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Marilyn Manson Cover In The Stand

Posted: November 23, 2019, 10:12
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Marilyn Manson has released his cover of the Doors' The End. The cover is a collaboration with Shooter Jennings and the song will be used in the upcoming TV adaptation The Stand, where Manson is also acting in.


The single art is an original work by Manson himself and you can hear the song here.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma.

Joan Allen Cast In Lisey’s Story

Posted: November 20, 2019, 21:01
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Joan Allen is set to co-star opposite Julianne Moore and Clive Owen in Lisey’s Story, Apple’s eight-hour limited series written and executive produced by Stephen King, from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television.

Allen will play Amanda, the oldest of Lisey’s sisters.

King wrote all episodes and King and Moore Wil be executive producers alongside Bad Robot’s Abrams’ and Ben Stephenson. Pablo Larraín will direct the series.

No release date has been set.


Source: Deadline

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

My Thoughs About Gwendy’s Magic Feather

Posted: November 19, 2019, 00:00
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Here are my thoughs on Gwendy’s Magic Feather.

Chizmar knows his Castle Rock and he knows Gwendy. When we meet her this time she’s all grown up and living in Washington. The Button Box is almost forgotten until it mysteriously appears again, scaring Gwendy more than she thought was possible.

King Goes Pop!

Posted: November 18, 2019, 21:44
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Stephen King is being turned into two different POP! figures. Not sure how I feel about them though. Do they really look like Steve? Isn’t he more of a t-shirt and jeans guy?


My Thoughts About Season 3 Of Mr Mercedes

Posted: November 12, 2019, 14:01
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Here are my thoughs about season 3 of Mr Mercedes.

This leaves us with a season that still has all the characters we do like, Hodges, Holly and Jerome but it’s also a season that feels a bit thin and to compensate for that has been stuffed with padding that really doesn’t bring anything to the table. Season three is OK but not much more.

A Sequel To Doctor Sleep Called Hallorann?

Posted: November 11, 2019, 20:08
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In this article about how Doctor Sleep did at the Box Office there’s also some interesting news, almost hidden.

Warners was so keen on Doctor Sleep that movie studio chief Toby Emmerich had already struck a deal with director Mike Flanagan and his Intrepid Pictures to script a sequel whose working title is Hallorann, drawn from the character who appears in both The Shining and Doctor Sleep.

What do you think? Do we want a sequel to The Shining and Doctor Sleep?

My Thoughs About Doctor Sleep

Posted: November 11, 2019, 14:51
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Here are my thoughts about Doctor Sleep.

Doctor Sleep is a great adaptation to King’s book and followup to Kubrick’s movie. The cast (specially Rebecca) is great as are the flashbacks to the original film. Mike has even thrown in a few nods to The Dark Tower. They are small but they are there if you know what you’re looking for.

Gwendy's Button Box; A Trilogy

Posted: October 30, 2019, 15:31
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Looks like the story of Gwendy will be a trilogy. The first book was a collaboration between King and Richard Chizmar, the second is written by Chizmar who tweeted the following about the third book:

Nope, I don't know when the third volume will be pulbished; it's not written yet. I also don't know if Steve and I will be co-writing. Depends on our schedules.

Ep 104: The Avester!!! - The Institute Review & More

Posted: October 23, 2019, 09:16
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Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast - Constant and New Listeners!

Join your host - longtime Constant Reader - writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 104 of The Stephen King Podcast!

Returning guest - Bryant Burnette - joins me this episode to review King's latest book - The Institute as well as to engage in a water cooler chat about the latest King news.

Check out Bryant's excellent blog over at - The Truth Inside The Lie.

Hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, I want to hear from you.
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In this podcast:
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2) 00:30 - The Institute - Book Review
3) 34:19 - Water Cooler Chat Latest Stephen King News
4) 54:42 - Outro


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Shining In The Dark Now Out In Trade Paperback!

Posted: October 22, 2019, 11:07
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Today is the release day for the US trade paperback of Shining in the Dark. An edition I’m very proud of. You should be able to find it in any bookstore you usually get your books from as well as online, like Amazon.com.

I would also like to ask a favor of you. If you see it in the stores. Please take a photo of it on the shelf or in a selfie with yourself and send to me.

I hope you will all enjoy the book and its stories.

King’s Mansion To Become Writers Retreat & Archive

Posted: October 18, 2019, 12:58
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The King family is about to move. Their iconic red mansion in Bangor will instead in the future be the home of the extensive archive of manuscripts, articles, photographs, notes, video and audio recordings and other writings from throughout King’s nearly 50-year career.

The house (and the house next door, also owned by the King family) would also become a retreat for writers, who would be allowed to stay in the house while they work on various projects. The offices of the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, their charitable nonprofit organizations would also move in.

This should not be misstaken for a museum though. The houses won’t be open to the public and you would, just like when the collection was located at The University of Maine, need permission to do research on King’s unpublished stuff as well as to stay there and write.


Bangor council vote lets Stephen and Tabitha King
move ahead with archive and writers’ retreat

The Bangor City Council on Wednesday night unanimously approved a zoning change for the two homes on West Broadway owned by Stephen and Tabitha King that will pave the way for the properties to house King’s extensive archive and serve as a writers’ retreat.

The Kings requested a zone change last month, with plans to change both their iconic red mansion and the white house next door from their former residential zoning to a type of zone that would allow a nonprofit organization.

At the meeting on Wednesday, the council approved the zone change in an 8-0 vote.

“Everything that the Kings have given this city and the area is absolutely priceless, and to see them to continue to have a tie here with the properties that are on West Broadway and not sell them them or divest themselves of those ties to Bangor is, I think, very admirable,” said Councilor Gibran Graham.

The zone change will allow the Kings to turn their red mansion with its wrought iron gate at 47 West Broadway, as well as the adjacent house the Kings own at 39 West Broadway, into a permanent home for King’s extensive archive of manuscripts, articles, photographs, notes, video and audio recordings and other writings from throughout his nearly 50-year career.

It would also include a retreat for writers, who would be allowed to stay in the house while they work on various projects, and it would house the offices for the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, their charitable nonprofit organization. The foundation offices are currently located on Outer Hammond Street in Bangor.

Councilor Laura Supica said she believed the new archive and retreat would add a great deal to the city’s cultural landscape.

“For an artist to be able to go somewhere and have a retreat to make their art is very important,” said Supica. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned from Stephen King, it’s that being able to lock yourself in a room and write can produce some great art.”

Stephen Brough, a Bangor resident currently running for City Council, disagreed with the zone change, stating that putting the homes into the hands of a non-profit would take them off the city’s tax rolls, a move he did not think would be in the city’s best interest.

Councilor Cary Weston noted that regardless of whether or not the zone change went through, the Kings would be free at any time to sell their homes to their non-profit, which would still remove them from the tax roles.

The Kings owe $29,656 in property taxes this year on their home at 47 West Broadway, which has an
assessed value of nearly $1.3 million. They owe $23,101 on their property at 39 West Broadway, whose assessed value is just over $1 million.

Article from Bangor Daily News October 17, 2019.

New Casting For The Stand

Posted: October 11, 2019, 22:10
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More casting news for The Stand today.

Eion Bailey will play Teddy Weizak (same role King played in the miniseries version), Katherine McNamara will play Julie Larry and Hamish Linklater will play Dr. Ellis.


Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Ep. 103: King In 3 Colors - Gray, Blue & Green

Posted: October 7, 2019, 08:19
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Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast - Constant and New Listeners!

Join your host - longtime Constant Reader - writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 103 of The Stephen King Podcast!

This time it's a look at King in 3 colors - Gray, Blue, and Green. This episode brings you reviews of:
1) Gray Matter on Shudder
2) The Stand on Bluray
3) In The Tall Grass - Green - On Netflix

Hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, I want to hear from you.

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In this podcast:
1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:30 - Gray Matter - Review
3) 10:46 - The Stand Bluray Review
4) 19:32 - In The Tall Grass Review
5) 34:27 - Outro


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Steve and Joe Talks In The Tall Grass

Posted: October 4, 2019, 13:37
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Stephen King & Joe Hill talks In the Tall Grass. Steve also mention that there's an upcoming adaptation from Spain of A Good Marriage.

King: With the streaming platforms (and cable TV), somebody can tackle a long novel the way they tackled “NOS4A2” or “Mr. Mercedes.” But with a shorter thing, it's tailor-made for the movies. I think of “Shawshank Redemption” and the upcoming adaptation from Spain of “A Good Marriage.” The original “Children of the Corn” wasn't too bad either.


Read the interview here.

My Thoughts About In The Tall Grass

Posted: October 4, 2019, 09:24
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Here are my thoughts about In the Tall Grass.

In the Tall Grass is one of those stories that when you read it you think ”there is no way this can be filmed”. In the case of this one it’s mainly because it’s both strange and quite brutal. But I was wrong. It’s now filmed, and it works. Vincenzo did it and I think he did it very well.

If It Bleeds; Collection of 4 Stories Out May 5th, 2020

Posted: October 3, 2019, 08:33
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King’s next book If It Bleeds is a collection of four stories. They are:

Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
The Life of Chuck
Rat
If It Bleeds

The book will be released on May 5th, 2020 and a place holder cover have been released (this is not the final cover).

If It Bleeds
Release Date: May 5th, 2020

From #1 New York Times bestselling author, legendary storyteller, and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas—Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat and the title story If It Bleeds — each pulling readers into intriguing and frightening places.

The novella is a form King has returned to over and over again in the course of his amazing career, and many have been made into iconic films, including “The Body” (Stand By Me) and “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” (Shawshank Redemption). Like Four Past Midnight, Different Seasons, and most recently Full Dark, No Stars, If It Bleeds is a uniquely satisfying collection of longer short fiction by an incomparably gifted writer.

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Never Flinch
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Life of Chuck
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Stephen King: Not Just Horror (Greek ed.)
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Welcome To Derry (TV series)
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Hansel & Gretel
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Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (German edition)
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Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (Portuguese edition)
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