This review of The Life of Chuck, the new film by Mike Flanagan based on a novella by Stephen King, starts in 1994. I was only 14 years old, still educating myself in the world of movies, when I found myself sitting down to see this new one everyone was talking about called Pulp Fiction. […]
How Mike Flanagan Will Make ‘Carrie’ Feel Like a New Story
Horror and literature fans alike will be excited to hear that seasoned Stephen King cinematic universe storyteller Mike Flanagan has something new planned for his Carrie adaptation. The eight episode mini-series proposed by Amazon was an idea Flanagan initially balked at. He told Variety, “I initially thought, ‘Why? It’s been done.” You can’t blame him […]
The First Teaser for ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Is Creepy in All the Best Ways
The idea of setting a TV series in the realm of Stephen King’s It already had us hooked. Then there’s the bonus of having the show co-developed by It filmmaker Andy Muschietti, who’ll also direct four episodes. Then we learned Bill Skarsgård would be reprising the role of Pennywise. The first-look images released last year […]
If You Liked Cynthia Erivo’s Poker Face Appearance, You Have to Check Out The Outsider
Poker Face is back on Peacock, and its season two premiere features a gangbusters guest-star turn by Cynthia Erivo—playing multiple identical siblings caught up in the latest murder puzzle to cross paths with Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne). While fans now immediately associate Erivo with her Oscar-nominated turn as Elphaba in Wicked, one of her first […]
Life of Chuck’s Mysterious Teaser Wants You to Know It’s Got Names
Mike Flanagan has established himself very firmly as a serial adapter of Stephen King stories: he made the theatrical film Doctor Sleep, based on the sequel to King’s The Shining; Netflix film Gerald’s Game, based on King’s “unfilmable” novel; and he has a Carrie series coming to Prime Video. He’s also long been noodling on […]
Stephen King’s New Book Is Incredibly Unexpected
And for his next trick, iconic author Stephen King is channeling the work of a few fellow legends. He’s set to release a new spin on the iconic Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, with artwork by none other than the late great Maurice Sendak. Sendak, best known for his award-winning book Where the […]
The Monkey’s Newest Gory Trailer Is a Record-Breaking Hit
Last week, we got a fresh new look at The Monkey, which was full of shocking (literally) deaths and dark humor. A lot of people seemed to like that trailer, because Neon’s now touting it as a success for the indie horror scene. According to the studio, The Monkey now holds the title of having “the most watched […]