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Richard Chizmar talks Castle Rock With Brian Keene

Posted: March 3, 2017, 10:00
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Richard Chizmar joins Brian Keene's Horror Show Podcast.

Richard Chizmar sits down with Brian and Dave to spill all the behind-the-scenes details on returning to Castle Rock for his new collaboration with Stephen King, GWENDY'S BUTTON BOX, as well as discuss how their friendship and professional relationship has grown over the years.



Thanks to Lou Sytsma

King On IT Movie

Posted: March 3, 2017, 00:23
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The moderator of King's Message Board posted this message today:

Steve asked me to pass along that he saw a screening of IT today and wanted to let everybody know that they should stop worrying about it as the producers have done a wonderful job with the production.

So, it looks like we got something good to look forward to. Congratulations to everyone involved.

Nope, Nothing Wrong Here: The Making of Cujo

Posted: March 2, 2017, 19:32
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Looks like we're going to learn more about how the movie version of Cujo was done.

For those who love the movie, author Lee Gambin is working on a book that follows the making of Cujo. Dubbed Nope, Nothing Wrong Here: The Making of Cujo, the author revealed the book artwork, which you can see below. No release date has yet been given, but we’ll keep our ears to the ground!

Source: Dread Central.

Still From IT

Posted: March 2, 2017, 13:55
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Here is one of the first stills we have from the IT movie showing Patrick Hockstetter, Henry Bowers, Belch Higgins, Ben Hanscom and Paul Bunyan statue.

Limited Art Portfolio of The Eyes of the Dragon

Posted: March 2, 2017, 13:30
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Suntup Editions will release a signed limited edition art portfolio of The Eyes of the Dragon featuring twenty-four illustrations by artist David Palladini.

The portfolio is published in two editions, both of which are signed by David Palladini: a numbered edition of three hundred copies, measuring 10” x 151⁄2” and a lettered edition of twenty-six copies, measuring 12”x 18”. Both editions include twenty-two black & white illustrations and two color illustrations. An afterword written exclusively for this edition by David Palladini is letterpress printed and included in both editions.

Publication is scheduled for Summer 2017 and will be available for pre-order in March. Numbered edition publication price: $295. Lettered edition publication price: $795.

For more info, head over to Suntup Editions website.

Update: Different Editions Of Gwendy’s Button Box

Posted: March 1, 2017, 00:34
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Here is an update on what editions you can get of Gwendy’s Button Box.

Cemetery Dance
- Trade Hardcover ($25)
- Trade Hardcover signed by Richard Chizmar ($25)
- Trade Hardcover with Custom Slipcase ($49.95)
- Trade Hardcover signed by Richard Chizmar with Custom Slipcase ($49.95)
- eBook

Lonely Road Books
- Limited edition (350) signed by Stephen King & Richard Chizmar
- Lettered Edition (52) signed by Stephen King & Richard Chizmar
The Limited & Lettered Editions will have a 7 X 10 trim size with some additional artwork including a full-color gatefold painting of Castle Rock.

Simon & Schuster Audio
- Audio edition (probably)

Order Gwendy's Button Box from Cemetery Dance
Order Gwendy's Button Box from Amazon.com

Source: Brian Freeman on thedarktower.org message board.

The Stephen King Podcast Needs You!

Posted: February 28, 2017, 20:41
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As most of you know nothing in this world is free. Not even running a podcast. It costs money to host and run a podcast and because of that we would like to ask those of you out there that enjoy listening to us talk for about 90 minutes a couple of times a month to help out.

The last months we have had over 5,000 downloads of each episode and if even a fifth of all of those who downloaded the episodes donate $1 each we would have money to cover the costs for quite some time. And I mean what do you really get for $1? Why not spend it on something you enjoy?

But please note that if no one donate we'll still keep doing the pod. We will still keep talking for about 90 minutes a couple of times a month. However, if you DO donate we will mention you in our podcast as a supporter of the show. Unless you want to be anonymous, then that’s OK as well.

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Here's How To Order Gwendy’s Button Box

Posted: February 28, 2017, 18:29
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Here are the ordering info you need to get Gwendy’s Button Box by King and Chizmar.

Trade Hardcover ($25)
Trade Hardcover signed by Richard Chizmar ($25)
Trade Hardcover with Custom Slipcase ($49.95)
Trade Hardcover signed by Richard Chizmar with Custom Slipcase ($49.95)

Gwendy’s Button Box: New Book By King & Chizmar

Posted: February 28, 2017, 18:21
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The book Stephen King and Richard Chizmar has written is called Gwendy’s Button Box and will be released by Cemetery Dance in May.

Here is a description of the plot. Something that exits me extra with this is the line: ”We ought to palaver, you and me“. We have heard that word Palaver before right…

The little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some very strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been told...until now.

There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974 twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong (if time-rusted) iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliffside.

At the top of the stairs, Gwendy catches her breath and listens to the shouts of the kids on the playground. From a bit farther away comes the chink of an aluminum bat hitting a baseball as the Senior League kids practice for the Labor Day charity game.

One day, a stranger calls to Gwendy: "Hey, girl. Come on over here for a bit. We ought to palaver, you and me."

On a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat like for a suit, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat...

Journey back to Castle Rock again in this chilling new novella by Stephen King, bestselling author of The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, and Richard Chizmar, award-winning author of A Long December.

Here is what King said about working with Richard:

“I had a story I couldn’t finish, and [Chizmar] showed me the way home with style and panache,” King said in a statement. “It was a good time, and I think readers will have a good time reading it. If they are left with questions, and maybe have a few arguments, all the better.”

Rich added…

“Steve sent me the first chunk of a short story,” Chizmar says. “I added quite a bit and sent it back to him. He did a pass, then bounced it back to me for another pass. Then, we did the same thing all over again – one more draft each. Next thing you know, we had a full-length novella on our hands. We took a free hand in rewriting each other and adding new ideas and characters. The whole process took about a month.”

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Annette O’Toole Talks Stephen King’s IT

Posted: February 27, 2017, 22:27
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Here is an interview with Annette O’Toole who plays Bev in the IT miniseries.

I was just asked to do 11.22.63 out of the blue. I hadn’t read the book, but I got it right away, and then realized that my character is only a mention of a name in the book. So I didn’t really have anything to live up to for Mr. King this time, and just came up with who Edna was on my own. One of the producers told me on the set that I was an “Easter egg,” for the Stephen King fans. I thought that was hilarious and apt.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Ep 69 - Stephen King Story Pool, Water Cooler Chat

Posted: February 27, 2017, 13:27
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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 69 of The Stephen King Podcast!

In this episode, Hans & Lou have a Stephen King Story Pool filled, water cooler conversation. Think of this live TV where neither of us knows ahead of time what the other is going to ask.

Plus 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) 00:28 - Podcast Setup
3) 01:20 - News From The DeathRoom
4) 23:53 - Story Pool Water Cooler Chat
5) 1:11:28 - Podcast Signoff
6) 1:11:52 - Outro



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Stephen King To Appear In Sarasota

Posted: February 24, 2017, 23:43
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Bradenton Herald reports that King will do a book signing in Sarasota.

Stephen King will be at the shop starting at 2 p.m. March 15 to sign copies of his latest book, “End of Watch.”

There are some pretty strict rules about King’s book singing. You have to buy the book at Bookstore 1, and you can’t bring any other book or any piece of memorabilia for him to sign.

“End of Watch” is on sale now, and when you buy it at Bookstore 1, you’ll get a ticket to bring back on March 15. The ticket will reserve your place in line.


Thanks to Lou Sytsma

More Behind The Scene of Mr Mercedes

Posted: February 23, 2017, 08:37
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Here are two more behind the scenes photos from Mr Mercedes and while the second might be hard to place there should be no doubt what scene is being filmed in the first if you have read the book and also seen the photo I posted yesterday.


An Update On Castle Rock

Posted: February 21, 2017, 21:46
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The Hollywood Reporter has an update on Castle Rock for us.

What:

Castle Rock is a 10-episode drama from writers and exec producers Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason (Manhattan). It's described as an ongoing series, though sources tell THR that it's more of an anthology that will weave together characters and themes from King's novels featuring the mysterious Castle Rock location. Each season, sources say, will follow a different set of characters and storylines while interjecting themes and specific characters from previous seasons.

Logline:

Here's how Hulu describes the series: "A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland. The fictional Maine town of Castle Rock has figured prominently in King’s literary career: Cujo, The Dark Half, IT and Needful Things, as well as novella The Body and numerous short stories such as Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption are either set there or contain references to Castle Rock. Castle Rock is an original suspense/thriller — a first-of-its-kind reimagining that explores the themes and worlds uniting the entire King canon, while brushing up against some of his most iconic and beloved stories.

Production team:

Castle Rock is based on characters and situations created by King. Shaw and Thomason developed the project for television and executive produce alongside Abrams and Bad Robot Productions' Ben Stephenson and Liz Glotzer. The series is from Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Cast:

No castings have been announced yet.

When:

A premiere date/time period is unclear. Production will begin this year.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

This Is Castle Rock

Posted: February 21, 2017, 14:32
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How much do you know about King’s fictional town Castle Rock? Well, I did some research and found this that might be good to know with the upcoming King/Chizmar collaboration and the Hulu series.

Castle Rock is located 37 miles from Portland and 180 miles from Boston. The town’s population was 1,280 in 1959 and 1,500 in 1991. No more recent number has been found.


King wrote six books that takes place in the town. They are, in publication order: The Dead Zone (1979), Cujo (1981), The Dark Half (1989), Needful Things (1991), Bag of Bones (1998) and Lisey's Story (2006).

King has also written some short stories that takes place in Castle Rock. They are, in publication order: The Body (1982), It Grows On You (1982), Uncle Otto's Truck (1985), The Sun Dog (1990), The Man in the Black Suit (1997) and Premium Harmony (2015)

There has also been a lot of reference to Castle Rock in King’s works throughout the years. Here they are in publication order: Graveyard Shift (1978), One on One (1978), The Stand (1978), Creepshow (1982), Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (1982), Pet Sematary (1983), Gramma (1985), Mrs. Todd's Shortcut (1985), Nona (1985), The Mist (1985), It (1986), Gerald's Game (1992), The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999), Riding the Bullet (2000), Kingdom Hospital (2004), N. (2008), Under the Dome (2009), A Good Marriage (2010) and Dr. Sleep (2013).

There have also been numerous characters living in Castle Rock during the years and here are some that you should recognize. They may or may not show up in the new work but they will probably be referred to in some way…

George Bannerman
- The Dead Zone
- Cujo
- The Body
- Needuful Things
- The Dark Half

Frank Dodd
- The Dead Zone
- Needufl Things
- Cujo
- Uncle Otto's Truck
- IT

Thad Beaumont
- The Dark Half
- Bag of Bones
- Needful Things

Alan Pangborn
- The Dark Half
- The Sun Dog
- Needful Things
- Bag of Bones
- Gerald's Game

Norris Ridgewick
- The Dark Half
- Needful Things
- Bag of Bones
- Gerald's Game
- Lisey's Story

Andy Clutterbuck
- The Dark Half
- Needufl Things
- Lisey's Story
- It Grown on You
- Drunken Firework

Joe Camber
- Cujo

Donna Trenton
- Cujo
- Needful Things

Tad Trenton
- Cujo
Patricia "Polly" Chalmers
- Needful Things

Reginald "Pop" Merrill
- The Sun Dog
- Needful Things

Nettie Cobb
- Needufl Things

Chris Chambers
- The Body

Teddy Duchamp
- The Body

Vern Tessio
- The Body

Gordon Lachance
- The Body

John "Ace" Merrill
- The Body

Lisey Landon
- Lisey's Story

Scott Landon
- Lisey's Story

King & Abrams Is Going To Castle Rock

Posted: February 18, 2017, 02:45
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J.J. Abrams will executive-produce a new King-inspired original series, Castle Rock, coming soon to Hulu from Abrams’ Bad Robot production company. Abrams announced the series on Friday via a cryptic tweet:



We also got this teaser...



I don't know about you but I'm excited! Stay tuned for more info.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Mr Mercedes Filming At Local Restaurant

Posted: February 17, 2017, 09:12
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Filming of Mr Mercedes was done at Little Jack's on Wednesday.

Film crews took over Upper King Street restaurant Little Jack's Tavern today to film the TV adaptation of Stephen King's crime series 'Mr Mercedes.'

The cozy throwback-themed restaurant had a new sign up reading "Demasio's Lunch + Dinner," which evokes images of family-owned Italian joint. (This is a hard boiled detective story, after all.)

The crews chose a good rainy day to shoot, since the set included spouts for staged rain. Props and lighting was also set up alongside the forthcoming Pancito and Lefty building.

Police directing traffic said that shooting was set to continue into late afternoon. Little Jack's Tavern said they were closed for today only for filming.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Chizmar & King Novella Returns To Castle Rock

Posted: February 15, 2017, 21:23
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Richard Chizmar gave us this update on the novella he has written with King:

Regarding the novella I recently finished writing with Stephen King...
I can't tell you the title yet. I can't tell you the plot synopsis. And I can't tell you publication details. But I can tell you that readers will soon be heading back to a small town in Maine called Castle Rock.

I don't know about you but I'm superexcited!

Dark Tower Music Released! Trailer Next?

Posted: February 14, 2017, 10:43
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Now you can listen to the song from the trailer to The Dark Tower on Spotify or Amazon.

So, what does this mean? That a trailer will soon be out? Hopefully but we really don't know. It is about time though. Keep checking back and we'll update you when we know more.


Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Mr Mercedes Continues Filming in Charleston

Posted: February 14, 2017, 08:43
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Mr Mercedes continues filming in Charleston.



Many people in Charleston have posted about production crews in the area over the last few weeks.

“I think people, for the most part, enjoy these productions,” said Linda Lee, President of the Carolina Film Alliance. “It brings money into the community, certainly the neighborhoods where they’re actually being filmed.”

Thursday Beau Schuling, the publicist for the production, said crews will be filming in the greater Charleston area through May.

Schuling said filming is happening at sites all over area including Wagener Terrace/Hampton Park, Park Circle, the Cooper River Pier, and the International Longshoremen’s Association Hall on Morrison Drive.

One of the major production sites is in Goose Creek off of Red Bank Road.

Here are a few articles about it with photos.

Daily Disruption
Live 5 News

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

2017: The Collaboration Year

Posted: February 13, 2017, 09:06
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Two weeks ago I wrote that 2017 would be a great year for King adaptations. Well, it will also be a great year for King collaborations. Earlier King has only released books with two authors, Peter Straub (The Talisman and Black House) and Stweart O’Nan (Faithful). He has also released two short stories with his son Joe Hill (In the tall Grass and Throttle).

In 2017 two King books will be released and both are collaborations. The first one we learned about just two days ago and is a collaboration with Richard Chizmar. We don’t know anything about this story or when it will be released but based on what Rich wrote about it on his facebook page it will be released soon as a standalone hardcover. My guess is something like when CD released Blockade Billy.



The second book is also a collaboration. This time King has collaborated with his son Owen and together they have written Sleeping Beauties that will be released in October 2017. And even though it’s “only” 8 months until the book is out we don’t know much about it.

The idea, a story about what would happen if all the women in the world fell asleep, came from Owen and it took King and Owen over two years to write the book. So far King has read two excerpts from it (they are NOT online though). One from a man’s point of view, and one from the point of a view from a female character, who is existing in another dimension.

The official synapse is:

What would happen if all the women abandoned the world? A wildly provocative novel of supernatural suspense, SLEEPING BEAUTIES is the first father/son collaboration between Stephen King and Owen King.

I think 2017 will be a great King year! What are your thoughts?

IT Rating And Sequel

Posted: February 10, 2017, 00:26
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Dan Lin talks about the IT movie being rated R and it's sequel.

DAN LIN: It is a rated-R movie. If you’re going to make a “Rated-R movie”, you have to fully embrace what it is, and you have to embrace the source material. It is a scary clown that’s trying to kill kids. So of course that’s going to be a rated-R movie. The kids are amazing. You very much get a Stand by Me vibe as far as their camaraderie and the way they joke with each other and that they really care for each other. They do have a scary crown that’s taken over the town of Derry, so it’s going to be rated R.


Thanks to Douglas Dowie

Prologue By Stephen King & Owen King

Posted: February 8, 2017, 11:29
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Here you can find more info and register for this years Adult Book & Author Breakfast.

The 2017 Adult Book & Author Breakfast is shaping up to be the forum’s most exciting yet with the first-ever BookExpo appearance by best-selling novelist Stephen King (Misery, 11/22/63, On Writing). Joined by Owen King, his son and co-author of the upcoming novel Sleeping Beauties, the pair will offer a special introduction to the breakfast, ‘Prologue by Stephen King & Owen King.

Stephen & Owen Promoting Sleeping Beauties

Posted: February 7, 2017, 23:51
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Stephen and Owen will both be attending this years BookExpo promoting Sleeping Beauties

NEW YORK (AP) — This year's BookExpo will feature a popular father-and-son combination: Stephen and Owen King.

Convention organizers ReedPop told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the authors will be featured at a June 1 breakfast at the Jacob Javits Center in New York. They will be promoting "Sleeping Beauties," a novel they worked on together.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

2017: The Movie Year

Posted: February 7, 2017, 14:20
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So, are you ready for the film year 2017? It’s been quite some time since we had this much to look forward to as we have this year.


It all starts on June 22 with The Mist premiering on Spike. The first season will have 10 episodes.


Next up is the long awaited Dark Tower movie. It will premier in the US and many other countries on July 28.


After that we’ll have to wait until the fall for the first of two IT movies. The movie will premier in the US and a lot of other countries on September 8.


Besides these we’ll get the TV Series Mr Mercedes. The show will air on Direct TV in 10 episodes.


Netflix will release Gerald's Game sometime during 2017 and hopefully also 1922. And for those who want everything Children of the Corn: Runaway will probably be released sometime during 2017.

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