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The Ghost Brothers Will Rise Again

Posted: October 24, 2018, 15:55

A revised version of Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will be available for stock and amateur licensing in 2019.

Broadway Licensing is working with Stephen King and John Mellencamp to develop a new version of their musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County for worldwide licensing, which will be made available in 2019.

The Gothic southern musical, which premiered in 2012 at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre, explores a decades-old tragedy that haunts the population of a small town. Grammy winner Mellencamp (“Pink Houses,” “Jack and Diane,” “Small Town”) penned the score, while Carrie, Misery, and The Shining novelist King wrote the book.

A studio album of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, recorded in 2010, was released from Hear Records/Concord Records Group. The musical also played a limited concert tour.

“This is terrific news. I loved working with John Mellencamp, and the ghostly result is one of my most proud accomplishments,” King said in a statement.

Mellencamp added, “When Steve and I decided to mount a musical… neither of us knew what we were doing. We learned on the job. I have never had so much fun or laughed so hard in my life.”

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Feline Trainer Talks Church

Posted: October 18, 2018, 13:44

Feline trainer Melissa Millett talks bringing Church back to the Big Screen in this interview with Bloody Disgusting.

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Want A Copy Of Elevation?

Posted: October 18, 2018, 10:55

In less than two weeks King’s new book Elevation will be released. It’s a wonderful but also somewhat sad book but I know you will love it. I sure do.

Hodder & Stoughton have given me three copies to give to you. All you need to do is email me before October 29th and tell me where and when you first heard about Lilja’s Library. I will then pick three random winners.

Good luck!

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My Thoughts On Episode 9 Of Mr. Mercedes

Posted: October 18, 2018, 04:00

Here are my thoughts about the ninth episode of season 2 of Mr. Mercedes.

They now have one episode to convince me that they have taken the right path when they decided to not use Finders Keepers. So far, I’m not convinced.

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And The Winners Are...

Posted: October 16, 2018, 16:16

Hodder & Stoughton is celebrating King's 71st birthday by re-releasing four of his books in new editions. They gave me three sets of the books to give away and here are the winners:

Matthew Wilson, Stephen Clutterham and Shaun Chidgey. Congratulations!

The correct answers were:

Q1: Place the titles above in cronological order
A1: The Shining, Christine, Bag of Bones, Cell.

Q2: Have all the titles above been filmed?
A2: Yes

Q3: What is the title of this fall's King book?
A3: Elevation

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Back Of Elevation

Posted: October 16, 2018, 15:36

Here is the backcover of the upcming book Elevation.

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Stephen King Reviews Tana French’s New Novel

Posted: October 12, 2018, 16:51

Check out King's review; Stephen King Reviews Tana French’s ‘Extraordinary’ New Novel.

Thanks to Herbert West

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Lilja Talks King In Sweden

Posted: October 12, 2018, 11:50

Vill ni lyssna på mig prata Stephen King? Jag kommer under november att göra det på följande platser:

4/11 – Stockholm
Cosmopolite
Mer info

17/11 – Karlstad
Värmlands bokfestival
Nöjesfabriken
Mer info

Ett antal ex av boken Varsel i Mörkret kommer finnas till salu vid varje event.

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Interview With Bill Thompson

Posted: October 11, 2018, 16:12

Here is a great interview with King's first editor Bill Thompson.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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My Thoughts On Episode 8 Of Mr. Mercedes

Posted: October 11, 2018, 04:01

Here are my thoughts about the eight episode of season 2 of Mr. Mercedes.

It’s interesting that even though Bill is in quite a lot of pain he still chooses to half lay half sit on the couch to sleep. Seems like a bed would be much more comfortable.

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Pet Sematary Trailer

Posted: October 10, 2018, 15:19

Here is the trailer for Pet Sematary. What do you think?

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Don't Miss The History Of Horror

Posted: October 10, 2018, 13:29

AMC’s Eli Roth seven-part event series, History of Horror, begins Sunday, October 14th. I have seen the first three episodes and it's a great show. Among the people being interviewed we find King and Joe Hill. Don't miss it!

101: Zombies: 10/14
102: Slashers: 10/21
103: Slashers 2: 10/22
104: Demons Inside: 10/28
105: Ghosts: 11/4
106: Creatures: 11/11
107: Vampires: 11/18

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Pet Sematary Trailer Tomorrow

Posted: October 9, 2018, 23:26

Looks like the first trailer will premier tomorrow! How excited are you?

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Pet Sematary Poster

Posted: October 9, 2018, 19:02

Here os the poster for the upcoming Pet Sematary.

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Ep. 93: Lilja Stops At Castle Rock

Posted: October 8, 2018, 22:42

Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast Constant and New Listeners!

Join your hosts - longtime Constant Readers - Hans Lilja of Lilja's Library and writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 93 of The Stephen King Podcast!

A bittersweet episode as Hans is stepping down from his regular co-host duties on the podcast.

Fear not, I will continue with the podcast. Not sure what the podcast will look like going forward. Maybe I'll run it solo. Maybe I'll look at bringing in guest cohosts. Maybe a little of both. Either way, the podcast will continue!

In this episode, we review episodes 8 - 10 of Castle Rock, and give our overall thought on the first season.

Plus our recap of the latest Stephen King news.

We hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, we want to hear from you.

Good or bad, we want it all!
You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:
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1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:39 - Podcast Setup
3) 01:28 - News From The Death Room
4) 14:56 - Reviews From The Nightshift: Castle Rock: S01Ep8 - 10 / Season One Review
5) 34:32 - Podcast Signoff
6) 35:21 - Outro
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King & Hill Stories In Creepshow TV Series

Posted: October 8, 2018, 11:28

Looks like the Creepshow TV series will have stories by King and Joe Hill. Here is what show runner Greg Nicotero said.

Nicotero participated in the the Shudder Panel at the annual New York Comic Con on Thursday, revealing further details about the series, including many of the writers whose stories will be adapted for the six part anthology series including Stephen King, Joe Hill, and Joe Lansdale among others.

Source: Horror News Network

Thanks to Herbert West

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Photos From New Pet Sematary Movie

Posted: October 4, 2018, 20:09

Here are some photos from the new Pet Sematary movie.

Thanks to Ari

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My Thoughts On Episode 7 Of Mr. Mercedes

Posted: October 4, 2018, 14:10

Here are my thoughts about the seventh episode of season 2 of Mr. Mercedes.

I like Dr. Babineau but his wife I don’t really care for. She is a very flat character that you don’t like or dislike (even if it’s more of the later). You just don’t care about her.

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Classic King #31

Posted: October 3, 2018, 15:47

Frank Delaney talks to Stephen King (1995)

Thanks to Bryant Burnette

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Doctor Sleep Will Acknowledge Kubricks The Shining

Posted: October 3, 2018, 13:50

Here is an interesting interview that Bloody Disgusting did with Mike Flanagan about the upcoming adaptation of Doctor Sleep. In it he mentions that he got in touch with the original Danny Torrance actor Danny Lloyd but not what that lead to.

He also mentions that the movie will acknowledge Kubrick’s The Shining. it’s not clear exactly what that means though.

“Yeah, I think you do,” Flanagan said. “I think you do have to acknowledge that. There is no version of the world where I am trying not to acknowledge one of the greatest films ever made. There’s no upside in shying away from that reality.”

How do you feel about that? Good? Bad? Comment bellow!

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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Castle Rock To Be Released on DVD & Blu-Ray

Posted: October 3, 2018, 11:47

Castle Rock: The Complete First Season is to be released digitally on October 15 and on Blu-Ray January 8, 2019.

Available to own on Digital October 15 consumers can enjoy all 10 episodes in high definition and standard definition (retail $24.99/$18.99) along with never-before-seen bonus content. The Complete First Season on 4K Ultra HD ($44.98 SRP), Blu-ray ($29.98 SRP) and DVD ($24.98 SRP) is released on January 8, 2019. Consumers will be able to own all 10 episodes along with exclusive bonus features. The 4K Ultra HD release will include Blu-ray as well as a Digital Copy of the series. The Blu-ray release will feature a Digital Copy of the series.

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Shining In the Dark Audio Cover

Posted: October 1, 2018, 10:48

Simon & Schuster Audio has presented the cover for the audio edition of Shining in the Dark. They release it on February 5, 2019.

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Shining in the Dark Review

Posted: September 27, 2018, 10:42

Kendall Reviews takes a look at Shining in the Dark.

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My Thoughts On Episode 6 Of Mr Mercedes

Posted: September 27, 2018, 04:01

Here are my thoughts about the sixth episode of season 2 of Mr. Mercedes.

Once again a good episode. The plot moves along in a steady pace and I like that. Things are happening but not rushed.

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King And Eli Roth

Posted: September 26, 2018, 16:14

King and Eli Roth from the show History of Horror that premiers on AMC October 14.

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Eli Roth’s History of Horror Featuring King

Posted: September 26, 2018, 14:55

This is something I will watch....and not just because King is in it...

Fear comes in many forms. What scares you?

Featuring A-list storytellers like Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Jordan Peele, Jason Blum, Robert Englund, Linda Blair, Tippi Hedren, Rob Zombie, Haley Joel Osment, Jack Black, John Landis, Jamie Lee Curtis and more, Eli Roth’s History of Horror brings together the masters of horror – icons and stars who define the genre – to explore its biggest themes and reveal the inspirations and struggles behind its past and present.

Each one-hour episode will take viewers on a chilling exploration of how horror has evolved through the eras and impacted society, as well as why loyal fans remain addicted to fear.

Don’t miss the series premiere of Eli Roth’s History of Horror on Sunday, October 14 at midnight/11c.

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1 Year Ago Today...

Posted: September 26, 2018, 08:55

One year ago, today I went to New York and meet these three men. I listen to Steve and Owen read from Sleeping Beauties and answer questions and I got to chat a bit with Peter. It was a great evening with the masters!

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Emily Alyn Lind Cast In Doctor Sleep

Posted: September 23, 2018, 23:48

Emily Alyn Lind has been cast as Snakebite Andi in Doctor Sleep.

Source: Deadline.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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Creating The Cover

Posted: September 21, 2018, 21:05

Vincent Chong, creator of the cover for Varsel i Mörkret (Swedish edition of Shining in the Dark) talks about how the cover was created.

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Celebrate King With A Contest

Posted: September 21, 2018, 10:00

Today Hodder & Stoughton celebrate King's birthday by re-releasing four of his books in new editions. The title are Bag of Bones, Cell, Christine and The Shining. They have given me 3 sets of all four books to give away and I'm doing it here.

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Happy Birthday Steve!

Posted: September 21, 2018, 08:00

Today King turns 71! Congratulations!

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Bruce Greenwood Cast In Doctor Sleep

Posted: September 20, 2018, 23:51

Bruce Greenwood has been cast as Dr. John in Doctor Sleep. The description of Greenwood’s character is being kept under wraps.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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My Thoughts On Episode 5 Of Mr Mercedes

Posted: September 20, 2018, 04:01

Here are my thoughts about the fifth episode of season 2 of Mr. Mercedes.

As the episode comes to an end, Bill starts to understand that Brady is in some way involved...

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Sleeping Beauties Paperback Released

Posted: September 19, 2018, 16:35

The US paperback edition of Sleeping Beauties is now out!

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Hill's NOS4A2 Lead Cast

Posted: September 15, 2018, 15:15

Zachary Quinto and Ashleigh Cummings are set as leads in AMC’s supernatural horror drama NOS4A2 based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Joe Hill. The show will premier in 2019 on AMC.

NOS4A2 introduces Vic McQueen (Cummings), a young, working class artist who discovers she has a supernatural ability to track the seemingly immortal Charlie Manx (Quinto). Manx feeds off the souls of children, then deposits what remains of them into Christmasland – a twisted Christmas Village of Manx’s imagination where every day is Christmas day and unhappiness is against the law. Vic must strive to defeat Manx and rescue his victims – without losing her mind or falling victim to him herself.

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Show-Runners Explain Castle Rock?

Posted: September 14, 2018, 13:18

Castle Rock show-runners Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw explain season 1 while talking to Vanity Fair...or do they?

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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James Ransone Talks IT

Posted: September 14, 2018, 10:13

James Ransone talks to Metro about his part in IT: Chapter 2 and confirms that King has visited the set. There has been a rumor circulating that King has a cameo in the movie. That has not been confirmed though.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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A Look At Pennywise 1990

Posted: September 14, 2018, 00:06

I just had a look at the 1990 version of Pennywise and both this one and the one from 2017 are very cool!

Pennywise 1990
Pennywise 2017

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My Thoughts On Episode 4 Of Mr Mercedes

Posted: September 13, 2018, 04:01

Here are my thoughts about the fourth episode of season 2 of Mr. Mercedes.

As the episode comes to an end, Bill starts to understand that Brady is in some way involved...

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My Thoughts On Episode 10 Of Castle Rock

Posted: September 12, 2018, 14:01

Here are my thoughts (contains spoilers) of the season finale of Castle Rock.

Castle Rock has reached the end of the first season. Before I saw it I was worried that they wouldn’t tie it all together. That they would leave a lot of questions open. Now that I have seen it I can only say...

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Swedish Cover For Shining In The Dark

Posted: September 12, 2018, 10:50

Here is the Swedish cover of Shining in the Dark (Varsel i Mörkret). What do you think?

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Here Are The Flight Winners!

Posted: September 10, 2018, 23:59

The Fright or Flight contest is over and I had drawn the three winners. All they needed to do to win was post a photo of themselves with either Sleeping Beauties, The Outsider or Shining in the Dark. And here are the three winners. Please get back to me with your address and I’ll make sure you get your book. Congratulations.

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Ritual Of Chüd Inluded In IT Part 2

Posted: September 10, 2018, 23:16

Screenwriter Gary Dauberman has confirmed that the Ritual of Chüd will be included in the second IT movie.

“The Ritual of Chüd is challenging, but it’s such an important component to the book that we had to address it. That stuff is difficult to balance, but because (director Andy Muschietti, producer Barbara Muschietti and I) worked with each other before, when I’m writing pages and all that stuff it becomes more of a conversation and less like, ‘Hey, here’s what I did.’ It’s sort of organic; it’s really kind of just chipping away at the stone and trying to find the most focused, accessible way into some of more metaphysical aspects of that book.”

Source: Coming Soon

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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Excerpt from Flight or Fright

Posted: September 6, 2018, 10:55

Here are a few more excerpts from Flight or Fright.

Stephen King reading his story The Turbulence Expert.

Christian Coulson reading They Shall Not Grow Old by Roald Dahl

Corey Stoll reading Zombies on a Plane by Bev Vincent (Link)

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My Thoughts On Episode 3 Of Mr Mercedes

Posted: September 6, 2018, 04:00

Here are my thoughts about the third episode of season 2 of Mr. Mercedes.

I like the season but I also think that it needs to start. It needs more action. I’m all for letting us know the characters and the mood they are in but we know the characters, we know what their agenda is. Now we need to see it happen.

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My Thoughts On Episode 9 Of Castle Rock

Posted: September 5, 2018, 15:01

Here are my thoughts (contains spoilers) of episode 9 of Castle Rock.

If they can tie this up this is a brilliant episode that really gets you to think.

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A Taste Of Flight Or Fright

Posted: September 5, 2018, 13:00

Flight or Fright is now out (review coming) and Simon & Schuster Audio sent me the following.

First out is a video of Norbert Leo Butz (one of the narrators) saying "Hi" from the studio.

They also sent an exerpt from the book; The Flying Machine by Ray Bradbury.

You can order your copy of the audio edition here.

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Ep. 92: Mr Mercedes Tours Castle Rock & The Tower

Posted: September 3, 2018, 16:57

Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast Constant and New Listeners!

Join your hosts - longtime Constant Readers - Hans Lilja of Lilja's Library and writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 92 of The Stephen King Podcast!

In this episode, we review episodes 4 - 7 of Castle Rock, the first episode of Season Two of Mr. Mercedes, and a one year retrospective review of the Dark Tower movie.

Plus our recap of the latest Stephen King news.

We hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, we want to hear from you.

Good or bad, we want it all!

You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:
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In this podcast:
1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:35 - Podcast Setup
3) 01:10 - News From The Death Room
4) 16:52 - Reviews From The Nightshift: Castle Rock: S01Ep4 - 7
32:01 Mr. Mercedes: S02Ep01
42:25 Dark Tower Movie - One Year Retro Review
5) 58:46 - Podcast Signoff
6) 1:23:32 - Outro

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Contest!!!

Posted: September 3, 2018, 11:28

A week from now, September 10, I will randomly pick three winners who will each receive a copy of the UK edition of Fright or Flight. I will pick the winners from those of you that have sent in photos to my fan photo page for the following books:

Sleeping Beauties
The Outsider
Shining in the Dark

The photos must be submitted and on the page by midnight Swedish time (6 hours ahead of New York Time) between Sunday and Monday. How to get the photo to me? Well, that is up to you :-)

Good Luck!

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Kyliegh Curran Cast As Abra Stone

Posted: August 30, 2018, 22:41

Actress Kyliegh Curran has been cast in the role of Abra Stone, a girl who has the gift of ‘The Shining’ in Doctor Sleep.

Source: Deadline.

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