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Stephen King is easily one of the most prolific authors, whose novels are constantly being optioned to become films, limited series, or TV series. Some of his stories have been adapted several times.

The horror author has penned many terrifying stories. With a series of upcoming projects, one of his best stories will receive a brand-new adaptation. Per Deadline, Netflix has made a new deal to adapt King's 1981 novel Cujo into a new feature film.

The only name attached to the project is Roy Lee. There is no cast, writers, or director, but Lee is a King veteran. The famous producer, who has a long list of horror films under his belt, has worked on several other King adaptations, most famously the 2017 adaptation of It and its 2019 sequel, It Chapter Two, as well as Max's new take on Salem's Lot in 2024. Aside from Cujo, he will also produce the upcoming...

Stephen King's Misery has become a free streaming hit after dropping on Tubi a few weeks ago. Users of the free streaming service are finding the 1990 adaptation to be a worthy psychological horror thriller that just has to be revisited. At the time of writing, Misery sits in third spot on Tubi's list of most popular films. Other titles currently vying for attention on the platform include the Wesley Snipes thriller, Murder at 1600, Patrick Swayze's 80s hit, Road House, and the demonically delightful Megan Fox horror movie, Jennifer's Body.

Written by American playwright William Goldman, and directed by Rob Reiner, Misery is based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The story follows a writer named Paul Sheldon, who's returning from his retreat where he wrote the end of a successful series of romantic novels centering around the fictional character Misery Chastain. Sheldon has...

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network, festive Doctor Who, new Lord of the Rings and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

Reel Talk / One Rules Them All

In an epic crossover fit enough to forge a ring, Sam Stokes brings his Reel Talk podcast together with Baz Greenland and Luke Winch’s One Rules Them All to discuss new animated Lotr film, The War of the Rohirrim…

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It wouldn’t be Christmas without Doctor Who and this year, Steven Moffat is on writing duties with 'Joy to the World’, dissected by Baz and Ben Greenland…

Writers on Film

A surfeit of episodes from John Bleasdale have arrived in recent weeks, including part two of a conversation with Terrence Malick’s cinematographer Jack Fisk, and this end of 2024 summation alongside a re-aired favourite, Walter Chaw on Walter Hill…

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One star from the 1990s sitcom, Home Improvement, has recently been arrested on charges of domestic violence. Notably, this isn’t the first time the star had been on such a charge. In addition, the actor appeared to have been physically injured during his arrest.

The Home Improvement Star Was Arrested On New Year’s Day

Home Improvement originally ran from 1991 to 1999. The series starred Tim Allen as Tim Taylor, a home improvement specialist with his own show. On the show, Tim balances his career with his family life, which includes his wife and three sons.

Zachery Ty Bryan played Brad Taylor, the eldest of Tim’s three sons, throughout the series. He lasted in the role until the series’ end in 1999. Notably, he was actually younger than co-star Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who played his younger brother on the show.

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As noted by TMZ, Bryan was recently arrested in South Carolina,...

Horror author Stephen King somehow managed to tap into the feeling of being a teenage girl in his sensational book, Carrie. Released in 1974, the coming-of-age novel follows a 16-year-old girl named Carietta "Carrie" White who is bullied by her classmates for her unsightly appearance, overly religious views, awkward social graces, and her insufferably zealous mother.

The worst of it occurs when she experiences her first menstrual cycle in the gym showers. Carrie eventually manages to get revenge on her peers for their relentless bullying with her newfound telekinetic abilities, but only after getting doused in pig's blood at the prom due to a prank gone wrong.

Many versions of Carrie have been released since the 1970s, and each is part of the pop culture zeitgeist in its own special way. This includes two theatrical films, a TV movie, a musical, and of course, Stephen King's novel, which started it all.

Some very exciting news for horror fans this evening, as Mike Flanagan is re-teaming with Stephen King for a new small-screen adaptation of the legendary's author's first novel, Carrie.

Deadline reports that the pair - who recently collaborated on the upcoming The Life of Chuck - are developing the supernatural coming-of-rage tale as an eight-episode series for Amazon, with Flanagan on board as showrunner and exec producer.

Brian De Palma's 1976 take on the book is widely viewed as one of the better King adaptations, with Sissy Spacek delivering a terrifying and tragic turn as the title character, who begins to manifest destructive telekinetic abilities after being relentlessly bullied by her classmates and tormented by her domineering religious fanatic mother. John Travolta, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley and William Katt also starred.

The movie's climactic bloodbath is often hailed as one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

It's hard to be down in the dumps when the start of the work week brings the news that horror maestro and Stephen King aficionado Mike Flanagan has been tapped to adapt the King's monumental first novel, "Carrie," as a TV series. Flanagan has consistently knocked it out of the park with his adaptations of King's work, like turning the seemingly unadaptable "Gerald's Game" into one of the best King movies ever made and doing the impossible with "Doctor Sleep" by bridging King's novel with the imagery of Stanley Kubrick's take on "The Shining." As of publication, Flanagan is set to release "The Life of Chuck" in 2025 after a successful premiere out of the Toronto International Film Festival, and is working to crack the script for his take on "The Dark Tower." Flanagan is a magician when it comes to picking and choosing which aspects of King's books to...

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan is reteaming with Stephen King to adapt Carrie into an eight-part television series for Amazon Prime.

Director Mike Flanagan has adapted several works by Stephen King over his career to date, and now he’s at it again. According to Deadline, Mike Flanagan is teaming up with King once again to adapt his classic novel Carrie as an eight part television series for Amazon Prime.

Carrie, the story of a lonely, abused, bullied girl who acquires telekinetic powers, was previously adapted into a film in 1976 by Brian De Palma, with Sissy Spacek taking on the title role alongside Piper Laurie as her mother. The Rage: Carrie 2, which was an original screenplay called The Curse that was hurriedly rewritten into a Carrie sequel, was released in 1999 to critical and commercial failure. A remake arrived in 2013, starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore.

The Carrie new follows word that another King novel,...

Horror maestro Mike Flanagan is going back to the Stephen King well for his next TV project. The “Life of Chuck” director is developing a series adaptation of “Carrie” for Prime Video, Deadline reports. Flanagan will serve as showrunner of the eight-episode horror series, which is assembling a writers’ room now.

“Carrie,” originally released in 1974, was King’s first published novel. Director Brian De Palma adapted it into a classic film in 1976, which became the first of dozens of adaptations of King’s books. The film stars Sissy Spacek as the title character, an abused teenager with telekinetic powers, and Piper Laurie as her cruel mother, both of whom received Academy Award nominations for their performances. It got a poorly received sequel in 1999, “The Rage: Carrie 2.” “Carrie” also got a TV movie adaptation in 2002 and another film adaptation in 2013. Previously, there was a “Carrie” limited series adaptation in the...

Mike Flanagan is working on a new horror TV series based on a classic Stephen King novel, and its the perfect follow-up to his next King adaptation. Ever since his breakout hit Hush, Flanagan has been one of the most sought-after horror directors working in Hollywood. Hes helmed acclaimed movies like Geralds Game and Ouija: Origin of Evil, and from 2018 to 2023, Flanagan had an impressive run of five great horror shows on Netflix. Hes not slowing down any time soon, since he has a wide variety of new movies and shows on the docket.

Flanagan has a bunch of exciting upcoming projects on his slate. Following the dismal reception to The Exorcist: Believer, Flanagan has been tapped to direct a reboot of The Exorcist franchise thats set to be released on March 13, 2026. Hes in the cast of The Room Returns!, a remake of Tommy Wiseaus The Room, alongside Bob Odenkirk and Bella Heathcote.

Carrie is becoming a TV series.

Director Mike Flanagan and Stephen King are collaborating on an 8-episode series for Amazon, according to Deadline.

Brian De Palma was the first to adapt the novel about a young sheltered girl with a domineering mother whose bullying caused carnage with her hidden hyperkinetic powers. Sissy Spacek played the title character. The movie was followed by 2002′s The Rage: Carrie 2, and a 2013 remake that starred Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore.

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Here’s a synopsis of the book: “Unpopular at school and subjected to her mother’s religious fanaticism at home, Carrie White does not have it easy. But while she may be picked on by her classmates, she has a gift she’s kept secret since she was a little girl: she can move things with her mind. Doors lock. Candles fall. Her ability has been...

Mike Flanagan, the beloved filmmaker behind The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep, is returning to the world of Stephen King. As part of Flanagan's overall deal with Amazon Studios, the director is developing an epic series based on The Dark Tower. Before then, Flanagan is tackling another classic King story with a new adaptation of Carrie.

As reported by Deadline, Flanagan has signed a deal to make an eight-episode Carrie series for Amazon Studios. King's book was previously adapted in 1976 by Brian De Palma, and it's widely considered one of the best horror films of all time. Then, in 2002, the book was adapted into a TV film written by future Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller, which didn't earn very good reviews (to put it mildly). In 2013, Carrie was completely rebooted by Kimberly Peirce as a feature film starring Chlo Grace Moretz; that film was almost immediately forgotten. Ironically, the...

One of horror's most famous and influential stories is receiving its most significant adaptation in years, and we couldn't possibly think of anyone more suited for the task. Mike Flanagan has made a career out of taking prolific author Stephen King's written words and spinning them into live-action gold, from 2017's "Gerald's Game" all the way to his well-received prequel to "The Shining" with "Doctor Sleep" in 2019. Along the way, Flanagan has also built himself a veritable television empire, debuting multiple spine-tingling limited series for Netflix in the span of just a few years. This latest news brings together the best of both worlds, as Deadline reports that Flanagan is setting his sights on a series adaptation of "Carrie" -- the very first (and arguably most daunting) of all of King's works.

According to the report, Flanagan will be spearheading an 8-episode series for Prime Video that will attempt...

Mike Flanagan has his sights set on another classic piece of IP: “Carrie.”

The “Doctor Sleep” and “Exorcist” filmmaker is adapting Stephen King’s novel for an eight-episode series at Prime Video, IndieWire has confirmed. King’s “Carrie” was first brought to the screen by Brian De Palma in 1976. There was a sequel film, “The Rage: Carrie 2” (1999), and a 2013 remake of the original “Carrie” starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore.

“Carrie” centers on a teenager who has a sheltered life in part due to her controlling mother. Yet the titular Carrie soon realizes that the torment she has endured both at home and at school with her bullying peers has heightened her hyperkinetic powers, and a revenge plan is brewed….

The official logline for the series teased that the show will be a “bold and timely reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White, who has spent...

Mike Flanagan has lined up his next project at Prime Video: The Haunting of Hill House writer/director is developing a TV adaptation of Stephen King’s 1974 novel “Carrie,” TVLine has confirmed.

Flanagan’s version is said to be “a bold and timely reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother,” according to its official description. “After her father’s sudden and untimely death, Carrie finds herself contending with the alien landscape of public high school, a bullying scandal that shatters her community, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.

Stephen King’s Carrie is getting another adaptation — this time in series form.

Amazon MGM Studios is developing a drama based on King’s 1974 novel, which has been the basis for four previous feature films. Mike Flanagan (Netflix’s The Haunting anthology, Doctor Sleep) is adapting the book and will serve as showrunner, executive producing with Trevor Macy of Intrepid Pictures. (Flanagan and Intrepid have overall deals at Amazon MGM Studios.)

Should it go forward, Carrie would stream on Amazon’s Prime Video.

Flanagan has adapted several of King’s works in the past, most recently The Life of Chuck, which won the Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. He also wrote the screenplays for The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep and Gerald’s Game (the latter with Jeff Howard). He and Macy also have rights to King’s Dark Tower novels.

Amazon MGM Studios describes the project as a...

Carrie, the subject of author Stephen King’s first published novel and one of the greatest female icons in the horror genre, is coming back – and this time Mike Flanagan will be the one taking her to prom. Deadline reports that Flanagan is working with King to turn the story of Carrie into an eight episode series that will be released through Amazon’s Prime Video service. Flanagan will be executive producing the series with Trevor Macy. Deadline notes, “They’re opening a writer’s room, so this one’s happening quickly.”

Flanagan has previously directed film adaptations of the King novels Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep. His upcoming film The Life of Chuck is another King adaptation – and he’s also known to be developing the author’s Dark Tower saga as a Prime Video series.

Published in 1974, King’s novel Carrie served as the inspiration for the classic...

Mike Flanagan and Stephen King are partnering on a new project — an eight-episode adaptation of King’s beloved novel, “Carrie.” The series will go to Amazon, TheWrap has learned.

Flanagan will serve as the showrunner, writer and executive producer of the upcoming series with Trevor Macy also attached as an EP. Melinda Nishioka will oversee the project for Intrepid Pictures.

The series is being described as “a bold and timely reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White.”

Flanagan and King have already proven that they can make some spooky magic together. Based on the 2020 novella of the same name, “The Life of Chuck” was well-received at TIFF, winning the People’s Choice Award. The film starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Jacob Tremblay will be released in the United States by Neon in 2025.

It’s a fitting collaboration between these literary and television masters of horror.

Mike Flanagan is headed back into the world of Stephen King with a brand new small screen adaptation of King’s classic novel Carrie for Amazon, Deadline reports this morning.

The plan? An eight-episode television series adaptation of the iconic horror tale.

Deadline recaps, “The 1974 novel put the young author King on the map, and also bolstered his worth as an author whose genre storytelling was most translatable to the big screen in 1976. Brian De Palma was the first director to adapt King’s coming of age story. Several follow-ups came later, including The Rage: Carrie 2, a 2002 telepic, and a 2013 remake.”

Previous filmmakers to tackle the story for screens big and small include the aforementioned Brian De Palma as well as Katt Shea, David Carson & Bryan Fuller, and Kimberly Peirce, with the titular role being played by Sissy Spacek, Angela Bettis, and Chloe Grace Moretz.

In Carrie, “a friendless...

A series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel “Carrie” from horror maven Mike Flanagan is in development at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned.

The series logline describes it as a “bold and timely reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother. After her father’s sudden and untimely death, Carrie finds herself contending with the alien landscape of public High School, a bullying scandal that shatters her community, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.”

Flanagan will write and executive produce the potential series with Intrepid Picture’s Trevor Macy also serving as an executive producer. Flanagan will also serve as showrunner. Melinda Nishioka will oversee the project for Intrepid. Flanagan is currently under an overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios.

Flanagan has become of the most influential voices in the horror genre in recent years. He...

Exclusive: After scoring the big deal at the Toronto Film Festival with Neon for TIFF’s People’s Choice Award winner The Life of Chuck, director Mike Flanagan and Stephen King are right back at it. The Dish hears their next collaboration will be Carrie, this time in an eight-episode series for Amazon. Flanagan will be the showrunner.

The 1974 novel put the young author King on the map, and also bolstered his worth as an author whose genre storytelling was most translatable to the big screen. Brian De Palma was the first director to adapt King’s coming-of-age story of a young sheltered girl with a domineering mother whose bullying caused unimaginable blood-soaked consequences due to her hyperkinetic powers. Sissy Spacek played the title character, and John Travolta, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley and William Katt also starred.

After that 1976 hit, several follow-ups came later including The Rage: Carrie 2,...

There’s nothing like the first time. Your first published novel. Your first Prom. First telekinetic murder spree. Whatever. In the case of the 1974 novel, Carrie, it was Stephen King’s first time having a book published. It would also be the first piece of his work to ever grace the silver screen. Carrie would be released in 1976 on its way to becoming an all-time horror classic. In the film, Sissy Spacek plays an extremely shy and sheltered High School girl who is bullied relentlessly at home and school. At home, her mother is a complete and total nutbar salad who has weaponized her religious beliefs against her daughter. She locks her in the closet with this little coked-out Jesus statue and has for all intents and purposes ruined her chance at a normal life. One day at school, Carrie gets her period for the first time while in the community showers.

Campton Manor is Directed by Cat Hostick (Murdock Mysteries) and Written by Stephen Wallis (The Performance), and stars Shawn Roberts, Jason London (The Rage: Carrie 2), Kenneth Welsh.

Campton Manor is a terrifying psychological thriller about Teddy, an author/spiritualist who specializes in the horror genre. The film weaves a chilling tale of a writer trapped within his own ghost story. Directed by Cat Hostick, known for ‘Murdock Mysteries’, and penned by Stephen Wallis of ‘The Performance’ fame, this psychological thriller invites viewers into a maze of mystery and suspense. The film stars Shawn Roberts, Jason London, and Kenneth Welsh, who bring to life a story about Teddy, an author and spiritualist with a penchant for the paranormal. Teddy’s exploration into the enigmatic and deadly ‘Campton Ball’ incident, which claimed lives under mysterious circumstances decades ago, drives the narrative into dark, uncharted territories. On the anniversary of this tragedy,...

"Did anyone of you ever stop to think that Carrie White has feelings?" Park Circus in the UK has revealed a brand new official trailer for their re-release of the horror classic Carrie from 1976. After a 4K restoration, Carrie will be hitting theaters again in the UK this October - though there's no US release planned just yet. This horror film is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, published two years before the film first hit theaters in the 70s. A girl unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom. Starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, John Travolta, William Katt, Nancy Allen, and Betty Buckley. In addition to this classic, there was already a Carrie remake in 2013 directed by Kimberly Pierce starring Chloë Grace Moretz. There's also a sequel no one talks about anymore called The Rage: Carrie 2...

This Spring saw the 50th anniversary of the book that made Stephen King an instant household name. In 1974, his first published novel, Carrie, became a bestseller. In 1976, Brian De Palma gave it a smash-hit adaptation. King's tale of a sensitive outsider with a deadly gift continues to resonate with new generations of fans, inspiring two remakes and even a sequel. None of these films quite manage to recapture the magic of the original, but there is clearly a reason why filmmakers can't stop trying to take Carrie White to Prom.

It is ironic that a story about the world's least popular teenager would become so popular itself, but King's compelling prose and De Palma's captivating style secured Carrie's fame. The Oscar-nominated performances of Sissy Spacek in the title role and Piper Laurie as her fanatical mother are unrepeatable, and Carrie's telekinetic take-down of her treacherous classmates can't be beat.

Lobstrosities is a Patreon-only segment of The Losers’ Club that journeys into the barren wastelands of Stephen King movies and sequels. In the past, they’ve covered Pet Sematary 2, Creepshow 3, A Return to ‘Salem’s Lot, every sequel to Sometimes They Come Back, and a third of the Corn franchise. Today, in light of its 25th anniversary, the gang is unlocking their 2020 installment on the 1999 sequel, The Rage: Carrie 2.

Directed by Katt Shea, the direct sequel to Brian De Palma‘s Carrie follows Rachel Lang (Emily Bergl), the younger, also-telekinetic half-sister of Carrie White, who learns that her best friend’s suicide was prompted by a group of dickhead male classmates who exploited her sexually. The film brings back Amy Irving as Sue Snell and stuffs enough connective tissue between the cracks to make this whole thing work as a sequel.

Read: ‘The Rage: Carrie 2’ Twenty Five Years...

If there’s ever been a classic horror film that doesn’t need a sequel, it’s Carrie. Stephen King’s debut novel was masterfully adapted into a 1976 film by Brian De Palma and quickly became a runaway hit. In fact it’s likely because of the film’s success that the prolific author so quickly became a household name. Published in 1974, the semi-epistolary novel follows Carrie White, a high school senior who’s spent her life taking abuse from her ultra-religious mother and savage classmates. Finally pushed too far, Carrie unleashes her telekinetic power with a fiery vengeance that lays waste to the cruel and kind alike. De Palma faithfully adapted King’s original novel to create a terrifying exploration of long-term abuse and self-defense gone terribly wrong. The image of Carrie (Sissy Spacek) covered in blood as she walks through a burning prom has become an indelible image...

Stephen King's books are frequently adapted into successful movies, but Hollywood often expands on the worlds King has created with original sequels that are bizarre or poorly written. One of the worst examples are the "Children of the Corn" movies, which mushroomed from an adaptation of King's single short story into a hackneyed 11-film saga. Likewise, films such as "Return to Salem's Lot" and "Pet Sematary" use Stephen King's name and established concepts to lure audiences in, but they pale in comparison to his prolific originals.

One of the exceptions to the rule is "The Rage: Carrie 2." Initially called "The Curse," Rafael Moreu's screenplay had nothing to do with Stephen King's masterful debut, but then shoehorned elements of Carrie White lore into the storyline (via Fangoria). The protagonist, Rachel Lang, is Carrie's secret half-sister and shares her telekinetic abilities. However, she is not as much of a social pariah as Carrie White,...

The horror genre is one that frequently insists upon sequels and franchises, even when they’re woefully misguided endeavors. There are too many sequels that are set up to fail and seem financially driven and creatively bankrupt, whether it’s Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, The Rage: Carrie 2, or American Psycho II: All American Girl. However, it’s always electric when one of these sequels does something special, different, and audiences are left with a Psycho II or The Exorcist III scenario on their hands. The Fly II is a horror sequel that was largely written off the moment that it was announced, sans David Cronenberg, even if its existence makes sense. The Fly II isn’t superior to its predecessor, but it does excel in many areas that are absent in the original. It brings something new to the table and marks a unique voice in body...

In January of 1999, two teen movies opened back to back and kicked off what would be one of the most extraordinary years for youth-oriented movies in the history of Hollywood. Both were No. 1 at the box office their first weekend. Both boasted remarkable casts of rising stars — they even shared a star in Paul Walker. And both whipped ancient genre conventions into new combinations that made them fresh and new. Yet for all their similarities, “Varsity Blues” and “She’s All That” couldn’t have been more different: one an R-rated sports drama that tempered its inspirational coming-of-age drama with surprisingly harsh depictions of misogyny and physical and mental abuse, the other a sweet, good-natured romantic comedy nearly as innocent as a Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland vehicle from the 1940s. In their similarities and differences lies the key to why 1999 was such a great year for movies of their type — the 1939 of teen movies.

The original 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie by director Brian De Palma is often remembered fondly as one of the greatest adaptations of the horror author's vast catalog ever put on screen. Since then, however, directors have had difficulty leaving the story alone with a direct sequel, The Rage: Carrie 2, and a television remake following in its wake. The most recent attempt to bring the White family back to the big screen came in 2013, with the release of Kimberly Peirce's take on the novel with a star-studded cast and an angle more focused on tragedy than horror. Now, over ten years after its release, Scream Factory is offering a chance to look back at the re-imagining with a new 4K Ultra HD Collector's Edition release coming on March 19.

Spooky season is upon us and Max is getting in on the action.

New to the streamer in September are “Annabelle” (2014), “Annabelle: Creation” (2017) and “Annabelle Comes Home” (2019), as well as “The Curse of La Llorona” (2019) — all spin-offs from “The Conjuring” universe.

Other horror entries include “It” (2017), “It: Chapter Two” (2019), eight “Friday the 13th” films (from the 1980 cult classic to 1989’s “Jason Takes Manhattan”) and six “Children of the Corn” sequels.

As previously reported, over 200 episodes of AMC Networks’ television series are coming to Max in September at no additional cost to subscribers, spreading their availability beyond AMC+. Shows that are part of the partnership include “Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire” Season 1; ”Dark Winds” Season 1; “Gangs of London” Seasons 1 and 2; “Fear the Walking Dead” Seasons 1-7; “Killing Eve” Seasons 1-4; “A Discovery of Witches” Seasons 1-3; and “Ride with Norman Reedus” Seasons 1-5.

If fright flicks aren’t your thing,...

There’s an interesting experiment going on over at Max in September, as from the first of the month you’ll be able to find seven AMC+ series streaming for 60 days on the service. If you’ve been dying to check out some of their best shows but just haven’t had access to them, now’s your chance! Max will be streaming Fear the Walking Dead seasons 1-7, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire season one, Dark Winds season one, Gangs of London seasons 1-2, Ride with Norman Reedus seasons 1-5, A Discovery of Witches seasons 1-3, and Killing Eve seasons 1-4.

Also on Max this September is the original animated series Young Love, a Matthew A. Cherry project which seeks to expand on the critically acclaimed short film, Hair Love. Sam Jay has a new stand-up special on HBO, too. Sam Jay: Salute or Shoot Me will...

Carrie cosplay recreates the titular character covered in blood at prom. Stephen King's debut novel was adapted into the 1976 horror film directed by Brian De Palma which stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy and socially awkward girl with secret telekinetic abilities who is constantly bullied by her classmates at school. After Carrie is invited to her high school prom by a popular boy as part of a cruel prank, she uses her telekinesis to exact bloody revenge against all those who have wronged her.

Some new cosplay shared by photographer Tom Roberts (_photrography_ on Instagram) perfectly recreates the bloodied Carrie at prom, and it's just as haunting as the 1976 adaptation of King's classic novel. Check out the cosplay below:

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The cosplay appears to capture the exact moment that Carrie is crowned prom queen and a...

Exclusive: LA’s Dances With Films celebrates 26 Years of storytelling June 22-July 2 at the Tcl Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

The festival will open with the World Premiere of Good Side of Bad, a powerful drama based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Beverly Olevin. Directed by Alethea Root and starring Jules Bruff (Zodiac), Lexi Simonsen (S.W.A.T.), Alex Quijano (High School Musical: The Series), Myles Grier (Lethal Weapon) and Academy Award Nominee Tess Harper, the film depicts a raw and intimate look into what it means to be a family navigating the waters of mental illness. Closing out the festival is Home Free by first time director Aaron Brown, and writer Lenny Barszap, a social impact Trojan horse disguised as a coming-of-age college comedy with a focus on homelessness.

Festival Founders Leslee Scallon, Michael Trent state “Looking toward our next quarter century,...

Some horror movies have become so successful they've been remade over and over again. Hollywood knows if something worked once, it will work again, encouraging studios to build films into franchises by reworking them again and again. Classic horror films and 70s/80s slashers have all been expanded into franchises throughout the years. Likewise, filmmakers will never stop revisiting Dracula or Frankenstein, whether it's a recreation of the original films or taking the famous characters and putting them in a new setting.

The same thing goes for more modern films that came out in the 90s or 2000s. If an audience takes a liking to a movie, it's rare that a movie will end with just one film. When it comes to horror films, there are plenty of ways for the movies to reinvent themselves or be sold to a new generation. With updated technology, filmmakers can improve outdated scenes,...

This episode of Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? was Written by Cody Hamman, Narrated by Jason Hewlett, Edited by Joseph Wilson, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Everyone knows the story of Carrie White and how bad prom was for her. And everyone around her. But did you know that Carrie had a sister? It took a couple decades for this information to be revealed, but in 1999 we were introduced to her sibling. Her name was Rachel Lang… and in its own way, Rachel’s high school experience was as horrific as Carrie’s was. Rachel’s story was told in The Rage: Carrie 2 (watch it Here), a film that many seem to have forgotten about. But we still remember it, and we’re going to let you know What the F*ck Happened to This Horror Movie.

Carrie was the...

Hunt Club, the upcoming action thriller starring Oscar nominees Mena Suvari (American Beauty, American Pie) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, The Expendables), has found a home in the U.S.

Uncork’d Entertainment has acquired the film — reuniting Suvari and Rourke after they co-starred in Tony Scott’s Domino in 2005 — from director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas (Just Swipe, Maybe I’m Fine), working from a script by David Lipper and John F. Saunders. Lipper and his partner Robert A. Daly Jr. produce through their Latigo Films banner, alongside Mark Lester, Keli Price, and Kipp Tribble. Kimberly Hines executive produces.

Uncork’d has also released the first trailer for the film (below).

Joining Suvari and Rourke in the cast are Maya Stojan (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Casper Van Dien (The Daughter), Will Peltz (13 Minutes), Jessica Belkin (The Orville), Jeremy London (Demigod), Jason London (The Rage : Carrie 2), David Lipper (Frequency) and Kipp Tribble (ReBroken...

According to a biography on Stephen King's website, the famous author's first short story was published in 1967 in an anthology paper called Startling Mystery Stories. His story was called "The Glass Floor," and King was only 18 years old. It was the first step in a decades-long literary career of overwhelming success, leading to 65 novels, 200 short stories, and dozens of feature film adaptations. 

King's first major hit novel came in 1974 with the publication of "Carrie," a story about a repressed, abused teenage girl who finds that she may be developing psychic powers. Given how cruelly the world treats Carrie White, and how little her religious zealot mother wants to talk to her, an explosive, murderous conclusion was inevitable. 

"Carrie" was adapted to the big screen in 1976 (seen above) by director Brian De Palma and screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen, and it's one of the best adaptations of King's material. The film...

High school is hell for people like Jenna Dewan’s put-upon character in the 2006 horror movie Tamara. The pathetic namesake doesn’t have any friends to call her own, and she spends most of her time daydreaming about her hunky teacher when she’s not playing with the dark arts. Now, Tamara thinks her life is finally starting to improve when her crush comes a-calling, but as things tend to go in these kinds of movies, the sudden attention isn’t real. No, someone is out to humiliate her. And like other wronged women in the horror genre, Tamara won’t rest until she gets her revenge.

Before Tamara Riley takes the stage as a violent vixen from beyond the grave, Dewan plays a smart yet frequently bullied girl at Hafton High School. The performance is convincing, quickly endearing her to viewers. Director Jeremy Haft’s movie then goes down...

May 2022 represents the calm before the storm for Amazon Prime Video. Early June will see the arrival of the much-hyped third season of The Boys. Before all that, however, Prime has some other streaming goodies to tide you over.

This month is highlighted by a handful of intriguing original series. Season two of Amazon’s sleeper hit The Wilds premieres on May 6. This pulpy mystery series about a group of teenage girls marooned on an island is Prime Video’s version of Lost or Yellowjackets so give it a watch if that kind of thing sounds up your alley. Also arriving on May 6 is the true crime docuseries The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith.

Canada’s finest comedy goobers The Kids in the Hall return in a rebooted version of their sketch series on May 13. The week after that J.K. Simmons will try his hand at sci-fi once again...

An original sci-fi series starring two Oscar winners, the second season of a buzzworthy teen show and the return of a beloved cult comedy series are just some of the new additions to Amazon Prime Video in May.

Below, you can peruse a full list of the movies and TV shows that are being added to Amazon Prime Video in May 2022. The second season of the Prime Video original series “The Wilds” debuts on May 6, telling the story of a group of girls who have been stranded on an island as part of an experiment.

And on May 13, the iconic Canadian sketch comedy troupe “The Kids in the Hall” return for a slew of new episodes, reunited for the first time in years.

If it’s original sci-fi you’re into, J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek play a couple who have a portal in their backyard in the new series “Night Sky,...

It’s a difficult world out there, so once in a while it sure is nice to just sit down with the family to watch a wholesome movie about a wholesome man, his wholesome dog, and their tireless, never-ending hunt for human corpses.

“Rescued By Ruby” has all the feel-good warmth of a G-rated kids flick, with bright and colorful cinematography and a musical score which probably has compositions called “Let’s Hug It Out” or something similar. But it’s the tale of a state trooper named Dan, whose biggest dream is to join the police K-9 division, which involves, once again, more searching for human remains than we’re typically used to in a family flick.

That’s not to say that “Rescued By Ruby” is in any way dire or inappropriate, but whenever the screenplay by Karen Janszen (“Dolphin Tale”) acknowledges the harsher realities of K-9 police...

Directed By Bron Theron and Also Starring Jason London, This Supernatural Thriller Has A Huge Twist You Won’t See Coming Half Dead Fred, a film by Bron Theron starring Corin Nemec and Jason London, is set …

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Why so serious? Put on your finest outfit and join On Set Cinema this August inside Bruce Wayne's penthouse in downtown Gotham (aka downtown Chicago) for a very special screening of The Dark Knight.

A screening of The Dark Knight will be held exactly where Joker (Heath Ledger) and his goons crash Harvey Dent's (Aaron Eckhart) fundraiser party and face-off with Batman (Christian Bale) in a fight, then Joker pushes Rachel (Maggie Gyllenhaal) out of a window. This is one of the most captivating scenes in the entire Dark Knight Trilogy. The building where this scene was shot is located in downtown Chicago on Wacker Dr and has since been turned into the Chicago Architecture Center. The scene was actually filmed on the first floor of the building - the production used green-screens to digitally fill in the Gotham skyline in post-production.

There will be drinks, free Garrett's popcorn,...

Home Improvement actor Zachery Ty Bryan is facing some serious legal trouble after he was arrested over the weekend with charges of strangulation and assault. According to reports, the incident occurred on Friday when police in Eugene, Oregon responded to a distress call from a neighbor reporting a "physical dispute." Bryan, 39, was found sitting outside of his apartment while his girlfriend, 27, was in a neighbor's home.

"An investigation found that during the dispute, Zachery Ty Bryan is reported to have assaulted the victim, impeded her breathing, and taken the victim's phone from her when she tried to call 911," a police spokesperson told E! News. "The victim declined medics. Bryan was taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Lane County Jail."

The news of Bryan's arrest comes mere weeks after he announced publicly that he was splitting with his longtime wife, Carly Matros, with whom he's been married since...

A beloved horror icon is getting another reboot, this time on the small screen. Stephen King‘s Carrie, the classic tale of a telekinetic teenager who uses her powers to exact revenge against her high school tormenters, is being developed into a limited series for FX, our sister site Deadline has confirmed.

News of the limited series was first reported by Collider, which also claimed that Carrie will likely be played “by either a trans performer or an actress of color.”

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A limited series remake of Stephen King’s “Carrie” is in the early stages of development at FX, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

The series, which would be the third adaptation of the classic horror novel, currently has no writer attached.

“Carrie” would join fellow upcoming Stephen King adaptations including HBO’s “The Outsider,” Epix’s “Jerusalem’s Lot” (which stars Adrian Brody) and CBS All Access’ “The Stand.” Hulu just wrapped the second season of “Castle Rock,” which is an amalgam of King stories. On the big screen, both “Doctor Sleep” (King’s sequel to “The Shining”) and “It: Chapter 2” were released within the past few months.

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This would represent the second small-screen adaptation for “Carrie,” which centers on a young woman who develops psychic abilities.

“Carrie” was most notably adapted...

FX and MGM Television are reportedly partnering back up after the success of Fargo to develop a new limited series adaptation of the Stephen King novel Carrie. Previously adapted for the big screen multiple times, this project will mark the first time a new iteration of the story has been adapted as an ongoing TV series. Because the project is very early into development, details are scarce about who is involved and when the series might make it to air, and neither FX nor MGM TV have yet officially commented.

Plot details have also yet to be officially revealed for the series, though based on its source material, we have a basic idea of the story. In the original novel and film adaptations, Carrie follows telekinetic teenager Carrie White, whose struggles with bullying culminate in the young girl using her abilities to violently lash out against those who had wronged her.

The fact that high school can be hell sometimes is something that spans generations, and perhaps that is why Stephen King's Carrie seems to be one of his most enduring works. The tale of telekinetic Carrie White could come to life on screen once again, as a limited series adaptation of the 1974 novel is in the early stages of development.

Collider's Jeff Sneider reports that a new limited series version of King's Carrie is in the works at FX and MGM Television. While FX and MGM TV have yet to confirm the report, Collider reveals that "...telekinetic teen Carrie White will likely be played by either a trans performer or an actress of color rather than a cis white woman, as in past adaptations."

Carrie has previously been adapted as a film in 1976, 2002, and 2013, with a sequel, The Rage: Carrie 2, released in 1999.

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