10 great Stephen King adaptations that give goosebumps

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Stephen King is a famous contemporary American writer. He writes in various genres, but is better known as the "King of Horrors". King surprisingly subtly knows how to reveal the psychology of personality, its development or decay. He is also the most screened writer. Of course, not all films based on the master's works are equally successful. Still, there are those whose viewing experience is so vivid that it becomes uncomfortable.

1. "Dead zone"

director: David Cronenber / 1983It combines drama and thriller, mysticism, and even a detective story. The humble guy Johnny Smith works as a teacher. He has ordinary plans for life, and there is a beloved. However, fate decrees otherwise. Johnny gets into an accident. When he wakes up, he learns that he had been in a coma for 5 years …

He loses everything. His beloved is already married, and he himself is still physically helpless. However, Johnny discovers that he has developed the ability to foresee the future of the people he touches. This gift is an opportunity to save other people. But will Johnny save himself?

2. "Pet Cemetery"

director: Mary Lambert / 1989King considered the novel so frightening that he had no intention of publishing it. However, some difficulties forced him to go to the publication of the book. The film begins quite peacefully: Dr. Louis Creed moves with his family to a new place and settles in a large cozy house. And everything would be fine: a well-paid job, excellent conditions …

Yes, only very close to the house is a road, and nearby is a cemetery for pets, which is shrouded in the ancient mystical legends of the Indians. They say there is a special place in this cemetery. If you bury an animal there, it will return alive. And then misfortune happens - the doctor's beloved cat dies under the wheels of the car. Saddened, the doctor decides to bury his pet in the same cemetery …

3. "The Shawshank Redemption"

director: Frank Darabont / 1994A dramatic film that has become iconic and legendary. There is no mysticism and horror in this movie. A story about people who faced injustice, while maintaining clarity of thought and belief in the best. The film looks in one breath, forcing with all my heart to empathize with the main characters.

4. "Langoliers"

director: Tom Holland / 1995The film tells about a mysterious story that happened to the passengers of one scheduled plane. During the flight, something inexplicable happens - most of the people disappear, as well as the entire crew. The story is almost detective, with a touch of fantasy and mysticism. The remaining passengers will have to figure out what happened and try to fix the difficult situation.

5. "Losing weight"

director: Tom Holland / 1996 In the center of the story is the successful, self-confident lawyer Billy Halleck. Having run down an elderly gypsy woman to death, he has no remorse. And, thanks to his connections, he remains unpunished. However, his joy is premature - the father of the deceased curses all the participants in this unjust case. True, the lawyer does not at first attach importance to the words of the old gypsy. Only later does Tom begin to realize the full horror of his situation. However, he is not going to give up.

6. The Green Mile

director: Frank Darabont / 1999 A dramatic spectacle imbued with mysticism. Filmed by Frank Darabont (man knows how to create masterpieces), the film is truly cult, as they say "for all time." Everything is beautiful in it - the idea, the plot, the actors. Despite its mysticism, the film tells about the most important, human: love and hate, good and evil, compassion and insensitivity … It leaves a special aftertaste for life.

7. "Dreamcatcher"

director: Laurence Kasdan / 2003Although the film was a flop at the box office, it is worth watching for fans of science fiction. The plot is "catchy", interest does not disappear for a minute. Four friends in childhood save a mentally retarded boy from bullies. In gratitude, he endows them with supernatural powers. All five remain friends for life, using their abilities in everyday life. But the time comes when their true purpose becomes clear.

8. "Secret Window"

director: David Kepp / 2004The story is seemingly unremarkable. The unlucky writer Mort Rainey is in a divorce case, which in itself is already frustrating. But then a stranger appears who accuses him of plagiarism. And he does it very obsessively, turning the already lonely and dreary life of the hero into hell. But this is only on the surface. It’s not that easy for King.

9. «1408»

director: Mikael Hofström / 2007The plot of the film is as follows: Mike Enslin is writing a book about mysterious and inexplicable phenomena in various hotels. He himself does not believe in such hoaxes, but as an honest author he travels to hotels that are notorious (in the sense of having poltergeists and ghosts). Everything that happens to him is recorded on a dictaphone. However, nothing unusual happens to him, and, dispelling another myth, Mike Enslin goes to the hotel with the name "Dolphin".

Upon learning that number 1408 is shrouded in an ominous secret, he insists on taking it. No amount of warning or persuasion stops the writer. He can't even imagine what he will go through in room 1408 … The film is truly scary, but it is not a banal horror movie. "1408" is full of psychology, drama, and makes you think about a lot.

10. "Mist"

director: Frank Darabont / 2007The main character, the father of the family, takes his son with him and goes to the store. But they fail to return home: the appeared thick impenetrable fog conceals something ominous. The ending is especially shocking in this film …