11 thrilling Stephen King adaptations you can watch at home
To call Stephen King one of the most prolific authors of his time would be a gross understatement. The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Carrie, The Stand, Misery, The Shining — the list goes on. King’s mark on the medium of cinema is just as iconic, dating as far back as his work on George Romero’s Creepshow to innumerable adaptations of his books courtesy of the likes of Brian De Palma, Frank Darabont, John Carpenter, and more.
In honor of Firestarter, the latest adaptation of King’s 1980 sci-fi thriller by director Keith Thomas, premiering in theaters and on Peacock this weekend, we’ve pulled together a list of some of our favorite Stephen King movies and where you can stream or rent them from home… outside of some of the more super-famous adaptations like Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (available to watch on HBO Max). We’re gonna go ahead and guess you know about that one.
Here are the 11 of our favorite and most thrilling Stephen King adaptations you can watch at home this weekend.
True horror is going through puberty without a support system (or any warning of what’s about to happen to your body).
Brian De Palma’s 1976 adaptation brings to life anxieties both natural (being bullied as a teen with a terror of a mother) and supernatural (having uncontrollable super powers as a high schooler). Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie are unforgettable in the lead roles, and the climactic prom night sequence is one of the most infamous scenes in the history of American horror movies. —Pete Volk
Carrieis available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Christine is Stephen King’s infamous story about a car with a thirst for blood and a penchant for mind control. Arnie (Keith Gordon), a high schooler with a lack of confidence, sees a
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