Most Memorable Stephen King Adaptations

When it comes to chilling someone to the very core, no one is more synonymous in the world of horror than Stephen King. Since his first book ‘Carrie’ was published in 1973, King has been responsible for entertaining, unsettling and making the hairs on one’s neck stand up for generations. Killer clowns, corrupt prisons, evil cars, rabid dogs, telekinetic, blood-soaked prom queens, there is no limit to which this writer can terrify.

The same can be said for the numerous amounts of King’s books that have made it to the screen (and not just his horror stories either!). However, some movies are more highly regarded or talked about than others. Perhaps a director truly did the novel justice, a writer took it in a new fresh direction or maybe an actor made one of King’s horrifying characters leap right off the page.

Either way, whether it’s a tale of solitude, suspense or pure terror, we’ll be looking at the most memorable movies (that’s right, specifically just movies for this list!) which were either inspired, written or (in some cases) directed, by the master of horror himself.

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Jacked In Recommends ‘The Monster Squad’ (1987)

Horror’s answer to The Goonies, The Monster Squad follows a bunch of kids in a club based around, you guessed it, Monsters.

Unfortunately for the gang, whilst going about their daily, monster-obsessed, business, Dracula (Duncan Regehr) shows up for the 100th anniversary in which he can use an amulet, read an incantation and cast a shadow of darkness over the world. Continue reading “Jacked In Recommends ‘The Monster Squad’ (1987)”

Behind The Scene Tales From ‘An American Werewolf In London’

John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London is a cult classic in the world of horror and owes a lot of the success to its unique, darkly-comedic approach to the genre. Not only that, but with the assistance of legendary makeup artist Rick Baker, we were able to see an onscreen werewolf (as well as other terrors) in a way that was never seen before!

Subtle nuances some audience members may have missed, as well as some unique approaches that were used on set, we will be looking at behind the scene stories which aided in creating one of the most famous werewolf movies of all time.

Beware the moon. . . And stick to the road.

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