5 Stephen King Adaptations That Changed His Endings for The Better
Stephen King's novels are memorable thanks to his exciting characters, the worlds that he creates, and in most cases, the dark conclusions. The author doesn't pull any punches and he definitely doesn't write happy endings that make readers feel all warm and cozy.
Many of King's works have been adapted for film, and while some are better than others, one thing remains true: many of the book and short story endings have been altered for the cinematic version. There are several endings that stand out the most.
Why Stephen King's Misery Deserves A Remake
There are some terrible horror movie endings and Stephen King fans definitely remember the conclusion of The Mist, the 2007 movie based on the novella, which was published in 1980. The novella ends with David Drayton and some other characters seemingly close to leaving the town that has been covered in fog. It's a vague ending and not a happy one, but it's still a good way to wrap things up since there's the feeling that they will be okay.
The movie has a famously upsetting ending as David (Thomas Jane) shoots his son and a few other characters… and then finds out that he didn't need to do this. Sometimes, Stephen King adaptations change his endings and make them less dark, but in this case, the opposite happened.
IT is split up into two chapters and in the book, which was published in 1986, Pennywise and the Losers Club battle it out, and Pennywise dies. When there's a storm, Derry, Maine starts to fall into a skinhole, which is horrifying to think about. The second movie from 2019 does see the Losers Club killing Pennywise, but Derry is still around.
There are great horror movie settings, and Derry is one of them, as it's a small town that has seen better days and that haunts
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