Movies from Stephen King

Vivarium

A young woman and her fiancé are in search of the perfect starter home. After following a mysterious real estate agent to a new housing development, the couple finds themselves trapped in a maze of identical houses and forced to raise an otherworldly child.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
VIVARIUM (Hulu) blew me away. Rich and strange. If you love it, thank me. If you hate it, don't blame me.
Movies from Stephen King

The Rental

Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
I liked Dave Franco's THE RENTAL (Amazon Prime) very much. We've seen this horror trope before, what Joe Bob Briggs once called "Spam in a cabin," but this features an actual plot, drawn wire-tight. Has a John D. MacDonald feel.
Movies from Stephen King

One Cut of the Dead

Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned Second World War Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Paul Tremblay turned me on to ONE CUT OF THE DEAD (Shudder). If you think you’ve seen every variation of zombies-on-a-rampage...you haven’t. Original and big fun. Thanks, Paul!
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Sea Fever

The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Bored? Stuck inside? Need recommends? No? Here are some, anyway. TV: BOSCH--Excellent detective series. A+ Movie: SEA FEVER--Irish horror. A- Book: MISSING PERSON, by Sarah Lotz--Internet sleuths vs. serial killer. A
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GoodFellas

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
A great book about A great movie.
Movies from Stephen King

Big Fan

Paul Aufiero, a 35-year-old parking-garage attendant from Staten Island, is the self-described "world's biggest New York Giants fan". One night, Paul and his best friend Sal spot Giants star linebacker Quantrell Bishop at a gas station and decide to follow him. At a strip club Paul cautiously decides to approach him but the chance encounter brings Paul's world crashing down around him.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
I loved that movie. Saw it at the Kendall Square in Cambridge.
Movies from Stephen King

Little Women

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
LITTLE WOMEN delivers big entertainment. It's involving, and quietly says, "Kindness is no crime." No sloppy sentimentality here, but several sharp banderillas planted in the patrirachy. Those thrusts struck me as a bit beyond the time, tho.
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The Godfather: Part II

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
I agree completely. Sequels can be brilliant (GODFATHER 2), but it’s still a sequel, dependent upon the original.
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The Final Girls

A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
THE FINAL GIRLS is really great, a sweet horror movie spoof that winds up feeling like MOONRISE KINGDOM.
Movies from Stephen King

Veronica Mars

Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
I'm so there. Always loved the show. And the movie!
Books from Stephen King

Utopia Avenue

'A stand-out triumph' - The Sunday TimesThe spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of CLOUD ATLAS and THE BONE CLOCKS, 'one of the most brilliantly inventive writers of this, or any country' (Independent).Utopia Avenue might be the most curious British band you've never heard of. Emerging from London's psychedelic scene in 1967, folksinger Elf Holloway, blues bassist Dean Moss, guitar virtuoso Jasper de Zoet and jazz drummer Griff Griffin together created a unique sound, with lyrics that captured their turbulent times. The band produced only two albums in two years, yet their musical legacy lives on.This is the story of Utopia Avenue's brief, blazing journey from Soho clubs and draughty ballrooms to the promised land of America, just when the Summer of Love was receding into something much darker - a multi-faceted tale of dreams, drugs, love, sexuality, madness and grief; of stardom's wobbly ladder and fame's Faustian pact; and of the collision between youthful idealism and jaded reality as the Sixties drew to a close. Above all, this bewitching novel celebrates the power of music to connect across divides, define an era and thrill the soul.'The great rock and roll novel - an epic love letter to the greatest music ever made and the book the music has always deserved' Tony Parsons
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
I will finish David Mitchell's UTOPIA AVENUE tonight. It's long. The best compliment I can give: I wish it were longer.
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Survivor Song

A riveting novel of suspense and terror from the Bram Stoker award-winning author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts. When it happens, it happens quickly. New England is locked down, a strict curfew the only way to stem the wildfire spread of a rabies-like virus. The hospitals cannot cope with the infected, as the pathogen's ferociously quick incubation period overwhelms the state. The veneer of civilisation is breaking down as people live in fear of everyone around them. Staying inside is the only way to keep safe. But paediatrician Ramola Sherman can t stay safe, when her friend Natalie calls her husband is dead, she's eight months pregnant, and she's been bitten. She is thrust into a desperate race to bring Natalie and her unborn child to a hospital, to try and save both their lives. Their once familiar home has becoming a violent and strange place, twisted in to a barely recognisable landscape. What should have been a simple, joyous journey becomes a brutal trial.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
SURVIVOR SONG, by Paul Tremblay: Absolutely riveting. I haven’t been able to put it down. Reminds me of Richard Mathewson at his best.
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The Second Sleep

From the internationally best-selling author of Fatherland and the Cicero Trilogy--a chilling and dark new thriller unlike anything Robert Harris has done before.1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts--coins, fragments of glass, human bones--which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death? Fairfax becomes determined to discover the truth. Over the course of the next six days, everything he believes--about himself, his faith, and the history of his world--will be tested to destruction.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Terrific book.
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Missing Person

'The finest thriller I've read in years . . . completely unputdownable' - Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Pinborough on The Three Missing-linc.com comprises a group of misfit sleuths scattered across the States. Their macabre passion is giving names to the unidentified dead. When Ellie Caine starts investigating the corpse known as the Boy in the Dress, the Boy's killer decides to join the group. The closer they get to the truth, the closer he will get to them. The Boy was Teddy Ryan. He was meant to have been killed in a car crash in the west of Ireland in 1989. Only he wasn't. There is no grave in Galway and Teddy was writing letters from New York a year after he supposedly died. But one night he met a man in a Minnesota bar and vanished off the face of the earth. Teddy's nephew, Shaun, is no hero, but he is determined to solve the thirty-year-old mystery. He joins forces with the disparate members of Missing-linc to hunt down the killer. The only problem: the killer will be with them every step of the way . . .*************Further praise for Sarah Lotz'Hard to put down and vastly entertaining' - Stephen King on The Three'A roller-coaster ride with intriguing psychological depth' - Crime Fiction Lover'Lotz excels at making you feel like you're there' - Publishers Weekly
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Bored? Stuck inside? Need recommends? No? Here are some, anyway. TV: BOSCH--Excellent detective series. A+ Movie: SEA FEVER--Irish horror. A- Book: MISSING PERSON, by Sarah Lotz--Internet sleuths vs. serial killer. A
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Made Men

For the thirtieth anniversary of its premiere comes the vivid and immersive history behind Martin Scorsese’s signature film Goodfellas, hailed by critics as the greatest mob movie ever made.When Goodfellas first hit the theatres in 1990, a classic was born. Few could anticipate the unparalleled influence it would have on pop culture, one that would inspire future filmmakers and redefine the gangster picture as we know it today. From the rush of grotesque violence in the opening scene to the iconic hilarity of Joe Pesci’s endlessly quoted “Funny how?” shtick, it’s little wonder the film is widely regarded as a mainstay in contemporary cinema.In the first ever behind-the-scenes story of Goodfellas, film critic Glenn Kenny chronicles the making and afterlife of the film that introduced America to the real modern gangster—brutal, ruthless, yet darkly appealing, the villain we can’t get enough of. Featuring interviews with the film’s major players, including Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, Made Men shines a light on the lives and stories wrapped up in the Goodfellas universe, and why its enduring legacy is still essential to charting the trajectory of American culture thirty years later.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
A great book about A great movie.
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The Burglar

A cunning thief is on the run for her life in a breakneck thriller from the New York Times–bestselling “master of nail-biting suspense” (Los Angeles Times). Elle Stowell is a young woman with an unconventional profession: burglary. But Elle is no petty thief—with just the right combination of smarts, looks, and skills, she can easily stroll through ritzy Bel Air neighborhoods and pick out the perfect home for plucking the most valuable items. This is how Elle has always gotten by—she is good at it, and she thrives on the thrill. But after stumbling upon a grisly triple homicide while stealing from the home of a wealthy art dealer, Elle discovers that she is no longer the only one sneaking around. Somebody is searching for her. As Elle realizes that her knowledge of the high-profile murder has made her a target, she races to solve the case before becoming the next casualty, using her breaking-and-entering skills to uncover the truth about exactly who the victims were and why someone might have wanted them dead. With high-stakes action and shocking revelations, The Burglar will keep readers on the edge of their seats as they barrel towards the heart-racing conclusion. “The fact is, there are probably only half a dozen suspense writers now alive who can be depended upon to deliver high voltage shocks . . . Thomas Perry is one of them.” —Stephen King
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
If you like suspense and haven't read Thomas Perry, you're missing an expert in the field. Start with THE BURGLAR, now in paperback. You can thank me later.
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3 Books that Surprised Stephen King

3 novels with outstanding narrative power from recent Stephen King's book list.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
3 novels with outstanding narrative power from recent Stephen King's book list.
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American Dirt

'Breathtaking... I haven't been so entirely consumed by a book for years' Telegraph'I'll never stop thinking about it' Ann PatchettFEAR KEEPS THEM RUNNING. HOPE KEEPS THEM ALIVE.Vivid, visceral, utterly compelling, AMERICAN DIRT is an unforgettable story of a mother and son's attempt to cross the US-Mexico border. Described as 'impossible to put down' (Saturday Review) and 'essential reading' (Tracy Chevalier), it is a story that will leave you utterly changed.Yesterday, Lydia had a bookshop.Yesterday, Lydia was married to a journalist.Yesterday, she was with everyone she loved most in the world.Today, her eight-year-old son Luca is all she has left.For him, she will carry a machete strapped to her leg.For him, she will leap onto the roof of a high speed train.For him, she will find the strength to keep running.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
I LOVED THIS BOOK.
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The Warehouse

Cloud isn’t just a place to work. It’s a place to live. And when you’re here, you’ll never want to leave.“A thrilling story of corporate espionage at the highest level . . . and a powerful cautionary tale about technology, runaway capitalism, and the nightmare world we are making for ourselves.”—Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark MatterFilm rights sold to Imagine Entertainment for director Ron Howard! • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Financial Times • Real Simple • Kirkus Reviews Paxton never thought he’d be working for Cloud, the giant tech company that’s eaten much of the American economy. Much less that he’d be moving into one of the company’s sprawling live-work facilities. But compared to what’s left outside, Cloud’s bland chainstore life of gleaming entertainment halls, open-plan offices, and vast warehouses…well, it doesn’t seem so bad. It’s more than anyone else is offering. Zinnia never thought she’d be infiltrating Cloud. But now she’s undercover, inside the walls, risking it all to ferret out the company’s darkest secrets. And Paxton, with his ordinary little hopes and fears? He just might make the perfect pawn. If she can bear to sacrifice him. As the truth about Cloud unfolds, Zinnia must gamble everything on a desperate scheme—one that risks both their lives, even as it forces Paxton to question everything about the world he’s so carefully assembled here. Together, they’ll learn just how far the company will go…to make the world a better place. Set in the confines of a corporate panopticon that’s at once brilliantly imagined and terrifyingly real, The Warehouse is a near-future thriller about what happens when Big Brother meets Big Business--and who will pay the ultimate price. Praise for The Warehouse“A fun, fast-paced read [that] walks a fine line between a near-future thriller and a smart satire . . . makes you wonder if we’re already too far into a disastrous future, or if there’s still some hope for humanity.”—NPR“I loved The Warehouse, although and because it made my blood run cold. This is what our world could be by this time next year.”—S.J. Rozan, Edgar award-winning author of Paper Son “An inventive, addictive, Crichton-esque, page-turning, near-future dystopian thriller.”—Paul Tremblay, Stoker award-winning author of A Head Full of Ghostsof Lock Every Door
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
THE WAREHOUSE, by Rob Hart: Here's an engrossing novel that will make you forget all about your favorite streaming service for a few nights. The flap says, "Big Brother meets Big Business," and that pretty much nails it.
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The Things They Carried

A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing. The Things They Carried won France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize; it was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Tim O'Brien's THE THINGS THEY CARRIED. Yes, it's that good.
TV Shows from Stephen King

Dark

A missing child causes four families to help each other for answers. What they could not imagine is that this mystery would be connected to innumerable other secrets of the small town.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
You think the world is going to shit, then you find out other people are watching DARK and you say THANK YOU GOD, THERE’S HOPE!
TV Shows from Stephen King

Perry Mason

Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage. L.A. is booming while the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression — but a kidnapping gone very wrong leads to Mason exposing a fractured city as he uncovers the truth of the crime.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Damn good show.
TV Shows from Stephen King

The Capture

When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
THE CAPTURE (Peacock): If you liked THE OUTSIDER, you will like this. Extra bonus points for Ron Perlman
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Hanna

This thriller and coming-of-age drama follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is. Based on the 2011 Joe Wright film.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Season 1 of HANNA was very good. Season 2 is excellent. A few (very few) plot holes, but the story roars right through them.
TV Shows from Stephen King

Paradox

Mysterious images that show incidents 18 hours before they happen are transmitted from space. As a space scientist attempts to explain their source, detectives race against time to change the future.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
The show I've had the most pure fun with this summer is PARADOX (HULU). Maybe a plot hole here and there, but the central situation is intriguing, the pace is relentless, and the cast is winning.
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NOS4A2

A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As she delves further into this hidden universe, she encounters many other "inscape travelers" - some benevolent, and some who have been corrupted by their power. When Vic encounters Charlie Manx, an immortal who stays that way by feeding off of the souls of children, she makes a sworn enemy of Manx.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Really enjoying Season 2 of NOS4A2, especially Ashleigh Cummings as Vic and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as her father. These look like real people, not make-believe TV people. Vic's baggy shorts are perfect.
TV Shows from Stephen King

Ozark

A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Wendy's brother is sniveling yet again. And slapping himself around. This will not end well. (OZARK, Episode 9)
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Bosch

Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to remain loyal to his personal code: “Everybody counts or nobody counts.”
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
There’s nothing better than BOSCH (Amazon Prime). The story is engrossing, the cast—led my Titus Welliver—is superb, and nobody is phoning it in. One of the best shows now on TV.
TV Shows from Stephen King

Better Call Saul

Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
The "Bagman" episode of BETTER CALL SAUL is one of the better 50 minutes of TV this quarantine year. Amazing trek through the desert. Most amazing thing? That Mike Ehrmantraut could make it so soon after being stabbed in the gut.
TV Shows from Stephen King

ZeroZeroZero

Based on the book of the same name by bestselling author Roberto Saviano, ZeroZeroZero is an unforgettable exploration of the inner workings of the global cocaine trade.
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
ZERO ZERO ZERO (Amazon): Hard to believe I will see anything this year that's better than this. Bone-shaking, chilling, terrifying, epic. Dane DeHaan and Andrea Riseborough are incandescent.
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Stephen King's 8 Favorite Songs

King of horror knows some good tunes. Check out Stephen King's favorite songs and artists!
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
King of horror knows some good tunes. Check out Stephen King's favorite songs and artists!
Music from Stephen King

The Doors

Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Love the Doors, but there is one song--probably Roadhouse Blues--where Morrison seems to chant, "Passionate lady! Give up your mouse, give up your mouse!"
Music from Stephen King

Hey Julie — Fountains Of Wayne

Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
One of my favorites--the clarity, the humor.
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I'm A Rocker

Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
I couldn't agree more. Nothing better than "Ecstasy" or "I'm a Rocker" by the Raspberries.
Music from Stephen King

Ecstasy

Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
I couldn't agree more. Nothing better than "Ecstasy" or "I'm a Rocker" by the Raspberries.
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All Jacked Up

Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Best country album of the year, hands down. ”I Don’t Feel Like Loving You Today” is beautiful and old-school, but the one I keep coming back to is ”Skoal Ring.”
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Kicking Television, Live in Chicago

Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
I was a Wilco doubter for the longest time, especially after Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, which seemed both dissonant and self-indulgent to me — a keep-your-distance slap in the face at their fans — but this live set is just about right, swinging between tender and angry.
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Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1

Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Clear, calm, and beautiful; sane music for late at night. Doctor, I think the fever has broken
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Delirium Tremolos

Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Alt-country with its slow groove on. Takes a while to get a hold on you, but then it doesn’t let go.
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Good old classics!
Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
Good old classics!
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Magazine: Forrest J Ackerman, Famous Monster of Filmland



Stephen King
Writer, Screenwriter
I stole that from Forrest J. Ackerman--FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND. Anyone remember the Ackermonster?