10 Essential Stephen King Stories Better Than The Movies
✕ Remove Ads Author Stephen King has written some incredible stories over the years, but some are much better than their movie adaptations. Stephen King’s books and short stories make brilliant films and TV shows, but the King of Horror’s narratives are often so unique and complex that it’s hard for them to be translated to the screen properly. While many of Stephen King’s movies are legendary pieces of cinema, some just don’t hit the mark.
Needful Things RDramaHorrorCrimeFantasyThriller Needful Things is a 1993 horror film directed by Fraser Clarke Heston, based on the Stephen King novel. The story centers around a mysterious shop owned by Leland Gaunt in Castle Rock, Maine. Gaunt's seemingly harmless items bring out the worst in the town's residents, leading to chaos and violence. Ed Harris stars as Sheriff Alan Pangborn, who attempts to uncover Gaunt's true motives.*Availability in US Director Fraser C.
Director Ralph S. Singleton Release Date October 26, 1990 Cast Stephen Macht , Andrew Divoff , Vic Polizos , Brad Dourif , Robert Alan Beuth , Ilona Margolis , Jimmy Woodard , Jonathan Emerson , Minor Rootes , Kelly L.
✕ Remove Ads The movie is rated PG-13, so a lot of King’s iconic goriness and darkness is missing. The Gunslinger shows Randall Flagg in some of his most menacing moments, but the film throws the character to the side. Not only is Flagg more of a supporting character, but he also has to be prompted to return his focus to the quest at hand.
A lot of Maximum Overdrive’s failings can be attributed to King’s drug habit, but it’s still strange that he does such a poor job of adapting his own story. Trucks has a campy tone, but it’s still serious when it needs to be, but Maximum Overdrive doesn’t have this balance. Trucks never explains how the phenomena occurs, which adds to the overall unsettling tone of the story.
✕ Remove Ads A great part of the book is the inner monologues, but when this is tackled in the film, it’s simply confusing. The lack of production budget for the Cell movie is apparent, which doesn’t help, either. While many wanted more from the ending of Stephen King’s book, it is still better than the climax of the film version.
Dreamcatcher introduces an array of intriguing characters, and it is a fascinating Stephen King story about mind powers, but the film doesn’t replicate the same charm of the book. There are a lot of changes from the book in the movie, and several revelations are revealed at strange times. The Dreamcatcher film misses out on integral character development from the novel, and the depiction of Duddits borders on offensive.
✕ Remove Ads Related Firestarter 2022 vs. 1984 Movie: Which Is The Better Stephen King Adaptation? The second adaptation of Stephen King's Firestarter novel has been released, which begs the question of which adaptation is better, 1984 or 2022? 3 A Good Marriage Adapted In 2014 The 2014 adaptation of A Good Marriage thankfully follows King’s original story pretty well, but it doesn’t mean that the movie is better than the novella. The main issue with the film is that it’s boring, at least in comparison to King’s writing. The way King words Darcy discovering her husband is a serial killer, and her later plans to kill him, builds a lot of tension and anticipation.
2 The Lawnmower Man Adapted In 1992 ✕ Remove Ads The Lawnmower Man is one of King’s stranger short stories, but it’s still an interesting read. King’s narrative is absolutely better than the 1992 adaptation, mainly because the movie diverts so far from the source material that it’s a completely different story.
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