‘Needful Things’ Turns 30: A Conversation with Fraser C. Heston [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

On August 27, 1993, Rob Reiner’s Castle Rock Entertainment continued its expansion into Stephen King’s works with Needful Things. Directed by Fraser C. Heston, the star-studded affair arrived only two years after King published the expansive novel. Screenwriter W.D. Richter took on the Herculean task of adapting the 700 page novel, and what came to […]

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The King of Father’s Day: Stephen King’s Best and Worst Fathers

Beware! Spoilers for the work of Stephen King abound.  Stephen King has always been a self-referential writer. In addition to his poignant memoir On Writing and a multitude of forwards and afterwards in his Uncle Steve voice, the Master of Horror tends to inject his fiction with characters that bear a striking resemblance to his […]

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Stephen King Movie ‘Needful Things’ Getting a 4K Upgrade; Plus US Blu-ray Debut of the 3-Hour Cut!

Kino Lorber Studio Classics has announced today that they’re bringing 1993 Stephen King adaptation Needful Things to Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD, releasing on July 25, 2023. Of particular note, the 191-MINUTE television cut of Needful Things is being included on a Blu-ray disc, which marks the first time it’s been released on home video […]

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SCREAMBOX – April Line-Up Includes ‘Creepshow’, ‘Cube’ Remake, ‘Family Dinner’, ‘Living With Chucky’ & More!

SCREAMBOX has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in April, including the 1982 classic Creepshow, Child’s Play doc Living with Chucky, the brand new Japanese remake of Cube, Stephen King masterpiece Needful Things, Aussie-set wild boar horror Razorback, found footage favorite Hell House LLC, and Night of the Living Dead-inspired […]

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