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2 Emmy nominations for Desperation

Posted: July 7, 2006, 00:12
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The Emmy nominations are out and Desperation got two:

Art Direction for a Miniseries, or Movie: "Bleak House (Masterpiece Theatre),'' PBS; "Elizabeth I,'' HBO; "The Girl in the Cafe,'' HBO; "Into the West,'' TNT; "Stephen King's Desperation,'' ABC.

Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special: "Category 7: The End of the World: Night 1,'' CBS; "Flight 93,'' A&E; "Into the West: Manifest Destiny,'' TNT; "Sleeper Cell: Youmud-Din,'' Showtime; "Stephen King's Desperation,'' ABC.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Listen to WKIT online...again

Posted: July 6, 2006, 15:38
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Finally King's radio station WKIT is back on the net... They have always been there with their site but it's been a while since you could listen to them online. I know I for one have missed them. So, support them so we get to keep them online.

Rob Bowman discusses N&D

Posted: July 6, 2006, 15:37
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Director Rob Bowman discusses Umney's Last Case and The Fifth Quarter in this interview.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Weber talks Sci-Fi...

Posted: July 6, 2006, 12:56
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Here is an interview with Steven Weber in which he talks about his part in You Know They Got a Hell of a Band and his interest for Sci-Fi.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Cell being done next year

Posted: July 5, 2006, 21:51
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Eli Roth confirmed last weekend that he will direct Cell "in spring of next year."

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Nightmares & Dreamscapes 2-page pull-out, pop-up ad

Posted: July 5, 2006, 13:16
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Many of you have mailed me about a 2-page pull-out, pop-up advertisement for Nightmares & Dreamscapes. There has been some questions about what this is (and many have been having problems finding it) so now I'm happy to be able to show you a picture of it.

The pop-up is a house of cards revealing the primary characters in the miniseries. It's basically the same image that can be seen on the official site.

The pop-up ad was in some editions of the latest double issue of EW (Jessica Alba on the cover).

Marsha Mason talks about virus...

Posted: July 5, 2006, 13:14
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Here is an interview with Marsha Mason in which she talks about her part in The Road Virus Heads North.

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

King interview...

Posted: July 5, 2006, 08:28
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The interview with King in Parade Magazine is now online and can be read here.

King's short story Memory out now

Posted: July 3, 2006, 08:19
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Back in February when King did a public reading at FSU in Florida he read a new short story called Memory and since the story has stayed upublished…until now that is.

In the new Tinhouse (Vol. 7, No. 4, issue #28; entitled "Summer Reading") the story can be found. It is called Memory here as well and is approximately 18 pages long.

Here is a quote from Tinhouse website:

When I say I was confused, I mean that at first I didn’t know who people were, or what had happened, or why I was in such awful pain.

Thanks to John Zulovitz.

New King interview on Wednesday

Posted: July 2, 2006, 23:52
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In today's Parade Magazine (inserted in many Sunday newspapers in the US) there is a full-page feature/interview with King. Starting Wednesday, the full text will be online here.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Interview with Lawrence Cohen

Posted: June 29, 2006, 08:21
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Here is an interview with Lawrence Cohen about his upcoming episode of Nightmares & Dreamscapes, The End of the Whole Mess.

Thanks to Ari

The Family

Posted: June 28, 2006, 08:28
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As we all know it’s not only Stephen who is a writer in the King family. Tabitha has just recently released a book (that she wrote with the now deceased Michael McDowell) called Candles Burning.

The book looks very promising and now finally she has also gotten her own website. So go check it out now!

Best American Short Stories

Posted: June 28, 2006, 08:24
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King keeps busy. In his column The Summer Book Awards he has the following to say:

The truth is I haven’t read as many books as usual, because I’m editing next year’s Best American Short Stories.

Thanks to Anders Jakobson

King reviews The Ruins

Posted: June 18, 2006, 21:11
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Here (scroll down a bit) is a review of The Ruins by Scott Smith that King has written.

Thanks to lestat

The Secretary of Dreams update

Posted: June 17, 2006, 00:11
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This was sent out from Cemetery Dance today:

While The Secretary of Dreams by Stephen King is going through the last round of proofreading, Glenn Chadbourne has updated and modified a number of pages of the artwork, fixing small errors and making them even more detailed than before! Those of you who have seen his work in our other books (The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book, Cold River, Bedbugs, plus the endpapers for The Road to the Dark Tower and Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished, just to name a few!) know the level of detail we're talking about. There are items hidden in the artwork that you'll be finding years after you read it for the first time! To fully display the details of Chadbourne's amazing artwork, we decided on a 9 X 12 trim size for the book. This will be our tallest and widest book ever, and the final page count has come in at 281 pages. The Secretary of Dreams will be headed to the printer this month and we'll post a firm publication date once they're rolling and they give us a delivery date!

Limited ed. of The Green Mile

Posted: June 16, 2006, 21:00
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Subterranean Press will release a limited edition of The Green Mile. The book will be released in three different stages and the price will range between $150 and $2,500…in other words. A pretty expensive book. More info can be found here.

Thanks to Ari and Jdamen

Review of The Dead Zone season 5 premier

Posted: June 15, 2006, 21:29
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This upcoming Sunday season 5 of The Dead Zone will premier and I have taken a look at the first episode, Forbidden Fruit. You can see what I think about it and hope for in season 5 here.

Ready or Not online

Posted: June 15, 2006, 19:27
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Finally King's latest column, Ready or Not, is available online. Check it out here.

Thanks to Paul Poroshin

More DVD info

Posted: June 15, 2006, 19:09
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Here is even more info about the new DVD box with The Dead Zone, Pet Semetary, Silver Bullet and Graveyard Shift.

Thanks to Paul Poroshin

First review of Lisey's Story

Posted: June 14, 2006, 23:37
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Here is a first review of Lisey's Story but be careful. There are some small spoilers...

Thanks to Rick Urban

Collector's Editions of The Dead Zone and Pet Sematary

Posted: June 14, 2006, 23:30
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Paramount will release a boxset of four DVDs on September 26th. The box will contain the new Collector's Editions of The Dead Zone and Pet Sematary, plus the already available editions (but likely with new cover art) of Silver Bullet and Graveyard Shift.

Here is the extra material on the discs:

The Dead Zone: Collector's Edition:
- Featurettes
--- Memories from The Dead Zone
--- The Look of The Dead Zone
--- Visions from The Dead Zone
--- The Politics of The Dead Zone
- New interviews with…
--- director David Cronenberg
--- actress Brooke Adams
--- cinematographer Mark Irwin
--- editor Ronald Sanders
--- King biographer Douglas E. Winter.

Pet Sematary: Collector's Edition:
- New audio commentary with director Mary Lambert
- The Making of the Film
- The Characters
- Stephen King Territory
- Featurettes
- New interviews with…
--- director Mary Lambert
--- actor Dale Midkiff
--- Brad Greenquist
--- cinematographer Peter Stein
--- King biographer Douglas E. Winter

Both discs will include anamorphic widescreen transfers and Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0 tracks. Retail is a mere $14.99 apiece.

Thanks to Paul Poroshin, Dohi and Davisdvd.com

Message from King

Posted: June 14, 2006, 23:01
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This message from King appeared on the official site today:

A little message from Stephen

Hope all you Stand readers celebrated Flagg day!

New Nightmares & Dreamscapes site

Posted: June 12, 2006, 09:09
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TNT has now launched an official site for Nightmares & Dreamscapes with a lot of interesting stuff. It has everything from synopsis of the different episode to images to games based on the different episodes. Be sure to check it out

The Pop of King: Ready or Not

Posted: June 10, 2006, 23:56
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King's latest column Ready or Not is in the June 16 issue of Entertainment Weekly.

Thanks to willowlove

IT remake

Posted: June 7, 2006, 19:42
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Here are some news about the remake of IT:

Peter Filardi is becoming the go-to guy for television horror adaptations. The FLATLINERS and THE CRAFT scribe cut his teeth on small-screen scares with 2004’s redux of ’SALEM’S LOT for TNT, and this summer he’s back with the network on THE ROAD VIRUS HEADS NORTH, one of eight Stephen King-based minimovies in the series NIGHTMARES AND DREAMSCAPES, which bows July 12.

During a panel discussion at Fango’s Weekend of Horrors in Burbank, Filardi dished a few details on some fresh projects he’s got in the works. On the King side, the writer told Fango he’s still developing a new televisualization of the author’s epic novel IT (previously done as a two-part ABC movie in 1990). Originally slated for TNT as a two-hour movie, IT has now caught the interest of the Sci Fi Channel, which wants to stretch it out (and rightfully so!) to a four-hour broadcast event. You may recall that early reports stated Filardi’s approach to the material would be to tell IT through the eyes of the character of Beverly Marsh.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Stationary Bike winners

Posted: June 4, 2006, 00:07
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The Stationary Bike Contest is now over and here are the right answers:

Question 1 : Name another King audio that Ron McLarty has narrated.
Answer 1 : Salem’s Lot and Faithful

Question 2 : Where were Stationary Bike first published?
Answer 2 : Borderlands 5

Question 3 : Name one audio book that King himself has narrated.
Answer 3 : He has narrated a lot of books but some titles that where mentioned are Bag of Bones, Blood and Smoke, LT’s Theory of Pets, On Writing and The Gunslinger.

And the 10 winners are:

Dave Carson, the US
Bob Ireland, the US
Ian McQuillan, the UK
Stephen Bamberg, the US
Dana Watts, the US
Sharon Haas, the US
Jana Long, the US
Eric Enderle, the US
Matthias Belz, Germany
David Carroll, Australia

Congratulations to you all!

King speaks about Candles Burning

Posted: June 3, 2006, 23:42
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Here is a message from King about Tabitha's book that was sent out to the official sites mailing list.

CANDLES BURNING, a unique collaboration between Tabitha King (my wife) and the late Michael McDowell (creator of BEETLEJUICE and screenwriter of THINNER, not to mention the frightening BLACKWATER series), is available in bookstores now. This one will put the ice in your summer drink--and I'd be telling you that even if the lady in question WASN'T my wife!

Steve

Masters of Horror review

Posted: June 3, 2006, 23:36
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My review of six episodes of Masters of Horror is now online. You can check it out here.

Full schedule for Nightmares & Dreamscapes

Posted: June 2, 2006, 23:32
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Here is the schedule for all 8 episodes from Nightmares & Dreamscapes:

Battleground:
Wednesday, July 12, at 9 p.m. – Commercial-free
Encore: Thursday, July 13, at 11 p.m.

Crouch End:
Wednesday, July 12, at 10:00 p.m.
Encore: Thursday, July 13, at 12 a.m.

Umney’s Last Case:
Wednesday, July 19, at 9 p.m.
Encore: Thursday, July 20, at 11 p.m.

The End of the Whole Mess:
Wednesday, July 19, at 10 p.m.
Encore: Thursday, July 20, at 12 a.m.

The Road Virus Heads North:
Wednesday, July 26, at 9 p.m.
Encore: Thursday, July 27, at 11 p.m.

The Fifth Quarter:
Wednesday, July 26, at 10 p.m.
Encore: Thursday, July 27, at 12 a.m.

Autopsy Room Four:
Wednesday, August 2, at 9 p.m.
Encore: Thursday, August 3, at 11 p.m.

You Know They Got A Hell of a Band:
Wednesday, August 2, at 10 p.m.
Encore: Thursday, August 3, at 12 a.m.

An Evening with Harry, Carrie and Garp

Posted: May 31, 2006, 23:24
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Here is a comment from the moderator of King message board about the event An Evening with Harry, Carrie and Garp:

It may change, but I believe he will be reading from The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon for the event and that is also the title of the book he will be pre-signing for sale. Each author has agreed to pre-sign 500 books; 250 for each night.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Secretary of Dreams t-shirts

Posted: May 30, 2006, 23:13
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This interesting news arrived from Cemetery Dance today:

Today we have some exciting news for those of you who love Stephen King and Glenn Chadbourne's work as much as we do. After speaking with Chadbourne and receiving King's enthusiastic permission, we're working with our design team on t-shirts featuring stunning full-color reproductions of the cover art & design for each of the three editions of The Secretary of Dreams! These t-shirts will be made by the same company that produced our Halloween t-shirts last year so they'll be great quality.

The Gift Edition cover artwork will be reproduced on a black shirt.
The Limited Edition cover artwork will be reproduced on a sandstone shirt.
The Lettered Edition cover artwork will be reproduced on a cocoa (brown) shirt.

We plan to have the finished designs up on the site in a few days! Our designer is doing some final matching of the t-shirt materials to the graphical mock-ups right now.

These three amazing t-shirts are available in the following sizes for just $20 each plus shipping: S, M, L, and XL. You can upgrade to XXL or XXXL for just $5 more per shirt!

This will be an excellent addition to your Stephen King collection (how many fans do you know who own a Stephen King t-shirt, after all?) and an incredible way to show off Chadbourne's artwork around your hometown! Be sure to let us know what your friends, family, and coworkers think!

Don't wait to place your order because we're not sure what quantities we're ordering for each size yet and we'd hate for you to miss out!

Click here to place your T-Shirt order!

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Desperation Week; Ended

Posted: May 28, 2006, 00:24
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So, with this Desperation Week has officially ended. I want to thank all of you that participated either by entering the contest, sending in comments, donating prizes, giving interviews for making it a success. Maybe there will be another week that is dedicated to something special later on as well.

With that said, here is the answers to the last two questions.

Thursday:
Question: The 1st Japanese edition of Carrie was copyrighted in what year?
Answer: 1975

Friday:
Question: What does it say on the note on which the Can Tah stands when Steve (Steven Weber) and Cynthia (Kelly Overton) is caught under it’s spell (you don’t have to include the name of the person who has signed the note)?
Answer: Hey Jim! What the hell is this? Any idea?

And…the winner of the authentic Can Tah from the movie is Anrie van Dyk from The Netherlands, congratulations!

Special presentation of Nightmares & Dreamscapes

Posted: May 26, 2006, 23:14
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A special presentation of Nightmares & Dreamscapes will take place at the next Fangoria’s Weekend of Horror Convention.

A special NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES: FROM THE STORIES OF STEPHEN KING presentation will take place at the next FANGORIA’s Weekend of Horrors convention, presented by Anchor Bay Entertainment, to be held June 2-4, 2006 at LA’s Burbank Airport Hilton (2500 Hollywood Way). Guest speakers previewing the eight-part TNT series event will be directors Brian (FARSCAPE) Henson, Rob (THE X FILES) Bowman and Mikael (‘SALEM’S LOT) Salomon; scripters Richard Christian Matheson (a MASTERS OF HORROR contributor) and Peter (THE CRAFT) Filardi and CROUCH END actress Claire Forlani. In addition, two episodes of NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES will make their world premieres at the con: BATTLEGROUND and YOU KNOW THEY GOT A HELL OF A BAND. The King-sized panel and BATTLEGROUND screening will close the convention late Sunday

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Hear Stationary Bike today

Posted: May 26, 2006, 23:04
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Want to hear a clip from Stationary Bike? Want to buy the downloadable version today and not wait until June 6? Well, you can do just that over at Simply Audiobooks

Desperation Week; Day 5

Posted: May 26, 2006, 22:57
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OK, Desperation Week is about to come to an end. Today I have another interview for you. This time I have talked to the great actor Steven Weber and you can read what he had to say here.

Don’t forget to check in tomorrow when I’ll present the winner of the grand prize. A real Can Tah.

Interview with King on Desperation DVD

Posted: May 26, 2006, 00:37
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The moderator of King’s message board confirms that there will be an interview but no commentary (by King) on the DVD edition of Desperation.

King recommends books that you should read this summer

Posted: May 25, 2006, 23:01
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USA TODAY asked some popular authors to tell them what books they've got in their beach bags - and why.

•The Ruins by Scott Smith

•18 Seconds by George Shuman

•All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

•Gone by Jonathan Kellerman

•The Black Ice by Michael Connelly

•Spin by Robert Charles Wilson

•361 by Donald E. Westlake

•Billy Budd by Herman Melville

Why these authors? "Because they're good!"

Thanks to Bev Vincent

7.5 million viewers saw Desperation

Posted: May 25, 2006, 22:39
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The atrocious decision of ABC to run 'Desperation' against the 'American Idol' finals Country Music Awards got the expected result.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The first half of the "American Idol"
finale Tuesday drew more than 30 million fans to see the last lap of the
sing-off between Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee.

The 8 p.m. edition of "Idol" drew 30.7 million viewers and 11.8 rating/33
share in the adults 18-49 demographic, which amounted to the highest marks
ever for the first half of an "Idol" finale, according to preliminary
estimates from Nielsen Media Research. At 9 p.m., Fox was still on fire with
the sophomore season finale of "House" (25.8 million, 10.3/25).

"Idol's" fearsome start left the competition in the dust. CBS was the
closest competitor to Fox for the night with its 8-11 p.m. telecast of the
Academy of Country Music Awards (12 million, 3.5/9).

ABC and NBC were pretty well pummeled with their made-for-TV movies. The
second half of NBC's "10.5: Apocalypse" disaster mini pulled in only about 6
million viewers and 2.3/6 in the key demo from 9-11 p.m.. ABC's three-hour
"Stephen King's Desperation" was only a little better off with 7.5 million
viewers and 2.5/7 in adults 18-49.

Thanks to Rocky Wood.

Desperation Week; Day 4 (part 2)

Posted: May 25, 2006, 22:09
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Here is what all of you thought about Desperation:

Overall, it was a pretty good adaptation, and probably the best we're going to get. That being said, sometimes I think it went over the top and it nowhere matched the raw intensity of the book.

DESPERATIONS, chilling, grab you by the seat, and wonderfully created.

It was a letdown when Tak had to leave Perlman (was perfect, by the way!), but at least we still had Skerritt to hold the weight up. The "Ghost Pie" thing was pretty dumb, but thank God (har-de-Har) they didn't skimp on the touchy religious aspects and they sure as HELL didn't skimp on the violence, so I'll give this a thumbs up. The kid (Shane Haboucha) did a pretty good job, and c'mon, how can you not like the Frewer?

Read the complete text

Desperation Week; Day 4 (part 1)

Posted: May 25, 2006, 22:04
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The second winner in Desperation Week has been selected. I will announce the winner after giving you the right answer to Tuesday and Wednesday’s question.

Tuesday:
Question: Who was Philtrum Press publisher who also produced the limited edition of Eyes of the Dragon, The Ideal Genuine Man, and The Plant , along with Six Stories?
Answer: Michael Alpert.

Wednesday:
Question: What is the police officer's name who abducts the traveler's in Desperation?
Answer: Collie Entragian.

The first one was a bit harder then the second one that was really easy. And the winner (drawn from all the correct entries between Monday and Wednesday) of a limited edition copy of Desperation is Simon McNamee from the Australia. Congratulation!

The next question is already online so if you haven’t already, head over there and enter.

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