les Edwards, David Ho, Allen Koszowski, Zach McCain, Alex McVey, John Picacio, Don Punchatz, Rick Berry, Douglas Smith, Thomas Canty, Glenn Chadbourne, David Christensen, Alan Clark, Ned Dameron, Linda Fennimore, Stephen Gervais, Mark Geyer, Phil Hale, Don Maitz, Steven Stroud, Drew Struzan and Mark Ryden.

Click for a larger image


Read the complete text

Manchester tickets on sale today

Posted: September 1, 2009, 16:31
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Here is a reminder that the tickets for the Northshire Book Store (Manchester, VT) event go on sale today:

Tickets go on sale Tuesday September 1st at 10:00 AM.
Please call the store at 802-362-2200 or 800-437-3700.
$10.00 tickets are available on the website: www.northshire.com.
$50.00 tickets that include a signed book are available only by calling the store or going to the store.

My review

Posted: August 31, 2009, 14:41
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Check out my review of issue #4 of Fall of Gilead.

The Galley

Posted: August 28, 2009, 21:40
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Click for a larger imageThe galley's of my book has reached Sweden and here are a couple of new photos of it.

Third Talisman book

Posted: August 27, 2009, 21:28
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The moderator of King's board had the following to say about the third Talisman book:

Steve told me this morning that he and Peter are looking at starting this in two years as that's about how long it will take each of them to clear their schedules of the projects they are working on now.

Plan for Dome...

Posted: August 27, 2009, 14:24
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Here's the plan for revealing the cover for Under the Dome

UNDER THE DOME – Cover Reveal Copy
The jacket concept for UNDER THE DOME originated as an ambitious idea from the mind of Stephen King. The artwork is a combination of photographs, illustration, and 3-D rendering. This is a departure from the direction of King’s most recent, illustrated covers.

In order to achieve the arresting image for this jacket, Scribner art director Rex Bonomelli had to seek out artists who could do a convincing job of creating a realistic portrayal of the town of Chester’s Mill, the setting of the novel. Bonomelli found the perfect team of digital artists, based in South America and New York, whose cutting edge work had previously been devoted to advertisement campaigns. This was their first book jacket and an exciting venture for them. “They are used to working with the demands of corporate clients,” says Bonomelli. “We gave them freedom and are thrilled with what they came up with.”

This CGI (computer generated imagery) enhanced image looks more like something made for the big screen than for the page and is sure to make a lasting impact on King fans.

The multiple elements of this jacket art lend themselves perfectly to a unique, four-part jacket reveal campaign. The first aspect will be unveiled on September 21, followed by the release of additional images on September 25 and September 28, and culminating with the full reveal on October 5, when the world will see that everything is UNDER THE DOME.

Preorder your copy here.

The Stephen King Illustrated Companion

Posted: August 27, 2009, 09:13
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Here are some nice pictures of the upcoming The Stephen King Illustrated Companion by Bev Vincent. Release is in October.



New audio covers

Posted: August 24, 2009, 23:10
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Here are the covers for the last three audio books from Nightmares & Dreamscapes. They will be released on September 29th.

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Hodder's cover for Under the Dome

Posted: August 24, 2009, 14:18
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Click for a larger image Here is the cover Hodder & Stoughton will use for Under the Dome in Australia and probably in the UK as well.

Thanks to Jason

Some new covers

Posted: August 24, 2009, 10:53
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Here are some new covers for you. From left to right: Fall of Gilead #4 (sketch), Fall of Gilead #6 (variant) and sole survivors #2 (regular).

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Thanks to Sebastian.

Where the Joys Are

Posted: August 24, 2009, 09:17
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Here is a new column by King. It's called Where the Joys Are.

King in Minneapolis

Posted: August 24, 2009, 09:17
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Stephen King will appear in Minneapolis as part of his Under the Dome book tour on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, August 25. Here is information on how to get tickets:

Tickets for all Fitzgerald Theater events are available to the general public in person at The Fitzgerald Theater box office.

Fitzgerald Theater Box Office
10 East Exchange Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101

Box office hours:
Tuesday - Friday: Noon - 5 pm

Minnesota Public Radio members may also purchase tickets for selected events by calling during our regular business hours.

Phone: (651) 290-1221
Fax: (651) 290-1195
e-mail: fitzgerald@mpr.org

Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster
by phone at 1-800-982-2787
or in person at any Ticketmaster outlet.
Tickets will be able to be purchased at ticketmaster.com or by calling the Fitzgerald Theater box office.

Tickets are $20.00.
Minnesota Public Radio members, Star Tribune subscribers and Loft Literary Center members can buy tickets for $18.00.

Review of issue #5

Posted: August 19, 2009, 14:16
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Today the last issue (issue #5) of American Nightmares is released. Here is my review of it.

Cover for issue #5

Posted: August 14, 2009, 23:44
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Click for a larger imageHere is the variant cover for issue #5 of American Nightmares.

Variant cover for issue #1

Posted: August 14, 2009, 00:57
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Click for a larger imageHere is the variant cover for issue #1 of The Road of Trials. It's being released on November 18, 2009.

Del Rey Comics announced exclusively to Newsarama Thursday that they've secured Mike "Gabe" Krahulik, one-half of the team behind the very popular Penny Arcade webcomic, to provide a special variant cover to the publisher's October-debuting adaptation of the Stephen King-Peter Straub novel The Talisman, and Newsarama has a special exclusive preview of the cover.

Children of the Corn on DVD

Posted: August 14, 2009, 00:56
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The latest Children of the Corn is soon here:

Anchor Bay Entertainment has set an October 6 DVD street date for the remake of CHILDREN OF THE CORN that debuts this fall on the Syfy channel. Fango managed to snag a first look at the cover art, which you can see below.

Written and directed by Donald P. Borchers (who produced the 1984 CHILDREN feature), the latest adaptation of the Stephen King short story premieres on Syfy Saturday, September 26 at 9 p.m. David Anders and Kandyse McClure star as Burt and Vicki, the couple whose road trip leads them into a remote town populated by religious-fanatic kids led by Malachai (Daniel Newman) and Isaac (Preston Bailey). (ORPHAN’s Isabelle Fuhrman apparently does a voice in the movie.) Full specs for the DVD, which retails for $26.97 ($18.99 Amazon as of this post), are coming soon.

Shawshank in the UK

Posted: August 12, 2009, 14:49
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The Shawshank Redemption is coming to Wyndham’s Theatre in London. The premier is on September 4 and it's time to get your tickets. More info here.

Cover for issue #1

Posted: August 11, 2009, 22:05
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Click for a larger imageHere is the cover for issue #1 of The Road of Trials. It's being released on November 18, 2009.

Mostly Old Men

Posted: August 11, 2009, 11:10
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In issue #40 (Volume 10, Number 4) of Tin House - the 10th Anniversary Issue there is a 2 pages long poem by King called Mostly Old Men.

The issue is out in bookstores and the cover price is $12.95 USD. Read more here.

Thanks to Brian Nicola

9/15/09, 9:00am EDT

Posted: August 10, 2009, 19:47
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StephenKing.com has released the following info about the signed Under the Dome:

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION of the COLLECTOR'S SET
Pre-orders accepted starting 9/15/09, 9:00am EDT
Available while supplies last.

$200.00 plus shipping and handling

This collector's edition of Under the Dome, Stephen King's tour-de-force new novel about a Maine town suddenly cut off by an invisible, impenetrable Dome, has a belly band around the jacket, a stamped case, four-color printed endpapers, 27 part title illustrations of characters in the book drawn by renowned New Yorker cartoonist Matthew Diffee, and a ribbon marker. The edition also contains a deck of 27 special collector's cards featuring the Diffee caricatures. Printed on specialty paper. Shrink-wrapped.

DETAILS FOR PRE-ORDERS
Available to comsumers only. No retail accounts
Limit one book per customer
Available for sale Domestic US only
Books ship 11/19/09

They also report that the cover will be revealed on October 5th.

Talisman winners are...

Posted: August 9, 2009, 10:29
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The Talisman comic is over and here are the correct answers:

Question 1: What month is the first issue of The Talisman released?
Answer 1: October

Question 2: What is the title of the first arc?
Answer 2: The Road of Trials

Question 3: Who illustrated the comic?
Answer 3: Tony Shasteen

Question 4: Who is the colorist of The Talisman comic?
Answer 4: Nei Ruffino

Question 5: Which was the first character from The Talisman comic to be revealed to the public?
Answer 5: Morgan Sloat

And the five lucky winners of a copy of issue #0 are:
Andy Green, Mikael Korr, Ann Smith, Cho Li and Linn Schul.

Check back next week for more about The Talisman comic including review and interviews.

Order Lilja...

Posted: August 7, 2009, 20:49
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There's a spanish online store dedicated to Stephen King. It's called Restaurant De La Mente and there you can find for sale books, signed editions, magazines, comics, merchandising and more!

Starting today, the store is taking orders for Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King and due to all the payment options available, even those who don't own a credit card can secure a copy!

Check them out at here.

First cover for Under the Dome

Posted: August 7, 2009, 20:45
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Here is the first Under the Dome cover that's been revealed. It's the Dutch cover, the title is Gevangen and it's being released on November 12. This is the paperback cover.

Thanks to Chrissy

US Galley

Posted: August 5, 2009, 23:44
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Here is a scan of the front of the US galley for Under the Dome.

Thanks to Bev Vincent