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LATEST TRAILERS: ‘DOCTOR SLEEP’
The first full trailer for Doctor Sleep is here, and it seems that it’s not just going to be a sequel to the novel of The Shining like Stephen King’s book was, it’s also going […]
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STEPHEN KING IS “MOST EXCITED” ABOUT ‘THE STAND’ REMAKE
Early this year, it was announced that a new adaptation of Stephen King‘s 1978 novel The Stand was coming from CBS All Access in ten parts, directed and co-written by Josh Boone. Of course, King’s […]
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CUJO [1983]: On Blu-ray Now
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 93 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, chases a wild rabbit and inserts his […]
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NEW MOVIE OF ‘SALEM’S LOT’ COMING
You know what?….I predicted some time ago that the wave of new Stephen King adaptations would include Salem’s Lot. King’s novel was memorably adapted for TV in 1979 [I belong to that generation which was […]
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STEPHEN KING SUGGESTED A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ENDING TO ‘PET SEMATARY’ REMAKE [SPOILERS!!!]
Right, so most of us have probably seen the Pet Sematary remake by now. Unsurprisingly it’s divided people somewhat. I personally found it inferior to the original movie but still one of the better horror […]
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PET SEMATARY [2019]: In Cinemas Now
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 103 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic SPOILERS TO THOSE WHO HAVEN’T SEEN THE 1989 PET SEMATARY, THIS FILM’S TRAILER AND ONE OF ITS POSTERS! Louis […]
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PET SEMATARY [1989]: On Blu-ray and 4K UltraHD Now, 30th Anniversary Edition
USA ON BLU-RAY AND 4K ULTRA HD: NOW, from Paramount Pictures UK HERE RUNNING TIME: 103 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Louis and Rachel Creed, plus their children Ellie and Gage, […]
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Eureka Entertainment Reveal New Trailer For Stephen King’s CUJO
Eureka Entertainment have revealed their New & Exclusive trailer for the forthcoming Limited Edition Blu-ray release of CUJO, the terrifyingly effective 80s cult horror based on the best-selling novel from Stephen King. Evil bites when […]
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DOCTOR SLEEP RELEASE DATE MOVED FORWARD
It’s far more common for release dates to be moved back, not forward, and especially these days with Blu-ray and DVD releases since the mindbogglingly stupid decision to shut down two disc producing plants which […]
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WRITER’S ROOM PUT TOGETHER FOR ‘THE STAND’ TV SERIES
The New Mutants writer-director Josh Boone has been teasing his involvement with an adaptation of Stephen King’s epic novel The Stand for some time now, and, what with the recent King craze begun by the […]
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EWAN MCGREGOR IN TALKS TO PLAY DANNY TORRANCE IN ‘DOCTOR SLEEP’
As a break from all the news detailing the casting of IT: Chapter 2, it’s been reported that Ewan McGregor is in talks to play the lead role of Danny Torrance in another upcoming Stephen King […]
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AND THE LATEST STEPHEN KIND ADAPTATION IS….’THE GINGERBREAD GIRL’
The latest announcement in the current wave of Stephen King adaptations is a movie of his short story The Gingerbread Girl, which originally appeared in ‘Esquire’ magazine, and was later included in King’s 2008 collection of […]
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LATEST HORROR NEWS: James Wan to remake Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers
It seems the massive success of IT is going to bring a wave of remakes of old Stephen King films. What with Pet Sematary already being confirmed, its been announced that James Wan, the […]
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MIKE FLANAGAN TO DIRECT ‘THE SHINING’ SEQUEL ‘DOCTOR SLEEP’
Just after the release his very fine adaptation of Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game, Mike Flanagan [Oculus, Hush, Before I Wake] was asked which King novel he’d love to adapt the most. His answer? Doctor Sleep, […]
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CARRIE [1976]: On Limited Edition Blu-ray 11th December
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 11TH DECEMBER, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 98 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic NOTE FROM THE DOC! This is a heavily re-worked version of an older, very […]
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LATEST FILMS: Starry Eyes duo hired to remake Pet Sematary!
This bit of news comes as both a surprise and not! After the huge success of IT, is it really a shock that a new Stephen King remake is coming? Yes its time to return […]
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Arrow Video To Unleash Limited Edition Blu-Ray of CARRIE
Arrow Video are set to release a limited edition Blu-Ray of Brian De Palma’s CARRIE on 11th December 2017. In 1974, Stephen King published his first novel, the story of Carrie White, a troubled young […]
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Gerald’s Game (2017)
GERALD’S GAME Directed by Mike Flanagan Sometimes you hear about a project and at first you’re not too fussed. Then you see who the director is, and it clicks: a perfect marriage between material and […]