Glen Powell escapes death again, again, and again in the latest trailer for The Running Man, Edgar Wright’s upcoming adaptation of the 1982 Stephen King novel of the same name. The dystopian action flick stars Powell as Ben Richards, a family man who decides the only way he can get …
Read More »Hear Shaboozey, Stephen Wilson Jr.'s Reflective Single 'Took a Walk'
Shaboozey and Stephen Wilson Jr. have teamed up for a new song, “Took a Walk.” The evocative song was written and recorded for Lionsgate’s upcoming adaptation of Stephen King‘s The Long Walk, which was directed by Francis Lawrence and hits theaters Sept. 12. The reflective country ballad was written by …
Read More »Stephen King Compares Donald Trump's Presidency to 'a Horror Story'
Stephen King couldn’t write anything as terrifying as Donald Trump‘s America. In a new interview, the author answered a series of fan questions for The Guardian, among them: “If you had to invent an ending forTrumpian America, what would it be?” “I think it would be impeachment — which, in …
Read More »Glen Powell Is on the Run in First Trailer for Stephen King's 'The Running Man'
When Stephen King wrote The Running Man back in 1982 under his nom-de-plume Richard Bachman, the year 2025 felt so impossibly distant that it was possible to imagine a dystopia where expert assassins hunted innocent men for sport on the most popular television show in America. And while reality TV …
Read More »'The Life of Chuck': Never Mind the Apocalypse, Watch Tom Hiddleston Dance!
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and Charles “Chuck” Krantz (Tom Hiddleston) does not feel fine. Outside the room where this 39-year-old accountant lies in bed, there are earthquakes and sinkholes and volcanoes erupting in Germany. California has fallen into the ocean. Suicide rates are through …
Read More »What to Know About the Stephen King Short Story That Inspired the Hit Horror Movie 'The Monkey'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Stephen King‘s books are a frequent source of inspiration for filmmakers, and it’s not hard to see why — from The Shining to Shawshank Redemption, King’s works make …
Read More »'The Monkey' Is One Long, Sick Joke Without a Punch Line
“Don’t call it a toy!” This sentiment is alternately groaned and shrieked more than a few times in relation to the title character of director Osgood Perkins’ horror movie, and with good reason: Unless you count the short-lived Fisher-Price’s My First Anthrax kit, most toys do not cause mass death …
Read More »Stephen King Says Oscars Should be Canceled: 'No Glitz with Los Angeles on Fire'
Stephen King is not interested in submitting a ballot for this year’s Academy Awards and called for the whole event to be canceled amidst the ongoing devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires. On Blue Sky, King wrote, “Not voting in the Oscars this year. IMHO they should cancel them. No …
Read More »No, Stephen King Was Not Banned From Twitter After Insulting Elon Musk: 'Here I Am'
Celebrated author and expert poster Stephen King dismissed the internet rumors that he’d been kicked off Twitter/X after insulting owner Elon Musk. On Wednesday morning, King addressed the speculation, quipping, “I see there’s a rumor going around that I called the Musk-man Trump’s new first lady.” Magnanimous man that he …
Read More »The Vampires Are Hungry in the New Trailer For 'Salem's Lot'
The 1975 Stephen King horror classic Salem’s Lot is coming back to life, with a new feature-length adaptation heading to Max on October 3. A new trailer, set against the backdrop of Gordon Light’s 1974 song “Sundown,” gives a peak of what happens when killer vampires descend on the sleepy …
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