Have you ever thought you could advertise a new King book better then the publisher? Well, here is your chance.
Hodder & Stoughton is running a Duma Key competition and the prize they're offering is something I've never seen before...
Design Stephen King’s next ad campaign
Hodder & Stoughton, publishers of Stephen King, are offering you a unique opportunity to design the advertising for his new novel Duma Key which will be published in January 2008.
The winning designer will see their work in print on the London Underground and in city centres and have a hand in promoting a fantastic book by an internationally-renowned author.
Drawing inspiration from a synopsis of the book, we want you to design a poster that announces the publication of Duma Key. We will give you everything you need to get started including the book jacket and the rules and guidelines. All you have to do is get thinking…
The winning design will be chosen by Hodder & Stoughton and Stephen King and will be turned into a national poster campaign. The designers of the top ten entries will also receive a limited edition proof copy of the new novel with their own name printed on the front cover.
The competition is open to anyone. Further information on the competition is available at www.stephenking.co.uk.
Don't miss this tonight:
November 12, 2007, 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Tune in Monday, 11/12 as we take you behind the scenes at the announcement press conference for Stephen King's new movie 'The Mist.' Paltalk has VIP access, and participating Paltalkers will have the opportunity to chat LIVE with the famous author and director Frank Darabont.
A routine trip to the supermarket turns into a battle against unholy destruction...
Now a major motion picture from Dimension Films, in theatres November 21st, Stephen King's "The Mist" is based on his novella of the same name, originally published in the short story collection, Skeleton Crew.
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Featuring: Author Stephen King and Director Frank Darabont.
I recently spoke to Michael Marshall Smith about his upcoming adaptation of King's Mrs Todd's Shortcut. He told me he¹d just finished the first draft of the script and that it will be part of a TV series tentatively called Night Shapes.
The show probably won't air until some time in 2009.
While I have never charged anything for all the news on Lilja's Library since I started the site back in 1996, and never will in the future, it’s once again time to ask for your help. As all of you that own a domain know, the ownership costs as well as maintaining and keeping the site up to date. There is also a cost for sending out prizes in contests (most sponsors send out the prizes themselves but far from all).
Dread Central reported some good news about the upcoming movie version of From a Buick 8:
The first is From a Buick 8, which you see some early art for on your right. Kasch talked to producer Etchie Stroh of Moonstone Entertainment, who said the script for Buick is in the hands of director Tobe Hooper as we speak, who’s giving it a once-over to tighten it up. It will go to Stephen King, who wrote the novel the film is based on, before cameras roll for final approval.
They’re hoping to have everything ready to go for a shoot date in early 2008 and though no casting’s been done, they will be filming in Pennsylvania which only makes sense, as that’s where the book is set.
Today a new book by King experts Rocky Wood and Justin Brooks was announced. It’s called The Stephen King Collector's Guide and contains everything known that King has written up till today.
Cemetery Dance announced volume 2 of The Secretary of Dreams today and it looks even better then the first one. Just look at the illustration to the right…
The stories included in this volume is The Monkey, Strawberry Spring, In the Deathroom (all with spot artwork), Gray Matter, One for the Road and Nona (all in full graphic format).
To pre-order and see more illustrations; head over to Cemetery Dance.
If you head over to the Spacecast’s podcast page you will find (in the October 27th podcaset) some quick interviews with Stephen King, Frank Darabont, and Marica-Gay Hayden about The Mist.
According to Anurag Kashyap, director of the movie No Smoking, the movie is loosely based on King’s short story Quitter's Inc.. Here is what he said in a chat: Shanty : hi Anurag, what has been the inspiration for No Smoking? Anurag Kashyap: Shanty, A short story by Stephen king.
Shanty : Wow...good to know Stephen king is now in Bollywood...I have a great thriller story...is it possible for me to mail it to you? Anurag Kashyap: Shanty, I have changed everything but base is still remains the same.
Stephen's Picks for the week of October 22nd, 2007 is out:
* Stephen is reading: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle -Meaty family melodrama forthcoming from Ecco Press this fall. It's got that Thousand Acres/Jane Smiley vibe. (By David Wroblewski)
* Stephen is also reading: Twilight -Think Cormac McCarthy crossed with the EC horror comix of the 50s; bloody and brilliant. (By William Gay)
* Stephen is listening to: The wonderful soundtrack from the movie Once.
* Stephen is also listening to: Black Rain, by Ozzy Osbourne
I asked Playboy for info about Mute and this is what they sent me:
MUTE: A traveling salesman picks up a hitchhiker and pours out his heart about his wife's infidelity -- with surprising results -- in this short story by Stephen King
They also told me that it will cover 11 pages in the magazine.
Today I got the hardcover edition of Gunslinger Born and while I won’t review it until later I have to tell you that there is an open letter from King. In it he talks about his ideas for upcoming comics and let me tell you, they sound mighty fine!
Roth talks about Cell with MTV:
MTV: What's the latest on your adaptation of Stephen King's "Cell"?
Roth: The latest with "Cell" is that the script is not finished. I've realized that I can't multitask in the writing department; I can only kind of do one thing at a time. So right now I'm working on [a guest-director episode of] "Heroes," and then I'll work on "Trailer Trash," and then we'll see about "Cell" after that.
Here are two reviews of the test screening of The Mist. The first one is by Randy of AFTimes and the second by Jacked_up and they are both published over at Ain’t it Cool.
In one of the reviews there where talks about the rating of the movie and to set those questions straight Frank Darabont himself contacted Ain’t it Cool and left this message.
Please note that there are some spoilers in the reviews…
As some of you might have guessed it's now confirmed that King has enough stories for a new collection. This is from the official message board:
It's already on the planning board. There are finally enough new ones to complete a collection. It's titled (at least for now) Pocket Rockets...I don't think I'm at liberty yet to reveal which stories will be included, but will do so as soon as I can.
King answers 5 questions asked by USAToday and one is this interesting question about something called A Very Tight Place. Here you can read the other 4. What are you writing? It's called A Very Tight Place. Not a novel but a long story. I've been writing lots of stories lately. I wonder why?
Shock till you drop has this to report:
It was back in April when we first told you Tobe Hooper was possibly going to direct Stephen King's From a Buick 8 based on a script by Johnathon Schaech and Richard Chizmar.
Variety has confirmed Hooper is ready to roll on the project and that Moonstone Entertainment chairman-CEO Etchie Stroh and Amicus Entertainment prexy Robert Katz are producing. Amicus is behind Stuart Gordon's recent thriller Stuck. Schaech, Chizmar and Mick Garris will co-produce.
Set in Pennsylvania, the story concerns a otherwordly Buick Roadmaster that was obtained by the state police of Troop D. The relic becomes the fascination of a young man whose father, an officer, was killed in a terrible accident.
"From a Buick 8 will not be your stock horror film by any means. There's a really cool, layered quality to the story," Hooper tells the Hollywood trade. "The producers, writers and I shared the same sensibility about the project and responded to it in a similar way."
King has a new story coming in the December 2007 issue of Playboy called Mute:
MUTE--In a confession to a priest, a traveling salesman tells of his encounter on the Maine turnpike with a deaf-mute hitchhiker to whom he rants about his adulterous wife. Master of the macabre STEPHEN KING delivers another compelling tale with a twist.
As you might know King is a fan of the book The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum. Now the book has been turned into a movie (that will be out on DVD in December) and here is what King has to say about the movie:
"The first authentically shocking American film I've seen since Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer over 20 years ago. If you are easily disturbed, you should not watch this movie. If, on the other hand, you are prepared for a long look into hell, suburban style, The Girl Next Door will not disappoint. This is the dark-side-of-the-moon version of Stand By Me."
-- Stephen King.
To celebrate this The Overlook Connection will include a free signed book plate by Jack Ketchum if you buy the book from them (this edition has a 3,000 word long introduction by King) and they will also sell signed copies of the DVD once it’s available.
Here is a new behind-the-scenes video from the set of The Mist. And here is a contest where you can win a signed (by both King and Darabont) copy of the audio version of The Mist.
Stephen will be making two appearances in October to promote the Best American Short Stories (2007) which he edited. He will be in New York on October 10th and in Boston on October 16th. For more information, please go to the web sites for each venue:
The 1408 contest is over and her are the correct answers:
Question 1: What is the release date for 1408 on DVD in the US? Answer 1: October 2, 2007
Question 2: Who directed 1408? Answer 2: Mikael Håfström
Question 3: Did Stephen King have a cameo in 1408? Answer 3: No
And here are the winners:
- Kyle Clark
- Chris Loan
- Jackie Metcalf
- Paul Roukat
- Darlene Wright
- Tom Twinem
- Dawn Rosconi
- Alex Willis
- Laura Peckyno
- Robin Wallace
- Justin Tate
- Cheryl CJ Clickstein
- Bill Smith
- Keith Young
- John Suit
- Fred Pellerito
- Judith Beier
- Benjamin Barbee
- Jeannie Horning
- Michael Danielson