The Fall 2014
Posted: September 15, 2014, 13:53
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NEWS -
And The King Figure Goes To...
Posted: September 15, 2014, 12:07
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The contest is over and the Stephen King Simpsons figure goes home to……David Smith! Congratulations! David has been contacted and I have his address and the King figure is on its way. David please give him a good home!
Are You Going To The Signings in Nov? Read This!
Posted: September 15, 2014, 09:57
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First, not all events are going to be straight book signings but that information will be given on Monday for each venue.
This probably means King will do a reading at one or more stops and if you can, don’t miss this. I have been to two and King is a natural on stage!
Only REVIVAL will be allowed for signing at the events that are book signings, so it would not be possible to get any other book or other memorabilia signed in its place.
This is always the case when King do a signing but at those I have been to there has always been people brining other books. Some have gotten them signed and some hasn’t. Not sure why though.
Additionally, book signings are limited to two hours so events will be ticketed and only those who have a ticket will be able to have their copy of REVIVAL signed.
This means BE ON YOUR TOES! My guess is that we’ll find out today how to get tickets and as you see you are going to need them to get your book signed. I’m not sure how many books King can sign in two hours but my guess would be around 600 (think he did 610 in France in two hours) and I can bet you that there will be more than 600 that wants to attend.
SO, KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AND IF YOU WANT TO GO! GET A TICKET AS SOON AS THEY ARE RELEASED. Sorry for the caps but this is really important if you want to go.
Haven Origins Episode 1
Posted: September 13, 2014, 23:57
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Animated Cover
Posted: September 13, 2014, 23:11
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David Morse Narrats Revival
Posted: September 12, 2014, 22:25
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Walter Simonson’s Lawnmower Man
Posted: September 12, 2014, 08:33
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I drew a 21 page adaptation of Stephen King's short story, The Lawnmower Man in 1981. I did the pictures; King wrote the words. I put us in that order because the story was done 'Marvel-style'. I drew the pencils from the prose short story, the pages were sent to King, and he wrote the words from the art. I never dealt directly with King myself (regretfully
- Walter Simons
Order your copy here.
Stand Update
Posted: September 11, 2014, 00:08
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I finished writing the script maybe a month ago. Stephen [King] absolutely loved it. It’s, I think, the first script ever approved by him. [It'll be] a single version movie of The Stand. Three hours. It hews very closely to the novel.
And about when it might start shooting...
It takes a long time to prep a film like that. Six to eight months. I don’t imagine we would shoot the movie until next Spring at the earliest. And we’re still early in the process. I’m still meeting actors and having budget meetings and all that.
Read the full interview here.
I also spoke to Josh today and he confirmed that the rumor that Matthew McConaughey has been offered the key role of Randall Flagg is incorrect.
Thanks to Douglas Dowie
Rough Revival Sketches
Posted: September 10, 2014, 22:12
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Polish Cover For Revival
Posted: September 10, 2014, 13:30
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New Haven Trailer
Posted: September 10, 2014, 13:30
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Haven Origins
Posted: September 10, 2014, 09:38
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Haven Origins coming September 12.
Check out the trailer here.
More on The Things They Left Behind
Posted: September 10, 2014, 08:37
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Published as part of the collection Transgressions: Volume Two, King’s original tale follows a 9/11 survivor plagued by guilt. One day, objects belonging to his deceased former co-workers start showing up at his house. Unable to get rid of him, he enlists the help of his neighbor to return them to the families of the dead.
CBS’ adaptation seems to retain the same basic premise, as TV Line describes The Things They Left Behind as a supernatural procedural drama about “an unlikely pair of investigators carrying out the unfinished business of the dead.”
The network has given a put pilot commitment to The Things They Left Behind, meaning they’ll owe producer Warner Bros. TV a lot of money if the pilot never airs. In other words, it’s all but guaranteed that CBS will pick up the series.
In addition to writing the script, Grahame-Smith will executive produce along with David Katzenberg, Greg Berlanti, and Sarah Schechter. TV vet Berlanti’s credits include The CW’s Arrow and The Flash. Additionally, it was announced last week that he was developing a Supergirl TV series.
Thanks to Lou Sytsma
The Things They Left Behind Lands on CBS
Posted: September 9, 2014, 23:10
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In a competitive situation, CBS has landed The Things They Left Behind, a supernatural procedural drama based on Stephen King’s short story, from Seth Grahame-Smith, and Greg Berlanti. The project, produced by Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti’s studio-based Berlanti Prods., has received a put pilot from the network, which has had success with another drama adaptation of a work by King, summer series Under The Dome. Written by Grahame-Smith, The Things They Left Behind centers on an unlikely pair of investigators carrying out the unfinished business of the dead. Grahame-Smith and his producing partner David Katzenberg will executive produce through their KatzSmith banner, along with Berlanti Prods.’ Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.
What do you think, will this be something you'll be watching?
Thanks to Lou Sytsma
Big Driver Poster
Posted: September 9, 2014, 23:09
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Haven Gets New Time!
Posted: September 5, 2014, 20:02
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Back of Revival
Posted: September 4, 2014, 21:53
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DVD Haven
Posted: September 4, 2014, 09:57
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Order your copys here:
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Review of Simpson's King
Posted: September 3, 2014, 15:15
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King with Jim Thompson Novels
Posted: September 3, 2014, 10:36
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King on Revival
Posted: September 2, 2014, 15:54
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A Good Marriage on Audio
Posted: September 2, 2014, 11:41
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It's released on September 30 and you can pre-order your copy here.
Titles and Synopsis For Haven
Posted: September 1, 2014, 15:15
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Episode 5.02 - Speak No Evil
Duke struggles to accept Jennifer's death; Nathan searches for Audrey in Mara's cruel personality.
Episode 5.03 - Spotlight
Dwight and Duke deal with a deadly trouble that threatens to burn the town to the ground.
Episode 5.04 - Much Ado About Mara
TBA
Episode 5.05 - The Old Switcheroo
TBA
Big Driver Teaser
Posted: August 31, 2014, 23:50
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King on PBS
Posted: August 31, 2014, 22:42
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Bring Stephen King Home With You!
Posted: August 28, 2014, 10:51
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How about taking King home with you? Well now you almost can, sort of. I have gotten one of The Simpsons Stephen King figures to give away to one of you and I don’t know about you but I think this is a really cool little fellow. This is how you can go home with one!
#1. From each post on facebook that gets more than 250 likes before September 14 I will draw 5 names.
#2. From each post on facebook that gets more than 50 shares before September 14 like I will draw 5 names.
#3. Out of every tweet that mentions @LiljasLibrary between August 28 and September 14 I will draw 5 names.
#4. From every comment posted on Liljas-Library.com between August 28 and September 14 (that contains the words “Simpsons”, “King” and “Lilja”) I will draw 5 names.
Then out of these 20 names I will draw one lucky winner! So, what are you waiting for? Like, Share, Tweet and Comment until your fingers bleed!
Thanks to NECA and more info about The Simpsons figures you can find here.
Revival Book Tour Announced
Posted: August 25, 2014, 16:58
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King will do a 6-city promotion tour for Revival. This is from his websiteStarting November 11th, Stephen will embark on a six-city book tour to promote the release of Revival. The tour begins in New York City and continues through Washington DC, Kansas City, Wichita, Austin and South Portland. Further details regarding the itinerary will be posted on September 15th. Be sure to check back then for updated information regarding the events, venues and times.
November 11, 2014: New York City
November 12, 2014: Washington, DC
November 13, 2014: Kansas City, MO
November 14, 2014: Wichita, KS
November 15, 2014: Austin, TX
November 17, 2014: South Portland, ME
John Grisham accept King's Challenge
Posted: August 25, 2014, 13:20
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Big Driver Photos
Posted: August 25, 2014, 11:09
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Big Driver Premiers October 18
Posted: August 25, 2014, 09:09
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My good friend over at Talk Stephen King reports that the Movie version of Big Driver Premiers October 18. boardwayworld.com just ran an article about it and here are the hard facts:- Premiers Sunday, October 18 at 8pm
- It is the first collaboration between Lifetime and King.
- The screenplay was adapted by Richard Christian Matheson. (son of the legendary Richard Matheson.)
- Directed by Mikael Salomon.
- Big Driver stars Maria Bello, Olympia Dukakis, Joan Jett, Ann Dowd, and Will Harris.
The movie is produced by Ostar Productionsand executive produced by Bill Haber and Jeffrey Haye.
Ep 34: A Bev Vincent Revival
Posted: August 23, 2014, 23:04
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With your hosts Hans Lilja of Lilja's Library and Lou Sytsma.
Welcome to Episode 34 of The Stephen King Podcast!
We're Back! After a summer hiatus we return with a KING Sized Episode and special returning guest - writer and Stephen King expert - Bev Vincent.
We have a lot of Stephen King news covering movies, tv series, stage, and of course books.
Bev joins us to talk about Haven as we talk about our thoughts on the series past seasons and the upcoming Season 5. Bev shares what he did on his summer vacation which included a set visit to Haven.
Then Bev sticks around and we compare notes on the current season of Under The Dome.
Before Bev leaves us, he sets our old school King horror taste buds salivating with his nonspoilery thoughts on King's next book - Revival - which he just finished reading. To say we are left chomping at the bit to get our hands on this is a vast understatement.
We hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, we want to hear from you.
Good or bad, we want it all!
You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:
1) FaceBook - Lilja's Library
2) Audio Message - Speak Pipe widget on the right hand of the podcast page (send voicemail)
In this podcast:
1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:56 - Podcast Setup
3) 02:05 - From The Death Room - The Latest Stephen King News
4a) 23:06 - Reviews From The Night Shift -Haven
4b) 59:55 - Under The Dome
4c) 01:34:43 - Revival - nonspoilery first impressions
5) 01:38:46 - Signoff
6) 01:40:43 - Outre
Podcast edited by Lou Sytsma
Intro Music - Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Outro Music - Stand By Me - Ben E. King
iTunes - The Stephen King Podcast.
RSS Feed - RSS.
Direct Download Link - The Stephen King Podcast - Episode 34
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Support The Show - Thank You!
Matthew McConaughey as Flagg?
Posted: August 23, 2014, 22:52
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Thanks to Anders Jakobson and Lou Sytsma
Pre-Order Haven Season 4
Posted: August 22, 2014, 11:48
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Visit Haven
Posted: August 22, 2014, 08:51
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SEA AND BE SCENE TV host Stephanie Beaumont joins stars Lucas Bryant, Adam Copeland, Colin Ferguson, John Dunsworth, Kyle Mitchell and Robert Maillett on the set of the Season 4 finale of the Syfy/Showcase original series HAVEN. Complete with a tour of the HAVEN 'hood, updates on Eric Balfour & Emily Rose.
Thanks to Lou Sytsma
Book Teaser For A Good Marriage
Posted: August 20, 2014, 08:36
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Unearthed and Untold, The Path to Pet Sematary announcted:
Since there are a lot of you out there that are so much better than me to find things online I'm going to reach out to you with a request. I'm looking for three forigne books by King. Two of them I have found online but not in a book store that I can use creditcard or PayPal to pay with (which I would like to). So, if anyone can find these books online in a store that I can buy from I'd be very greatful!
#2: Georgian
So, my hope now is that one of you here can find these in a bookstore where I can buy them and pay with creditcard or Paypal.
