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My Thoughts On Never Flinch

Posted: May 27, 2025, 00:00
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Here are my thoughts about Never Flinch.

I know Holly divides King’s fans. Many like her, but many have had enough of her and want King to move on. Personally, I’m somewhere in between. I feel comfortable with Holly. We know her, and we know what we get. It’s like seeing an old friend again. However, seeing an old friend isn’t always that exciting, and I feel a bit of that here too.

T3, Holly And Hansel & Gretel

Posted: May 24, 2025, 14:59
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Highlights from an interview King just did with Toronto Star.

- King just finished working on a draft of Talisman 3.

“I call it ‘T3.’ It’s done, so now I wander around the house and try to catch up with the real world.”

- About Hansel & Gretel

That project, King said, appealed to him because the essence of the story features “a sunny exterior, a dark and terrible centre, brave and resourceful children.”

- If there will be more Holly?

“Holly has become a part of my life. I’m always interested in what’s going on with her. I have an idea: what if Holly runs across a serial killer, somebody who is very charismatic? Like the hunky guy in a Colleen Hoover book. Only bad.”

Stephen King: Odds & Ends Cover Reveal

Posted: May 21, 2025, 09:46
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Today I'm happy to announce my new book about Stephen King called Stephen King: Odds & Ends. It will be released from BearManor Media soon and the cover (done by Anders Jakobson) looks like this!

In his third book about Stephen King, Lilja explores some of the less well-known projects by the famous author.

Titled "Stephen King: Odds & Ends" the book reveals interesting details Lilja discovered, along with insights from people who have firsthand experience with these unique endeavors.

The Institute Pilot Is 90 Minutes Long

Posted: May 19, 2025, 15:13
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Based on info from SXSW official site the pilot of The Institute is 90 minutes long.

The Institute
Teen genius Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman) wakes up in a strange place full of children who got there the same way he did, and who all, like him, possess unusual abilities. That is The Institute, ran by the mysterious Ms Sigsby (Mary-Louise Parker). In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson (Ben Barnes) has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide. Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name and created by the executive producer and director of MGM+’s hit horror series From, The Institute is destined to be horror fans’ new obsession.

Matthew Lillard Joins Carrie

Posted: May 15, 2025, 08:54
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Matthew Lillard has confirmed that he will be in Mike Flanagan’s TV series version of Carrie. In an interview with ComicBook he said:

“Well, first and foremost, Mike Flanagan’s, I think, a brilliant filmmaker, period. Working with him on Life of Chuck was like a dream, and then getting a chance to do this, I’m very honored to be in his world. So, he called, I said yes.

The exciting thing for me here is that he crafted an idea based around what we’re experiencing right now in the world, and shared that with Stephen King, and then Stephen King was like, ‘Oh, that’s a great idea. So, it’s Stephen King’s first published book, it has gone through all these iterations. I think the exciting thing here is that Mike has found a way to make it relevant right now, and I think that it speaks to what we’re all experiencing, and so I think that that’s going to make a difference.”

Lillard didn’t reveal what changes Flanagan has done and so far there is no information about when we’ll be able to see it.

And We Have A Trailer

Posted: May 7, 2025, 17:31
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The book set the pace at 4 mph, but the movie lowers it to a slower and steadier 3 mph. “They changed it at my advice,” King says, “because four miles an hour was just too fucking fast.”

Odds & Ends In Germany

Posted: April 24, 2025, 13:41
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Today I’m happy to let you know that my German publisher, Buchheim Verlag will continue to release my books. They have now bought the rights to Stephen King: Not Just Horror, Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling and Stephen King: Odds & Ends.

Earlier this year they released Shining in the Dark in German.

Top 5

Posted: April 23, 2025, 10:39
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I recently spoke to Five Books and gave them my top 5 when it comes to King books. As you all know it’s hard to rank all of King’s books but I did my best and right now this is my top 5. Ask me tomorrow and you might get others.

Carrie Officially Ordered And Sue Snell Cast

Posted: April 10, 2025, 20:22
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Mike Flanagan’s TV series version of Carrie has now been officially ordered by Prime Video.

Summer H. Howell is said to be in talks to play Carrie White and Siena Agudong has been confirmed to play Sue Snell.

The first season (no word on if there will be more) will have eight episodes and filming is said to start sometime this summer in Vancouver.

Welcome to Derry Tease

Posted: April 7, 2025, 09:37
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Here is the lasted "Coming Soon" teaser from Max and 1:08 into it we get a short teaser for Welcome to Derry. This confirms that it's still set for 2025 but don’t give us an exact date. We also get to hear Pennywise's laugh...

The Long Walk Walks In On September 12

Posted: April 1, 2025, 21:11
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Deadline reports that Lionsgate today at their CinemaCon presentation revealed that The Long Walk will premier September 12. They aslo showed a trailer so look for that one soon.

This is my favorite Stephen King novel, I read it 27 years ago. The rights hot bought and then came back up. Roy Lee my producer brought it to me. For me, it was the conceit that was very interesting. You can imagine yourself in the shoes of these young men. World building –the heart of the movie for me is about these young men, their comraderies, the love that forms. This isn’t a try to knock each other out competition, but how we can hold each other up competition.
- Francis Lawrence

If you can’t be the hero, there’s nothing better than being the villain.
- Mark Hamill

Deadline also described the trailer:

In the trailer, a villainous Hamill fires the starting gun and says, “Walk until there is only one of you left.” The boys set out, walking and talking, even joking, Surrounded by tanks on the long dusty road, they realize their situation is truly grim as friends are injured and killed and their ranks dwindle. “You walk as long as you can,” says Hamil in voiceover. “For some, the heart will stop, for other the brain, and the blood will flow … There’s one winner and no finish line.”

Thanks to Herbert West

Darren Aronofsky Directs Cujo?

Posted: March 19, 2025, 08:14
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Darren Aronofsky who have done movies like The Whale and Mother are in talks to direct Netflix adaptation of Cujo. Roy Lee who’s involved in the upcoming The Long Walk and also was part of the two IT movies and the new Salem’s Lot is producing.

King Sorrow & More To Come From Joe Hill

Posted: March 17, 2025, 15:48
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Joe Hill's UK edition of King Sorrow is now available to order signed from Waterstones and I must say that the cover looks great.


I'm reading the book as we speak and trust me, you don't want to miss this one.

In his recent newsletter Joe also mentions that he's almost finished with yet another book and that he aims for one new book / year for a few years to come.

I’m in the home stretch on a new novel and have (possibly unfounded) hopes of finishing by the end of the month. It always takes longer than I think it’s going to. Still: I remain optimistic that I might be able to stay on track for a book a year for the next few years. Wouldn’t that be cool?

Joe Hill’s Abraham’s Boys Becomes A Feature Film

Posted: March 9, 2025, 00:11
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Joe Hill’s short story Abraham’s Boys from the collection 20th Century Ghosts has been turned into a feature film staring Titus Welliver (Bosch). In April it will premier on the Overlook Film Festival. Hill will be there and for a wide-ranging career conversation to discuss the methods behind the madness which animate his exquisite body of work.

February's Derry Monthly Is Out!

Posted: February 25, 2025, 00:51
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Latest issue of Derry Monthly is out. This time focus is on all the books coming this year and next…and off course there are news about upcoming movies and a 40 year anniversary.

Oh, and when I wrote the column I hadn’t seen The Monkey yet but since then I have and you can check out my review of it here

Stephen King Writes For The Dark Tower Movie

Posted: February 24, 2025, 16:03
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It seems King is more involved with the new Dark Tower movie / TV series than we have been aware of. IGN reports that at a roundtable interview for The Monkey they asked him if he would be interested in contributing new material to The Dark Tower as he did with the 2020’s The Stand and King revealed that he already is:

All I can say is it's happening. I am writing stuff now and I think that's all I want to say because the next thing you know, I'll stir up a bunch of stuff I don't necessarily want to stir up yet. I'm in process right now, and to say too much feels like a jinx.

The Long Walk Almost Done

Posted: February 13, 2025, 23:07
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The Long Walk doesn't have a release date yet, but it sounds like it won't be long before it does. When asked about how far along he is with the current cut, director Francis Lawrence answered:

"We're almost done. Actually, that's why I'm going to London, to do the score for it. So the cut is for the most part locked. I'm really happy with it. I think it's really unique.

It's one of — if not my favorite — Stephen King novels. It was something that actually crossed my desk years ago, not long after I finished Constantine. It was when I was doing I Am Legend, and I wanted to do it, but Frank Darabont actually scooped up the rights. People have tried to make it over the years, and never could. We just kind of cracked it; I worked with JT Mollner, who did Strange Darling. He wrote a great draft, and it came together really quickly. I had this window, and we hit the right season to shoot it, and we put together an amazing cast. The cast is so good and the performances are great. I'm super happy with it.”

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Stephen King: Not Just Horror (German ed.)
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Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (German edition)
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Carrie TV Series
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Other Worlds Than These
2026:
Stephen King: Not Just Horror (Portuguese ed.)
2026:
Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (Portuguese edition)
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An Exercise in Murder (Short story by Hill)
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The Institute season 2
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Hunger (Joe Hill)

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