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More Photos From The Stand

Posted: October 29, 2019, 13:54

Here are a few more photos from the set of The Stand.

The Stand Filming In Vancouver

Posted: October 29, 2019, 08:48

This weekend Vancouver residents were warned of graphic street scenes when scenes for The Stand was being shoot in the downtown area.

Source: Vancouver Sun.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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Early Word On Doctor Sleep

Posted: October 27, 2019, 20:28

Nerdist has collected some early comments about Doctor Sleep and they are good.

Behind the scenes clip with some minor spoilers (especially by Ewan McGregor).

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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Rebecca Ferguson Talks Doctor Sleep

Posted: October 26, 2019, 01:13

Here is an interview with Rebecca Ferguson about Doctor Sleep.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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Mike Flanagan Is Talking To King About What’s Next

Posted: October 26, 2019, 01:03

Mike Flanagan is talking to King about what to do next. See the clip here.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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Ep 104: The Avester!!! - The Institute Review & More

Posted: October 23, 2019, 09:16

Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast - Constant and New Listeners!

Join your host - longtime Constant Reader - writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 104 of The Stephen King Podcast!

Returning guest - Bryant Burnette - joins me this episode to review King's latest book - The Institute as well as to engage in a water cooler chat about the latest King news.

Check out Bryant's excellent blog over at - The Truth Inside The Lie.

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2) 00:30 - The Institute - Book Review
3) 34:19 - Water Cooler Chat Latest Stephen King News
4) 54:42 - Outro

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Interview About Shining In The Dark

Posted: October 22, 2019, 11:21

Here is an interview I did with Paul Semel about Shining in the Dark.

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Shining In The Dark Now Out In Trade Paperback!

Posted: October 22, 2019, 11:07

Today is the release day for the US trade paperback of Shining in the Dark. An edition I’m very proud of. You should be able to find it in any bookstore you usually get your books from as well as online, like Amazon.com.

I would also like to ask a favor of you. If you see it in the stores. Please take a photo of it on the shelf or in a selfie with yourself and send to me.

I hope you will all enjoy the book and its stories.

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Necklace & Jawbone Prop from Gerald's Game

Posted: October 21, 2019, 21:04

This is the necklace worn by Carel Struycken as the character “Moonlight Man” at the end of Gerald’s Game. The Jawbone was in the bag he carried and collected all his “treasures” in. The necklace is now in Marv's Museum, check it out.

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King’s Mansion To Become Writers Retreat & Archive

Posted: October 18, 2019, 12:58

The King family is about to move. Their iconic red mansion in Bangor will instead in the future be the home of the extensive archive of manuscripts, articles, photographs, notes, video and audio recordings and other writings from throughout King’s nearly 50-year career.

The house (and the house next door, also owned by the King family) would also become a retreat for writers, who would be allowed to stay in the house while they work on various projects. The offices of the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, their charitable nonprofit organizations would also move in.

This should not be misstaken for a museum though. The houses won’t be open to the public and you would, just like when the collection was located at The University of Maine, need permission to do research on King’s unpublished stuff as well as to stay there and write.

Bangor council vote lets Stephen and Tabitha King
move ahead with archive and writers’ retreat

The Bangor City Council on Wednesday night unanimously approved a zoning change for the two homes on West Broadway owned by Stephen and Tabitha King that will pave the way for the properties to house King’s extensive archive and serve as a writers’ retreat.

The Kings requested a zone change last month, with plans to change both their iconic red mansion and the white house next door from their former residential zoning to a type of zone that would allow a nonprofit organization.

At the meeting on Wednesday, the council approved the zone change in an 8-0 vote.

“Everything that the Kings have given this city and the area is absolutely priceless, and to see them to continue to have a tie here with the properties that are on West Broadway and not sell them them or divest themselves of those ties to Bangor is, I think, very admirable,” said Councilor Gibran Graham.

The zone change will allow the Kings to turn their red mansion with its wrought iron gate at 47 West Broadway, as well as the adjacent house the Kings own at 39 West Broadway, into a permanent home for King’s extensive archive of manuscripts, articles, photographs, notes, video and audio recordings and other writings from throughout his nearly 50-year career.

It would also include a retreat for writers, who would be allowed to stay in the house while they work on various projects, and it would house the offices for the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, their charitable nonprofit organization. The foundation offices are currently located on Outer Hammond Street in Bangor.

Councilor Laura Supica said she believed the new archive and retreat would add a great deal to the city’s cultural landscape.

“For an artist to be able to go somewhere and have a retreat to make their art is very important,” said Supica. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned from Stephen King, it’s that being able to lock yourself in a room and write can produce some great art.”

Stephen Brough, a Bangor resident currently running for City Council, disagreed with the zone change, stating that putting the homes into the hands of a non-profit would take them off the city’s tax rolls, a move he did not think would be in the city’s best interest.

Councilor Cary Weston noted that regardless of whether or not the zone change went through, the Kings would be free at any time to sell their homes to their non-profit, which would still remove them from the tax roles.

The Kings owe $29,656 in property taxes this year on their home at 47 West Broadway, which has an
assessed value of nearly $1.3 million. They owe $23,101 on their property at 39 West Broadway, whose assessed value is just over $1 million.

Article from Bangor Daily News October 17, 2019.

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Greg Kinnear Cast As Glen Bateman

Posted: October 18, 2019, 10:33

Greg Kinnear has joined the cast of The Stand. Kinnear will play Glen Bateman.

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Alexander Skarsgård Talkes The Stand

Posted: October 17, 2019, 21:33

Alexander Skarsgård teases his role as Randall Flagg in The Stand.

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Trailer And Premier Date For The Outsider

Posted: October 17, 2019, 19:25

The Outsider premiers on HBO January 12, 2020.

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Heather Graham Cast In The Stand

Posted: October 16, 2019, 10:49

Coming Soon reports that Heather Graham has joined the cast for The Stand. She will play Rita Blakemoor, a wealthy woman who is ill prepared for the end of the world when she try to escape New York with Larry Underwood.

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Lizzy Caplan Talks Castle Rock

Posted: October 14, 2019, 15:31

Here is an interview with Lizzy Caplan where she talks about Kathy Bates and portraying mental illness in Castle Rock.

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Doctor Sleep Clockes In At 152 Min

Posted: October 14, 2019, 13:28

Doctor Sleep is listed in American cinemas as having a runtime of 2 hours and 32 minutes.

Thanks to Herbert West

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Stephen & Joe At The Somerville Theater

Posted: October 12, 2019, 09:10

Porter Square Books Presents Stephen King & Joe Hill at the Somerville Theater.

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Steve & Joe at Porter Square Books

Posted: October 11, 2019, 22:25

Here is a photo from Steve and Joe’s reading last night at Porter Square Books. Looks like a great night!

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New Casting For The Stand

Posted: October 11, 2019, 22:10

More casting news for The Stand today.

Eion Bailey will play Teddy Weizak (same role King played in the miniseries version), Katherine McNamara will play Julie Larry and Hamish Linklater will play Dr. Ellis.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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Clive Owen Is Scott Landon

Posted: October 11, 2019, 22:03

Clive Owen has joined the cast of Lisey’s Story. Owen will play Lisey’s husband, Scott Landon.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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When Stephen King Is Your Father

Posted: October 10, 2019, 19:39

Here is an article by Joe Hill about having Stephen King as his father.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

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Castle Rock Season 2 Poster

Posted: October 10, 2019, 13:32

Poster for season 2 of Castle Rock.

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5 Of The 10 Scariest Books Are Written By King!

Posted: October 10, 2019, 10:31

Here is a list of the 10 most popular horror books of all time, according yo Goodreads. 5 of them is written by Stephen King!

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Two New Posters For Doctor Sleep

Posted: October 10, 2019, 01:09

Here are two new posters for the upcoming Doctor Sleep that premiers November 8.

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On Set: The Stand

Posted: October 9, 2019, 00:49

Mick Garris and Josh Boone on the set of The Stand.

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Showrunner Dustin Thomason Talks Castle Rock

Posted: October 7, 2019, 11:58

Castle Rock’s showrunner Dustin Thomason talks about season 2 and what we can expect from it with SyFy Wire.

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Ep. 103: King In 3 Colors - Gray, Blue & Green

Posted: October 7, 2019, 08:19

Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast - Constant and New Listeners!

Join your host - longtime Constant Reader - writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 103 of The Stephen King Podcast!

This time it's a look at King in 3 colors - Gray, Blue, and Green. This episode brings you reviews of:
1) Gray Matter on Shudder
2) The Stand on Bluray
3) In The Tall Grass - Green - On Netflix

Hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, I want to hear from you.

Good or bad, I want it all!

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1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:30 - Gray Matter - Review
3) 10:46 - The Stand Bluray Review
4) 19:32 - In The Tall Grass Review
5) 34:27 - Outro

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Now Leaving Castle Rock

Posted: October 5, 2019, 14:29

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UK Cover For If It Bleeds

Posted: October 4, 2019, 15:31

Here is the cover for the UK edition of If it Bleedes.

Pre-order here

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Steve and Joe Talks In The Tall Grass

Posted: October 4, 2019, 13:37

Stephen King & Joe Hill talks In the Tall Grass. Steve also mention that there's an upcoming adaptation from Spain of A Good Marriage.

King: With the streaming platforms (and cable TV), somebody can tackle a long novel the way they tackled “NOS4A2” or “Mr. Mercedes.” But with a shorter thing, it's tailor-made for the movies. I think of “Shawshank Redemption” and the upcoming adaptation from Spain of “A Good Marriage.” The original “Children of the Corn” wasn't too bad either.

Read the interview here.

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My Thoughts About In The Tall Grass

Posted: October 4, 2019, 09:24

Here are my thoughts about In the Tall Grass.

In the Tall Grass is one of those stories that when you read it you think ”there is no way this can be filmed”. In the case of this one it’s mainly because it’s both strange and quite brutal. But I was wrong. It’s now filmed, and it works. Vincenzo did it and I think he did it very well.

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US Cover & Excerpt From If It Bleeds

Posted: October 3, 2019, 18:32

Here is the finished US cover for If It Bleeds. There is also an excerpt here.

Thanks to Herbert West

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If It Bleeds Listed To Be 576 Pages

Posted: October 3, 2019, 16:23

If it Bleeds is listed to be 576 pages long over at Amazon and you can now pre-order it here

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Flanagan And King Talks Danny Torrance

Posted: October 3, 2019, 15:55

Mike Flanagan and Stephen King discuss Danny Torrance’s journey since that terrible winter at the Overlook Hotel 40 years ago.

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Nat Wolff Is Lloyd Henreid In The Stand

Posted: October 3, 2019, 14:29

Nat Wolff has been cast opposite Alexander Skarsgård in The Stand. Wolff plays Lloyd Henreid, a petty criminal who becomes fiercely loyal to Randall Flagg.

Source: Deadline

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If It Bleeds; Collection of 4 Stories Out May 5th, 2020

Posted: October 3, 2019, 08:33

King’s next book If It Bleeds is a collection of four stories. They are:

Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
The Life of Chuck
Rat
If It Bleeds

The book will be released on May 5th, 2020 and a place holder cover have been released (this is not the final cover).

If It Bleeds
Release Date: May 5th, 2020

From #1 New York Times bestselling author, legendary storyteller, and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas—Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat and the title story If It Bleeds — each pulling readers into intriguing and frightening places.

The novella is a form King has returned to over and over again in the course of his amazing career, and many have been made into iconic films, including “The Body” (Stand By Me) and “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” (Shawshank Redemption). Like Four Past Midnight, Different Seasons, and most recently Full Dark, No Stars, If It Bleeds is a uniquely satisfying collection of longer short fiction by an incomparably gifted writer.

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US Shining In The Dark Out In 3 Weeks

Posted: October 1, 2019, 10:55

Three weeks from today the US paperback edition of Shining in the Dark is released from Gallery Books. More info about the book can be found here

You can pre-order the book at Amazon.com.

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Behind Mr Mercedes

Posted: October 1, 2019, 10:23

Behind the scenes of Mr Mercedes.

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New Castle Rock Trailer

Posted: October 1, 2019, 08:22

Here is a new trailer for Castle Rock season 2.

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King On His Accident On June 19, 1999

Posted: September 30, 2019, 17:23

Here is an article King wrote about his accident on June 19, 1999. Very scary and interesting read. Check it out!

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Stephen Hopkins Will Direct Dark Tower Pilot

Posted: September 30, 2019, 15:16

Stephen Hopkins will direct Amazon’s The Dark Tower pilot. Hopkins recently directed the Focus Features film ‘Race’ and three episodes of the FOX spin-off ’24: Legacy.’ He also helmed 12 episodes of the flagship ’24’ series. Other film credits include New Line’s ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child,’ 20th Century Fox’s ‘Predator 2,’ and New Line’s ‘Lost in Space.’

Source: Geeks WorldWide.

Thanks to Hans von Wirth

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My Thoughts About Gray Matter

Posted: September 27, 2019, 11:00

Here are my thoughts about the episode Gray Matter from the first episode of Creepshow.

The Creepshow movies are labeled horror comedy and have tagline like ”The most fun you’ll have being scared”. They are also based on comics from the 50’s but even though I try to take that in consideration here it still feels cheap.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE!

Posted: September 21, 2019, 11:31

Happy 72nd Birthday Steve!

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Trailer For In The Tall Grass

Posted: September 17, 2019, 19:35

Here is the trailer for In The Tall Grass, premiers October 4 on Netflix.

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First Scenes From In The Tall Grass

Posted: September 16, 2019, 17:16

This trailer for scary movies on Netflix contains a first look at the upcoming In The Tall Grass, premier on October 4th.

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Ep. 102: Jaime En Fuego Palavers on IT Ch. 2

Posted: September 16, 2019, 15:45

Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast - Constant and New Listeners!

Join your host - longtime Constant Reader - writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 102 of The Stephen King Podcast!

First time on the podcast is guest - Jaime En Fuego - of YouTube - The Horror Channel Fame. Had a blast talking to Jaime and hope to get him and more of The Horror Show crew on the podcast.

Thankee sai!

This is a full spoilers episode.

Jaime and I review IT Chapter 2 plus talk about the King news items over the summer that really popped out to us.

Check out Jaime and his ka-tet over at YouTube for - The Horror Show

Check Jaime's Youtube channel for Stephen King - Hail to Stephen King!

There's tons of Horror goodness over there besides material related just to Sai King.

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1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:30 - Podcast - IT Chapter 2 - Movie Review
3) 29:43 - Top King News Items Over the Summer of 2019
3) 1:05:53 - Outro

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