The first Creepshow was the brainchild of famed horror author Stephen King (Carrie, Christine, Cujo, The Shining, It, The Dead Zone) and legendary horror director George A. Romero, the creator of Night Of The Living Dead and in essence the father of the movie version of the modern “...
While not particularly scary,Man's Best Friendis still a more interesting take on the killer dog subgenre than the rabid pup plotline ofCujo. It's also well-cast, with Ally Sheedy carrying the film successfully as a kind-hearted reporter who, apparently, is very slow to figure out something...
The cast includes a myriad of real life actors and actresses from the Friday the 13th films as well as iconic scream queens playing fictionalized versions of themselves including fan favorites Dee Wallace (The Howling, Cujo, Halloween (2007), Critters, ET), Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th Part ...
Shout out to all of the insane, terrific cinema I attended this year (especially when shown on film) and all of the folks who programmed & made it happen – courtesy ofThe Aero,The El Capitan,Voyager Institute,Secret Sixteen,Dynasty Typewriter,Alamo Drafthouse DTLA,Arrow Player&The Sundance F...
once other studios jumped on the bandwagon and flooded the market with similar product. By 1978, audiences had pretty much had it with the genre, so no amount of pedigree and leftover good feelings for the producer ofThe Poseidon AdventureandThe Towering Infernowas going to dragThe Swarmover ...
King is the second of two sons born to Donald and Nellie Ruth (née Pillsbury) King. His parents separated when he was very young. King and his elder brother, David, moved several times while growing up, living near their father’s family inFort Wayne,Indiana, and inStratford,Connecticut,...
King’s books were so popular by the 1980s that they were virtually guaranteed to be adapted into feature films, TV movies, or miniseries. That decade he published Firestarter (1980; films 1984 and 2022); Cujo (1981; film 1983); The Running Man (1982; film 1987); Christine (1983; film...