Casting for Crouch End
Posted: December 22, 2005, 13:01
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Thanks to MG.
Thanks to MG.
NEWS -
Thanks to MG.
Dollar Babies and Book Report
Posted: December 21, 2005, 00:00
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James Renner's Dollar Baby All That You Love Will Be Carried Away is now available for download.
The Man in the Black Suit is also available for download.
James Cochrane is re-editing his Dollar Baby Here There Be Tygers and it will be finished in may 2006 and available for download.
Also, a new column is out. It's called The Pop of King - Book Report and you can read it here.
New author photo
Posted: December 20, 2005, 15:13
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Here is the author photo from Cell.UK cover for Cell
Posted: December 16, 2005, 00:13
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Here is the cover for the UK edition of Cell.Description of Cell from Cemetery Dance
Posted: December 15, 2005, 00:11
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Civilization doesn't end with a bang or a whimper. It ends with a call on your cell phone.
What happens on the afternoon of October 1 came to be known as the Pulse, a signal sent though every operating cell phone that turns its user into something...well, something less than human. Savage, murderous, unthinking-and on a wanton rampage. Terrorist act? Cyber prank gone haywire? It really doesn't matter, not to the people who avoided the technological attack. What matters to them is surviving the aftermath. Before long a band of them-"normies" is how they think of themselves-have gathered on the grounds of Gaiten Academy, where the headmaster and one remaining student have something awesome and terrifying to show them on the school's moonlit soccer field. Clearly there can be no escape. The only option is to take them on.
CELL is classic Stephen King, a story of gory horror and white-knuckling suspense that makes the unimaginable entirely plausible and totally fascinating.
The news about Secretary of Dreams is out.
Posted: December 14, 2005, 13:16
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And when you order, don't forget to mention Lilja's Library in the COMMENTS section of the checkout form. If you do, you'll automatically be entered into a random drawing for a FREE Advanced Readers Copy of The Secretary of Dreams!
Cemetery Dance has reserved FIVE review copies for Lilja's Library visitors, which means five of you will be among the first people in the world to experience The Secretary of Dreams! But this contest will only run for ONE WEEK from today so you'll want to get your order in fast so you don't miss out!
(For those who don't know, review copies are printed in trade paperback form exclusively for reviewers and they ship BEFORE the book is actually published! This is so the reviews can be written before a book's publication date.)
If you forget to mention this website on your order form, you will NOT be entered into the drawing! Unfortunately, due to the number of orders they'll be processing, Cemetery Dance cannot add the contest entry notation to your order after it is placed. You must mention this website in the COMMENTS section when you checkout. Sorry, no exceptions.
(This offer is also being made to a few other groups so if you see it somewhere else, make sure to note the name of that website! Every participating website is getting FIVE review copies for their visitors, which means every site you mention in the COMMENTS section when you place your order will increase your odds of winning! Odds of winning will depend on the number of qualifying entries for each website. Winners will be selected by Cemetery Dance sometime between the end of the contest and when the review copies are printed. Winners will be notified by email. All decisions of Cemetery Dance Publications are final.)
So, don't waste any time, head over to The Secretary of Dreams and place your order NOW!!!.
Dutch cover for Cell
Posted: December 13, 2005, 00:09
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Here is the cover for the Dutch edition of Cell. The book is out in March 2006.Thanks to Stephen King Fanclub Nederland.
A Very Dead Zone Christmas - review
Posted: December 11, 2005, 00:00
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Today you can check out my review for The Dead Zone - A Very Dead Zone Christmas.There is now a new column by online King called Scene It, get it
here.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Here is a review for The Mangler Reborn... and it's not a positive one...
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Description of Cell from Hodder & Stoughton
Posted: December 9, 2005, 00:08
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'Civilization slipped into its second dark age on an unsurprising track of blood but with a speed that could not have been foreseen by even the most pessimistic futurist. By Halloween, every major city from New York to Moscow stank to the empty heavens and the world as it had been was a memory.' The event became known as The Pulse. The virus was carried by every cell phone operating within the entire world. Within ten hours, most people would be dead or insane.
A young artist Clayton Riddell realises what is happening. And together with Tom McCourt and a teenage girl called Alice, he flees the devastation of explosive, burning Boston, desperate to reach his son before his son switches on his little red mobile phone…
Info about Lisey's Story
Posted: December 8, 2005, 23:41
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On October 24, 2006 we publish LISEY'S STORY. Possibly King's most ambitious and accomplished book ever, it's a profoundly moving and disturbing novel about a widow coping with the loss of her writer husband. It's a grand, ambitious and layered book, with unrelenting emotional power. It's a book for the ages - exploring the dark secrets of the ones we love, and the very wellsprings of creativity.
Info about Cell
Posted: December 8, 2005, 00:01
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On January 24, 2006 we publish CELL. A guilty pleasure in the tradition of Carrie, Salem's Lot and The Shining, CELL asks what happens when cell phones become transmitters of a signal that drive people instantly mad and violent. King's plot gallops as a few phoneless heroes try to escape the mayhem everywhere and save the world.
Stephen King does not have a cell phone.
German cover for Cell
Posted: December 7, 2005, 23:56
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Here is the German cover for Cell. King's involvement in The Dark Tower comic
Posted: December 7, 2005, 22:17
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King is the Executive Editor and Creative Director of Marvel's much-awaited Dark Tower comic book series and graphic fiction collections," said Diamond's press release. "King is directly involved in the creative aspects of this project, supervising all editorial and visual content. Robin Furth, author of Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower: A Concordance,' is outlining the 'Dark Tower' comic book series, providing scene-by-scene plotting, and maintaining the continuity and consistency of each story arc."
While the above implies heavy editorial involvement, many have taken note of the curious absence of King's credit as "writer" or even "scripter," as he is merely mentioned as being involved in editorial capacities. Marvel Comics has made no comment since the press release, but stay tuned to CBR News for more on this developing story.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Cell audio covers and Bag of Bones review
Posted: December 6, 2005, 00:00
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Here are the covers for the audio editions of Cell. You can pre-order them here:US hardcover
CD
Cassette
UK hardcover
You can also check out my review of Bag of Bones on CD.
Info about Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Posted: December 5, 2005, 13:00
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- Jeff Beal (HBO's "Rome" and "Carnivale") will be composing music for ALL eight episodes.
- Rotating cinematographers on all eight are John Stokes ("Journey to the Center of the Earth") -even episodes and Benn Nott ("Salem's Lot") - odd episodes.
- Visual effects (CGI) will be done by Digital Pictures in Australia for all episodes except Battleground which will be done by Star Gate Films in Los Angeles.
Thanks to MG
The Secretary of Dreams, audiobooks and international releases
Posted: December 5, 2005, 00:00
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It is a collection of reprints which have been illustrated--a graphic novel, but short stories instead of one. The artist, Glenn Chadbourne, is incredibly talented. He's the artist who did the new designs for WKIT's Stephen King merchandise (see Home page). They've named the character Doug Graves.
Here is a new column by King. This one is called Music to My Ears.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Info about two new audio books appeared today. The first one isStationary Bike released by Simon & Schuster Audio and the other
Quitters, Inc. released by Phoenix Audio. Both are set for a 2006 release.
You can pre-order them here:
Stationary Bike
Quitters, Inc.
I also got the following batch of interesting news from King's Polish publisher :- They released the polish edition of Salem's Lot: Illustrated Edition only two days after the US edition was released.That makes the polish edition, to my knowledge, the second edition of the book released. Good work!
In November they will release Lisey's Story. The Colorado Kid is a bestseller in Poland and they are already releasing the 3rd edition of this book. Storm of the Century will be released in April.
Thanks to Proszynski i S-ka SA.
In other foreign languages the following titles will appear:
Spain:
- The Colorado Kid - January
- The Dark Tower 7 February
- Cell September
- Lisey's Story 2007
Thanks to Ari.
Germany:
- Cell March (430 pages)
- The Colorado Kid 20th of December
Thanks to Klaus.
A Very Dead Zone Christmas
Posted: December 3, 2005, 00:00
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Sharing disturbing and contradictory visions of their Santa's life, Alex and Johnny wonder who this strange old man in a track suit and Santa hat really is. As their investigation unfolds, they become involved with three young street kids who are equally lost, and who wind up joining everyone back at Johnny's for the best - albeit strangest - Christmas any of them can remember.
Bad news about The Dark Tower comic
Posted: December 2, 2005, 22:16
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Marvel Dark Tower Update
Stephen and Marvel have decided to push back the launch of the Dark Tower comic books to 2007. "Given the size of the project and all the creative talent involved, I want to give the Marvel series all the room to breathe it needs and deserves," said Stephen. "I've got so much else going on in 2006 - two novels coming out, CELL and LISEY'S STORY, and the work with John Mellencamp on 'Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.' The Marvel series is going to be a blast, and I want to have the time to enjoy it."
The 1st issue of the yet-to-be-named first arc of the Dark Tower comic series will be shipping in February 2007. The last issue of this six-issue series will be shipping in July 2007. The first hardcover collection will be shipping in October 2007.
Correction about Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Posted: December 2, 2005, 12:59
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Thanks to MG.
Official word on Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Posted: December 1, 2005, 12:56
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I have also learned that the two episodes not listed in the press release are (as I have said before) Autopsy Room Four and Crouch End. Here is the info I have about those:
Crouch End
Writer: Kim LeMasters
Director: Mark Haber
Autopsy Room Four
Writer: April Smith
Director: Rob Bowman
Other info I just got is that The Road Virus Heads North has three more days of shooting, and will be followed by Battleground which begins production on January 16th.
Further more the same source told me that the series will start airing on or around June 15, 2006 and a new episode will follow each week for a total of 8 weeks.
Thanks to MG.
German and Dutch Cell
Posted: December 1, 2005, 00:00
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A Dutch translation of Cell will be released in March 2006. The publisher is Luitingh-Sijthoff and the title will be Mobiel.
The Secretary of Dreams
Posted: November 30, 2005, 13:12
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Sometime in the next couple of weeks, Cemetery Dance Publications (http://www.cemeterydance.com) will be announcing a new Stephen King book called The Secretary of Dreams. Although they can't share more information about the book just yet (please don't email them!), they have prepared a special offer for Lilja's Library visitors to take advantage of when the book is announced! Here are the details:
When The Secretary of Dreams is announced, be sure to order a copy from Cemetery Dance and mention "Lilja's Library" in the COMMENTS section of the checkout form. If you do, you'll automatically be entered into a random drawing for a FREE Advanced Readers Copy of The Secretary of Dreams!
Cemetery Dance has reserved FIVE review copies for Lilja's Library visitors, which means five of you will be among the first people in the world to experience The Secretary of Dreams! But this contest will only run for ONE WEEK after the announcement so you'll want to get your order in fast so you don't miss out!
(For those who don't know, review copies are printed in trade paperback form exclusively for reviewers and they ship BEFORE the book is actually published! This is so the reviews can be written before a book's publication date.)
If you forget to mention this website on your order form, you will NOT be entered into the drawing! Unfortunately, due to the number of orders they'll be processing, Cemetery Dance cannot add the contest entry notation to your order after it is placed. You must mention this website in the COMMENTS section when you checkout. Sorry, no exceptions.
(This offer is also being made to a few other groups so if you see it somewhere else, make sure to note the name of that website! Every participating website is getting FIVE review copies for their visitors, which means every site you mention in the COMMENTS section when you place your order will increase your odds of winning! Odds of winning will depend on the number of qualifying entries for each website. Winners will be selected by Cemetery Dance sometime between the end of the contest and when the review copies are printed. Winners will be notified by email. All decisions of Cemetery Dance Publications are final.)
Good luck, and keep watching for the The Secretary of Dreams announcement in the next few weeks!
Romero movies delayed
Posted: November 29, 2005, 00:00
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Thanks to Rocky Wood
Today I also have two things that I want to chare with you. I found both at the message board on King's official site.
The working title of Lisey's Story was briefly Lisey Landon.
And to the question if King have plans for any new books after Lisey's Story the moderator answered: Yes, he already has one in mind that he plans to begin writing in January.
Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished ARC
Posted: November 24, 2005, 00:00
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Here is a cool picture of the ARCs for Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished and here you can see more cool pictures.Stephen's Picks for the week of November 28, 2005 is out:
* Stephen is reading My Antonia, by Willa Cather (Very good)
* He is also reading The Rainbow, by D.H. Lawrence (Difficult but awesomely romantic)
* Stephen is listening to All Jacked Up by Gretchen Wilson (still)
* He is also listening to Who the Hell is John Eddie (John Eddie)
* He is also listening to Gold (Ryan Adams)
* On DVD Stephen Stephen is watching The Beavis and Butthead DVD Collection (Really cool, heh-heh-heh)
* In theaters, Stephen saw Walk The Line (Great)
US cover for Cell
Posted: November 23, 2005, 23:51
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Here is the US cover for Cell.Thanks to John Hanic.
Cell pushed forward in the UK
Posted: November 23, 2005, 23:50
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Fall preview for Desperation?
Posted: November 22, 2005, 23:11
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes to air next summer
Posted: November 22, 2005, 12:54
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Thanks to Christine Moffat.
The Dead Zone back on June 11
Posted: November 22, 2005, 00:15
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Rare excerpts and Mist illustrations
Posted: November 21, 2005, 00:00
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So, Cemetery Dance's new site is up and on it they are giving us a real treat. There are some very interesting excerpts there. Two is from the upcoming Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished, one from Sword in the Darknessand one from Wimsey. You can read both here.
There is also an excerpt from Frank Darabont's wonderful book Walpuski's Typewriter. You can read that one here.
Here are two illustrations from The Mist that will be in the book Dark Forces 25th aniversary, published by Lonely Roads.
Thanks to Ari.
Autopsy Room Four to replace Home Delivery
Posted: November 18, 2005, 12:53
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Thanks to MG
King visiting the UK?
Posted: November 18, 2005, 00:00
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King visiting the UK? Well it's not totally impossible. This is what the moderator of King's board answered on a question about it:He's done at least two book tours in the UK and is considering another for next year but we have not made any definite plans for it. I am skeptical about a book tour for Cell and think it would be more likely for Lisey's Story, but that's speculation on my part.
Check out my review of the audio edition of The Colorado Kid.
No Home Delivery
Posted: November 17, 2005, 12:52
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Season 5 in June
Posted: November 17, 2005, 00:14
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Description of Cell
Posted: November 16, 2005, 23:48
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FROM THE PUBLISHER
Civilization doesn't end with a bang or a whimper. It ends with a call on your cell phone.
What happens on the afternoon of October 1 came to be known as the Pulse, a signal sent though every operating cell phone that turns its user into something...well, something less than human. Savage, murderous, unthinking-and on a wanton rampage. Terrorist act? Cyber prank gone haywire? It really doesn't matter, not to the people who avoided the technological attack. What matters to them is surviving the aftermath. Before long a band of them-"normies" is how they think of themselves-have gathered on the grounds of Gaiten Academy, where the headmaster and one remaining student have something awesome and terrifying to show them on the school's moonlit soccer field. Clearly there can be no escape. The only option is to take them on.
CELL is classic Stephen King, a story of gory horror and white-knuckling suspense that makes the unimaginable entirely plausible and totally fascinating.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Talisman 3 in four to five years...
Posted: November 16, 2005, 23:34
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First picture from Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Posted: November 14, 2005, 12:46
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And here is the firsts picture from Nightmares & Dreamscapes. It shows Ron Livingston and Rebecca Gibney from the episode End of the Whole Mess.
Complete info for Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Posted: November 13, 2005, 12:41
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Episode 1:
You Know They Have a Hell of a Band
Script: Mike Robe
Director: Mike Robe
Cast:
* Steven Weber -- Clark Rivingham
* Kim Delaney -- Mary Rivingham
* Bert Labonte -- Otis Reddding
Episode 2:
Umney's Last Case
Script:
Director: Rob Bowman
Cast:
* William H Macy -- Clyde Umney
* Jacqueline McKenzie -- Linda Landry
* Sigrid Thornton -- Mrs. Strnwood
* Louis Corbett -- Danny Landry
Episode 3:
End of the Whole Mess
Script: Larry Cohen
Director: ??
Cast:
* Ron Livingston
* Henry Thomas
* Rebecca Gibney --- India
Episode 4:
Fifth Quarter
Script: ??
Director: Rob Bowman
Cast:
* Jeremy Sisto
* Samantha Mathis
Episode 5:
The Road Virus Heads North
Script: ??
Director: ??
Cast:
* Tom Berenger
* Marsha Mason
Episode 6:
Battleground
Script: Richard Christian Matheson
Director: Brian Henson
Cast:
* William Hurt
Episode 7:
Crouch End
Script: Kim Lemasters
Director: ??
Cast:
Episode 8:
Home Delivery (this one is a maybe though)
Script: Mick Garris
Director: Mick Garris
Cast:
Thanks to MG
The sixth confirmed episode is...
Posted: November 9, 2005, 12:39
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More news about Nightmares & Dreamscapes. IMDB.com reports that one of the segments will be based on Dolan's Cadillac. Gabriel Byrne will play Dolan and Freddie Prinze Jr. Robinson.
They also report that William H. Macy will play Clyde Umney, Jacqueline McKenzie Linda Landry and Sigrid Thornton Mrs. Sternwood in Umney's Last Case. They also report that Sharon Stone will be in it but this has previously been denied by a spokeswoman for Stone so we'll have to see what is correct.
Further they report that Kim Delaney will play Mary Rivingham, Bert Labonte Otis Reddding and Stephen Webber Clark Rivingham in You know they got a hell of a band.
Besides this they meniton that Andy Anderson, Rebecca Gibney, Harold Hopkins, Ron Livingston, Jeremy Sisto, Henry Thomas and Richard Thomas will be starting in the series.
Thanks to MG
Stephen King's Dark Tower Graphic Novel and more
Posted: November 9, 2005, 00:00
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More news about Nightmares & Dreamscapes today. IMDB.com reports that one of the
segments will be based on Dolan's Cadillac. Gabriel Byrne will play Dolan and Freddie Prinze Jr. Robinson.
They also report that William H. Macy will play Clyde Umney, Jacqueline McKenzie Linda Landry and Sigrid Thornton Mrs. Sternwood in Umney's Last Case. They also report that Sharon Stone will be in it but this has previously been denied by a spokeswoman for Stone so we'll have to see what is correct.
Further they report that Kim Delaney will play Mary Rivingham, Bert Labonte Otis Reddding and Stephen Webber Clark Rivingham in You know they got a hell of a band. Besides this they meniton that Andy Anderson, Rebecca Gibney, Harold Hopkins, Ron Livingston, Jeremy Sisto, Henry Thomas and Richard Thomas will be starting in the series.
Here is the latest column from Entertainment Weekly. It's called Lights in a Box.Thanks to Grzesiek Tupikowski and Paul Poroshin.
Join best-selling author Stephen King for the Second Annual Writers in Paradise Conference to be held January 21-29, 2006, at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. For more information, visit www.writersinparadise.com or call 727-864-7994.
Thanks to Miss X.
5th episode revealed
Posted: November 8, 2005, 12:38
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Mike Robe has directed You Know They Have Hell of a Band and Crouch End will be the 5th known episode. It was written by Kim LeMasters.
Thanks to MG
Scripts and French audio book
Posted: November 8, 2005, 00:00
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Johnathon Schaech and Richard Chizmar has written the script for a movie version of King's From A Buick 8 as well as an adaptation of King and Peter Straub's Black House for Akiva GoldsmanAkiva Goldsman's Weed Road Prods. George A. Romero will direct From A Buick 8. Read the entire article here.Thanks to everyone that sent me info about this.
Here is, to my knowledge, the first English spoken King audio book that has been recorded and released in France. It's the story The Word Processor of the Gods. It was released in March 2005 and narrated by Jean-Pierre Berman. You can order a copy here.
Thanks to herbertwest
Nightmares and Dreamscapes now filming
Posted: November 6, 2005, 12:36
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Bev Vincent reported the following:Rob Bowman is now filming Stephen King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes: Umney's Last Case, starring William H. Macy (Sahara) and Jackie McKenzie (TV's The 4400).
And Ron Livingston (see photo), star of “Office Space” is in Australia shooting an installment of an upcoming TNT series based on Stephen King short stories.
Seams the TV series is starting to come together…
Flash memorial book
Posted: November 5, 2005, 00:00
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Thanks to Dohi.
Cemetery Dance have sent Stephen King: Uncollected and Unpublished to the printer and it will now be released in December.Remember, it is limited to 2000 (a large portion of which have already been pre-sold) and includes the first ever publication of a lengthy chapter from King's unpublished 1970 novel Sword in the Darkness, along with the first mass market publication of the poem, Dino.
Campbell Scott to read Cell
Posted: November 4, 2005, 23:47
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South Park Pet Sematary and magazines
Posted: November 4, 2005, 00:00
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Two new King related magazines is now out:
-The Writer's Survival Guide, (published by The Writer Magazine), no date on cover or inside, however it states "Display until January 31, 2006" on cover. It contains King's 6 page non-fiction piece "All The Writing Advice You Need, In 10 Minutes".
-Mad Classics #3, Nov. 2005, contains a 7 page parody on "The Shining" movie ("The Shiner).
Thanks to Jonathan Reitan
If you want you can now listen to an interview I did with Meridian Writing on BBC radio back in 2002 (I appear about 10 min into the program). Please comment on it if you want but please remember that English isn't my first language, OK? Enjoy.
Thanks to Joep Buijs
Interview with Richard Isanove
Posted: November 3, 2005, 22:14
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Michael Piller died November 1
Posted: November 3, 2005, 00:00
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Stephen's Picks for the week of October 31, 2005 is out:
* Stephen is reading Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman (Excellent)
* He is also reading This Book Will Save Your Life, by A.M. Homes (Excellent)
* On television, Stephen is watching Veronica Mars (Very Good)
Here is a nice review of the audio book of The Shining.
Interview with Jae Lee
Posted: October 31, 2005, 22:12
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Here is an interview with Jae Lee, the man who is drawing The Dark Tower for Marvel.Thanks to Bev Vincent.
The Dark Tower comics
Posted: October 30, 2005, 00:00
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There has been a lot of info about The Dark Tower comics so I thought I would try to summarize what's happening for you:* There will be 6 issues.
* They will be released in April, May, June, July, August and September 2006.
* In time for the holiday in 2006, all 6 parts will be released together in a hardback edition.
* The first mini-series is set in a time when Roland, Alain and Cutherbert were boys. The series is drawing heavily from Wizard and Glass and the story occurs when the trio were boys. Much of it will be during the time in Hambry. This period is so important to the development of Roland as the last gunslinger. This is the time when he earns his guns andbecomes a man.
* The look and feel of the series will probably be along the lines of Marvel's Ultimate line, with thicker cover and glossy paper. The price will be in line with Marvel's other titles.
* Marvel will do multiple miniseries and hard cover collections based on The Dark Tower. There will be more after this first six-issue mini-series.
The UK edition of Stephen King's The Dark Tower: A Concordance, Volume II is now shipping from Amazon.co.uk. This is the only hardback edition of this title. You can reserve your copy here.Thanks to John Hanic.
