Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is one of the greatest pieces of sci-fi/fantasy literature ever written, in my opinion. As such, I have an equal combination of hope and dread for director Ron Howard’s proposed adaptation of the series. He at least realized that the story is so epic in scope, that just a couple of feature films would never …
The road to Stephen King’s Dark Tower, a supernatural mix-up of an apocalypse and Old West gunslingers, has been rock journey indeed. The ambitious plan to adapt the entire saga into a mixture of film and television met a serious hurdle earlier this year, when Universal Studios took a look at the amount of cash that would be needed, and …
“Heeeeeeeeere’s Johnny! Again! Maybe!” Sure to elicit screams about how “nothing is sacred” anymore, Warner Bros are looking to revisit the scary world dreamed up by Stanley Kubrick when he adapted Stephen King’s horror novel, The Shining. That’s right, it looks like we may just be headed back to the Overlook Hotel to assault more doors with axes. Last Updated: July …
Ah Stephen King, a man with such a prolific range of work, that it’s impossible for it to escape an adaptation onto the big screen. Back in the nineties, King gave up smoking, resulting in a fit of writing that was responsible for an entry in his Nightmares and Dreamscapes book, The Ten O’ Clock People. And now, those withdrawal …
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Although I have a fundamental aversion to film remakes hardwired into my DNA, I can’t help but do that “repeatedly nod while looking up and to the left” thing when I read news that Chloe Moretz is one of the frontrunners to star in the title role of a Carrie remake. Variety is reporting that she is one of two young actresses …
Things aren’t looking too good right now for Stepehn King’s cult series of novels, the Dark Tower. Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Akiva Goldsman have been trying to shop an ambitious attempt at turning the property into an ambitious multi-media series of films, tv shows and merchandise, but original backer Universal has decided to pass on the films. But it …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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