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The Outsider; New King Book

Posted: August 9, 2017, 19:49
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In a Q&A with USA Today King reveals that his next book is called The Outsider. No release date was revealed but a guess is 2018.

Anything you want to spill about The Outsider?

Nope. Well, there’s a lot of things I want to say about that, but I can’t. It’s too cool to talk about right now. All I can say is it won’t be out in 2017 because I’ve got enough going on.

Source: USA Today

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Gerald's Game & 1922 Premiers In September

Posted: August 8, 2017, 23:03
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Fantastic Fest, the annual genre cinema bonanza in Austin, Texas, and the largest film festival of its kind in the United States, is doubling down on Stephen King mania in its 2017 edition with Netflix’s highly anticipated Gerald’s Game and a feature adaptation of the author’s horror novella 1922. Both King projects were announced Tuesday in the first wave of Fantastic Fest’s 2017 programming lineup.

Source: LA Times.


Thanks to Dimitris Tso

The Sleeping Beauties Book Tour - Ticket Info (9/10)

Posted: August 7, 2017, 20:11
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News about Stephen & Owen’s signings for Sleeping Beauties are starting to come in and here I will list news as they come in.

Here are all the dates and info (more to come):

September 26th, 2017 - New York City (SOLD OUT!)
Place: St. Ann’s and the Holy Trinity Church
Time: Doors 6:15pm // Show 7pm
Tickets: On sale July 10 12:00 PM EDT
Price: $41.87
Link

September 27th, 2017 - Hudson Valley, NY Area (SOLD OUT!)
Place: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: Oblong Subscribers June 14, On sale June 19
Price: $40.00
Link

September 28th, 2017 - Newton Centre, MA (SOLD OUT!)
Place: Newtonville Books
Time: Doors 6pm // Show 7pm
Tickets: Now
Price: $35.00 ($37.22 w/service fee)
Link

September 29th, 2017 - Chicago, IL
Place: Residence Hall/Recreation Center on campus @ North Central College
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: On sale June 27
Price: $40
Link

September 30th, 2017 - Milwaukee, WI (SOLD OUT!)
Place: The Riverside Theater
Time: Doors 7pm // Show 8pm
Tickets: Pre-sale June 14, On sale June 16
Price: $32.50, not including tax and fees
Link

October 1st, 2017 - St. Louis, MO (SOLD OUT!)
Place: J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts at Lindenwood University
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: June 19
Price: $40, including tax and fees
Link

October 2nd, 2017 - Missoula, MT (SOLD OUT!)
Dennison Theatre
Time: Show 7:30pm
Tickets: August 4
Price: $42.39, including fees
Link

October 3rd, 2017 - Portland, OR (SOLD OUT!)
Newmark Theatre
Time: Show 7:30pm
Tickets: August 14
Price: $33.50
Link

October 5th, 2017 - Toronto, ON, Canada (SOLD OUT!)
Koerner Hall, at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: August 4
Price: 50 CDN
Link

October 6th, 2017 - Sarasota, FL
TBA

Muschietti Interview & Pennywise Photo

Posted: August 6, 2017, 03:46
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Here is an interview with Andy Muschietti and a new photo of Pennywise.

If the Muschiettis get their way, It will just be the first of several Stephen King-related projects to make it to the screen. The siblings own the rights to King’s sci-fi horror short The Jaunt, which was first published in 1981.

But they really want to tackle a big-screen redo of 1983’s Pet Sematary.

“We’re huge fans of Pet Sematary,” Muschietti says. “If we can get our hands on that and do the Pet Sematary we want to do, that will be something. One day, maybe.”


Thanks to Matty Jorissen

A New King Book Ready For Next Year

Posted: August 4, 2017, 00:53
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Birth. Movies. Death.attended a Q&A with King just before they got a first look at The Dark Tower movie. You can read the entire thing over at their site but I want to highlight one VERY INTERESTING thing that King said.

Can you talk about what you’re working on now?

No.

[Laughs] Worth a shot.

There’s a book done for next year and there’s a book I wrote with my son called Sleeping Beauties that’s out next month, and he and I are going to go on tour. It’s nice to be able to write a book with your son. He told me what to do and I did it. It’s a preview of the old folks home.

So, there you have it. King didn't give us any info about what the book was about. If it's the book about Holly from Mr Mercedes or something totally different but...We will have a new King book next year!

Castle Rock Filming

Posted: August 3, 2017, 00:42
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Castle Rock will be filming in Orange next week.



Orange dresses up as ‘Castle Rock’ for Stephen King Hulu series

ORANGE — Town Hall will not be closed on Aug. 8, but you can expect delays when production crews film scenes in downtown Orange and at the First Universalist Church for “Castle Rock,” an upcoming series inspired by the works of horror writer Stephen King.

Joseph Stargensky, a freelance location manager for Hulu, the subscription video-on-demand service producing “Castle Rock,” said traffic will be detoured around the center of town for the early part of the day, but he did not see a reason to close Town Hall. He said the main intersection will close from 5:30 a.m. to noon so filming can last from 7 a.m. until noon. Filming, he said, will move to the church on North Main Street in the afternoon.

Downtown businesses will remain open to pedestrian traffic during filming.

Source: Greenfield Recorder

The Sleeping Beauties Book Tour - Ticket Info (8/10)

Posted: August 2, 2017, 17:56
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News about Stephen & Owen’s signings for Sleeping Beauties are starting to come in and here I will list news as they come in.

Here are all the dates and info (more to come):

September 26th, 2017 - New York City (SOLD OUT!)
Place: St. Ann’s and the Holy Trinity Church
Time: Doors 6:15pm // Show 7pm
Tickets: On sale July 10 12:00 PM EDT
Price: $41.87
Link

September 27th, 2017 - Hudson Valley, NY Area (SOLD OUT!)
Place: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: Oblong Subscribers June 14, On sale June 19
Price: $40.00
Link

September 28th, 2017 - Newton Centre, MA (SOLD OUT!)
Place: Newtonville Books
Time: Doors 6pm // Show 7pm
Tickets: Now
Price: $35.00 ($37.22 w/service fee)
Link

September 29th, 2017 - Chicago, IL
Place: Residence Hall/Recreation Center on campus @ North Central College
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: On sale June 27
Price: $40
Link

September 30th, 2017 - Milwaukee, WI (SOLD OUT!)
Place: The Riverside Theater
Time: Doors 7pm // Show 8pm
Tickets: Pre-sale June 14, On sale June 16
Price: $32.50, not including tax and fees
Link

October 1st, 2017 - St. Louis, MO (SOLD OUT!)
Place: J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts at Lindenwood University
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: June 19
Price: $40, including tax and fees
Link

October 2nd, 2017 - Missoula, MT
Dennison Theatre
Time: Show 7:30pm
Tickets: August 4
Price: $42.39, including fees
Link

October 3rd, 2017 - Portland, OR
TBA

October 5th, 2017 - Toronto, ON, Canada
Koerner Hall, at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: August 4
Price: 50 CDN
Link

October 6th, 2017 - Sarasota, FL
TBA

Promoting The Dark Tower

Posted: August 2, 2017, 04:24
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The promotion for The Dark Tower is on...

Idris Elba on GMA

Idris Elba on Live with Kelly and Ryan

Idris Elba on Access Hollywood

Idris Elba on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey on Access Hollywood

Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey on MovieTickets.com

Matthew McConaughey on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Matthew McConaughey on GMA

Matthew McConaughey on Live with Kelly

Cast at the screening

My Interview With Dennis Lehane

Posted: August 1, 2017, 10:15
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Here is an interview I did with Dennis Lehane who wrote four episodes of Mr Mercedes.


Stephen gave us such great source material that we didn’t range too far from it. We tended to drill down on things because we had the space. But we didn’t deviate too far from the foundational text.

Promoting The Dark Tower

Posted: August 1, 2017, 09:42
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Here are two interesting articles from IndieWire.

The Dark Tower’ Director Says Television Series Will Be ‘Totally Canon
The Dark Tower’: How the Film Adaptation Will End Stephen King’s Saga With One ‘Last Journey

The movie is only 3 days away in the US and everyone is doing promotion for it. There was a special screening in New York yesterday. Matthew McConaughey visited The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Idris Elba visited Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.

Here is also a clip of Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba talking The Dark Tower

Ep. 76 - King of the Con

Posted: July 29, 2017, 00:19
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Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast Constant and New Listeners!

This is our last podcast preDT - that's pre Dark Tower. Our next podcast will be in a different era - postDT. Will postDT be a happy time or a period of great lamentations? We will know soon. Very soon.

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

Welcome to Episode 76 of The Stephen King Podcast!

The 2017 San Diego Comic Con has come and gone and Stephen King had a huge presence with IT, Dark Tower, Mr. Mercedes and more.

Go here to check out all the news links discussed in this episode - SDCC Stephen King news

Plus this episode, we look at the Spike TV version of - The Mist.

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:
1) FaceBook - Lilja's Library
2) Audio Message - Speak Pipe widget on the right hand of the podcast page (send voicemail)

In this podcast:
1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:30 - Podcast Setup
3) 02:16 - News From The DeathRoom
4) 54:18 - Night Shift Review of Spike TV's - The Mist
5) 1:08:14 - Podcast Signoff
6) 50:47 - Outro


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Mr Mercedes
1) New Mr Mercedes Trailer
2) Mr Mercedes All Over Comic Con

General Movie News
1) Movie News From Comic Con
2) Three Might-Be Projects

IT
1) New Pennywise Photo
2) Andy Muschietti To Directed Locke and Key
3) Pennywise Stalks San Diego
4) Joe Hill On IT
5) Second IT Movie Filming Next Year?
6) A Closer Look At The New IT Trailer
7) Collider Interview With Andy Muschietti
8) The Losers Club Talks IT

The Dark Tower
1) IGN Dark Tower Interview With Director Arcel
2) The Dark Tower Legacy
3) International New Dark Tower Trailer
4) The Dark Tower Soundtrack List
5) Idris Elba Follows The Dark Tower To TV
6) The Dark Tower Will Be 95 Minutes Long
7) The Dark Tower - Magnum Opus
8) Highlights From Nik Arcel's Ask Me Anything
9) 2nd IGN Nik Arcel About The Dark Tower

Ain't it Cool News Covers IT

Posted: July 27, 2017, 22:27
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Quint from Ain't it Cool News has a huge coverage of IT and some of the things he tells us is this…

…the younger cast IS returning in some form for the second movie. There'll be flashbacks to stuff we don't see in this movie that informs the story of the adults returning to Derry.

…during casting they considered casting a woman as Pennywise.

…Barbara Muschietti said ”That sequence with the Black Spot, we think it's gonna be a great opening for the next film”.

Quint also has interviews with The Losers Club, Barbara and Andy Muschietti and one of the first interviews with Bill Skarsgard. He also takes us on a set visit.

Here are the links:

What to expect from IT Part 2 and the Losers Club kids fancast their adult selves!

Quint chats with Bill Skarsgard about becoming Pennywise in Stephen King's IT!

IT stars Wyatt Oleff (Stanley Uris) and Jeremy Ray Taylor (Ben Hanscom) talk scary movies, hopeless romanticism, cussing and learning how to be '80s kids!

IT director Andy Muschietti talks casting his Pennywise, adapting Stephen King and that scene from the book!

Quint descends into Pennywise's lair! Read his in-depth set report!

Thanks to Douglas Dowie

Holland Taylor Talks Mr Mercedes (Comic Con)

Posted: July 27, 2017, 11:33
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Here are some clips with Holland Taylor talking about his character (Ida) in Mr Mercedes.


About working on cable versus network for Mr. Mercedes


Aabout her character in Mr. Mercedes


Stephen King's involvement in her character on Mr. Mercedes


Why her character was added to Mr. Mercedes


About the types of characters she plays

Thanks to Tai Freligh at taifreligh.com

Breeda Wool Talks Mr Mercedes (Comic Con)

Posted: July 27, 2017, 10:28
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Here are some clips with Breeda Wool talking about his character (Lou) in Mr Mercedes.


About meeting Stephen King


Hopes for a season two


About reading the book for her character


About her character's relationship to Brady Hartsfield


About her character on Mr. Mercedes

Thanks to Tai Freligh at taifreligh.com

Kelly Lynch Talks Mr Mercedes (Comic Con)

Posted: July 27, 2017, 09:21
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Here are some clips with Kelly Lynch talking about his character (Brady's Mother) in Mr Mercedes.


Making Mr. Mercedes as a TV show instead of a movie


About preparing to play Brady Hartsfield's mom


About her dysfunctional relationship with her son on Mr. Mercedes


About being a superfan of Stephen King


Whether or not she'll see The Dark Tower movie

Thanks to Tai Freligh at taifreligh.com

Jack Bender Talks Mr Mercedes (Comic Con)

Posted: July 27, 2017, 08:27
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Executive producer Jack Bender talks about Mr Mercedes.


About the support of AT&T for making the Mr. Mercedes show his way


About handling of violence and gore on Mr. Mercedes


About the freedom of cable for Mr. Mercedes

Thanks to Tai Freligh at taifreligh.com

Mr Mercedes Panel At TCA 2017

Posted: July 26, 2017, 10:46
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At Tuesday’s Television Critics Association press tour panel for Mr Mercedes we got some new info about the series.

~ ~ SPOILER ~ ~

The ending of King’s book is very similar to the Manchester, UK, terror attack earlier this year. Producers confirmed that they changed the series ending. Director Jack Bender said that the show’s choice to change that framework was decided early on and was a “better way to make it a potentially more catastrophic event.”

Bender also said the series will not shy away from showing the dark or disturbing aspects of such events because it had a responsibility to show how such monsters affect people and “how lives are destroyed by one heinous act”. “Mr. Mercedes will just put the audience in that horror and not try to walk the tightrope.”

Jack Bender, Brendan Gleeson, Mary Louise Parker, Jahrrel Jerome, Holland Taylor, Kely Lynch and Harry Treadaway.

Other tidbits included…

…King had said he wishes he’d written some of the changes they made.

…Holland Taylor’s Character Ida wasn’t in the book but is there to humanize Bill.

…Audience Network guy said that the last six episodes of Mr Mercedes will be the best thing we have seen on TV all year.”

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Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (US edition)
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