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Pet Sematary Remake Out In 2019

Posted: December 8, 2017, 09:29
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Deadline reports that the remake of Pet Sematary is set to premier April 19, 2019.

Paramount has sets dates for a reboot of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary due out on April 19, 2019 and Sean Anders’ Instant Family starring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne for Feb. 15, 2019.

Pet Sematary will be directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer. Jeff Buhler will adapt from the King novel. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, and Steven Schneider are producing. Pic’s release date is during Easter weekend, and it will be up against Open Road’s Playmobil. Paramount released an R-rated version of the 1983 King novel in 1989 which ultimately grossed $57.5M at the time

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Ep. 81: Sleeping Beauties' Third Voice

Posted: December 4, 2017, 20:41
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Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast Constant and New Listeners!

Join your hosts - longtime Constant Readers - Hans Lilja of Lilja's Library and writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 81 of The Stephen King Podcast!

Lots of news and a review of Sleeping Beauties written by Stephen King and his son, Owen. They have talked about collaborating to find a third voice to tell the story. Find out what we think of this third voice.

Plus our recap of the latest Stephen King news.

We hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, we want to hear from you.
Good or bad, we want it all!
You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:
1) FaceBook - Lilja's Library
2) Audio Message - Speak Pipe widget on the right hand of the podcast page (send voicemail)

In this podcast:
1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:30 - Podcast Setup
3) 01:49 - News From The Death Room
4) 30:20 - Reviews from the Night Shift: Sleeping Beauties
5) 53:32 - Podcast Signoff
6) 55:26 - Outro


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You & Lilja’s Library: Photo Contest

Posted: December 2, 2017, 21:38
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As you know (and if you didn’t you do now) Lilja’s Library celebrated 20 years last year and I want to celebrate that as much as I can. And you also know that the site wouldn’t be worth anything if no one read it. So, in order to celebrate that I want to involve you.

I want to do something similar to the photos you send in with yourself and one of King’s books but this time I want you to send in a photo of yourself and Lilja’s Library. Lilja’s Library you might ask? Yes, take a photo of yourself and Lilja’s Library in some form. It could be you in front of the computer (where you can see Lilja’s Library), it could be a photo of you and my book, it could be a photo of you and your tattoo of Marv (if anyone has one), or any other form of Lilja’s Library. Draw Marv and pose with him, read the site on your phone and take a photo of you doing it…your imagination is the limit. The rule is that Lilja’s Library and you need to be in the photo (and not just a toe or a finger, your face at least). That’s it. Not to hard right?

And to make it even more fun, one of you that send in a photo will get a prize. I will draw the photo I like the best (what I like is for me to know and you to find out) as the winner. If you have already sent a photo and think: "darn I should have been more creative", then just send another one. The prize is a copy of my upcoming anthology Shining in the Dark: Celebrating Twenty Years of Lilja’s Library that's released later this year.


OK, so start sending in your photos, either by email to info[a]liljas-library.com or post them on facebook or twitter. I will then pull them from there and post them on the site.

Check out the entries here.

I hope to SEE you soon! / Lilja

Lilja Goes To Bulgaria

Posted: December 1, 2017, 14:28
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In early January I'll be in Bulgaria to promote Shining in the Dark. I hope to see you there!


Here is a translation of the text on the poster.

Come into Lilla's Library, the world's most popular collection dedicated to Stephen King.

20 years after The Library was created, the Chief Librarian Hans-Ake Lilja arrives in Sofia at the invitation of Pleiada Publishing House for the presentation of the anthology Shining In The Dark, edited by himself.

Come to Helikon-Vitosha on January 6, 2018 at 11:00 for the biggest rally of Stephen King's fans in Bulgaria.

Rob Reiner On Misery

Posted: December 1, 2017, 08:42
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Here is an article in which Misery director Rob Reiner recalls hammering out a deal with Stephen King. Here is also an exclusive clip from the new Blu-ray.



Thanks to Lou Sytsma and Douglas Dowie

Skarsgard Filming Castle Rock

Posted: November 23, 2017, 11:00
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Skarsgard filming Castle Rock

WORCESTER — On Tuesday, Pennywise the Dancing Clown made his way to Downtown Worcester when the Heart of the Commonwealth was momentarily transformed into Stephen King’s fictitious and creepy town of “Castle Rock.”

Bill Skarsgård, best known as the evil, sewer-dwelling child predator in the Hollywood blockbuster “It,” addressed four corporate suits around a boardroom table set up in the lobby of the Mercantile Building, 100 Front St., for a scene being filmed for the original Hulu series “Castle Rock,” due out next year.


Head over to Telegram for more info and photos.

Soudtrack Box

Posted: November 18, 2017, 12:14
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If you're into soundtrack. Check out this news from Bloody Discusting.

Varèse Sarabande Records announced today a new 8-CD box set celebrating the music of four classic Stephen King titles – Dreamcatcher, Firestarter, The Stand, and The Shining. The limited edition Stephen King Soundtrack Collection box set (1500 units) is designed to pay tribute to Stephen King paperbacks with a 24-page bound booklet.


Thanks to Lou Sytsma

IT Arrives On DVD And Blu-Ray January 9th

Posted: November 15, 2017, 11:27
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IT arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on January 9th.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

- Pennywise Lives! – Discover how Bill Skarsgård prepared to portray the primordial creature known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown

- The Losers' Club – Get up close and personal with the teenage stars of "IT" as they bond together during the production,

- Author of Fear – Stephen King reveals the roots of his best-selling novel, the nature of childhood fear and how he created his most famous monster, Pennywise

- Deleted Scenes – Eleven deleted or extended scenes from the film

Pre-order at Amazon.

Thanks to Douglas Dowie

Ep. 80: 1922 & Simon's First Printings

Posted: November 14, 2017, 13:44
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Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast Constant and New Listeners!

Join your hosts - longtime Constant Readers - Hans Lilja of Lilja's Library and writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 80 of The Stephen King Podcast!

Lots of reviews and a long chat for you this time:
1) We talk to Simon Mason - a Constant Listener and collector of Stephen King first printings - both US & UK editions. Plus other King related thoughts.
2) 1922 Netflix Movie Review

Plus our recap of the latest Stephen King news.

We hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, we want to hear from you.
Good or bad, we want it all!
You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:
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In this podcast:
1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:30 - Podcast Setup
3) 01:13 - News From The Death Room
4) 13:00 - Simon Mason Chat about his First Printing Collection
5) 01:13:12 - Reviews from the Night Shift:
1922 Netflix Movie Review
6) 01:28:59 - Podcast Signoff
7) 01:30:24 - Outro


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The Outsider Out In The UK June 5

Posted: November 14, 2017, 11:43
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Today Hodder & Stoughton announced that they will release King's next book The Outsider on June 5 2018.

Coming June 2018...

On 5 June 2018, Hodder will publish an exciting new novel from Stephen King. The Outsider is a compelling and chilling suspense novel which will delight readers of King’s bestselling Hodges trilogy.

Following the phenomenal success of his Bill Hodges series, Mr Mercedes, Finders Keepers and End of Watch, all Number 1 bestsellers, Stephen King has written an unputdownable crime thriller with a unique twist.

When an eleven-year-old boy is found murdered, forensic evidence and reliable eyewitnesses undeniably point to the town's popular Little League coach. But the jailed suspect, arrested in a public spectacle, has an alibi, and further research convinces Detective Ralph Anderson that the coach was indeed out of town. So how can he have been in two places at the same time?

‘King works his customary storytelling magic, unspooling the plot threads almost as quickly as readers can turn the pages’ – Daily Mail on End of Watch

Pre-Order your copy here.

Please note that the cover isn't the finished one.

Marilyn Manson In A King Movie?

Posted: November 13, 2017, 12:14
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Seems Marilyn Manson is involved in an upcoming King movie according to this interview with The Sun.

Marilyn Manson said next year will be busy for the acting front as a Stephen King project is lined up

No word on what movie though…

Thanks to Herbert West

Shining In The Dark x 3

Posted: November 9, 2017, 00:24
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Shining in the Dark: Celebrating Twenty Years of Lilja’s Library is now confirmed for three edition and here is all the info you need.


The Bulgarian edition:
Release date: November 20, 2017
Edition: Paperback
Pre-Order: Pleiad Books
Official site

The US edition:
Release date: Early 2018
Edition: Hardback (signed by the editor and the cover artist)
Pre-Order: Cemetery Dance and Amazon
Official site

The Italian edition:
Release date: March 2018
Edition: Paperback
Pre-Order: Independent Legions Publishing

Andy & Barbara Muschietti Talk IT

Posted: November 1, 2017, 00:42
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Hear Andy and Barbara Muschietti talk IT.

Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, a special Halloween double feature. CBS News contributor Jamie Wax speaks with the siblings behind the most successful horror movies this year: "IT". Director Andy Muschietti and producer Barbara Muschietti discuss how "IT" became the highest-grossing horror film of all time, what made Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise so scary and what to expect in the sequel.

Listen here.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Pet Sematary Coming Back To Life?

Posted: October 31, 2017, 08:43
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Deadline reports that Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch will bring Pet Sematary back to life.

Paramount Pictures has found the filmmakers who’ll bring back to life Pet Sematary, a new version of the Stephen King bestselling novel that was first brought to the screen in a creepy 1989 movie directed by Mary Lambert. Several filmmakers tried for the job, but Paramount is making a deal with Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch, the team that directed the 2014 thriller Starry Eyes. The duo wrote and directed that film, and they are taking the reins for the tragic saga of the Creed family.

Script is y Jeff Buhler and the film is being produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian and Steven Schneider, with Alexandra Loewy exec producing.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Indian Version Of IT

Posted: October 30, 2017, 11:09
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Did you know that there is an Indian version of IT? Well back in 1998 there was a TV show called WOH based on King’s book shown in India. The show had 52 episodes (each about 20 min long) and here is their version of Georgie’s Death Scene.



If anyone what’s to see this series I’d suggest you do a YouTube search…

The Three Winners Have Been Selected

Posted: October 25, 2017, 15:36
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I have randomly selected three lucky winners in the Strange Weather contest. One from facebook, one from twitter and one from Instagram. And the lucky once are… Stephanie, Gus and John. Congratulations to you all three. Email have gone out to you so if you happen to have the same name and not gotten an email I’m afraid it’s not you that has been drawn.

Thanks to Harper Collins and all of you that entered!

Interview With Castle Rock Cast & Creators

Posted: October 23, 2017, 14:19
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Here's an interview with the cast and creators of Castle Rock.

Instead of playing a killer clown as he did in It, this time around Skarsgård portrays a prisoner at Shawshank, who is directly connected with André Holland’s Henry Deaver, a death-row attorney. Henry, the son of Sissy Spacek’s Ruth, returns to Castle Rock in order to work on a case involving a young boy and finds himself recounting things about his past that he previously let go of. Lynskey plays a real estate agent named Molly Strand, who tries to stay optimistic about selling houses in the clearly cursed town, even though she has a hard time interacting with people.



Ep. 79: Hodges, Gerald, & Sleeping Beauties

Posted: October 23, 2017, 08:21
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Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast Constant and New Listeners!

Join your hosts - longtime Constant Readers - Hans Lilja of Lilja's Library and writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 79 of The Stephen King Podcast!

Lots of reviews and chats for you this time:
1) We talk about the NYC and Toronto stops on the Sleeping Beauties book tour
2) Mr. Mercedes Season 1 Review - there will be spoilers for this in case you have not watched it yet.
3) Gerald's Game Review

Plus our recap of the latest Stephen King news.

We hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, we want to hear from you.
Good or bad, we want it all!
You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:
1) FaceBook - Lilja's Library
2) Audio Message - Speak Pipe widget on the right hand of the podcast page (send voicemail)

In this podcast:
1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:35 - Podcast Setup
3) 02:00 - News From The Death Room
4) 28:39 - Reviews from the Night Shift
a) 28:52 Sleeping Beauties Tour - NYC & Toronto
b) 51:21 - Mr. Mercedes TV Series Season One
c) 1:05:51 - Gerald's Game Movie
5) 01:13:29 - Podcast Signoff
6) 01:20:45 - Outro


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My Review Of 1922

Posted: October 20, 2017, 00:00
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Here is my review of 1922.

It’s a good movie and Netflix has one more good King adaptation on their list now. Hopefully this will open up even more being done in the future.

How About A Free Copy Of Strange Weather?

Posted: October 18, 2017, 13:33
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On October 24th Joe Hill’s new book Strange Weather is released. I’ve read it and believe me, it’s a good one.

Harper Collins have been kind and given me three copies that I can now give to three of you. And I want to give them to three of you that really are support Lilja’s Library. Therefore, I have decided that I will select one winners from those of you that follow me on facebook, one from those of you that follow me on twitter and one from those of you that follow me on Instagram. But you must like, share or comment at least one of my posts between today October 18th and the end of October 24th to be entered into the contest.

So, follow me on one or more of these media and like, share or comment (you can do all of them on all of the medias and how many times you want if you want) and then on October 25th I will draw three winners, one from facebook, one from twitter and one from Instagram.


Good Luck!

Josh Boone On The Stand

Posted: October 17, 2017, 18:50
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Josh Boone just posted this on King's board.

Hi, Josh Boone here. I happened to come across this and wanted to say that I never wrote a draft of The Stand with anything but the ending from the book. You are referring to a draft that preceded me, which I actively worked to ensure never got made because it was in no way an adaptation of the book, just fan fiction. I am still working on The Stand and will be making it next as soon as New Mutants opens in April as a limited series. I've been working on it for four years and I promise you it will be a faithful adaptation of the book with an incredible cast.

Updated Plot Description Of The Outsider

Posted: October 16, 2017, 08:33
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Here is an updated plot description of The Outsider, Out June 5th.

An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories. An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad.

As the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge, King’s propulsive story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.

Pre-order here

Stephen & Owen On Tour

Posted: October 11, 2017, 16:46
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Here are a few clips from Stephen and Owen’s tour that I found on YouTube.


“Like the Internet rumor that Stephen King was dead.”
- Owen King


Stephen quizzed on Firestarter by Owen.


Stephen and Owen talks about sleeping Beauties.


Stephen and Owen in Chicago


Stephen and Owen in Sarasota

Mr Mercedes Renewed For A Second Season

Posted: October 10, 2017, 23:44
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AT&T's Audience Network announced today that there will be a second season of Mr Mercedes. Filming will begin in Febrary 2018 and have it's premiere launching later in the year.

Press Release: EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 10, 2017 – Leading up to the highly anticipated season finale tomorrow, Oct. 11 at 8pm ET/PT, AUDIENCE Network is pleased to announce that it has picked up this year’s break out show, “Mr. Mercedes,” for a second season. Production for the 10 one-hour episodes is scheduled to begin in February of 2018 in Charleston, South Carolina with the premiere launching later in the year. The series is produced by Sonar Entertainment.

Returning for the second season will be television veterans David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies, Ally McBeal) to write the script and Jack Bender (Lost, Under the Dome) as director. King, Kelley and Bender will also continue to serve as executive producers, along with Dennis Lehane, who will also write. The second season will be based on King’s best-selling Bill Hodges Trilogy, which includes, “Mr. Mercedes,” “Finders Keepers” and “End of Watch.”

“I’m excited and thrilled,” said Kelley. “Stephen King, Dennis Lehane, Jack Bender, Brendan Gleeson…this is a special team indeed.”

“Mr. Mercedes is Stephen King writing about the monsters inside his characters rather than outside,” said Bender. “We were extremely fortunate to attract an amazing cast, led by Brendan Gleeson and Harry Treadaway, to bring these flawed, complex colorful characters to life. With Sonar and AT&T, along with great scripts and our talented team in Charleston, I am thrilled to keep telling this story.”

“We’re thrilled that the first installment of ‘Mr. Mercedes’ resonated with such a wide audience,” said Christopher Long, head of AT&T AUDIENCE Network. “David E. Kelley, Jack Bender, Dennis Lehane, and Sonar did a masterful job crafting a series that honored the original work by Stephen King. We’re excited to have the opportunity to create a second season with this incredible team.”

“AT&T AUDIENCE Network has been a great home for the series and we are thrilled to be moving forward with the entire creative team returning,” added Tom Lesinski, CEO, Sonar Entertainment. “We can’t wait to get back into production and deliver another outstanding season.”

Season 1 of “Mr. Mercedes” followed a demented killer Brady Hartsfield (Harry Treadaway) who taunts a retired police detective Bill Hodges (Brendan Gleeson) with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he is able to strike again.

Stephen King describes “Mr. Mercedes” as his first hard-boiled detective tale. The novel was published by Scribner in June 2014 and became an immediate No. 1 New York Times Bestseller upon its release. Shortly after the release of the novel, King announced that “Mr. Mercedes” was the first of a projected trilogy. The second novel, “Finders Keepers,” was published by Scribner in June 2015, and the third novel, “End of Watch,” was published by Scribner in June 2016.

“Mr. Mercedes” season 1 episodes are available OnDemand on DIRECTV and U-verse platforms to DirecTV and U-verse customers. AT&T AUDIENCE Network is available on DIRECTV Ch. 239 or U-verse TV Ch. 1114 and via live streaming on the DIRECTV and U-verse apps and DIRECTV NOW.

The Outsider To Be Released June 5

Posted: October 10, 2017, 22:39
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Simon & Schuster has announced King's next book; The Outsider. The book will be released on June 5, 2018. Here is what they say about it on their site.

The Outsider
By Stephen King
From #1 New York Times bestseller Stephen King, whose brand has never been stronger, comes one of his most propulsive and unsettling stories ever.

An eleven-year-old boy is found in a town park, hideously assaulted and murdered. The fingerprints (and later DNA) are unmistakably those of the town’s most popular baseball coach, Terry Maitland, a man of impeccable reputation, with a wife and two daughters. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland coached, orders an immediate and public arrest. Maitland is taken to jail, his claim to innocence scorned. Maitland has a foolproof alibi, with footage to prove that he was in another city when the crime was committed. But that doesn't save him either.

King constructs a propulsive plot, and a race against time to uncover the identity of a terrifying and diabolical killer who has left victims—and “perpetrators”—across the country, and who is on his way to his next horrific act.

King’s psychological suspense is at its most riveting in this extraordinarily dramatic and eerie story. He is devastatingly vivid on the experience of being falsely blamed—the effect on the accused, the spouse, the children; the suspicion of friends, even the most loyal; the impossibility of ever being innocent again (if you are lucky to enough to live). He is also masterful at showing us that supernatural monsters are startlingly like human beings who do monstrous things.

Hardcover: 576 pages
Publisher: Scribner (June 5, 2018)
Pre-order here

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