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Stephen King News Roundup: On ‘The Monkey’, ‘Fairy Tale’, ‘The Running Man’, and Taylor Swift [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Michael Roffman Edgar Wright, fairy tale, Mike Flanagan, Podcasts, Stephen King, Taylor Swift, The Institute, The Life of Chuck, the long walk, The Running Man

The heat is on across King’s Dominion. To cool off,  The Losers’ Club put on their shades, put the top down on their 1958 Plymouth Fury convertible, and feel the breeze in Hollywood King. It’s another high-octane news episode that finds Losers Michael Roffman, Randall Colburn, and Jenn Adams cycling through the latest Stephen King […]

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Stephen King’s ‘Fairy Tale’ Getting 10 Episode Series Adaptation from A24

John Squires A24, fairy tale, Stephen King, TV

Stephen King‘s novel Fairy Tale had been set for a movie adaptation from Universal, you may recall, but it looks like those plans have changed. The new plan? A television series. Deadline reports today that A24 is now on board to turn Stephen King’s Fairy Tale into a 10-episode series, with J.H. Wyman (“Fringe”) serving […]

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Looking Back on the Stop-Motion Nightmare of 1986’s ‘The Pied Piper’

Luiz H. C. Animation, Editorials, fairy tale, Longform, Movies, stop motion, The Pied Piper

Genre classifications tend to fall apart the further we look back in time. That’s why nearly all the original versions of classic fairy tales contain at least one bizarrely horrific element or another. From the Evil Queen’s cannibalistic intentions in Snow White to the Big Bad Wolf successfully devouring both granny and Little Red Riding […]

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Ranking Stephen King’s Critters: From Church to Cujo to Oy [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Michael Roffman Cat's Eye, fairy tale, Misery, Pet Sematary, Podcasts, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, The Stand

To celebrate 40 years of Lewis Teague’s Cujo, the Losers count down and match up to identify — and crown — the best critter in all of King’s Dominion. Watch out! The critters take control in this episode and duke it out with each other until only one remains. But never fear! No animals were […]

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Stephen King’s ‘Fairy Tale’ – Universal Pictures Boards the Upcoming Adaptation

John Squires fairy tale, Movies, Stephen King

Stephen King‘s new novel Fairy Tale is getting a movie adaptation from Paul Greengrass, we recently learned, and now Deadline reports that Universal Pictures has come on board. Greengrass (Captain Phillips, Jason Bourne) will adapt, direct, and produce the movie, with Universal Pictures winning a hot bidding war for the adaptation this week. Deadline reports, “Studios and […]

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Which Stephen King Stories Should Be In a Proper ‘Creepshow 3′? [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Michael Roffman Creepshow, fairy tale, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, Podcasts, Stephen King

With their Bag of Bones mailbag episodes, The Losers’ Club answers questions submitted by their Overlook patrons. Each Bag features 19 assorted Qs that traditionally range from absurd to essential, genius to gross, and weird to wild. As such these are freewheelin’ outings for the gang that are as unpredictable as they are hilarious — […]

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Stephen King’s ‘Fairy Tale’ – Paul Greengrass Directing a Movie Adaptation

John Squires fairy tale, Movies, Paul Greengrass, Stephen King

Stephen King‘s new novel Fairy Tale was only just released on September 6, and Deadline reports today that a movie adaptation is already on the way from Paul Greengrass. Greengrass (Captain Phillips, Jason Bourne) will adapt, direct, and produce the movie. King’s latest novel is “an epic tale that follows a 17-year old boy who […]

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Stephen King News Roundup: On ‘Fairy Tale’, ‘Billy Summers’, ‘Later’, and ‘Firestarter’ [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Michael Roffman Billy Summers, christine, fairy tale, Firestarter, Later, M. Night Shyamalan, Podcasts, Stephen King, The Batman

The heat is on across King’s Dominion. So, once again, The Losers’ Club is putting on their shades, revving up their Plymouth Fury convertible, and feeling the breeze in Hollywood King. It’s another high-octane news episode that finds Losers Michael Roffman, Jenn Adams, Dan Pfleegor, and special guest Kyle Orozovich cycling through all the latest […]

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Stephen King Opens a Door to a Parallel World With Brand New Novel ‘Fairy Tale’ This September

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Not that he ever went anywhere, but Stephen King returns later this year with yet another brand new novel, this one titled Fairy Tale and set for release on September 6, 2022. What’s it about? Here’s everything we know so far… “Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes deep into the well of his imagination in this […]

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