In the nearly half-century since author Stephen King began entertaining and simultaneously scaring the bejesus out of his countless fans around the world, filmed adaptations of his work have become so much a staple that we’re now deep into the remakes phase of his prolific output.
The 2017 feature film version of King’s “It” grossed $700 million worldwide, 27 years after the creepy clown yarn had terrified TV viewers in the form of an iconic miniseries.
This year, horror fans will be treated to a 30th anniversary remake of King’s classic terror tale “Pet Sematary.”Consider this: There are currently nearly 50 King projects in various stages of production and/or development per the film and TV business-tracking siteIMDb, including: the “Shining” feature film sequel, “Doctor Sleep,” a film sequel to “It,” a third season of “Mr.
Mercedes” and the second season of the King-Universe TV series, “Castle Rock.”King
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