Stephen King didn’t call his novel The Virus. He didn’t call it The Disease or The End of the World As We Know It or anything that nihilistic. He wanted his 1978 book about a global pandemic that takes all but a fraction of human life with it to be called The Stand. When there...
In 2017, he teamed with son Owen to deliver Sleeping Beauties, about a mysterious pandemic that leaves women enveloped in cocoons. That year he polished off another collaboration, with Richard Chizmar, on the novella Gwendy's Button Box. Meanwhile, adaptations of King's works have continued to...
Stephen King explains why reading horror is so cathartic during a pandemic "People do kind of gravitate towards horror stories when times are tough." 05/06/2020 By Sam Haysom Stephen King is using 'The Stand' to warn people about the coronavirus spread "This is how it works. Heed."...
Earlier this month, back before social distancing measures were introduced across America, and prior to COVID-19 being officially called a pandemic by the World Heath Organisation (WHO), King tried to put a stop to the comparisons. Tweet may have been deleted It's obvious why he tweeted th...
king said, referring to his story “the body” by the title of the movie based on it. “i sent them to alan williams, who was then my editor, and i said, ‘what would you think about doing these things as a book? it’s different, but the stories are pretty good.’ and he ...
The novel tackles sensitive topics like the COVID pandemic and political divisions. While some might find this off-putting, King weaves these elements seamlessly into the narrative, exploring themes of fear, mortality, and belief. It's not a story about these issues but rather uses them to add...
Stephen King Words of Wisdom from Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ Ring True Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Posted on: 22nd March 2020 • By: Jason Sechrest Stephen King has been quite vocal about his fictional super flu, Captain Tripps, not being compared to coronavirus COVID-19. On March 8,...
It’s the end of the world as we know it. Or, at least asStephen Kingknew it when he wrote his 1978 pandemic novelThe Stand.Over a year ago,CBS All Accessannouncedthat it would be adaptingThe Standinto an event miniseries. When the series started filming, ironically enough, the world ...
Just in time for Halloween, we have a list of all the Stephen King movies and TV shows—all based on his books or stories—that you can stream.
“Somewhere Beyond the Sea” By T.J. Klune (Tor Books, Sept. 10) Fans are clamoring for this long-awaited sequel to the quirky smash-hit fantasy novel “The House on the Cerulean Sea,” which seemingly everyone read during pandemic-era lockdowns....