Read first, movie second though the Redrum scene was already deeply iconic before I started reading King, so that scene was spoilered. Didnt lessen the impact, but man I dont like Kubricks adaptation even though it’s a masterpiece of filmmaking. It’s such a weird dichotomy to have, recognizing an incredible movie that I simply dont like to watch.
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I think I remember reading the same thing about the last story. He revised it to fit the interconnected elements of the other two novellas, but it always struck me as out of place next to the other two.
So right about Low Men. If it’s been a while, I hope you’ll share what it’s like reading it now. I imagine you’ll have a new perspective on the whole family dynamic.
Did you see the movie adaptation of Low Men with Anthony Hopkins? They went ahead and called it Hearts in Atlantis. It was so good that I just assumed it was directed by Frank Darabont. I would put this one maybe even higher than Shawshank, but I’m particular to teen dramas and Anthony Hopkins.
This shows you are a person of culture as well as taste 
I picked up if it bleeds because this thread was giving me a thirst for king. Will report back when done
I saw an ad for something on Amazon that I swear claimed King as source material. Never heard of it, and title was wordy but I was distracted and difnf see what it was.
Anyone know?
The Stand?
New episode was excellent and makes me ready for the whole series
I was making food for the fam as the credits rolled, so something random auto played next. All I heard was something in Not English. They couldn’t figure out what show it was but didn’t want to cheat by checking, so they did the next best thing and asked me. I listened from the kitchen and said, “They’re speaking Klingon, must be Star Trek Discovery.”
We all have our talents.
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I finished If it Bleeds last Night, I enjoyed it but I would be lying if I said any of the stories were amazing. His stories always make me want to go to Maine though.
I own all Stephen King books published before 2017 including Rage which is no longer available and a signed limited first edition of From a Buick 8. Think all the good ones have been mentioned in the thread. Personally IT, The Stand, 11/22/63, The Dead Zone and Dark Tower series are the favourites but there is a lot of good short stories in the different collections and plenty of other good books and several bad ones.
Wish they could make a good Dark Tower tv series but doubt that will happen.
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No, it wash on Amazon prime and seemingly an at for a movie on Amazon prime.
Like I previously mentioned I probably so the cbs stand commercial 500 times, legitimately.
I am guessing it was based off some short story or such as the name didn’t stick with me other than it was a lot of words.
I haven’t seen it again. Maybe I am hallucinating.
Just joking. You said the title was super wordy.
Lollllllll amazing Dwayne Johnson joke in the latest episode of The Stand
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I think I’ve gone from having low expectations and being pleasantly surprised to thinking this new Stand is actually good. I’m enjoying it I know that.
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You know what this posts does for me now, right?
Thanks for the double jinx.
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Agreed! Every episode feels like it’s the cliffhanger to the finale. Edge of my seat.
+1 on The Stand. A favorite from my childhood.
Somehow though, as an adult I have no desire to revisit his works.
The Stand series finale tonight. The show has been excellent up until now…but Stephen King has promised a brand-new ending. Bring on the aliens!
Finale was Not Bad and parts were Quite Good but overall what I expect from a King ending which is mostly man remember 100 pages ago when you could have ended the book on the perfect scene and then just kept going, and going, and going…
For those of us who read the book but have no intention of watching the miniseries, what was different? Was the big climax still the bad guys blowing themselves up with a nuke and nothing the protagonists did actually mattering?
The books ends with Frannie and Stu leaving the survivors in Colorado with no clear answer for what fate awaits them. King was hella pessimistic.
In the uncut ending, readers discovered Flagg survived and was amassing new power through worship from an isolated island society.
In the new CBS ending, we find out what happened to Frannie and Stu–with a pretty good actual final confrontation with Flagg–and that with Flagg’s attempted resurrection, so too has a force for good been reborn.
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