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New poem

Posted: September 16, 2009, 16:09

The November issue of Playboy will contain a narrative poem called The Bone Church.

In the tradition of Coleridge and Kipling, the horror master of Maine offers up The Bone Church, a narrative poem filled with madness and mayhem.

Thanks to Herbert West

The Cannibals

Posted: September 15, 2009, 15:18

Cannibals excerpt is now out on King's official site. You can download it as a PDF that looks incredible cool if you ask me.

Get it here.

Order the limited Under the Dome

Posted: September 15, 2009, 15:09

The limited ed. of Under the Dome is now available for pre-order but hurry while there are copies left.

Pre-order here.

Q&A with Shawshank creators

Posted: September 14, 2009, 10:41

Here is a Q&A with the people behind the stage adaptation of the shawshank redemption.

Excerpt from The Cannibals

Posted: September 14, 2009, 00:22

For the first time ever, we will be able to read an excerpt from The Cannibals on September 15th. This is the story which originally inspired Under the Dome and it will be posted on StephenKing.com.

Also, don't forget that Scribner begins its promotion campaign for Under the Dome on September 15th. Many special features are in the works.

The signed collector's edition of Under the Dome will also be going on sale September 15th and will only be available through Simon & Schuster (limited to U.S. orders only).

I got a look at Artists Inspired by Stephen King

Posted: September 14, 2009, 00:21

I got a chance to check out the book Artists Inspired by Stephen King and I’m very impressed with what I saw. There are illustrations and covers that I didn’t even know excised and also interviews and information from and about a lot of illustrators connected to King’s work. One that stood out a little extra was Bernie Wrightson talking about a very scary dream he had as a kid. I was also honored to see that they had included a passage from one of my interviews with King in the book. A regular review will be published on the site soon.

New column and The $ave

Posted: September 14, 2009, 00:21

King's latest column is called What's Next For Pop Culture? It starts:

"Because I love the culture I write about, these columns are usually lighthearted. Not this time."

It is not yet online.

Also, EW has started up a new section called "The $ave", which recommends things based on how much money you have. In this week's issue it has this:

$20
Stephen King says...
"I would go see the horror movie Carriers. Six bucks. A medium popcorn (lots of butter), Junior Mints, and Diet Pepsi can be had for an additional $12.50. A fine time, and a dollar left over for an instant-scratch lottery ticket. If my wife wants to come with me (doubtful, considering the subject matter), we'd share a small popcorn and Coke. For love, I can economize."

Thanks to willowlove

Hardback of American Nightmares

Posted: September 14, 2009, 00:20

Marvel now has the hardback edition of American Nightmares listed on their site. It's due to be released on November 11th.

Home Delivery to hit the screen

Posted: September 10, 2009, 08:47

Dread Central just reported the following:

After tackling Clive Barker's work with The Midnight Meat Train director Ryuhei Kitamura is now moving on to another literary genius ... Stephen King as Our Thing Productions is readying a live action adaptation of the Nightmares and Dreamscapes zombie tale, Home Delivery.

Paul Buckholts of Our Thing dropped us a line with the following tidbits of news to share with you: "My twin brother John and I optioned the film rights and have adapted Stephen King’s zombie short story HOME DELIVERY (from Nightmares and Dreamscapes). Visionary Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura (The Midnight Meat Train) is attached to direct.

Head over to their website for more info.

Books for your dolls...

Posted: September 10, 2009, 00:17

Do you have a dollhouse? If so it's time for you to add the right books to it...and you can get them at Miniature Bookshelf.

Thanks to Larry Fire.

Comic HB

Posted: September 10, 2009, 00:16

Amazon.com has The Fall of Gilead and American Nightmare listed in hardback now. The dates hasn't been confirmed by Marvel but here is what Amazon says:

The Dark Tower : The Fall of Gilead HC
Release Date: March 9, 2010

The Stand : American Nightmare
Release Date: January 6, 2010

More when I find out if this is correct.

Thanks to Donovan Maguigan

Covers

Posted: September 9, 2009, 23:36

Here are some covers for the book Artists Inspired by Stephen King.

Delux

Extras

Slipcase

Trade

Traycase

Yet another Children of the Corn?

Posted: September 8, 2009, 13:38

Ehren Kruger has been hired to pen a new adaptation of Stephen King’s Children of the Corn tale, which has already inspired the 1984 New World release, several Dimension-issued sequels and a redux that hits the Syfy channel and DVD this fall.

“We felt the New World film was a missed opportunity,” Dimension topper Bob Weinstein tells Variety. “If you read the short story, it’s got such a strong feeling to it and there’s this religious overtone to it as well. Ehren wants to hit it hard. It’s popular in Hollywood to say you’re re-envisioning a project, but a lot of the time they’re just carbon copying the original. We are bringing something new to the story.”

Thanks to Al Mattice

Dome in Sunset

Posted: September 7, 2009, 13:23

The paperback edition of Just After Sunset has an excert from Under The Dome.

Thanks to Neil Jarvis

Tickets for Van Wezel, Sarasota

Posted: September 7, 2009, 01:15

More tickets...

As part of his Under the Dome publicity tour, Stephen will be making an appearance at the Van Wezel in Sarasota, FL on November 16th. He will be interviewed on stage by Susan Rife of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and will also entertain questions from the audience.

The first 250 ticket buyers will receive a voucher (one per order) that they may use to purchase a pre-signed copy of Under the Dome, in the lobby, on the night of the show. Unsigned copies will also also be available for purchase.

Tickets will go on sale on September 13th.

CALL THE BOX OFFICE
941.953.3368
TOLL FREE 800.826.9303
WWW.VANWEZEL.org

The Battle Of Jericho Hill cover

Posted: September 4, 2009, 13:11

Here is a first look at the cover for issue #1 of The Battle Of Jericho Hill. I don't however know if it's a sketch of any of the covers or the sketch cover.

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm.

Check out pages from Artists Inspired by Stephen King

Posted: September 3, 2009, 23:30

Here is a bunch of pictures from the book Artists Inspired by Stephen King that Jerad from Centipede Press sent me and I must admit that it looks very nice.

Here are also the names of the artists that will be signing the book:

Dave McKean, Bernie Wrightson, David Palladini, John Jude Palencar, Michael Whelan, Bob Eggleton, John Cayea, Rowena Morrill, Jill Bauman, Kinuko Y. Craft, Jason Eckhardt, Les Edwards, David Ho, Allen Koszowski, Zach McCain, Alex McVey, John Picacio, Don Punchatz, Rick Berry, Douglas Smith, Thomas Canty, Glenn Chadbourne, David Christensen, Alan Clark, Ned Dameron, Linda Fennimore, Stephen Gervais, Mark Geyer, Phil Hale, Don Maitz, Steven Stroud, Drew Struzan and Mark Ryden.

Read the complete text

Manchester tickets on sale today

Posted: September 1, 2009, 16:31

Here is a reminder that the tickets for the Northshire Book Store (Manchester, VT) event go on sale today:

Tickets go on sale Tuesday September 1st at 10:00 AM.
Please call the store at 802-362-2200 or 800-437-3700.
$10.00 tickets are available on the website: www.northshire.com.
$50.00 tickets that include a signed book are available only by calling the store or going to the store.

My review

Posted: August 31, 2009, 14:41

Check out my review of issue #4 of Fall of Gilead.

The Galley

Posted: August 28, 2009, 21:40

The galley's of my book has reached Sweden and here are a couple of new photos of it.

Third Talisman book

Posted: August 27, 2009, 21:28

The moderator of King's board had the following to say about the third Talisman book:

Steve told me this morning that he and Peter are looking at starting this in two years as that's about how long it will take each of them to clear their schedules of the projects they are working on now.

Plan for Dome...

Posted: August 27, 2009, 14:24

Here's the plan for revealing the cover for Under the Dome

UNDER THE DOME – Cover Reveal Copy
The jacket concept for UNDER THE DOME originated as an ambitious idea from the mind of Stephen King. The artwork is a combination of photographs, illustration, and 3-D rendering. This is a departure from the direction of King’s most recent, illustrated covers.

In order to achieve the arresting image for this jacket, Scribner art director Rex Bonomelli had to seek out artists who could do a convincing job of creating a realistic portrayal of the town of Chester’s Mill, the setting of the novel. Bonomelli found the perfect team of digital artists, based in South America and New York, whose cutting edge work had previously been devoted to advertisement campaigns. This was their first book jacket and an exciting venture for them. “They are used to working with the demands of corporate clients,” says Bonomelli. “We gave them freedom and are thrilled with what they came up with.”

This CGI (computer generated imagery) enhanced image looks more like something made for the big screen than for the page and is sure to make a lasting impact on King fans.

The multiple elements of this jacket art lend themselves perfectly to a unique, four-part jacket reveal campaign. The first aspect will be unveiled on September 21, followed by the release of additional images on September 25 and September 28, and culminating with the full reveal on October 5, when the world will see that everything is UNDER THE DOME.

Preorder your copy here.

The Stephen King Illustrated Companion

Posted: August 27, 2009, 09:13

Here are some nice pictures of the upcoming The Stephen King Illustrated Companion by Bev Vincent. Release is in October.

German Under the Dome cover

Posted: August 25, 2009, 22:17

Nicole Rensmann over at http://nicole-rensmann.bookola.de/blog/ sent me this German cover for Under the Dome.

New audio covers

Posted: August 24, 2009, 23:10

Here are the covers for the last three audio books from Nightmares & Dreamscapes. They will be released on September 29th.

Hodder's cover for Under the Dome

Posted: August 24, 2009, 14:18

Here is the cover Hodder & Stoughton will use for Under the Dome in Australia and probably in the UK as well.

Thanks to Jason

Some new covers

Posted: August 24, 2009, 10:53

Here are some new covers for you. From left to right: Fall of Gilead #4 (sketch), Fall of Gilead #6 (variant) and sole survivors #2 (regular).

Thanks to Sebastian.

Where the Joys Are

Posted: August 24, 2009, 09:17

Here is a new column by King. It's called Where the Joys Are.

King in Minneapolis

Posted: August 24, 2009, 09:17

Stephen King will appear in Minneapolis as part of his Under the Dome book tour on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, August 25. Here is information on how to get tickets:

Tickets for all Fitzgerald Theater events are available to the general public in person at The Fitzgerald Theater box office.

Fitzgerald Theater Box Office
10 East Exchange Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101

Box office hours:
Tuesday - Friday: Noon - 5 pm

Minnesota Public Radio members may also purchase tickets for selected events by calling during our regular business hours.

Phone: (651) 290-1221
Fax: (651) 290-1195
e-mail: fitzgerald@mpr.org

Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster
by phone at 1-800-982-2787
or in person at any Ticketmaster outlet.
Tickets will be able to be purchased at ticketmaster.com or by calling the Fitzgerald Theater box office.

Tickets are $20.00.
Minnesota Public Radio members, Star Tribune subscribers and Loft Literary Center members can buy tickets for $18.00.

Fairgoers get a King-size Treat

Posted: August 20, 2009, 16:00

Here is an article that shows what a down to earth guy King really is…

Read the complete text

Review of issue #5

Posted: August 19, 2009, 14:16

Today the last issue (issue #5) of American Nightmares is released. Here is my review of it.

Cover for issue #5

Posted: August 14, 2009, 23:44

Here is the variant cover for issue #5 of American Nightmares.

Variant cover for issue #1

Posted: August 14, 2009, 00:57

Here is the variant cover for issue #1 of The Road of Trials. It's being released on November 18, 2009.

Del Rey Comics announced exclusively to Newsarama Thursday that they've secured Mike "Gabe" Krahulik, one-half of the team behind the very popular Penny Arcade webcomic, to provide a special variant cover to the publisher's October-debuting adaptation of the Stephen King-Peter Straub novel The Talisman, and Newsarama has a special exclusive preview of the cover.

Children of the Corn on DVD

Posted: August 14, 2009, 00:56

The latest Children of the Corn is soon here:

Anchor Bay Entertainment has set an October 6 DVD street date for the remake of CHILDREN OF THE CORN that debuts this fall on the Syfy channel. Fango managed to snag a first look at the cover art, which you can see below.

Written and directed by Donald P. Borchers (who produced the 1984 CHILDREN feature), the latest adaptation of the Stephen King short story premieres on Syfy Saturday, September 26 at 9 p.m. David Anders and Kandyse McClure star as Burt and Vicki, the couple whose road trip leads them into a remote town populated by religious-fanatic kids led by Malachai (Daniel Newman) and Isaac (Preston Bailey). (ORPHAN’s Isabelle Fuhrman apparently does a voice in the movie.) Full specs for the DVD, which retails for $26.97 ($18.99 Amazon as of this post), are coming soon.

My thoughts on The Talisman

Posted: August 12, 2009, 21:14

Here is my review of the special black and white issue #0 of The Talisman comic.

Shawshank in the UK

Posted: August 12, 2009, 14:49

The Shawshank Redemption is coming to Wyndham’s Theatre in London. The premier is on September 4 and it's time to get your tickets. More info here.

Cover for issue #1

Posted: August 11, 2009, 22:05

Here is the cover for issue #1 of The Road of Trials. It's being released on November 18, 2009.

Mostly Old Men

Posted: August 11, 2009, 11:10

In issue #40 (Volume 10, Number 4) of Tin House - the 10th Anniversary Issue there is a 2 pages long poem by King called Mostly Old Men.

The issue is out in bookstores and the cover price is $12.95 USD. Read more here.

Thanks to Brian Nicola

9/15/09, 9:00am EDT

Posted: August 10, 2009, 19:47

StephenKing.com has released the following info about the signed Under the Dome:

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION of the COLLECTOR'S SET
Pre-orders accepted starting 9/15/09, 9:00am EDT
Available while supplies last.

$200.00 plus shipping and handling

This collector's edition of Under the Dome, Stephen King's tour-de-force new novel about a Maine town suddenly cut off by an invisible, impenetrable Dome, has a belly band around the jacket, a stamped case, four-color printed endpapers, 27 part title illustrations of characters in the book drawn by renowned New Yorker cartoonist Matthew Diffee, and a ribbon marker. The edition also contains a deck of 27 special collector's cards featuring the Diffee caricatures. Printed on specialty paper. Shrink-wrapped.

DETAILS FOR PRE-ORDERS
Available to comsumers only. No retail accounts
Limit one book per customer
Available for sale Domestic US only
Books ship 11/19/09

They also report that the cover will be revealed on October 5th.

Talisman winners are...

Posted: August 9, 2009, 10:29

The Talisman comic is over and here are the correct answers:

Question 1: What month is the first issue of The Talisman released?
Answer 1: October

Question 2: What is the title of the first arc?
Answer 2: The Road of Trials

Question 3: Who illustrated the comic?
Answer 3: Tony Shasteen

Question 4: Who is the colorist of The Talisman comic?
Answer 4: Nei Ruffino

Question 5: Which was the first character from The Talisman comic to be revealed to the public?
Answer 5: Morgan Sloat

And the five lucky winners of a copy of issue #0 are:
Andy Green, Mikael Korr, Ann Smith, Cho Li and Linn Schul.

Check back next week for more about The Talisman comic including review and interviews.

Order Lilja...

Posted: August 7, 2009, 20:49

There's a spanish online store dedicated to Stephen King. It's called Restaurant De La Mente and there you can find for sale books, signed editions, magazines, comics, merchandising and more!

Starting today, the store is taking orders for Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King and due to all the payment options available, even those who don't own a credit card can secure a copy!

Check them out at here.

First cover for Under the Dome

Posted: August 7, 2009, 20:45

Here is the first Under the Dome cover that's been revealed. It's the Dutch cover, the title is Gevangen and it's being released on November 12. This is the paperback cover.

Thanks to Chrissy

US Galley

Posted: August 5, 2009, 23:44

Here is a scan of the front of the US galley for Under the Dome.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

New column

Posted: August 5, 2009, 23:42

Here is a new column by King called My Screen Addiction.

Thanks to Sonia Rodríguez Riveiro

Stand arc 3

Posted: July 31, 2009, 02:12

The third arc of The Stand comic will have the title Soul Survivors and premier October 21st. Here is the cover for issue #1.

Fall of Gilead cover

Posted: July 31, 2009, 02:09

Here is the sketch cover for issue #4 of Fall of Gilead.

Review of Fall of Gilead #3

Posted: July 29, 2009, 00:00

Issue #3 of Fall of Gilead is now out and you can read my thought about it here.

Talisman info

Posted: July 28, 2009, 22:44

Here are the latest news about The Talisman comic:

- The plan is to have 6 issues in the first arc.
- The title of the first arc will be The Road of Trials.
- The plan is to do two more arcs of the same length (but that might change).
- There will be a month gap between each story arc.
- The first issue is due out in October 2009.

Update on the Atlanta signing

Posted: July 28, 2009, 21:58

Update on the Atlanta signing:

Date: November 13, 2009
Location: Barnes & Noble, 2900 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta
Time: 7:00 PM

Special Instructions from the store:
Stephen King will only sign copies of Under the Dome. No other books or memorabilia, please. There will be a limit of one book per customer. Wristbands will be used for entry into this event. Please call the store for details.

Signed collectors ed. of Under the Dome

Posted: July 27, 2009, 23:05

This was posted by the moderator of King's official board:

Not yet. I got an email over the weekend letting us know that the only place the signed edition will be sold is through Scribner's web site but they weren't set up yet to take pre-orders. The unsigned collector's edition can be pre-ordered now, though.

I spoke to Scibner and it dosn't look like they will be able to sell to customers outside the US (this might change though)...

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