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My Thoughs About Salem's Lot

Posted: October 1, 2024, 10:11
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Here are my thoughts about the new adaptation of Salem’s Lot.

The review contains SPOILERS so be warned!!!

The movie isn’t as bad as I feared but it’s not a particularly good movie either and it’s biggest problem is that it’s just not scary.

New Omnibus Gwendy Edition With New Introduction

Posted: September 24, 2024, 11:05
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Here is the cover by Ben Baldwin for next years omnibus edition of The Gwendy Trilogy. It will be published by Gallery Books (in the spring next year) and by Cemetery Dance (later in 2025). King and Chizmar have written a joint introduction entitled Butch and Sundance.


I’m still hoping for a version where they have edited the three books into one.

More Names Enter The Institute & Who Plays Who?

Posted: September 24, 2024, 10:47
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Deadline reports that 11 more names have been added to The Institute series. Already known are Mary-Louise Parker, Ben Barnes, Simone Miller and Jason Diaz. They are now joined by Joe Freeman, Fionn Laird, Hannah Galway, Julian Richings, Robert Joy, Viggo Hanvelt, Arlen So, Birva Pandya, Dan Beirne, Martin Roach and Jane Luk. Production of the eight-episode series will begin in Nova Scotia later this year.

Laird plays Nick, The Institute’s resident bad-boy rebel.

Galway portrays Wendy, police officer and lifelong resident in the town where Tim is night knocking.

Joy plays Hendricks, the Doctor in charge of The Institute’s scientific work.

Roach portrays Chief Ashworth, Tim’s boss, the small-town Chief of Police.

Hanvelt plays Avery, the youngest, most innocent, and by far the most powerful of The Institute’s inmates.

Richings portrays Stackhouse, The Institute’s calculating head of security.

Beirne plays Drew, a police officer in the department Tim works for.

So portrays George, The Institute’s class clown.

Pandya plays Iris, one of the first kids Luke meets when he arrives at The Institute.

Luke portrays Maureen, an Institute orderly with a tragic past.

Previously announced Barnes’ Tim Jamieson is a disillusioned ex-cop who takes a job as the night knocker in a small town, withdrawing from the world until Luke’s plight reignites him and gives him something to believe in.

Parker will play Ms. Sigsby, the charming but iron-willed director of the Institute and a true believer in its awful mission. She’s certain history will come to see her as a hero.
Miller plays Kalisha, a sarcastic-but-friendly Institute inmate, who becomes one of Luke’s closest allies.

Diaz plays Tony, the most sadistic of the Institute’s orderlies, who delights in wielding his power over the children.

Carrie’s Legacy; New Book About King's Book

Posted: September 21, 2024, 17:10
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As most of you already know this year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Carrie, right? If not, you do now and finally, I can reveal some great news. Earlier this year I was asked to write an essay about Carrie and how it had influenced me and my love for King’s books. The essay would be published in a book called Carrie’s Legacy: Revisiting Stephen King’s Girl with a Frightening Power by Lividian Publications. I sent in my essay in June, called it The Christmas Gift That Sparked a Lifelong Love for Stephen King and today I can finally tell you about the book. It’s packed with essays from a lot of friends and big names in the King community and a piece by the man himself. In An Introduction to Carrie King shares the fascinating story of how Carrie was written.
You can read more about the book and order your copy over at Lividian Publications.

Dutch Limited Edition Of Shining In The Dark Released Today

Posted: September 21, 2024, 15:00
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A limited edition of Shining in the Dark is being released by the Dutch Stephen King Fan Club today. Here is some info about it:


- The Paperback has yellow glow-in-the-dark letters (left in the picture), the Hardcocer has green glow-in-the-dark letters (right in the picture).

- The book is released in 500 copies. 150 numbered Hardcover copies, and 350 unnumbered paperback copies.

- Each Hardcover copy has a numbered signature sheet (that matches with the book's number) signed by me.


- Both the Hardcover and Paperback editions come with a specially designed Shining in the dark-bookmark.

- The Hardcover (price €25) is already sold out.

- The Paperback (price €19) is almost sold out. Only a few copies left.

- These editions are only available through the Fan Club (not in bookstores).


- The book has 228 pages, and the Dutch translation was done by Pauline Onderwater & Ninja Paap-Luijten.

A Book I Didn't Expect To See

Posted: September 4, 2024, 08:04
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Name a sequel to a King movie that was good. I’m pretty sure you can’t but I dare you to do it…

Not a lot of us likes sequels to King’s movies (Doctor Sleep excluded since it’s based on a book by King that in itself is a sequel to his book The Shining) and that is why this book called King's Succession: An Examination of the Stephen King Movie Sequels caught my attention when I saw it on Amazon.com.

It’s a book about, you guessed it, sequels to King movies. I have no idea if it’s a good book or not (if someone sends me a review copy of it I’ll let you know, hint, hint) but otherwise I’d love to hear from anyone who’s read it.

Life Of Chuck Photos

Posted: September 4, 2024, 07:45
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Just a few days before it's premier Toronto Film Festival Vanity fair gave us some photos from The Life of Chuck and they also talked to Mike Flanagan more in dept about the movie. Head over to their site for all that.

Mark Hamill as Chuck's grandfather.

Notice the banner above them.

Paris Promotion Schedule

Posted: August 30, 2024, 22:26
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In two weeks, I’ll be in Paris, France to promote my book and I hope to see you all there.

On Friday September 13th (17-19.30) I’ll be signing books and being interviewed at Bar La Grisette (27 Rue du Faubourg du Temple, 75010 Paris).

On Saturday September 14th (all day) I’ll be attending Salon du Vampire and signing books.

If you can’t be there (which I hope you can) and still want a signed copy of my book you can. If you buy the book through this link between today and September 13 I will sign it for you while in Paris.

Here is the link.

J'espère vous voir tous dans deux semaines

The Running Man Starts Filming In November

Posted: August 30, 2024, 15:45
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Glen Powell has revealed to The Wrap that filming on The Running Man will begin in November. So far that’s about all we know about the movie, but a guess is that more info will be released closer to the filming starts. Another guess is that we hopefully will see it’s premier some time in 2025.

More Casting For The Institute

Posted: August 29, 2024, 07:42
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There has been some additional casting announced for The Institute. Simone Miller and Jason Diaz have joined Ben Barnes and Mary-Louise Parker.

Miller plays Kalisha who is a sarcastic-but-friendly Institute inmate. She becomes one of Luke’s allies. Diaz plays Tony, a sadistic orderly at the Institute’s, who likes to use his power on the children.

Barnes plays former police officer Tim Jamieson who’s looking to start a new life and , but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.

Lilja Is Going To Paris

Posted: August 26, 2024, 13:01
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I’m happy and proud to announce that my French publisher Actusf is bringing me to Paris the weekend of September 13 – September 15 to promote my book Stephen King: Not Just Horror. The plan is to meet up with fans, sign books and other fun things.

The full schedule will be revealed later this week but if you’re in the Paris area, mark September 13-15 in your calendar now and I’ll see you there.

The Institute Starts Filming

Posted: August 20, 2024, 10:46
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It seems The Institute has started filming in Windsor, NS. This casting call sheet for background performers appeared online recently. And one of the actors, Ben Barnes posted a picture of the script for the pilot on his Instagram last week.


Thanks to Herbert West

On Joy, A new Foreword To On Writing

Posted: August 13, 2024, 15:51
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In early May this year, Hodder & Stoughton produced an updated paperback edition of On Writing with the inclusion of a new foreword from Stephen King, the title of which is On Joy (Scribner did the same in the US).

The standard edition of the book has the same ISBN but, on the cover, it’s mentioned that there is a new foreword.

As bookstores order the book they will get the new version but some might have the old one is stock so please look closely at the cover if you’re out to get the new edition.

The Long Walk Doesn’t Pull Any Punches

Posted: August 3, 2024, 13:05
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In an interview with CinemaBlend, JT Mollner who wrote the script for the upcoming adaptation of The Long Walk promised a faithful and R-rated adaptation of King's novel that doesn't pull any punches. Here’s what he said:

The great thing about this is that Francis, this is a true... I mean, it's not a low budget movie, but it's not as big of a budget as he normally works on with big franchises like the Hunger Games and stuff. So this is a true passion project for him. He wanted to do it the right way, a faithful way. And he knew that meant it was gonna be a very hardcore, disturbing and somewhat controversial movie. And that's the movie I was interested in writing. Stephen King also was very committed and determined for Francis to make a rated R film, one that honored the book and stayed true to the book.

We didn't really pull any punches. Most of the stuff that you remember being tough to take in the book still exists. And there are some tweaks made to update it that I think are smart… But I'm very happy with the adaptation as a Stephen King fan. I'm really happy with what we did with it. And even the studio notes that came in and, and the feedback from everybody, everybody was on the same page as far as staying true to the brutality and the seriousness of the book.

Update from Mike Flanagan About The Dark Tower

Posted: July 26, 2024, 05:43
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The podcast Talking Scared talked to Mike Flanagan and here’s what he had to say about the potential of The Exorcist getting in the way of The Dark Tower:

“Oh, it’s not in the way. They coexist very well. I think the trick with The Dark Tower is just it still just takes an enormous amount of time to get going. But we’re further along than the last time we spoke. It seems to be moving on its own momentum. There’s so much logistical, boring, legal stuff that we have to kind of machete our way through to get that thing moving. But yeah, it has not at all stalled and none of the other work that’s that’s kind of emerged has in any way taken away from it.”

“It became so clear to me that that kind of oil tanker of a project was just gonna be moving along. It’s perfectly feasible for me to be working on other things at the same time. And I wish that wasn’t the case. And there’s gonna be a point hopefully soon where that project needs to knock everything else outta the way, where Tower has to kind of assert itself … I couldn’t make that the case now if I wanted to. There’s just too much we’re still having to kind of get through to get it up.”

Read more here

Casting News For The Long Walk

Posted: July 25, 2024, 10:10
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Deadline reports that seven new castmembers have been added to The Long Walk:

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has commenced production on The Long Walk, its adaptation of the 1979 novel from Stephen King, starring Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson, adding seven to the cast.

The newcomers are Garrett Wareing (Ransom Canyon), Tut Nyuot (The Witcher: Blood Origin), Charlie Plummer (National Anthem), Ben Wang (American Born Chinese), Jordan Gonzalez (Pretty Little Liars: Summer School), Joshua Odjick (Welcome to Derry), and Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit). Details as to their roles are under wraps.

Derry Monthly: Lilja’s Column At Dread Central

Posted: July 25, 2024, 04:10
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It’s with pleasure I finally can reveal that I will be writing a monthly column for the great horror site DREAD CENTRAL. If you are at all interested in what’s happening in the world of horror you have probably been to their site and from now you will find my column there. I will write about what’s happening in the world of Stephen King and let you know what I think about it.

The first column is now out and that is more of an introduction to who I am. Check it out here.

Italian Limited Edition Of Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling

Posted: July 22, 2024, 19:01
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Independent Legions announced the Italian limited edition of Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling. Cover art and illustration by artist Alessandro Amoruso.

The Italian limited and numbered edition of Stephen King: Stories from Five Decades of Storytelling will be released in December 2024 in only 199 numbered copies, available for pre-orders on the Publisher online store: www.independentlegions.com/store/p620/5decennidiscrittura.html.

It will be followed by a standard edition, with a different cover art and without Lilja's photo’s.

The Long Walk Starts Filming Next Week

Posted: July 20, 2024, 18:49
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The Long Walk starts filming in Birds Hill Provincial Park next week.

A new movie being shot in Birds Hill Provincial Park next week means people will need to use an alternate entrance to get in.

The province announced Thursday that the west gate entrance on Provincial Trunk Highway 59 will be closed from July 22 to July 26 as a film production is happening in the area.

Instead, people are being asked to use the east gate entrance on Provincial Road 206. For those coming from the north or south, detours will be in place.


There are opportunities for people to be part of a "major motion picture." MadLib Casting and Film Services has a casting call out for several different background roles in La Riviere and the surrounding area for the movie "The Long Walk" which is an adaptation of the Stephen King book of the same name.

They are looking for a male farmer role who appears 35 or older, a woman to play a farmer's wife who appears 30 or older and someone to play a farmer's daughter who is between the age of 13 and 17.
All those positions need to be available for Aug. 7.

They are also looking for people to sit on chairs, kids between the ages of six and 10 to play on a porch and a man to drive a pickup truck. They need to be available for Aug. 12 and 13.

They are paid roles and people can find more details online.

Read more here.

Thanks to Brent

King Noir; new book about The Crime Fiction of Stephen King

Posted: July 19, 2024, 06:55
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King Noir, new book about The Crime Fiction of Stephen King by Tony Magistrale and Michael J. Blouin with contributions by Stephen King, and Charles Ardai. Released in hardback and paperback in April 2025.


Description

Over the past thirty years, Stephen King has received enormous attention from both the popular press as well as academics seeking to explain the unique phenomenon of his success. Books on King explore his canon in religious contexts, in political and historical contexts, in mythic—specifically Jungian—contexts, in Gothic/horror (especially American literary) contexts, and in a wide variety of other contexts appropriate to a writer who, over the past half century, has become “America’s Storyteller.” Beginning with a never-published chapter authored by Stephen King himself on the influence of the genre on his own writing, King Noir makes an invaluable contribution to King scholarship by placing King’s works in conversation with American crime fiction.

The Shining Lands Surprise Documentary

Posted: July 19, 2024, 04:55
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Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining Lands Surprise Documentary from His Estate: ‘A Holy Grail of Film History’.

The just-announced documentary, titled “Shine On – The Forgotten ‘Shining’ Location,” will premiere on the official Stanley Kubrick YouTube channel on Friday, July 26 at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST to commemorate the late filmmaker’s birthday. The feature captures the location scouting and making of the art direction for the Overlook Hotel at Elstree Studios.

Read more

The Running Man About To Start Filming

Posted: July 19, 2024, 00:57
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In an interview with Indie Wire Glen Powell mentions that he is about to start filming Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, a much closer adaptation to King’s book than the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.

Speaking of “The Running Man,” how did that happen?

It was so fun for me because I searched “Edgar Wright” in my email the other day, writing “Edgar.” We’ve been going back and forth on script stuff, and it’s so fun. The world that Edgar’s developed on this thing is just outrageous. It’s so good. And really, we’re just both such big fans of the Stephen King book, and it’s going to be a great character. I’m so fired up about it. But I searched my email, and I searched Edgar Wright in my email, and it came up: I had a wish list of directors that I wanted to work with in 2008 when I moved out to LA that I sent my agent at the time — and Edgar Wright is literally number one. I’m such an Edgar Wright man. And so, the fact that I get to work with him right now is just so damn cool.

Thanks to Herbert West

Italian Edition Of Stories From Five Decades Of Storytelling

Posted: July 12, 2024, 09:23
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An Italian edition of Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling will be released by Independent Legions who has already released my books Shining in the Dark and Stephen King: Not Just Horror in Italy.

The book will be available in two editions. One limited and numbered edition that will contain a series of photos of my trip to Bangor and my meetings with King, in London and New York and one trade edition.

The release of the Italian editions (Trade and Limited) is scheduled for December 2024 and will be approximately 200 pages.

Always Holly: New Book, Talisman 3 & The Dark Tower

Posted: July 10, 2024, 11:17
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King was just interviewed in the podcast Talking Scared and here are some of the things he said:

He talks about the new book, You Like It Darker and mentions that he totally forgot about The Music Room but that it probably will be in the paperback edition.

His next book will be called Always Holly and in it we will see Holly as a bodyguard for a woman being stalked. Not sure if this is the book previous known as We Think Not but probably.

He has read The Talisman and will read Black House and then see if that leads to him writing The Talisman 3.

He also says that Roland’s main story is done. Might mean we won’t get any more Dark Tower books/stories but then you never know with King.

Listen to the full pod where you usually find your pods.

10 New Actors Arrives In Derry

Posted: June 28, 2024, 09:57
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Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The English), Dorian Grey (Transplant, Star Trek: Discovery), Thomas Mitchell (Gangland Undercover, Spiral), BJ Harrison (Family Law, Maid), Peter Outerbridge (Batwoman, Saw VI), Shane Marriott (Fargo, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent), Chad Rook (Joe Pickett, Billy the Kid), Joshua Odjick (Little Bird, Wildhood) and Morningstar Angeline (Echo, Westworld) have all signed on for roles in Welcome to Derry that will air on MAX next year. No word on who either of them will play yet.

Special feature

King calendar

Out now!:
Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (Greek edition)
2025:
Stephen King: Not Just Horror (Spanish ed.)
2025:
Stephen King: Not Just Horror (German ed.)
February 21, 2025:
The Monkey (movie)
2025:
Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (German edition)
2025:
Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (Italian edition)
May 27, 2025:
Never Flinch
May 30, 2025:
Life of Chuck
2025:
Welcome To Derry (TV series)
2025:
Shining in the Dark (German trade ed.)
2025:
The Long Walk (movie)
2025:
The Institute (TV series)
November 21, 2025:
The Running Man

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