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All That You Love Will Be Carried Away review

Posted: August 17, 2005, 00:00
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Here is my review of the Dollar Baby All That You Love Will Be Carried Away.

The movie has also gotten into the 11th Annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival! The festival will run from September 14th-22nd. It's getting three screenings for sure and possibly a fourth. More info to come...

No ARCs of The Colorado Kid

Posted: August 16, 2005, 00:00
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Hard Case Crime tells me they are not printing any ARCs or bound galleys of The Colorado Kid but loose print-out galleys have been sent to a handful of reviewers and reviews should start to appear in September.

It has also been confirmed that Jeffrey DeMunn will read the audio edition of The Colorado Kid. It will be on 4 CD's or 3 Cassettes.

King will appear on the 2005 New Yorker Festival

Posted: August 15, 2005, 00:00
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Now the dates and times for when King will appear on the 2005 New Yorker Festival been released. Here is when you can catch him:

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd
- Michael Chabon and Stephen King
- 7 P.M. Directors Guild of America ($15)

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2005
PANELS
- When Reality Fails Fantasy and invention in fiction.
Deborah Treisman, moderator. With Martin Amis, Judy Budnitz, A. M. Homes, Stephen King, and George Saunders.
10 A.M. Celeste Bartos Forum
The New York Public Library ($25)

2 P.M.
Michael Chabon - "The Final Solution: A Story of Detection"
Stephen King - "The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower"

Thanks to Audrey*

Now you can get a complete wrap-up of Babble On, episode nine of season 4 of The Dead Zone on their official site. And here is a description of this week's episode, Coming Home:

This week, residents at a Cleaves Mills retirement community are dying at an unusual rate, and the old folks there speak in whispered tones about a Shadow Man that creeps the halls in the dead of night. It's a macabre tale that ultimately threatens to swallow Sarah's beloved father (guest star Ed Asner), Bruce, and possibly Johnny himself. Meanwhile, JJ manages to put aside his fears and preconceptions about the elderly and connect with his cantankerous old great grandfather by helping to unlock the little boy inside the old man.

No Lisey's in first half of 2006

Posted: August 12, 2005, 23:28
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The new spring 2006 catalogs from Simon & Schuster are now out and there is no mention of Lisey's Story which means it probably won't be out during the first half of 2006.

Miscellaneous news

Posted: August 12, 2005, 00:00
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Here is the cover of the paperback edition of The Dark Tower V that will be released in February 2006.

The paperback edition of Faithful (released in September 2005) will have bonus material throughout the book including new epilogues from both King and O'Nan.

This Sunday episode 9 of The Dead Zone will air but I have already gotten some info about the seasons last two episodes Coming Home and Saved.

Coming Home In the episode, we meet Sarah's father, who has moved to her Maine home town from Florida, into the Cleave Mills retirement community. But there's something amiss at the retirement home, where people are dying too frequently. Sarah's father and everyone else there is in danger, and Johnny steps in -- but only with the help of his son, JJ. Ed Asner will guest star as Sarah's father.

Saved In Saved, Greg Stillson finds himself at the center of a terrible dilemma -- and the one person he can turn to to find out what really happened is his enemy, Johnny Smith. And the more Johnny learns about the situation, the more he learns that it could be a key to Armageddon.

The crew of The Dead Zone is now finishing up shooting season 5 that will air in 2006.

Stephen King's Gotham Cafe is screening at HORRORFIND in Baltimore, Maryland on August 19th at the INDIE Shorts Screening in the Garden Room 10:45-11:45. This will be the ONLY screening in the Maryland, Pennsylvania, D.C. Metro area. More info here.

Stephen King's Gotham Cafe is also screening at the 19th Annual Dragon*Con Film Festival in Atlanta September 2-5. More info here.

In the New York/New Jersey area you can see the movie at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors September 24-25. More info here.

New column: Kick-Back Books

Posted: August 11, 2005, 00:00
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A new edition of Needful King's Online is finally online.

This one is called If It Wasn't For Red Sox, We Wouldn't Have No King At All... at Least in 2004, plus a Few Other Things and is really long so enjoy.

King's new column (from the August 12th issue) is now out. It's called Kick-Back Books and you can read it here.

Be a character in Cell

Posted: August 9, 2005, 22:26
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King is participating in a major charity auction in which he is auctioning off the name and description of a character in a future book. What he is offering is:

"One (and only one) character name in a novel called CELL, which is now in work and which will appear in either 2006 or 2007. Buyer should be aware that CELL is a violent piece of work, which comes complete with zombies set in motion by bad cell phone signals that destroy the human brain. Like cheap whiskey, it's very nasty and extremely satisfying. Character can be male or female, but a buyer who wants to die must in this case be female. In any case, I'll require physical description of auction winner, including any nickname (can be made up, I don't give a rip)."

When you can bid: September 8-18
Where can you bid: http://www.ebay.com/fap

As you can see there is also a pretty neat description of the plot of Cell.

Thanks to Brian Freeman.

Stephen King: Uncollected and Unpublished final cover

Posted: August 8, 2005, 00:00
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Here is the final cover for Stephen King: Uncollected and Unpublished. More info about it can be found over at Cemetery Dance.

Now you can get a complete wrap-up of Vanguard, episode eight of season 4 of The Dead Zone on their official site. And here is a description of this week's episode, Babble On:

This week, Johnny visits a noted local psychiatrist to seek treatment for his persistent nightmares. After his first session on the couch triggers a cryptic vision of an impending homicide, he is thrust into an investigation that will not only reveal the murderer's identity, but will ultimately uncover a family secret buried in the deepest, darkest regions of his subconscious.

Word from Frank

Posted: August 3, 2005, 14:02
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Robert McCammon's website (www.robertmccammon.com) reports today that they have heard from Frank Darabont on two of his upcoming projects, adaptations of McCammon's MINE and King's The Mist:

"I came close to getting MINE into production this year, but it was a near-miss. For those who may not know, getting a movie greenlit for production is like having the planets align---countless factors all have to come together at the right moment for anything to happen. I remain committed to making MINE, and am currently in a search for the actresses to play the lead roles of Laura and Mary. I'm hoping to get the movie before the cameras at some point in 2006, although it might be later that year rather than earlier. That's because circumstance and opportunity (the planets aligning) might dictate that I direct my adaptation of Stephen King's great horror novella, The Mist, first. If so, I will likely start shooting The Mist this coming December, '05."
--Frank Darabont, 08/03/05

Thanks to Jonathan Reitan.

Poster art for The Mangler Reborn and stage news

Posted: August 3, 2005, 00:00
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Here is the poster art for The Mangler Reborn. The release date is November 15th.

The last chance to see SCARRIE- The Musical is now on Sunday, August 7. Read more about it here.

More stage news (even though here King is a character in the story rather then the stories creator).

Women Center Stage 2005
THE SPEED QUEEN

Adapted and performed by Anne Stockton

Marjorie Standiford is on Death Row in Oklahoma. Answering questions posed to her by America's most popular horror novelist about the wild life of sex, drugs, and crime that has led to what may be her imminent execution, this is the story of a woman's attempt to set the record straight. Adapted and performed by Anne Stockton. Directed by Austin Pendleton. Based upon the novel by Stewart O'Nan.

Limited Engagement
August 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th & 26th at 8pm. $15

Approximate running time: 85 minutes

For tickets visit Theatermania.com or call 212-352-3101

The Shining audio review

Posted: August 2, 2005, 00:00
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Now you can see what I think about the audio edition of The Shining. My review is now online.

Now you can get a complete wrap-up of Grains of Sand, episode seven of season 4 of The Dead Zone on their official site. And here is a description of this week's episode, Vanguard:

This week, when Johnny touches a former science student and sees Armageddon, he sets out to find how this student - now a gifted researcher for a biomedical company - could be working on something that's connected to a weapon. The truth puts Johnny and his prized protégé in the crossfire between Greg Stillson and destiny.

The Dark Tower 1 and 7

Posted: July 30, 2005, 00:00
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Here is one more image from the upcoming new edition of The Gunslinger from Grant.

Thanks to Ari.

Here is the cover of the UK trade paperback of The Dark Tower 7. You can pre order your copy here.

Stephen King's Gotham Café is an official selection of the 19th Annual Fantasy Film Fest in Germany. For more information go to www.fff19.com.

Bag of Bones dropped

Posted: July 27, 2005, 22:58
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According to King's message board there won't be a movie version of Bag of Bones. It seams that the movie has been dropped.

My Manifesto or Poppin' Fresh

Posted: July 26, 2005, 00:00
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Here is a new column by King from Entertainment Weekly. In the magazine it's called My Manifesto and online it's called Poppin' Fresh. It's in issue #831 (June 29) with Harry Potter on the cover.

Thanks to Kevin Etheridge.

I have heard from a reliable source that the new edition of The Gunslinger probably won't be out until next year.

Now you can get a complete wrap-up of The Last Goodbye, episode six of season 4 of The Dead Zone on their official site. And here is a description of this week's episode, Grains of Sand:

This week, after saving a baby from the crash of an illegal migrant van, Johnny sets out to find the boy's father, unearthing a dangerous ring of human traffickers. Realizing he holds the fate of one small life in his hands, Johnny discovers that doing the right thing may appear to be the wrong thing, even as he learns what a father will sacrifice for his child.

Revised version of The Gunslinger

Posted: July 25, 2005, 00:00
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On Friday at PalaverCon 2005, Robert Wiener, President of Donald M. Grant Publisher Inc., announced a limited edition printing of the revised version of The Gunslinger. Additionally, the short story The Little Sisters of Eluria will also be in this edition. The new book features three brand new full color prints from Michael Whelan and another eight new drawings.

The release date and print run of this edition has yet to be determined.



Thanks to Tyler Hall and Ceri Vale.

I Know What You Need poster

Posted: July 22, 2005, 00:00
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Here is the plot of yet another episode of The Dead Zone:

Vanguard (August 7th): In which Johnny meets a former science student of his from back when he taught... but when he touches him, he sees a vision of Armageddon. How is he connected to Johnny, Greg Stillson, and the fate of the world?

Shawn S. Lealos, director of I Know What You Need sent me this movie poster. It's designed by Dan Cleri.

Dead Zone descriptions

Posted: July 21, 2005, 00:00
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Now you can get a complete wrap-up of Heroes & Demons, episode five of season 4 of The Dead Zone on their official site. And here is a description of this week's episode, The Last Goodbye:

This week, Johnny goes on the road in search of a rock and roll legend - a man who has been dead for many years. His trail will lead him down a path where he becomes the rock star, and through his visions he will relive the last few days leading up to the rock star's mysterious disappearance.

I have also gotten some info about the episode after that:

Grains of Sand (July 31st): Which sees Johnny left with a baby -- a migrant worker's baby that Johnny manages to save from a car accident. Now he must care for the infant and find its father.

Here is a link to a tribute site about The Rock Bottom Remainders. Check it out.

Desperation done

Posted: July 19, 2005, 23:09
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I talked to Mick Garris again today and he told me that Desperation is in fact 100% done. Now it's just waiting around for ABC to air it in May 2006.

Sad news for Desperation

Posted: July 18, 2005, 23:09
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Sad news for all of you out there that (like me) is waiting to see Desperation. I just talked to Mick Garris and he told me that it probably wouldn’t air until May 2006.

King writing for Marvel?

Posted: July 18, 2005, 21:39
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There is a rumor running around the Net saying that King is going to write for Marvel. I contacted King's office and their comment was "no comment", interesting... Read more here.

Thanks to Aaron J Schultz, Ari and Mark Sylva.

Limited Road and Gotham premiere

Posted: July 18, 2005, 00:00
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Here is the cover for the limited edition of Bev Vincent's book The Road to the Dark Tower. You can order your copy here

Check out some updates and a cut scene from the Dollar Baby I Know What You Need.

It has just been confirmed that the Friday night premiere of Gotham Cafe will be at the downtown cinema in Bangor. The rest of the films will be shown the next day at the U of Maine in Orono. There will be updates at www.dollarbabyfilmfestival.com very soon. All the films from last year and as many others as possible will be shown. Dollar Baby directors should send their films to James Renner at 583 Malvern Rd. Akron, Ohio 44303 or contact him via email at BeCarriedAway@hotmail.com

New book called Cell

Posted: July 15, 2005, 22:25
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The working title of the book that King released an excerpt from to Amazon.com's 10th anniversary is Cell and the chapter that was released is called The Pulse.

Covering the Bases, Jordy Verrill and more

Posted: July 15, 2005, 00:00
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This is from King's official site:

Stephen joined World Series Champion Boston Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo on Bronson's album "Covering The Bases". The album, which includes various cover songs, was released on July 12. The album features many of the top musicians in music, including Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp), Leland Sklar (Phil Collins) and Mike Inez (Alice In Chains). The album also features Red Sox players Johnny Damon, Kevin Youkilis and Lenny DiNardo, along with Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein.

Stephen contributed additional lyrics and spoken word on the fourth track "Everlong". Check out Bronson's album at www.bronsonarroyo.com

Thanks to Anders Jakobson

Now you can buy two cool models from the movie Creepshow. It's one of Jordy Verrill (Stephen King) and one of the father in Fathers Day. You can check out more pictures here.

Here is a review of SCarrie - The Musical. Sounds like something you don't want to miss...

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

The Colorado Kid will be translated into Portuguese and released in October 2005, just a couple of weeks after the US edition. The publisher is Temas e Debates.

Lighthouse V - Stephen King Special Edition II goes to press on 29th July 2005 and pre-orders are now being accepted at www.lighthousemediaone.co.uk Note: If you ordered Lighthouse IV, and would like the number matched, then place your order as soon as possible in order to avoid disappointment.

The 2nd Annual Dollar Baby Film Fest will happen Oct. 1st this year at the University of Maine, Orono and Dollar Baby All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (starring Joe Bob Briggs and Harvey Pekar) has been accepted into this year's Montreal World Film Festival, August 26- Sept. 5.

Long Live the Dead

Posted: July 11, 2005, 00:00
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King's new column Long Live the Dead is out in the latest Entertainment Weekly (with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka on the cover). It's about Romero and Land of The Dead.

Thanks to Bev Vincent and Paul Poroshin.

The paperback edition of Faithful will have exciting bonus features. Don't know what that is yet though... You can pre-order your copy here

On the official Dead Zone site you can now get all the info you need on the last episode Double Vision as well as Sunday's episode Still Life.

The Simpsons (1st chapter of 16th season) has done a Dead Zone episode. The title is Treehouse of horror XV and the parody is the first tale, called The Ned Zone. Homer hits Flanders with a bowling ball and, when Ned wakes up at the hospital, he realizes he can see people's future.

Thanks to Ariel.

As reported earlier Taurus Entertainment are making Creepshow 3. I contacted them to learn more about the movie and was told that Taurus Entertainment is the owner of the original Creepshow but that Creepshow 3 won't have any stories based on King's work. However contractually they can say Based of the Movie by Stephen King in their marketing. Sounds like they are trying to profit on King's name if you ask me...

Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished update

Posted: July 11, 2005, 00:00
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Rocky Wood reports that he's just received the designed page proofs and the Alan Clark cover artwork for Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished so they expect it to be at the press by month's end. This lengthy book will be a gorgeous Limited Edition.

Now you can get a complete wrap-up of Still Life, episode four of season 4 of The Dead Zone on their official site. And here is a description of this week's episode, Heroes & Demons:

An autistic boy wants Johnny to save his father, a tough cop who once led an elite Boston Police unit before a murder conviction landed him on death row.

Lisey won't be limited

Posted: July 7, 2005, 23:26
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On the message board on King's official site the moderator said that there are no plans at this time to do a limited edition of Lisey’s Story.

King working on The Pulse

Posted: July 7, 2005, 22:24
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King is working on yet another novel. This one is called The Pulse and according to King's office it's probably going to be a novel-length piece. King is still working on it and no publication information is available yet. BUT the good thing is that you can now read the fist chapter online, right here.

Thanks to Bev Vincent, Grzesiek, Brian Freeman and Ariel.

Interview with King by John Irving and more

Posted: July 4, 2005, 00:00
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Here is an article about King's appearance at the Maple Street School and an interview with King by John Irving.

According to the message board on the official King site King's next public appearance will be at the New Yorker Festival in NYC which will be held 9/23 - 9/25

Thanks to CRinVA.

King reads from Lisey's Story

Posted: June 25, 2005, 23:25
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At the reading at Maple Street School on Friday evening King read from his upcoming novel Lisey's Story.

King described his novel-in-progress as "a love story, with monsters ... some of them human."

He also gave the audience a disclaimer. "This sort of thing might come back to you tonight," King said, "when it's dark, and you're alone, and there's no one around to hear you scream."

The reading did not disappoint.

The audience heard a story about a man remembering one of the traumatic experiences of his youth. The fictional boy watched his older brother going mad, "snarling like a dog" with a face like "a Halloween mask."

Live run-through of The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

Posted: June 25, 2005, 08:30
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Here is an interesting article about a live run-through done last month for the King-Mellencamp collaboration The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County:

Collaboration reaches for Broadway

A long-awaited collaboration between Stephen King and John Mellencamp is moving closer to production.

In May, actors participated in an initial read-through of the "dramatic musical" that features a story by King and songs by Mellencamp.

Broadway is the hoped-for destination for "The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," but Mellencamp advises patience.

"If we're lucky, a year from now we'll be in Chicago or Miami putting the thing together," he says, referring to a theatrical debut that customarily precedes a move to New York.

The singer clearly liked what he saw and heard during the read-through.

"It was the most exciting thing I've done professionally in probably 25 years," Mellencamp says. "It was so much fun to see those characters come to life and hear those songs being sung."

The story features two quarreling brothers from Mississippi, their father and the ghosts of two uncles who couldn't resolve their differences before meeting a tragic end.

Mellencamp has written 17 songs in the acoustic blues style heard on his 2003 album, "Trouble No More." When "Ghost Brothers" makes it to the stage, Mellencamp says, his band will play the music from the orchestra pit.

King and Mellencamp have been working on the project since 2000.

The rock star says he's enjoyed forging a give-and-take relationship with the author of "The Stand," "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Carrie."

He also admits to having little success when suggesting rewrites to King.

"He would say, 'I'm the writer, you're the songwriter. Shut up,' " Mellencamp says with a laugh.

Recalling doubts about a specific scene, Mellencamp says the read-through revealed King's accurate instincts.

"It was so sweet and so great," the Seymour native says. "Steve was sitting right in front of me, and he turned back to say, 'Not going to work, eh?' "

Thanks to Rocky Wood.

The Dark Tower part 5, 6 and 7 in UK paperback

Posted: June 23, 2005, 00:00
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Here is the release dates for The Dark Tower part 5, 6 and 7 in UK paperback:

Wolves of the Calla - February 1, 2006
Song of Susannah - April 10, 2006
The Dark Tower - July 7, 2006

Here are some updates about the Dollar Baby I Know What You Need.

The newest King column titled The Sideshow Has Left Town is in fact NOT Column #34 but is a separate Non-Fiction King piece. Just to make things clear.

Lisey's Story in 2006

Posted: June 21, 2005, 23:24
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It has now been confirmed that Lisey’s Story will be published in 2006, probably in the fall but a specific date hasn’t been set yet.

Scarrie and more

Posted: June 21, 2005, 00:00
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I heard from the US publisher of The Colorado Kid that no other publisher is allowed to publish the book before them so I guess it may not be out in Poland in July after all...

A parody on Carrie - The Musical will premier on July 2. It's called Scarrie - The Musical. You can read more about it on their official site.

My review of Bev Vincent's book The Good, The Bad & The Ugly can now be read in the review section.

King's UMO Commencement address will be shown on C-SPAN on 25 June. Read more here.

Thanks to Rocky Wood.

The Colorado Kid premieres in Poland

Posted: June 20, 2005, 00:00
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Poland will be first to release King's next book, The Colorado Kid, if everything goes as planed. The Polish publisher Proszynski & S-ka will release the book in July, 3 month a head of the US release. To the right is the cover.

Thanks to grzesiek.

Now you can get a complete wrap-up of The Collector, episode two of season 4 of The Dead Zone on their official site. And here is a description of this week's episode, Double Vision:

This week, Johnny's ability to alter fate will be put to the test when he meets a young woman with psychic abilities of her own. But unlike Johnny, she embraces her power, using it to live life to the fullest - and with almost reckless abandon.

"Tommyknockers & More" Bus Tours

Posted: June 12, 2005, 00:00
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Now you can get a complete wrap-up of Broken Circle, the season premiere of The Dead Zone on their official site. And here is a description of this week's episode, The Collector:

This week, Johnny's visions of a young girl's abduction lead him on a life-and-death race to find "the Collector" - a disturbed man who kidnaps young women and attempts to indoctrinate them to be their most "perfect self." It's a race against time to save an innocent girl before the kidnapping spirals into murder.

If you don't have any vacation plans yet, check this tour out: "Tommyknockers & More" Bus Tours.

Reading info and Dead Zone news

Posted: June 11, 2005, 00:00
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King's latest column in Entertainment Weekly is now online. The title is Extras Bite and you can read it here.

Thanks to Paul Poroshin.

I have now been revealed that King will be reading from Carrie, The Green Mile and Faithful at the Maple Street School on the 24th, with a Q and A session following each reading.

Thanks to Christopher Looney.

There is an error to the discs in the season 3 DVD box of The Dead Zone. At the top of the screen there's a white line that runs across the top of the picture and flashes. If you have bought a copy and have these lines, please read this.

Thanks to TV Shows on DVD.com

Season 4 of The Dead Zone premiers on USA Network tomorrow, don't miss it.

It seams that Amazon.com got a few copies of the limited edition of Transgressions after all. I have 11 confirmed deliveries from Amazon.com.

Thanks to Brent Phillips.

The UK international mass-market paperback edition of The Dark Tower V - Wolves of the Calla is now out in Sweden.

The Dead Zone season 3 review

Posted: June 8, 2005, 00:00
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Now you can see what I think about season 3 of The Dead Zone. My review can be found here and if you want a copy for yourself you can get that one here.

Update on The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

Posted: June 7, 2005, 11:16
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Here is an update about The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County:

After a busy summer apart, rocker John Mellencamp and author Stephen King plan to plow forward with their stage musical later this year.

The two have been working on The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County for several years. They recently held a read-through in New York City, which Mellencamp called the most exciting thing that I have done in my career since somebody called me up in the early '80s and said I had a No. 1 album.

But changes will have to wait until fall.

I've got to do these shows this summer (and) Steve is finishing a book, says Mellencamp, who's written more than 20 songs for the musical. We're going to reconvene in the fall, make some changes and make it our job until we see it on the stage.

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

German Kid and Llamadas

Posted: June 7, 2005, 00:00
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Today you can get a copy of season 3 of The Dead Zone from Amazon.com.

Stephen King's Gotham Café is an official selection of the deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City. The film will be screening at the IAO gallery on June 10th. For tickets go to www.deadcenterfilm.org .

Here is a scan of the German cover of The Colorado Kid. The release date is December 16 and it'll have
160 pages.

There is another Dollar Baby being done in Argentina (earlier Llamadas was done there) and this time it's Harvey's Dream.

Thanks to Ariel.

Broken Circle and other Dead Zone news

Posted: June 2, 2005, 00:00
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Here is the poster for season 4 of The Dead Zone.

If you go to the official site there is now a lot of goodies. You can check out the script from Act 1 of Broken Circle (originally called Tipping Point Part II and scheduled for season 3) and other things.

But since you came here I will tell you a few things that isn't on the official site...

- There will be 12 or 13 episodes in season 4, depending on how the Network decides to schedule the episodes.
- Season 5 will be filmed at the same time as season 4 and will probably have 12 or 13 episodes as well.
- Kristen Dalton will be back as Dana for one episode in season 4.



The first copy of the limited edition of Transgressions has now surfaced. It's a copy that is for sale over at eBay.

Thanks to John.

The Colorado Kid in Germany

Posted: June 1, 2005, 00:00
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Ullstein in Germany will is the first non-US publisher that is known to be releasing King's The Colorado Kid. It will be released in either December 2005 or January 2006 depending on what source your listening to.

Some new clips of King can now be found over at Stephen King Short Movies: Stephen King on Good Morning America (2003), Stephen King on the Late Night with Conan O'Brian (1999), Stephen King on The Whoopi Goldberg Show (1992), Stephen King Library Ad (this is not a show)

Assorted information and My Summer Hit List

Posted: May 27, 2005, 00:00
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Today I spoke with the nice people over at Maple Street School where An Evening with Stephen King will take place on June 24. They told me that it hasn't been decided what King will read yet and unfortunately there is no plans to record the event. They also told me that since it is a community event and they want to be sure local fans can attend, they are selling tickets on a first-come, first-served basis at the school and at the Northshire Bookstore. If they have any tickets left 48 hours before the performance they will contact anyone who showed interest from afar and allow them to purchase tickets with a credit card.

King will be available for Q&A but will be leaving immediately following the reading.

King's latest column is now online. It's called My Summer Hit List and you can read it here.

Thanks to Bev Vincent and Paul Poroshin.

Many of you have been asking me if I know anything about the limited edition of Transgressions and I have been sending mail after mail to the publisher to find out what's up with it. Then today I finally got a reply. It's not much but the told me that the orders for the book has outnumbered the actual number of copies done and that the decision about which stores that will get the book will be made high up in their sales department shortly.

I hope to get more info soon and when I do I'm putting it right here on the site for you to read.

It has been reported earlier that a second sequel to Creepshow was going to be done. Now it seems that it has already been shoot. This is from a press release.

Taurus recently completed principal photography on a sequel to "CREEP SHOW," based on a short story by Stephen King. The original "CREEP SHOW" was directed by George A. Romero.

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

The Dead Zone news

Posted: May 25, 2005, 00:00
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Today there are a lot of The Dead Zone news. The fourth season will premier on June 12 and here are the descriptions of some of the episodes:

BROKEN CIRCLE (a.k.a. TIPPING POINT PART 2) -- The conclusion to last year's cliffhanger.
THE COLLECTOR -- Johnny searches for a serial kidnapper and unwittingly delivers a previous victim.
DOUBLE VISION -- Johnny encounters a young woman with similar psychic abilities.
GRAINS OF SAND -- Johnny becomes a surrogate father while he searches for the people responsible for the death of an illegal immigrant.
STILL LIFE -- A missing person's case becomes a murder investigation involving an eccentric artist and his daughter.
THE LAST GOODBYE -- Johnny and Sarah go on a road trip in search of a dead rock star.
HEROES & DEMONS -- A young autistic boy leads Johnny through a murder mystery in order to save his father from death by lethal injection.

Season 3 will be out on DVD on June 7. You can pre-order it here.

There is also a lot of official items (stuff like crew jackets, cast & crew gifts, etc.) being sold on eBay this summer. Right now there is a Dead Zone crew jacket on auction. To find the stuff just need to go the eBay and "Search by Seller." for TREXPERT47.

Stephen King's Gotham Café has been invited to screen at the 2005 Northeastern Writers Conference held in Rhode Island July 14-17. The top horror writers historically attend this conference as a retreat with their peers. This years attendees include Peter Straub, Douglas Clegg, Jack Ketchum, F. Paul Wilson and Douglas E. Winter.

Dark Forces: The 25th Anniversary Special with King's The Mist is almost sold out. So if you're interested in a copy of it, go here NOW!

Special feature

King calendar

Ongoing:
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Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (German edition)
2025:
Stephen King: Not Just Horror (German ed.)
2026:
Stephen King: Not Just Horror (Portuguese ed.)
2026:
Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (Portuguese edition)

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