Tag: Salem
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This Stephen King Movie Shows He’s at His Best With Real-Life Horror
In 2017, Mike Flanagan proved he could accomplish the impossible: Adapting Stephen King’s horrific novel Gerald’s Game into a film. Stephen King, one of the most recognizable horror authors ever, is no stranger to using the supernatural to scare his audience. From the frightening vampires in Salem‘s Lot to the ghosts of The Shining, he…
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Salem’s Lot Footage Reaction: This Stephen King Adaptation Looks Scary As Hell [CinemaCon 2022]
Thanks in large part to the success of 2017’s “It” and its sequel “It: Chapter Two,” Hollywood is more obsessed with the work of Stephen King than ever. Granted, adaptations of his work have been happening for decades now, but the tide has turned in a way, with these being treated as big events. And…
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‘Books of Blood’ Review: ‘Salem’ Creators Deliver Soft-Cover Version of Clive Barker’s Freaky Horror Anthology for Hulu
When it comes to low-budget horror movies, even the good ones tend to slip by unnoticed, which probably explains why “Salem” creators Brannon Braga and Adam Simon were drawn to a brand name like Clive Barker’s “Books of Blood” to package their otherwise generic Hulu horror anthology. Less a proper feature than the ersatz pilot…