King Confirms The Talisman 3
Posted: January 10, 2025, 23:45
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Welcome To Derry Coming In September
Posted: January 9, 2025, 22:33
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Three Seasons Of Welcome To Derry?
Posted: January 9, 2025, 17:24
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Muschietti also said he sees three seasons. The first season takes place in 1962, with a second season in 1935 and the third in 1908. Yes, 27 years apart.
Bill Talks Going Back To Pennywise
Posted: January 2, 2025, 13:49
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It was fun. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would actually. And there are parts of it where we got to explore sides of old Pennywise that we haven’t seen and that’s fun.
It’s pretty hardcore.
Thank You For The Support During 2024!
Posted: December 30, 2024, 09:18
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On the book front, a lot has also happened. A Dutch edition of Shining in the Dark with a luminescent title was released. Stephen King: Not Just Horror spread around the world. It was released in both the Czech Republic and France, where I also went on a promotional visit.
As for my other book about, Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling, it was released in Sweden, the United States and Greece.
Now I am looking towards 2025 where I will continue to give lecture throughout the year.
Where I’ll see Stephen King: Not Just Horror released in Spain, Germany, Greece and Brazil. Where I’ll see Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling released in Italy, the Czech Republic, Germany and Brazil. And there will be a paperback trade edition of Shining in the Dark released in Germany.
And not only that, right now I'm working on the next book. I can't say much about it other than that it will be about twice as thick as Stephen King: Not Just Horror and that I plan to turn in the manuscript to the four publishers (so far) around the world who have bought the rights to it in the spring.
Thanks for all the support in 2024. I hope you’ll join me in 2025!
New Clip From The Monkey
Posted: December 25, 2024, 19:01
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David Zayas Joins The Running Man & New Release Date
Posted: December 23, 2024, 01:06
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The movies release date has also been moved up from November 25 to November 7.
Latest Derry Monthly Is Out!
Posted: December 20, 2024, 01:12
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Latest issue of Derry Monthly is out and a lot has happened since last time. Check it out over at Dread Central and let me know what you’re most excited about.
The Monkey, A Comedy?
Posted: December 19, 2024, 23:51
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"He wanted to make a family movie, but an R-rated one," James, who recently saw a cut of the film, says. "It's hyper dark, but also it has heart to it, and it's really funny."
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Length Of Never Flinch
Posted: December 18, 2024, 13:14
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It has now been confirmed that Never Flinch is 440 pages long (US edition) and compared to his previous three books it's shorter. Fairy Tale = 608 pages
Holly = 464 pages
You Like it Darker = 512 pages
Autopsy Room Four Being Filmed
Posted: December 12, 2024, 14:27
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The Institute; Trailer, Weekly Episodes & Season 2
Posted: December 6, 2024, 00:59
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The trailer gave a first look at the Institute itself, a cement, brutalist-style building where kids with telekinetic powers are taken after being mysteriously abducted. Luke is seen meeting the fellow children in the Institute as well as villain Ms. Sigsby for the first time, who encourages him that he is doing something good for the world as he is hooked up to machines and made to move objects.
“You’re not kids, not here. There’s no bedtime, there’s no chores. But here, if you break a rule, there’s grown-up consequences.”
Parker says in the trailer as clips flash of the children being abused and tortured.
In King’s book Luke is 12 years old, but for the series they aged him (and other characters) a few years. Director Jack Bender said this was for a good reason.
“We were very aware of not wanting this to be as awful as it can be, what these kids go through. We didn’t want it to be a sadistic experience. There’s a fine line and, god knows, as storytellers we didn’t want to go there.”
Cavell revealed that “The Institute” is connected to King’s universe as the children in the story all have “versions of ‘The Shine,'” the psychic abilities possessed by Danny Torrance in “The Shining.”
Head of MGM+ Michael Wright also teased that their intention is to drop episodes weekly to encourage appointment viewing. He also said a potential second season is already being discussed.
“The end of ‘The Institute’ Season 1 is very cathartic, but it still sets up some fun games for Season 2.”
First Look At The Institute
Posted: December 3, 2024, 14:14
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King Closes Radio Station
Posted: December 3, 2024, 08:51
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The Life Of Chuck Premiers May 30
Posted: December 2, 2024, 19:53
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UPDATE Fangoria now also confirms the date.
Skarsgård On Welcome To Derry
Posted: December 2, 2024, 09:59
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“It was strange to be back. [Producers] Andy and Barbara Muschietti were doing the show, and I adore them. Most of the crew was the same people that did the movies. So it was this weird thing of going back to this gang of people that you created this thing with,"
"I don’t know why, but Pennywise is very accessible for me," Skarsgård adds. "So in terms of getting back into it, it was just like 'Da da dah!', and he explodes out. He’s so defined, he’s sort of dormant but very easily activated. We explored things that we haven’t explored in the movies – particularly one side of it, which I can’t go into. I hope the fans are excited."
SFX reports that Welcome to Derry takes place in 1962, just 27 years before the events of the first It movie. Pennywise is much more than just a scary clown, and the series is set to explore his terrifying origins.
King Sings Teen Angel
Posted: November 27, 2024, 17:02
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Rock Bottom Remainders Talk
Posted: November 25, 2024, 10:09
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Click here for full video
Greek Review Of Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling
Posted: November 21, 2024, 09:27
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Check out this great review of the Greek edition of my book Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling.The question that arises for us readers is: Why should I read a book with all these details about an author and his works? The answer is: Simply because you will like it!
It's enjoyable, a quick read, and carries a novelistic feel that seems influenced by King's style and sarcasm.
It's a light, beautiful and quick read.
The Shining stage adaption set for 2025
Posted: November 19, 2024, 21:11
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The Shining is set to be produced by the team behind hit Broadway and West End show Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment and Sonia Friedman’s Sonia Friedman Productions (The Book of Mormon). The novel is being adapted by Tony Award-winner Simon Stephens.
The stage production of The Shining will stick closer to the plot of the novel than Kubrick’s movie did.
“Stephen King hated the movie. He thought Jack Nicholson was just a two-dimensional villain and he couldn’t stand Shelley Duvall. The book is partly autobiographical – the alcoholic writer, that’s what it’s really about, and the first 115 pages of the book are about the father, husband, teacher, who is an alcoholic and trying to write, and who is having trouble with his son and his wife. All that leads to a climax where going to the hotel is the final straw. None of that is in the film… so the play is rooted in character in the way that I think Stephen King didn’t feel the film was”.
– Colin Callender in a recent meeting of the Broadcasting Press Guild.
In terms of casting, Ben Stiller was rumoured to be starring in the show as crazed father Jack Torrance, played by Jack Nicholson in the movie, although no casting has currently been confirmed for the project.
Time To Pre-Order Never Flinch
Posted: November 19, 2024, 17:11
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King’s new book Never Flinch is out in just 189 days (May 27, 2025) and it’s time to place your orders and here are the links you need.If you’re in the US:
US edition
If you’re in Europe:
UK edition
US edition
Never Flinch Out In The UK May 27, 2025
Posted: November 19, 2024, 10:31
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When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to ‘kill thirteen innocents and one guilty’ in ‘an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man’, Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think. Are fourteen citizens about to be slaughtered in an unhinged act of retribution? As the investigation unfolds, Izzy realises that the letter writer is deadly serious, and she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help. Meanwhile, controversial and outspoken women’s rights activist Kate McKay is embarking on a multi-state lecture tour, drawing packed venues of both fans and detractors. Someone who vehemently opposes Kate’s message of female empowerment is targeting her and disrupting her events. At first, no one is hurt, but the stalker is growing bolder, and Holly is hired to be Kate’s bodyguard – a challenging task with a headstrong employer and a determined adversary driven by wrath and his belief in his own righteousness.
Featuring a riveting cast of characters both old and new, including world-famous gospel singer Sista Bessie and an unforgettable villain addicted to murder, these twinned narratives converge in a chilling and spectacular conclusion – a feat of storytelling only Stephen King could pull off.
Thrilling, wildly fun and outrageously engrossing, Never Flinch is one of King’s richest and most propulsive novels.
We are thrilled to be publishing Never Flinch in 2025. I was held captive from the first page of this brilliantly suspenseful crime thriller. King offers readers both a fascinating exploration of justice and a glimpse into the world of an author on promotional tour, and his description of a woman’s singing comeback is matched only by his brilliant observation of dance in his story ‘The Life of Chuck’, soon to be a major movie. Never Flinch is the perfect entry point to readers new to Stephen King and offers and enticing reunion for fans of Holly Gibney.”
- Philippa Pride, Editor for Stephen King
Cover & Excerpt From Never Flinch; King’s New Book
Posted: November 18, 2024, 18:46
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Never Flinch features intertwining storylines — one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission and another about a vigilante stalking a feminist celebrity speaker. The novel features a host of familiar characters, including King's beloved Holly Gibney and gospel singer Sista Bessie, as well as riveting new faces that include a villain addicted to murder.
"When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to 'kill thirteen innocents and one guilty' in 'an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man,' Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think," reads the book's description. "Are fourteen citizens about to be slaughtered in an unhinged act of retribution? As the investigation unfolds, Izzy realizes that the letter writer is deadly serious, and she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help."
"Meanwhile, controversial and outspoken women’s rights activist Kate McKay is embarking on a multi-state lecture tour, drawing packed venues of both fans and detractors," it continues.
"Someone who vehemently opposes Kate’s message of female empowerment is targeting her and disrupting her events. At first, no one is hurt, but the stalker is growing bolder, and Holly is hired to be Kate’s bodyguard — a challenging task with a headstrong employer and a determined adversary driven by wrath and his belief in his own righteousness."
Eventually, the twin narratives converge, resulting in a spectacular, chilling climax.
Flanagan Talks Dark Tower
Posted: November 11, 2024, 14:10
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Welcome To Derry: New Clip
Posted: November 11, 2024, 10:21
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Flanagan Brings Carrie To Present Time
Posted: November 10, 2024, 17:27
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It initially started as a conversation that Amazon initiated, and they said, 'Hey, would you have any interest in Carrie?' And I had to think about it, because my first instinct is always — why? It's been done perfectly by De Palma, it's then been done three other times after the fact. Why do it again?
Carrie White is a story about high school violence and bullying, and that feels immediate and important today, unfortunately, even more kind of sharply relevant than I think it was when he wrote it. So there felt like a chance for some true modernization beyond just changing the time period, and to use it to talk about the issues that affect high school kids in America today.
You know, Carrie White walking through a metal detector is interesting to me. Carrie White with social media. The iconic scene in the locker room is very different when people have phones in their hands. So that was the first germ of an idea, like, there is room for this to actually have a lot to say that's very relevant. And I can't spoil the changes that we made in order to kind of find a story that felt like it needed to be told. But we made some pretty substantial changes."
When I brought it to Stephen King — because that's the other side of this, if Steve says no, he doesn't want to see it happen, we're not going to do it; I'm not about to do that in that relationship. And so when I mentioned it to him and said, 'What do you think about Carrie for TV?' He said, 'Well, why? Leave her alone . She's good, she's done. I'd rather we focus on other things.'
But when I sent him kind of the layout of how I saw it could work, he really liked it and he came back and said, 'Actually, yes, I think this is interesting, and I think this could be really relevant and could be really exciting.' And so that was when I said yeah, we should do this. I can't talk more about it, other than we're in the writers' room. We're having a great time, and I think we're going to tell a story that will be surprising and impactful, very relevant to our modern society and to issues in our country.
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It’s A Really, Really, Really Dark Story
Posted: November 9, 2024, 18:32
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In an interview with Collider Judy Greer opened up about her experience working on The Long Walk, diving into the story’s dark themes and the impressive young talent featured in the film.Yeah, it’s called The Long Walk . It’s based on a novel Stephen King wrote in 1979. It was in response to the Vietnam War. Our movie kind of takes place again in sort of like a timeless place. Like there’s some technology, but then there’s a lot of throwback elements to the script. Francis Lawrence directed it, and Cooper Hoffman is the star. There are so many great young actors in this movie. I’m excited for all the talent that’s going to emerge.
It’s a really, really, really dark story, and it’ll probably be perfect for when it comes out.
The Long Walk has now wrapped shooting, but no release date has yet been announced.
From The Set Of The Running Man
Posted: November 5, 2024, 14:24
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Head over to Daily Mail for more info and the photos.
Derry Monthly’s October Issue Out Now
Posted: November 1, 2024, 23:35
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New edition of Derry Monthly out today. This one contains a mix of things and I’d like to thank Sam Barry, read the column and you’ll understand.
King’s First Animated Short
Posted: October 31, 2024, 19:52
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Written by
Stephen King
Directed and Narrated by
Kate Siegel
Animated by
Pete Scalzitti
New Photos From Welcome To Derry
Posted: October 31, 2024, 19:19
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Andy Muschietti will be directkng 4 of the 9 episodes.
Emilia Jones and Michael Cera Set To Run
Posted: October 28, 2024, 10:52
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Cinema Express reports that Emilia Jones and Michael Cera has join the cast for The Running Man.The movie is set to premier on November 21, 2025.
Selected Shorts: Celebrating 50 Years of Stephen King
Posted: October 28, 2024, 09:51
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Master storyteller and bestselling author Stephen King burst onto the literary scene in 1974 with the publication of the spine-chilling novel Carrie. On Wednesday, November 13th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre in NYC (and available to stream) see actors and admirers pay tribute to the legendary author with readings from his sensational short fiction––and an excerpt from the book that launched an extraordinary writing career. Hosted by Colson Whitehead (Harlem Shuffle) with performances by Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) and more.
Please Note:
· Stephen is not traveling and will not be present at the celebration.
· There will not be a book signing at this event.
Please check the Symphony Space website for up-to-date information.
Tickets and Event Details at Symphony Space
King Going Back To Mid-World And Territories?
Posted: October 27, 2024, 09:43
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Mid-World is from The Dark Tower universe.
Territories is from The Talisman universe.
Mid-World and Territories means that hopefully we’ll have a very interesting feature ahead!
I am EXCITED!!! You?
Holter Graham Narrates Danse Macabre
Posted: October 22, 2024, 16:35
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Shining In The Dark Soon Out In Germany
Posted: October 22, 2024, 16:35
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The book contains Stephen King’s story The Blue Air Compressor not reprinted since 1981 and then it a small magazine as well as an original story by John Ajvide Lindqvist called The Keeper's Companion that so far can only be found here. Just to name a few of all the names included in the book.
You can find more info about the book itself on the official site.
More info to come!
We Have A Winner!
Posted: October 22, 2024, 15:40
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The question was this:
King’s first and last book during his 50-year long publishing period (April 1974 and April 2024) have something in common. What is it and what are the titles of these two books?
If we break down the question, we get this:
The timeline for the question: King’s 50-year long publishing period (April 1974 and April 2024). This has nothing to do with any specific book. It’s the time for his first 50-years as a published author and the timespan for the question.
During this period, (April 1974 and April 2024) he published all his books up till Holly. You Like It Darker was released after April 2024 (it was released in May 2024) and has nothing to do with this as I never said his first and last book of ALL his books.
So, for the question the first book is Carrie (April 1974) and the last is Holly (September 2023).
And what those two books have in common is that they both have a female name as their titles which is the answer to the question.
Someone who figured this out and who is also the winner of the signed copy of HEARTS IN SUSPENSION is Matt G. from Claremont, NH. Congratulations and thanks to Veryfinebooks who sponsored this contest!
King Writes A Short Kids Horror Film
Posted: October 22, 2024, 00:26
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Thanks to Danny Morissette
Flanagan Puts Carrie On TV
Posted: October 21, 2024, 19:06
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A series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel “Carrie” from horror maven Mike Flanagan is in development at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned.
The series logline describes it as a “bold and timely reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother. After her father’s sudden and untimely death, Carrie finds herself contending with the alien landscape of public High School, a bullying scandal that shatters her community, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.”
Flanagan will write and executive produce the potential series with Intrepid Picture’s Trevor Macy also serving as an executive producer. Flanagan will also serve as showrunner. Melinda Nishioka will oversee the project for Intrepid. Flanagan is currently under an overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
Holly Next?
Posted: October 19, 2024, 09:35
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Looks like Always Holly is next.
Salem's Lot: BBC Radio Drama
Posted: October 18, 2024, 16:00
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Josh Brolin In Negotiatons To Be In The Running Man
Posted: October 18, 2024, 15:00
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Deadline reports that Josh Brolin is in final negotiations to land the villain role in The Running Man. No details of Brolin’s role have been released but sources say he will play the antagonist behind the violent reality show. If true that means he would play the same character (or a version of him) that Richard Dawson did in the 1987 adaptation. Until confirmation I would consider this a rumor though.
Salem's Lot Improv In Bangor
Posted: October 18, 2024, 13:41
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Here is what Bangor Daily News said:
Lights, music, improv, vampires.
“A Kick in Your Derry’ere!” will bring all these things to life this week at the Bangor Opera when ImprovAcadia and Penobscot Theatre Company take on mega selling author Stephen King in a sendup of one of his earliest works.
The show will follow the story arc of King’s second novel, “Salem’s Lot,” published in 1975, but be different each night based on suggestions from the audience. In the book, author Ben Mears returns to Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine, to write a novel about his childhood only to find there is a vampire endangering its citizens.
My Thoughts On Lost (Or Found) In Translation
Posted: October 17, 2024, 14:05
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Check out my thoughts about the chapbook Lost (or Found) in Translation here.It’s not often I think ”I wish I had written that book” but it happens. One time was when I read the book What’s in a Name by Bev Vincent. A more recent time was today when I read the book Lost (or Found) in Translation, also by Bev Vincent. It’s a good thing that his books are so good or I would have been really annoyed with him.
Fairy Tale Goes From Film To Series
Posted: October 16, 2024, 20:48
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Paul Greengrass, who wrote the script and was expected to direct the (first planed) feature will expanded the script with J.H. Wyman. Wayman will also be the showrunner.
Peter Rice will be executive producer alongside Greengrass, Wyman and King.
Scare Up The Vote Event Online
Posted: October 16, 2024, 07:34
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1.23 in you’ll see Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel.
2.00 in you can see Joe Hill and Stephen King
Monkey Trailer
Posted: October 15, 2024, 18:21
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Poster For The Monkey
Posted: October 15, 2024, 13:09
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Thoughts?
King About Books
Posted: October 15, 2024, 11:09
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Thanks to Leon Russell.
Cover for The End Of The World As We Know It
Posted: October 15, 2024, 10:03
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Here's the cover for The End of the World As We Know It. A book with stories taking place during and after the events in The Stand written by numerous different authors (not King though) and with an introduction by King.Now for the first time, Stephen King has fully authorized a return to the harrowing world of The Stand through this original short story anthology as presented by award-winning authors and editors Christopher Golden and Brian Keene. Bringing together some of today’s greatest and most visionary writers, The End of the World As We Know It features unforgettable, all-new stories set during and after (and some perhaps long after) the events of The Stand.
The book is released August 19, 2025. Pre-order here.
