Tag: Stephen King
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Roger Ebert and Stephen King Disagreed Over This Horror Classic
Stephen King and Roger Ebert are two legends of cinema. The former is probably the most famous American novelist of his generation, and his books have led to countless film adaptations, from The Shining to Misery to It. The latter is a film critic who was popular not just in print but on TV with…
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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Review: Sometimes No Prequel Is Better
Sometimes dead is better, and that’s a lesson that “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” probably should’ve taken to heart. Maybe it’s time to let this horror series stay in its grave. A prequel to “Pet Sematary,” arguably Stephen King’s scariest novel, is a great idea … in theory. But Lindsey Anderson Beer’s gnarly new movie leaves a…
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‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ Review: Paramount+ Resurrects a Property That Hardly Needed a Prequel
Evil, as conceived by Stephen King, is an inexorable force as old as the world itself. It exists in countless forms, some of which can be staved off for a time but none of which can be extinguished permanently. It’s as much a part of the earth as it is a part of us, and…
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If You Love Stephen King, Check Out This Forgotten ’80s Ghost Story
The ’80s are widely seen as one of horror’s best decades, but given the amount of classics that came out, many are bound to be left in the dust and lost to time. That’s what makes 1984’s Sole Survivor such a fascinating watch. Where most of this decade’s horror films vowed to gross audiences out…
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David Duchovny Discusses the Horrors of ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ in Featurette
The dead have returned to tell their tales in a featurette for Paramount+’s Pet Sematary: Bloodlines. Crawling out of the grave and onto the streamer on October 6, the film will serve as a prequel story to the beloved Pet Sematary films that have come before, and the Stephen King novel that started it all.…
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‘The Boogeyman’ Streaming Release Date Set for Hulu
There have been so many memorable horror films thus far in 2023 with many more still to come. However, one of the biggest surprises that haunted the summer was The Boogeyman. The Rob Savage-directed adaptation of Stephen King’s short story made jump scares an art form and brought in a respectable box office return back…
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‘Pet Sematary Bloodlines’ Trailer — Darkness Emerges From Beneath Ludlow
Death is never final in the world of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. The origins of the evil that allows the dead to walk the Earth again in Ludlow, however, are an untold chapter in the wider story of the titular cursed burial ground. Paramount+’s new film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines looks to rectify that and a…
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‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’ Trailer: Mike Flanagan Returns With An Edgar Allan Poe Horror Series
Mike Flanagan is back with his latest Netflix horror series. Sure, his last foray into Netflix horror, “The Midnight Club,” wasn’t the best, but this is still the filmmaker behind “The Haunting of Hill House,” so we’ll cut him some slack. Plus, there’s no denying “The Fall of the House of Usher” looks like a…
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The Ending of This Stephen King Movie Will Scar You For Life
Horror movies aren’t typically the cheeriest, but believe me when I say that The Mist has the biggest gut-punch of an ending in all of horror history. This 2007 Stephen King adaptation spends most of its runtime as a super solid cosmic horror story. It’s creepy, disgusting, mysterious, and atmospheric — all traits of many…
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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…