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Stephen King adaptation Mr. Harrigan’s Phone gets a new poster

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With just a week to go until Mr. Harrigan’s Phone arrives on Netflix, the streamer dialled up the excitement for Blumhouse’s new Stephen King adaptation with the release of a poster featuring star Jaeden Martell (IT); take a look here… SEE ALSO: Trailer for Netflix’s latest Stephen King adaptation Mr. Harrigan’s Phone SEE ALSO: Top 5 […]

Paul Greengrass adapting Stephen King’s new novel Fairy Tale

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Filmmaker Paul Greengrass has optioned the rights to Stephen King’s latest bestseller Fairy Tale and is set to write, direct and production an adaptation of the the fantasy novel. “Fairy Tale is a work of genius. A classic adventure story and also a disturbing contemporary allegory,” said Greengrass as part of the official announcement, with […]

Trailer for Netflix’s latest Stephen King adaptation Mr. Harrigan’s Phone

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Netflix has debuted the first trailer for writer-director John Lee Hancock’s upcoming Stephen King adaptation Mr. Harrigan’s Phone. The supernatural horror stars Jaeden Martell as Craig, a teenager who forms an unlikely bond with a reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan (Donald Sutherland), over their love for books. When the man passes away, Craig discovers he still […]

Pennywise: The Story of IT trailer takes us behind-the-scenes of the classic 1990 miniseries

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As well received as Andy Muschietti’s billion dollar blockbuster adaptation of IT was, for people of a certain age there’s only really one version of Stephen King’s iconic novel that has scarred and scared them in the same way Pennywise did to the kids in Derry’s losers club, and that’s the Tim Curry led 1990 […]

First look at Netflix’s Stephen King adaptation Mr Harrigan’s Phone

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Netflix has released the first images from the the streamer’s latest Stephen King adaptation Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, featuring stars Jaeden Martell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Donald Sutherland, Cyrus Arnold, Bennett Saltzman, Alexa Niziak, and Conor William Wright. Written and directed by John Lee Hancock, the horror follows Craig (It star Jaeden Martell), a teenager who befriends an […]

Movie Review – Firestarter (2022)

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Firestarter, 2022. Directed by Keith Thomas. Starring Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Greyeyes, Gloria Reuben, John Beasley, Tina Jung, Hannan Younis, Gavin Maciver-Wright, Sheila Boyd, and Jamillah Ross. SYNOPSIS: A girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers fights to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and […]

Stephen King’s The Regulators heading to the big screen with movie adaptation

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 Yet another Stephen King adaptation is making its way to the big-screen in the shape of 1996 science-fiction horror The Regulators.  According to Deadline Bohemia Group optioned the rights to the bestselling book, and tasked George Cowan with adapting the story, which King himself has approved by saying “I’m delighted that the excitement of The […]

Warner Bros. delays Salem’s Lot to 2023

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With marketing for Warner Bros. adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot as elusive as the Jerusalem vampires, it comes as little surprise to learn that the studio have delayed its release until 2023.  According to Deadline the Gary Dauberman-directed horror has been bumped from September 9th to April 3rd, 2023. It’s reportedly due to Covid-related […]

The Duffer Brothers launch Upside Down Pictures, developing new Death Note series, The Talisman and more

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The Duffer Brothers and Netflix are a match made in heaven, or should we say the Upside Down, especially after this latest story as Deadline is reporting that the Stranger Things duo are opening a division at Netflix, called Upside Down Pictures. In the report, Deadline notes that the Duffers will have Hilary Leavitt run […]

NECA celebrates 40 years of Creepshow with The Creep ultimate action figure

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In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Creepshow, NECA has unveiled a new 7-inch Ultimate action figure of The Creep, the iconic host of George A. Romero and Stephen King’s classic 1982 horror anthology; check out the official promotional images here…   It’s the most fun you’ll ever have being scared! The Creepshow horror franchise […]