This Stephen King Story Should Get an Adaptation Next

The Boogeyman directed by Rob Savage is out now in theaters.

It is far from the first short story or novella by Stephen King to be adapted as a feature film, the likes of which include acclaimed movies like Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption.

The Boogeyman joins the ranks of many Stephen King adaptations from the collection Night Shift, one of the more famous being Children of the Corn.

However, all of these King adaptations only skim the surface of his many, many short stories that have yet to be adapted into feature films.

One horrifying foray into cosmic body horror is his short story “I Am the Doorway,” which needs to be adapted into a feature film.

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