Alright everybody. This is my LAST rant on horror movies. I hope you've enjoyed it until now :) Anyway, here it goes.
In 1990,
It premiered as a television mini-series that later was formatted into a film. This film project was based off of King's novel by the same name that was published in 1986. In my opinion this is one of the most known novel-into-horror-film created yet. The story is basically about a clown who is really this carniverous creature [I think it is a spider actually] who eats small children and more or less haunts them simulataneously. The group of adults who survive ban together and try to destroy IT. And so there's a brief summary for you. The movie stars Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown, Tim Reid, John Ritter, Olivia Hussey, and even Seth Green as a little kid! :D Note: I would put a picture up of Pennywise but he freaks me out WAY too much. XD
Now, a year later in 1987 Stephen King came out with
Misery. The film came out in 1990 and was directed by Rob Reiner, who also directed
Stand by Me, a film that was based off of a novella that was penned by Stephen King which was called
The Body in 1982 and the film came out in 1986 starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Jerry O'Connell, and Corey Haim. Anyway, this is basically about a guy who gets stuck with this crazy woman who seems to want to kill him [you'd have to go to IMDB for all the info]. The film starred James Caan, Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes the crazy woman in which she won an Academy Award for, and Lauren Bacall.
*Quick Disclaimer: I am aware that Stephen King did indeed write novels that were made into other lesser-known films and even great films such as The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. Since they are not considered horror, I will probably mention them at another time :) Also, Stephen King has written other books or projects that have been written for television series. Since this is a film blog, it will not be found here. Sorry!*
Now,
Dreamcatcher came out in 2003 as a film which starred Morgan Freeman, Jason Lee, Donnie Wahlberg, and Timothy Olyphant and it was also directed by Lawrence Kasdan. I have no idea what this movie is about but according to Wikipedia it is about four friends who have been buddies forever go on a hiking trip and get caught between an insane colonel and an alien invasion. The novel was published in 2001. No word if the book was good or not however according to the picture it is a New York Times Bestseller; but the movie did terrible at the box office and among critics.
This next film I LOVE. It is not too scary but it is incredibly suspenseful and intriguing!
Secret Window, Secret Garden was published in a collection called
Four Past Midnight as a novella. In 2004 the movie, that of course is based on the novella, starred John Turturro, Maria Bello, and Johnny Depp premiered. The film was directed by David Koepp. Basically it's about this author who kind of goes nutty after he finds his wife cheating on him and they later divorce. I suggest you watch the movie for yourself ;) By the way, the movie got a 6.5/10 on IMDB. But I still enjoyed it!!!
As we come to a close here, there were two films that came out in 2007 that were based off of King's novels: One being
1408 and the other
The Mist. 1408 is basically another haunted motel/hotel story that was published in 1999 and again in 2002. The film starred Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack, and Mary McCormack. The film was also directed by Swedish director Mikael Hafstrom. I'm pretty sure this movie from what I've heard is that the film was not good. But
The Mist did well at least.
The Mist was a novella that came out in 1980. And yes, it's an alien story.
Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Samuel Witwer, Toby Jones, Nathan Gamble, Andre Braugher, and
Frances Sternhagen star in this film that was directed and written by Frank Darabont, who interestingly enough did write and direct previous King adaptations
The Shawshank Redemption and
The Green Mile. Way to go Frankie!
As for future films, all I know is The Stand is supposed to come out in 2013 based on King's novel of the same name that was published in 1978 and again in 1999.
Hope you all enjoyed my horror rant!
According to BookReporter.com the new upcoming film about the assassination plot about Abraham Lincoln "The Conspirator" is based on a novel written by Kate Clifford Larsen called THE ASSASSIN'S ACCOMPLICE: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln. The release date was on April 15th in select theaters. The film stars James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long, Alexis Bledel, and Tom Wilkinson. It is directed by Robert Redford. 
