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[[Stephen King]] is an American author widely known for [[Stephen King bibliography|his works]] of contemporary horror, thriller, science fiction, and fantasy. In addition to many novels, King has written approximately [[Stephen King short fiction bibliography|200 short stories]]. His works have been widely adapted to film, television, and other media.
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=== Adaptations with Stephen King's involvement ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Writer
! Actor
! Role
! Notes
! [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Creepshow]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Jordy Verrill
| Based on the short stories "[[Weeds (short story)|Weeds]]" and "[[The Crate]]"; the rest is original work for the film.
| 65%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/creepshow|title=Creepshow (1982)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1985
| ''[[Cat's Eye (1985 film)|Cat's Eye]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{N/A}}
| Based on the short stories "[[Quitters, Inc.]]" and "[[The Ledge (short story)|The Ledge]]"; the rest is original work for the film.
| 68%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cats_eye|title=Cat's Eye (1985)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Silver Bullet (film)|Silver Bullet]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{N/A}}
| Based on the novella "[[Cycle of the Werewolf]]"
| 43%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stephen_kings_silver_bullet|title=Silver Bullet (1985)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Maximum Overdrive]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|Uncredited}}
| Man at Bank ATM
| Based on the short story "[[Trucks (short story)|Trucks]]"<br/>Also director
| 14%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/maximum_overdrive|title=Maximum Overdrive (1986)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Creepshow 2]]''
| {{partial|Stories}}
| {{yes}}
| The Truck Driver
| Based on the short story "[[The Raft (short story)|The Raft]]"; the rest is original work for the film.
| 29%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/creepshow_2|title=Creepshow 2 (1987)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Pet Sematary (1989 film)|Pet Sematary]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| The Minister
| [[Pet Sematary|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 56%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pet_sematary|title=Pet Sematary (1989)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Thinner (film)|Thinner]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| The Pharmacist
| [[Thinner (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]] (published under the pseudonym [[Richard Bachman]])
| 19%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thinner|title=Thinner (1996)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| ''[[A Good Marriage (film)|A Good Marriage]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{N/A}}
| [[A Good Marriage|Based on the novella of the same name]]
| 32%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stephen_kings_a_good_marriage|title=A Good Marriage (2014)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Cell (film)|Cell]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{N/A}}
| [[Cell (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 11%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cell_2016|title=Cell (2016)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[It Chapter Two]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| The Shopkeeper
| [[It (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 62%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_chapter_two|title=It Chapter Two (2019)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|}
===Other film adaptations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Director
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Rotten Tomatoes
|-
| 1976
| [[Brian De Palma]]
| 94%<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1003625_carrie?|title=Carrie (1976)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= December 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1980
| [[The Shining (film)|''The Shining'']]
| [[Stanley Kubrick]]
| [[The Shining (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 83%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shining|title=The Shining (1980)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1983
| ''[[Cujo (film)|Cujo]]''
| [[Cujo|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 60%<ref>{{cite web|title=Cujo (1983) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cujo/|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher= [[Fandango Media]] |access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Dead Zone|''[[The Dead Zone (film)|The Dead Zone]]''}}
| [[David Cronenberg]]
| [[The Dead Zone (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 89%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dead_zone/ |title=The Dead Zone (1983) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Christine (1983 film)|Christine]]''
| [[John Carpenter]]
| [[Christine (King novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 74%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/christine/|title=Christine (1983) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984
| ''[[Children of the Corn (1984 film)|Children of the Corn]]''
| [[Fritz Kiersch]]
| [[Children of the Corn|Based on the short story of the same name]]
| 36%<ref>{{cite web |title=Children of the Corn (1984) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1004047-children_of_the_corn |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Firestarter (1984 film)|Firestarter]]''
| [[Mark L. Lester]]
| [[Firestarter (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 40%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/firestarter/ |title=Firestarter (1984) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Stand by Me (film)|Stand by Me]]''
| [[Rob Reiner]]
| Based on the novella "[[The Body (King novella)|The Body]]"
| 92%<ref>{{cite web|title=Stand by Me (1986)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stand_by_me_1986/|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1987
| {{sort|Running Man|''[[The Running Man (1987 film)|The Running Man]]''}}
| [[Paul Michael Glaser]]
| [[The Running Man (King novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]] (published under the pseudonym [[Richard Bachman]])
| 67%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/running_man/|title=The Running Man (1987)|publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |1990
| ''[[Tales from the Darkside: The Movie]]''
| [[John Harrison (director)|John Harrison]]
| Based on the short story "[[The Cat from Hell]]"; the rest is original work for the film.
| 46%<ref>{{cite web|title=Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tales_from_the_darkside_the_movie|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Graveyard Shift (1990 film)|Graveyard Shift]]''
| Ralph S. Singleton
| [[Graveyard Shift (short story)|Based on the short story of the same name]]
| 0%<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stephen_kings_graveyard_shift|title=Graveyard Shift (1990)}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Misery (film)|Misery]]''
| Rob Reiner
| [[Misery (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 91%<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|qid=Q725552|title=Misery}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| {{sort|Dark Half|''[[The Dark Half (film)|The Dark Half]]''}}
| [[George A. Romero]]
| [[The Dark Half|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 59%<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark_half/| title=The Dark Half (1993) | publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=December 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Needful Things (film)|Needful Things]]''
| [[Fraser Clarke Heston]]
| [[Needful Things|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 33%<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/needful_things/ | title=Needful Things (1993) | publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=December 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1994
| {{sort|Shawshank Redemption|''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]''}}
| [[Frank Darabont]]
| Based on the novella "[[Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption]]"
| 89%<ref>{{cite web |title=The Shawshank Redemption (1994) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shawshank_redemption/ |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date= December 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170918210429/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shawshank_redemption/ |archive-date=September 18, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| {{sort|Mangler|''[[The Mangler (film)|The Mangler]]''}}
| [[Tobe Hooper]]
| [[The Mangler|Based on the short story of the same name]]
| 27%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mangler/|title=The Mangler (1995)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=20 January 2014}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dolores Claiborne (film)|Dolores Claiborne]]''
| [[Taylor Hackford]]
| [[Dolores Claiborne|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 86%<ref>{{cite news|title= Dolores Claiborne (1995)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dolores_claiborne/|access-date= December 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1997
| {{sort|Night Flier|''[[The Night Flier (film)|The Night Flier]]''}}
| Mark Pavia
| [[The Night Flier|Based on the short story of the same name]]
| 33%<ref>{{cite web |title=The Night Flier (1997) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stephen_kings_the_night_flier/ |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=18 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Apt Pupil (film)|Apt Pupil]]''
| [[Bryan Singer]]
| [[Apt Pupil|Based on the novella of the same name]]
| 54%<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/apt_pupil Apt Pupil – Rotten Tomatoes]</ref>
|-
| 1999
| {{sort|Green Mile|''[[The Green Mile (film)|The Green Mile]]''}}
| Frank Darabont
| [[The Green Mile (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 79%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_mile/ |title=The Green Mile (1999) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=September 22, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Hearts in Atlantis (film)|Hearts in Atlantis]]''
| [[Scott Hicks (director)|Scott Hicks]]
| Based on the novella "[[Hearts in Atlantis|Low Men in Yellow Coats]]"
| 49%<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hearts_in_atlantis| title=Hearts in Atlantis (2001) | publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=10 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Dreamcatcher (2003 film)|Dreamcatcher]]''
| [[Lawrence Kasdan]]
| [[Dreamcatcher (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 28%<ref>{{cite web |title=Dreamcatcher (2003) |url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dreamcatcher/ |work= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher= [[Fandango Media]] |access-date= March 10, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Secret Window]]''
| [[David Koepp]]
| Based on the novella "[[Secret Window, Secret Garden]]"
| 46%<ref>{{cite web |title=Secret Window (2004) |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/secret_window |work= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher= [[Fandango Media]] |access-date= December 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Riding the Bullet (film)|Riding the Bullet]]''
| Mick Garris
| [[Riding the Bullet|Based on the novella of the same name]]
| 23%<ref>{{cite web |title=Riding the Bullet (2004) |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/riding_the_bullet |work= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher= [[Fandango Media]] |access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007
| ''[[1408 (film)|1408]]''
| [[Mikael Håfström]]
| [[1408 (short story)|Based on the short story of the same name]]
| 79%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1408/ |title=1408 (2007) |access-date= December 28, 2024 |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101072455/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1408/ |archive-date=1 November 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[No Smoking (2007 film)|''No Smoking'']]
|[[Anurag Kashyap]]
|Based on the short story [[Quitters, Inc.]]
|46%<ref>{{Cite web |title=No Smoking {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1192358-1192358-no_smoking |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Mist|''[[The Mist (film)|The Mist]]''}}
| Frank Darabont
| [[The Mist (novella)|Based on the novella of the same name]]
| 73%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mist/|title=The Mist (2007)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Dolan's Cadillac (film)|Dolan's Cadillac]]''
| Jeff Beesley
| [[Dolan's Cadillac (short story)|Based on the novella of the same name]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Carrie (2013 film)|Carrie]]''
| [[Kimberly Peirce]]
| Based on the novel of the same name
| 51%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/carrie/|title=Carrie (2013)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= December 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Mercy (2014 film)|Mercy]]''
| [[Peter Cornwell (director)|Peter Cornwell]]
| Based on the short story "[[Gramma (short story)|Gramma]]"
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| {{sort|Dark Tower|''[[The Dark Tower (2017 film)|The Dark Tower]]''}}
| [[Nikolaj Arcel]]
| [[The Dark Tower (series)|Based on the series of the same name]]
| 16%<ref>{{cite web|title=The Dark Tower (2017)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_tower_2017|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date= December 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[It (2017 film)|It]]''
| [[Andy Muschietti]]
| Based on the first half of the novel "[[It (novel)|It]]"
| 85%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_2017/|title=It (2017)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Gerald's Game (film)|Gerald's Game]]''
| [[Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)|Mike Flanagan]]
| [[Gerald's Game|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 91%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/geralds_game |title=Gerald's Game (2017) |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=September 19, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[1922 (2017 film)|1922]]''
| [[Zak Hilditch]]
| [[1922 (novella)|Based on the novella of the same name]]
| 92%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1922_2017/|title=1922 (2017)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| ''[[Pet Sematary (2019 film)|Pet Sematary]]''
| Kevin Kölsch<br />Dennis Widmyer
| [[Pet Sematary|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 57%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pet_sematary_2019 |title=Pet Sematary (2019)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|''[[It Chapter Two]]''
|[[Andy Muschietti]]
|Based on the second half of the novel "[[It (novel)|It]]"
|62%<ref>{{Cite web |title=It: Chapter Two {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_chapter_two |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[In the Tall Grass (film)|In the Tall Grass]]''
| [[Vincenzo Natali]]
| [[In the Tall Grass|Based on the novella of the same name]], co-authored with his son, [[Joe Hill (writer)|Joe Hill]]
| 36%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/in_the_tall_grass_2019|title=In the Tall Grass (2019)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Doctor Sleep (2019 film)|Doctor Sleep]]''
| Mike Flanagan
| [[Doctor Sleep (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 78%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/doctor_sleep/|title=Doctor Sleep (2019)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Children of the Corn (2020 film)|Children of the Corn]]''
| [[Kurt Wimmer]]
| [[Children of the Corn|Based on the short story of the same name]]
| 11%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/children_of_the_corn|title=Children of the Corn|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date= December 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2022
| ''[[Firestarter (2022 film)|Firestarter]]''
| [[Keith Thomas (director)|Keith Thomas]]
| [[Firestarter (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 10%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/firestarter_2022/|title=Firestarter (2022)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= December 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mr. Harrigan's Phone]]''
| [[John Lee Hancock]]
| [[Mr. Harrigan's Phone (novella)|Based on the novella of the same name]]
| 46%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_harrigans_phone|title=Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= December 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| {{sort|Boogeyman|''[[The Boogeyman (2023 film)|The Boogeyman]]''}}
| [[Rob Savage]]
| [[The Boogeyman (short story)|Based on the short story of the same name]]
| 60%<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Boogeyman |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_boogeyman |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| ''[[The Life of Chuck]]''
| Mike Flanagan
| [[The Life of Chuck (novella)|Based on the novella of the same name]]
| 81%<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Life of Chuck |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_life_of_chuck |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|'Salem's Lot|''[['Salem's Lot (film)|<nowiki/>'Salem's Lot]]''}}
| [[Gary Dauberman]]
| [['Salem's Lot|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 45%<ref>{{Cite web |title='Salem's Lot |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/salems_lot_2024 |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
|-
| 2025
|{{sort|The Monkey|''[[The Monkey (film)|<nowiki/>The Monkey]]''}}
| [[Oz Perkins|Osgood Perkins]]
| [[The Monkey|Based on the short story of the same name]]
| 77%<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Monkey |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_monkey |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="5" style="background-color:#white;" | Upcoming
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2025
|{{sort|The Long Walk|''[[The Long Walk (2025 film)|<nowiki/>The Long Walk]]''}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlie Plummer & Roman Griffin Davis Among Seven New Additions To Lionsgate's Stephen King Adaptation 'The Long Walk' As Production Begins |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/the-long-walk-movie-adds-charlie-plummer-roman-griffin-davis-five-others-1236020203/|last=Grobar|first=Matt|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 24, 2024|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref>
| [[Francis Lawrence]]
| [[The Long Walk (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| rowspan="2" {{NA|TBA}}
|-
|{{sort|Running Man, The|''[[The Running Man (2025 film)|The Running Man]]''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/paramount-movies-2025-glen-powell-running-man-1236107827/|title=Paramount Dates & Shifts Slew For 2025: Glen Powell's ''Running Man'', ''Smurfs'', ''Naked Gun'', ''Vicious'' & More|date=October 4, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=October 8, 2024}}</ref>
| [[Edgar Wright]]
| [[The Running Man (King novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
|-
! colspan="5" style="background-color:#white;" | In development
|-
| TBA
| {{sort|Billy Summers|''[[Billy Summers#Film adaptation|Billy Summers]]''}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |last2=Fleming Jr. |first2=Mike |title=Warner Bros Takes Stephen King Bestseller 'Billy Summers', Bad Robot & Appian Way To Produce |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/stephen-king-billy-summers-warner-bros-bad-robot-leonardo-dicaprio-1235249142/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 3, 2023 |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref>
| TBA
| [[Billy Summers|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| {{NA|TBA}}
|-
|}
==
=== Adaptations with Stephen King's involvement ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Writer
! Actor
! Role
! Notes
! Rotten Tomatoes
|-
| 1994
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Teddy Weizak
| [[The Stand|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 70%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_stand|title=The Stand (1994)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1995
| {{sort|Langoliers|''[[The Langoliers (miniseries)|The Langoliers]]''}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Tom Holby
| Based on the novella in ''[[Four Past Midnight]]''
| 48%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stephen_kings_the_langoliers|title=The Langoliers (1995)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1997
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Cage Creed
| [[The Shining (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| rowspan="6" {{N/A}}
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Stephen King's Desperation|Desperation]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
| [[Desperation (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
|-
| 2014
| "[[Heads Will Roll (Under the Dome)|Heads Will Roll]]"
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| The Diner Patron
| An episode of the television series ''[[Under the Dome (TV series)|Under the Dome]]''. [[Under the Dome (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]].
|-
| 2017
| "[[Mr. Mercedes (TV series)#Episodes|People in the Rain]]"
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| The Diner Patron
| An episode of the television series ''[[Mr. Mercedes (TV series)|Mr. Mercedes]]''. [[Mr. Mercedes|Based on the novel of the same name]].
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2021
| "[[The Stand (2020 miniseries)#Episodes|The House of the Dead]]"
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Man on Hemingford Home poster
| Episode of the 2020 miniseries ''[[The Stand (2020 miniseries)|The Stand]]''. Based on the novel of the same name.
|-
| "[[The Stand (2020 miniseries)#Episodes|The Circle Closes]]"
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|Episode of the 2020 miniseries ''[[The Stand (2020 miniseries)|The Stand]]''. Based on the novel of the same name.
|-
| ''[[Lisey's Story (miniseries)|Lisey's Story]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
| [[Lisey's Story|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 53%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/liseys_story|title=Lisey's Story (2021)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|}
===Other TV adaptations===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Distributor
! class="unsortable" | Network
! Rotten Tomatoes
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)|Salem's Lot]]''
| [['Salem's Lot|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| [[Warner Bros. Television]]
| [[CBS]]
|89%<ref>{{Citation|title=Salem's Lot (1979)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/salems_lot_the_movie|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1984
| {{sort|Word Processor of the Gods|"[[List of Tales from the Darkside episodes#ep8|The Word Processor of the Gods]]"}}
| An episode of the anthology series ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]''. [[Word Processor of the Gods|Based on the short story of the same name]].
| [[CBS Television Distribution]]
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-
| 1986
| {{sort|Gramma|"[[Gramma (The Twilight Zone)|Gramma]]"}}
| An episode of the anthology series [[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|''The Twilight Zone'']]. [[Gramma (short story)|Based on the short story of the same name]].
| [[CBS Television Distribution]]
| [[CBS]]
|-
| 1990
| ''[[It (miniseries)|It]]''
| [[It (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| Warner Bros. Television
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|67%<ref>{{Citation|title=Stephen King's It (1990)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stephen_kings_it1990|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1991
| {{sort|Moving Finger|"[[The Moving Finger (short story)#Adaptations|The Moving Finger]]"}}
| An episode of the anthology series [[Monsters (American TV series)|''Monsters'']]. [[The Moving Finger (short story)|Based on the short story of the same name]].
| [[Tribune Entertainment]]
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Sometimes They Come Back (film)|Sometimes They Come Back]]''
| [[Sometimes They Come Back|Based on the short story of the same name]]
| CBS Television Distribution
| CBS
| 67%<ref>{{Citation|title=Sometimes They Come Back (1991)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sometimes_they_come_back|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=2020-07-03}}</ref>
|-
| 1993
| {{sort|Tommyknockers|''[[The Tommyknockers (miniseries)|The Tommyknockers]]''}}
| [[The Tommyknockers|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| [[Trimark Pictures]]
| ABC
|35%<ref>{{Citation|title=The Tommyknockers (1993)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tommyknockers|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |1997
| ''[[Trucks (film)|Trucks]]''
| [[Trucks (short story)|Based on the short story of the same name]]
| Trimark Pictures
| [[USA Network]]
| rowspan="4" {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Quicksilver Highway]]''
| Based on the short story ''[[Chattery Teeth (short story)|Chattery Teeth]]''
| colspan="2" | [[20th Television]]
|-
| {{sort|Revelations of 'Becka Paulson|"[[The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson (The Outer Limits)|The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson]]"}}
| An episode of the anthology series [[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|''The Outer Limits'']]. [[The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson|Based on the short story of the same name]].
| [[MGM Television]]
| [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Woh]]''
| Based on the novel ''[[It (novel)|It]]''
| [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
| [[Zee TV]]
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Carrie (2002 film)|Carrie]]''
| [[Carrie (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| [[NBC]]
| 20%<ref>{{Citation|title=Carrie (2002)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1123000-carrie|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=2020-07-03}}</ref>
|-
| 2002–2007
| {{sort|Dead Zone|''[[The Dead Zone (TV series)|The Dead Zone]]''}}
| [[The Dead Zone (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| 20th Television
| USA Network
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries)|Salem's Lot]]''
| [['Salem's Lot|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| Warner Bros. Television
| [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]
| 69%<ref>{{Citation|title=Salem's Lot (2004)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1135630-salems_lot|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King|Nightmares & Dreamscapes]]''
| Based on short stories in collections ''[[Nightmares & Dreamscapes]]'', ''[[Everything's Eventual]]'', and ''[[Night Shift (short story collection)|Night Shift]]''
| colspan="2" | TNT
| 85%<ref>{{Citation|title=Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/nightmares_dreamscapes_from_the_stories_of_stephen_king|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Children of the Corn (2009 film)|Children of the Corn]]''
| [[Children of the Corn|Based on the short story of the same name]]
| [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]]
| [[Syfy]]
| 0%<ref>{{Citation|title=Children of the Corn (2009)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1220545-children_of_the_corn|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=2020-07-03}}</ref>
|-
| 2010–2015
| ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]''
| Based on the novel ''[[The Colorado Kid]]''
| [[Entertainment One]]
| Syfy
| 63%<ref>{{Citation|title=Haven|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/haven|language=en|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Bag of Bones (miniseries)|Bag of Bones]]''
| [[Bag of Bones|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| [[A&E Networks]]
| [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2013–2015
| ''[[Under the Dome (TV series)|Under the Dome]]''
| [[Under the Dome (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| [[CBS Television Distribution]]
| [[CBS]]
| 68%<ref>{{Citation|title=Under the Dome|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/under_the_dome|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Big Driver (film)|Big Driver]]''
| [[Big Driver|Based on the novella of the same name]]
| [[Lifetime Movies]]
| [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
| 50%<ref>{{Citation|title=Big Driver (2014)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/big_driver|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|language=en|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| ''[[11.22.63]]''
| [[11/22/63|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| Warner Bros. Television
| [[Hulu]]
| 83%<ref>{{Citation|title=11.22.63|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/11_22_63|language=en|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=2020-10-14}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| {{sort|Mist|''[[The Mist (TV series)|The Mist]]''}}
| [[The Mist (novella)|Based on the novella of the same name]]
| [[Dimension Films|Dimension Television]]
| [[Paramount Network|Spike]]
| 60%<ref>{{Citation|title=The Mist|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_mist|language=en|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2017–2019
| ''[[Mr. Mercedes (TV series)|Mr. Mercedes]]''
| Based on the novels ''[[Mr. Mercedes]]'', ''[[Finders Keepers (King novel)|Finders Keepers]]'' and ''[[End of Watch (novel)|End of Watch]]''
| WarnerMedia Entertainment
| [[Audience (TV network)|Audience]]
| 91%<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Mr. Mercedes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_mercedes|access-date=January 28, 2021|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2019, 2020
| ''[[Creepshow (TV series)|Creepshow]]''
| Based on the short stories "[[Gray Matter (short story)|Gray Matter]]" and "[[Survivor Type]]"; the rest is not based on stories by King.
| colspan="2" | [[Shudder (streaming service)|Shudder]]
| 97%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/creepshow/s01|title=Creepshow: Season 1 (2019)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=October 4, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| {{sort|Outsider|''[[The Outsider (miniseries)|The Outsider]]''}}
| [[The Outsider (King novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| [[Media Rights Capital]]
| [[HBO]]
| 91%<ref>{{Citation|title=The Outsider|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_outsider|language=en|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=2020-12-15}}</ref>
|-
| 2020–2021
| {{sort|Stand 2020|''[[The Stand (2020 miniseries)|The Stand]]''}}
| [[The Stand|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| CBS Television Distribution
| [[CBS All Access]]
| 57%<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Stand|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_stand_2020/s01|access-date=March 1, 2024|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Chapelwaite]]''
| Based on the short story "[[Jerusalem's Lot]]"
| colspan="2" | [[Epix]]
| 60%<ref>{{cite web |title=Chapelwaite|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chapelwaite/s01|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2025
| ''[[The Institute (TV series)|The Institute]]''
| [[The Institute (King novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| colspan="2" | [[MGM+]]
| 71%<ref>{{cite web |title=The Institute (2025)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_institute|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:#white;" | Upcoming
|-
| TBA
| ''[[Carrie (miniseries)|Carrie]]''<ref>{{Cite news |title='Carrie' TV Series From Mike Flanagan in the Works at Amazon |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-10-21 |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/carrie-tv-series-mike-flanagan-amazon-1236184808/ |work=Variety}}</ref>
| [[Carrie (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| [[Amazon MGM Studios]]
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| {{NA|TBA}}
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:#white;" | In development
|-
| TBA
| ''[[Fairy Tale (novel)#TV series adaptation|Fairy Tale]]''<ref>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |title=A24 Revives Stephen King Fantasy Epic 'Fairy Tale;' Paul Greengrass Cracking 10-Episode Series With 'Fringe' Showrunner J.H. Wyman |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/stephen-king-novel-fairy-tale-a24-10-episode-series-paul-greengrass-jh-wyman-1236116681/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=16 February 2025 |date=17 October 2024}}</ref>
| [[Fairy Tale (novel)|Based on the novel of the same name]]
| [[A24]]
| TBA
| {{NA|TBA}}
|}
== Derivative works ==
=== In films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Distributor
! [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
|-
| 1987
| {{sort|Return to Salem's Lot|''[[A Return to Salem's Lot]]''}}
| [[Larry Cohen]]
| Sequel to the ''[[Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)|Salem's Lot]]'' miniseries
| [[Warner Bros.]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| ''[[Pet Sematary Two]]''
| [[Mary Lambert (director)|Mary Lambert]]
| Sequel to 1989's ''[[Pet Sematary (1989 film)|Pet Semetary]]''
| [[Paramount Pictures]]
| 21%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pet_sematary_ii/ |title=Pet Sematary Two (1992) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice]]''
| David Price
| Sequel to 1984's ''[[Children of the Corn (1984 film)|Children of the Corn]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Dimension Films]]
| 30%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/children_of_the_corn_ii_the_final_sacrifice/|title=Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest]]''
| James D. R. Hickox
|Sequel to 1984's ''[[Children of the Corn (1984 film)|Children of the Corn]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| ''[[Sometimes They Come Back... Again]]''
| Adam Grossman
| Based on 1991's ''[[Sometimes They Come Back (film)|Sometimes They Come Back]]''
| [[Trimark Pictures]]
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering]]''
| Greg Spence
| Sequel to 1984's ''Children of the Corn''
| rowspan="2" | Dimension Films
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''[[Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror]]''
| [[Ethan Wiley]]
|Sequel to 1984's ''Children of the Corn''
| 14%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/children_of_the_corn_v_fields_of_terror|title=Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sometimes They Come Back... for More]]''
| Daniel Zelik Berk
| Based on 1991's ''Sometimes They Come Back''
| Trimark Pictures
| 0%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sometimes_they_come_backfor_more_1999|title=Sometimes They Come Back... for More|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[The Rage: Carrie 2]]''
| [[Katt Shea]]
| Sequel to 1976's ''[[Carrie (1976 film)|Carrie]]''
| [[United Artists]]
| 23%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rage_carrie_2|title=The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return]]''
| [[Kari Skogland]]
| Sequel to 1984's ''Children of the Corn''
| Dimension Films
| 0%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/children_of_the_corn_666_isaacs_return|title=Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Children of the Corn: Revelation]]''
| [[Guy Magar]]
| Sequel to 1984's ''Children of the Corn''
| Dimension Films
| 0%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/children_of_the_corn_revelation|title=Children of the Corn: Revelation|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| {{sort|Mangler 2|''[[The Mangler 2]]''}}
| Michael Hamilton-Wright
| Sequel to 1995's ''[[The Mangler (film)|The Mangler]]''
| [[Artisan Entertainment]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2003
| {{sort|Diary of Ellen Rimbauer|''[[The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (film)|The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer]]''}}
| [[Craig R. Baxley]]
| Prequel to 2002's ''[[Rose Red (miniseries)|Rose Red]]'', written by King for television
| [[ABC Studios]], [[Lionsgate Studios|Lionsgate]]
| 17%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diary_of_ellen_rimbauer|title=The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
| {{sort|Mangler Rebord|''[[The Mangler Reborn]]''}}
| Erik Gardner and Matt Cunningham
| Sequel to 1995's ''[[The Mangler (film)|The Mangler]]''
| [[Lionsgate Studios|Lionsgate]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Creepshow 3]]''
| Ana Clavell and James Dudelson
| Sequel to 1982's ''[[Creepshow]]'' and 1987's ''[[Creepshow 2]]''
| Taurus Entertainment Company
| 0%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/creepshow-iii/ |title=Creepshow 3 |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Children of the Corn: Genesis]]''
| [[Joel Soisson]]
| Sequels to 1984's ''Children of the Corn''
| [[Dimension Extreme]]
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Children of the Corn: Runaway]]''
| [[John Gulager]]
|Sequels to 1984's ''Children of the Corn''
| [[Lionsgate Films]]
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Pet Sematary: Bloodlines]]''
| [[Lindsey Anderson Beer]]
| Origin story based on ''[[Pet Sematary]]''
| [[Paramount+]]
| 23%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pet_sematary_bloodlines |title=Pet Sematary: Bloodlines |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|}
=== In television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
! Distributor
! Network
! Rotten Tomatoes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Firestarter: Rekindled]]''
| Sequel to 1984's [[Firestarter (1984 film)|''Firestarter'']]
| colspan="2" | [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2018–19
| ''[[Castle Rock (TV series)|Castle Rock]]''
| [[Castle Rock (Stephen King)|Based on the eponymous fictional city and also characters created by King]]
| Warner Bros. Television
| Hulu
| 88%<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Castle Rock|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/castle_rock|language=en|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2019–23
| ''[[Creepshow (TV series)|Creepshow]]''
| Following the same anthology formula as the ''[[Creepshow]]'' films
| colspan="2" | [[Shudder (streaming service)|Shudder]]
| 85%<ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=Creepshow|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/creepshow|language=en|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="6" |Upcoming
|-
| 2025
| ''[[It – Welcome to Derry|It: Welcome to Derry]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2023-11-02 |title=''The White Lotus'' & ''Welcome To Derry'' Pushed To 2025 By HBO |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/the-white-lotus-welcome-to-derry-2025-1235590828/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204172114/https://deadline.com/2023/11/the-white-lotus-welcome-to-derry-2025-1235590828/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Prequel television series based on [[It (novel)|''It'']]
| Warner Bros. Television
| [[HBO]]
| {{NA|TBA}}
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:#white;" | In development
|-
| TBA
| [[Overlook (TV series)|''Overlook'']]<ref name=":2">{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=2020-04-16|title='The Shining' Spinoff Series 'Overlook' in the Works at J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot, HBO Max|url=https://collider.com/the-shining-tv-series-overlook-jj-abrams-hbo-max/|access-date=2020-04-17|website=Collider|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=August 4, 2021|title='The Shining' Offshoot Series 'Overlook' From Bad Robot Not Going Forward At HBO Max, Closing In On New Home|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/the-shining-overlook-bad-robot-dead-hbo-max-new-home-jj-abrams-stephen-king-1234808746/|access-date=August 5, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Fleming |first2=Mike Jr. |title=J.J. Abrams' 'Demimonde' In Jeopardy Over Budget Drama As Bad Robot's Overall Deal Faces Scrutiny By Warner Bros. Discovery |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/jj-abrams-demimonde-canceled-budget-bad-robot-overall-deal-scrutiny-warner-bros-discovery-1235031628/ |website=Deadline |date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=March 4, 2023}}</ref>
| Spin-off series based on [[The Shining (novel)|''The Shining'']]
| Warner Bros. Television
| [[Netflix]]
| {{NA|TBA}}
|}
=== In print ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Author
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Publisher
|-
| 2001
| {{sort|Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red|''[[The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red]]''}}
| [[Ridley Pearson]]
| Prequel tie-in novel to King's 2002 television series ''[[Rose Red (miniseries)|Rose Red]]''
| [[Hyperion (publisher)|Hyperion]]
|-
| 2015–16
| ''[[Demon Road trilogy|The Demon Road Trilogy]]''
| [[Derek Landy]]
| Novel trilogy homage to American horror fiction, primarily the works of King and [[Wes Craven]]
| [[HarperCollins]]
|-
| 2019
| [[Gwendy's Magic Feather]]
| [[Richard Chizmar]]
| Sequel to the novella co-written with King ''[[Gwendy's Button Box]]''
| [[Cemetery Dance Publications|Cemetery Dance]]
|}
==Comics==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Publisher
|-
| 1981
| {{sort|Lawnmower Man in Bizarre Adventures #29|''The Lawnmower Man'' in ''[[Bizarre Adventures]]'' #29}}
| Based on the short story "[[The Lawnmower Man]]"
| [[Marvel Comics]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Creepshow (comics)|Creepshow]]''
| Based on the ''[[Creepshow]]'' film
| [[Plume (publisher)|Plume]]
|-
| 2009
| {{sort|Talisman (comics)|''[[The Talisman (comics)|The Talisman]]''}}
| Based on the novel ''[[The Talisman (King & Straub novel)|The Talisman]]''
| [[Del Rey Books|Del Rey]]<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.stephenking.com/promo/talisman_gn/|title=The Talisman Graphic Novel Series – Coming Fall 2009|publisher=Stephenking.com|date=October 13, 2008|access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| ''N.''
| Based on the novella ''[[N. (novella)|N.]]''
| [[Marvel Comics]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''Road Rage''
| Based on the novella ''[[Throttle (novella)|Throttle]]'', co-authored with his son, [[Joe Hill (writer)|Joe Hill]]
| [[IDW Publishing]]
|-
| {{sort|Little Green God of Agony|''The Little Green God of Agony''}}
| Based on the short story of the same name
| Free comic on King's official website<ref>{{cite web |last1=Armitage |first1=Hugh |title=NYCC: Stephen King debuts webcomic adaptation |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/comics/a431593/nycc-stephen-king-debuts-webcomic-adaptation/ |website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=18 October 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''Sleeping Beauties''
| Based on the novel ''[[Sleeping Beauties (novel)|Sleeping Beauties]]'', co-authored with his son, [[Owen King]]
| IDW Publishing<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/sleeping-beauties-tale-by-stephen-king-owen-king-set-for-2020-comic-book-series-1202646792/|title='Sleeping Beauties': Tale By Stephen King & Owen King Set For 2020 Comic Book Series|first=Geoff|last=Boucher|date=16 July 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |''[[The Dark Tower (comics)|The Dark Tower]]''
|-
| 2007
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born|''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born]]''}}
| rowspan="6" | Spin-offs from the ''[[The Dark Tower (series)|Dark Tower]]'' novels
| rowspan="19" | [[Marvel Comics]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Long Road Home|''[[The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home]]''}}
|-
| {{sort|Dark Tower: Treachery|''[[The Dark Tower: Treachery]]''}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Sorcerer|''[[The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer]]''}}
|-
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead|''[[The Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead]]''}}
|-
| {{sort|Dark Tower: Battle of Jericho Hill|''[[The Dark Tower: Battle of Jericho Hill]]''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Journey Begins|''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Journey Begins|The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Journey Begins]]''}}
| Based on the novel ''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger]]''
|-
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Little Sisters of Eluria|''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Little Sisters of Eluria|The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Little Sisters of Eluria]]''}}
| Based on the short story ''[[The Little Sisters of Eluria]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Battle of Tull|''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Battle of Tull|The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Battle of Tull]]''}}
| rowspan="3" | Based on the novel ''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger]]''
|-
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Way Station|''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Way Station|The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Way Station]]''}}
|-
| 2012
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Man in Black|''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Man in Black|The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Man in Black]]''}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – Sheemie's Tale|''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Sheemie's Tale|The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – Sheemie's Tale]]''}}
| rowspan="3" | Spin-offs from the ''[[The Dark Tower (series)|Dark Tower]]'' novels
|-
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – Evil Ground|''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Evil Ground|The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – Evil Ground]]''}}
|-
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – So Fell Lord Perth|''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - So Fell Lord Perth|The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – So Fell Lord Perth]]''}}
|-
| 2014
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three – The Prisoner|''[[The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - The Prisoner|The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three – The Prisoner]]''}}
| rowspan="4" | Based on the novel ''[[The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three]]''
|-
| 2015
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three – House of Cards|''[[The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - House of Cards|The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three – House of Cards]]''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three – Lady of Shadows|''[[The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - Lady of Shadows|The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three – Lady of Shadows]]''}}
|-
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - Bitter Medicine|''[[The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - Bitter Medicine]]''}}
|-
| 2017
| {{sort|Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three – The Sailor|''[[The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - The Sailor|The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three – The Sailor]]''}}
| Based on the novel ''[[The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands]]''
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | ''[[The Stand (comics)|The Stand]]''
|-
| 2008
| {{sort|Stand: Captain Trips|''[[The Stand: Captain Trips]]''}}
| rowspan="6" | Based on the novel ''[[The Stand]]''
| rowspan="6" | [[Marvel Comics]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| {{sort|Stand: American Nightmares|''[[The Stand: American Nightmares]]''}}
|-
| {{sort|Stand: Soul Survivors|''The Stand: Soul Survivors''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/catalog/the_stand~colon~_soul_survivors.0000.1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20091022133509/http://marvel.com/catalog/the_stand~colon~_soul_survivors.0000.1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-10-22 |title=THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS # 1 |publisher=Marvel }}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| {{sort|Stand: Hardcases|''The Stand: Hardcases''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| {{sort|Stand: No Mans Land|''The Stand: No Mans Land''}}
|-
| {{sort|Stand: Night Has Come|''The Stand: Night Has Come''}}
|}
==Video games==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Platform(s)
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Developer/publisher
|-
|1985
|''The Mist''
|[[PC game|PC]]
|Based on [[The Mist (novella)|the novella of the same name]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mist - Macintosh Repository |url=https://www.macintoshrepository.org/4924-the-mist |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.macintoshrepository.org |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Mindscape (company)|Mindscape]]
|-
|1989
|''[[The Running Man (video game)|The Running Man]]''
|{{ubl|[[Amiga]]|[[Amstrad CPC]]|[[Atari ST]]|[[Commodore 64]]|[[ZX Spectrum]]}}
|Based on [[The Running Man (1987 film)|the film adaptation]] of [[The Running Man (novel)|the 1982 novel]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/commodore-user-magazine-67/Commodore_User_Issue_67_1989_Apr#page/n27/mode/2up|last=Dillon |first=Tony |date=April 1989 |title=Running Man |magazine=Commodore User |___location=United Kingdom |pages=28–29}}</ref>
|{{ubl|[[Emerald Software]]|[[Grandslam Interactive]]}}
|-
|1992
|''[[The Dark Half (video game)|The Dark Half]]''
|[[MS-DOS]]
|Based on [[The Dark Half|the novel of the same name]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/computer-games-strategy-plus-24-november-1992/page/62/mode/2up | title=Computer Games Strategy Plus 24 November 1992 | date=November 1992 }}</ref>
|[[Capstone Software]]
|-
|1992
|''[[The Lawnmower Man (video game)|The Lawnmower Man]]''
|{{ubl|[[Sega Genesis]]|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]|[[MS-DOS]]|[[Mac (computer)|Macintosh]]|[[Sega CD]]|[[Game Boy]]}}
|Based on [[The Lawnmower Man (film)|the film adaptation]] of [[The Lawnmower Man|the 1975 short story]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Collingbourne|first=Huw|date=March 1994|url=https://archive.org/details/pc-review-030/page/90/mode/2up|title=The Lawnmower Man|magazine=[[PC Review]]|issue=30|pages=90–92|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
|{{ubl|[[SCi Games|The Sales Curve]]|[[THQ]]|[[Time Warner Interactive]]}}
|-
|1999
|''[[Stephen King's F13]]''
|{{ubl|[[Microsoft Windows]]|[[Mac (computer)|Macintosh]]}}
|The game includes a digital copy of the novella ''[[Everything's Eventual (novella)|Everything's Eventual]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cobbett |first=Richard |date=2020-07-18 |title=Crapshoot: The Stephen King 'game' that will take you to a dark place |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/saturday-crapshoot-stephen-kings-f13/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref>
|{{ubl|[[Presto Studios]]|[[Ubisoft Blue Byte|Blue Byte]]}}
|}
==Stage==
*1988: ''[[Carrie (musical)|Carrie]]'' was initially a flop on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], but has since gained a [[cult following]]. The musical was revived at the [[Lucille Lortel Theatre]] in New York, directed by [[Stafford Arima]] from January to April 2012. On September 25, 2012, the first official cast recording was released.
*1990: ''Ghost Stories'' was an adaptation of Stephen King's short stories "The Return of Timmy Baterman," about zombies; "[[Strawberry Spring]]," about a campus serial killer; "[[Gray Matter (short story)|Gray Matter]]," a black comedy about a hideous mutation caused by a bottle of beer; "[[Uncle Otto's Truck]]," and "[[The Boogeyman (short story)|The Boogeyman]]," about a distraught father's encounter with a child-killing closet monster, as well as selections from ''[[Pet Sematary]]''. Adapted and directed by Robert Pridham, the play premiered at the Arts Center Theatre at [[Kent Place School]] in Summit, New Jersey, and toured the United States in the mid-1990s.
*1992: ''[[Misery (novel)|Misery]]'' stage play by [[Simon Moore (writer)|Simon Moore]] based on 1987 novel.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gritten |first=David |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-29-ca-2861-story.html |title=Sharon Gless Out on a Limb |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 29, 1992 |access-date=May 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2005/08/09/thrills-pulsate-in-misery/ |title=Thrills Pulsate in 'Misery' |website=[[Sun Sentinel]] |date=August 9, 2005 |access-date=May 1, 2024}}</ref> [[Misery (play)|Another adaptation]], written by [[William Goldman]] (who wrote the 1990 film), premiered on Broadway in 2015 with [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Laurie Metcalf]]. This version was also adapted to Polish language. It premiered at the [[Kwadrat Theatre]] in [[Warsaw]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teatrkwadrat.pl/spektakl/misery/|title = Misery – Teatr Kwadrat| date=December 7, 2016 }}</ref> A musical version also exists, written by Jeff Hockhauser and Bob Johnson. While it has not been staged, a demo recording has circulated on the internet in recent years. There are also four Finnish-language stage adaptations of ''Misery'' under the name ''Piina'': the first adaptation was performed in October 2019 by [[Tampere Theatre]] in [[Tampere]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tampereenteatteri.fi/naytelma/piina/|title=Piina - Tampereen Teatteri|website=tampereenteatteri.fi|access-date=January 19, 2020|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kulttuuritoimitus.fi/kritiikit/kritiikit-teatteri/tampereen-teatterin-antti-mikkola-ottaa-stephen-kingin-piinasta-irti-sen-mita-saa-ja-vahan-enemman/|title=Antti Mikkola ottaa Stephen Kingin Piinasta Tampereen Teatterissa irti sen mitä saa – ja vähän enemmän|last=Mörttinen|first=Valtteri|website=kulttuuritoimitus.fi|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=January 19, 2020|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aamulehti.fi/a/9255b05e-83ff-42c6-8619-d9d1f6aeb739|title=Tampereen Teatteri teki Piinasta hyytävän trillerin, joka on oikeasti jännittävä – päähenkilön kokema kipu tuntuu katsojassa asti|last=Ala-Korpela|first=Anu|website=[[Aamulehti]]|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=January 19, 2020|language=fi}}</ref> the second adaptation was performed in September of the same year by Kuopio City Theatre in [[Kuopio]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kuopionkaupunginteatteri.fi/piina|title=Kuopion kaupunginteatteri - Piina|website=kuopionkaupunginteatteri.fi|access-date=January 19, 2020|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Stephen King, PIINA ensi-illassa 7.9.2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuPrV2OVYPg| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/zuPrV2OVYPg| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|language=fi|access-date=2020-01-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10588746|title=Kauhua näyttämöllä: Kuopion kaupunginteatterissa nähdään syksyllä Stephen Kingin "Piina"|first=Ulriikka|last=Myöhänen|website=[[YLE]]|date=January 9, 2019|access-date=January 20, 2020|language=fi}}</ref> the third adaptation was performed in November 2022 by [[Pori Theatre]] in [[Pori]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://porinteatteri.fi/naytelmat/piina-ennakko/ | title=PIINA – Porin Teatteri }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kulttuuritoimitus.fi/kritiikit/kritiikit-teatteri/porilainen-piina-ottaa-katsojan-mukaan-hulluuden-partaalle-king-klassikko-porin-teatterissa/|title=Porilainen Piina ottaa katsojan mukaan hulluuden partaalle – King-klassikko Porin Teatterissa|last=Salonen|first=Marita|website=kulttuuritoimitus.fi|date=12 November 2022|access-date=14 February 2023|language=fi}}</ref> and the fourth adaptation was performed in February 2025 by [[Seinäjoki City Theatre]] in [[Seinäjoki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seinajoenkaupunginteatteri.fi/ohjelmisto/piina/|title=Piina|publisher=[[Seinäjoki City Theatre]]|access-date=25 September 2024|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.episodi.fi/uutiset/stephen-kingin-piina-saa-teatteriversion-satu-silvo-ja-reidar-palmgren-paarooleissa/|title=Stephen Kingin Piina saa teatteriversion – Satu Silvo ja Reidar Palmgren päärooleissa|first=Jesse|last=Raatikainen|work=Episodi|date=23 September 2024|access-date=25 September 2024|language=fi}}</ref>
*1993: ''[[Rage (King novel)|Rage]]'' stage play written by Phillip Smith, produced by [[Shane Black]], and directed by Jim Birge.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Knipe |first1=Sandra |title=''Rage'' adapter sees real life reflected in play's events |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104779121/evansville-press/ |work=[[The Evansville Press]] |date=April 8, 1993 |page=18 |language=en |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> It was intended to premiere in [[Jasper, Indiana]], but scheduling and venue issues due to protests over its mature themes forced it to move to the [[American Legion]] hall in [[Santa Claus, Indiana]], where it ran from April 23 to May 1.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Evan |title=Birge concerned he'll pay a price for ''Rage'' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/541399663 |work=The Herald |pages=1, 36 |language=en |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
*2009: ''[[Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption]]'' was dramatized by [[Dave Johns]] and [[Owen O'Neill]] for the [[Gaiety Theatre, Dublin]]. A later version, directed by [[Peter Sheridan]], had its world premiere at the Peter Sheridan Theatre in London in September 2010. A production was mounted at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] directed by Lucy Pitman-Wallace in August 2013.<ref name="ShawshankEdinburgh">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/aug/11/the-shawshank-redemption-edinburgh-review |title=The Shawshank Redemption – Edinburgh festival 2013 review |work=The Guardian |date = August 11, 2013|access-date=October 30, 2014}}</ref> In April 2019, ''The Shawshank Redemption'' made its North American debut at the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri, directed by Bob Paisley. It garnered great reviews from critics during its run. It featured Keenan Ramos as Red, Chris Roady as Andy Defresne, S.E. Perry as Warden Stammas, Tim Ahlenius as Hadley, Chad Burris as Boggs Diamond, Dan Daly as Pinky, Kevin Fewell as Brooksie, Christopher Preyer as Rooster, Larry Goodman as Dawkins, Nick Hazel as Entwhistle, Evan Lovelace as Tommy, Andrew Paredes as Rico, and Alex Paxton as inmate/guard.
*2012: ''[[Ghost Brothers of Darkland County]]'', an original musical with book by Stephen King and music and lyrics by [[John Mellencamp]]. After a week of previews, it ran at Atlanta's [[Alliance Theatre]] from April 11 to May 13, 2012. A concept album was released the following year.
*2013: ''[[Dolores Claiborne (opera)|Dolores Claiborne]]'' is an American [[opera]] composed by [[Tobias Picker]]. It premiered at the [[San Francisco Opera]] in Fall 2013.<ref>Woolfe, Zachary (September 19, 2013). [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/arts/music/dolores-claiborne-adapts-at-the-san-francisco-opera.html?_r=0 "From the Page to the Stage, a Confession Receives an Operatic Turn"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved May 27, 2014.</ref> Before that, the novel was also made into a couple of Finnish plays, both called ''Doloreksen tunnustus'': in 2009 presented by Tukkateatteri,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tukkateatteri.fi/ohjelmisto/esitysarkisto/doloreksen-tunnustus/|title=Doloreksen tunnustus|publisher=Tukkateatteri|access-date=22 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref> and in 2012 presented by Ad Astra Teatteri.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adastrateatteri.fi/historia/|title=Historia|publisher=Ad Astra Teatteri|access-date=22 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksml.fi/paikalliset/2671534|title=Rakkauden monisärmäiset kasvot|first=Maija-Liisa|last=Westman|work=[[Keskisuomalainen]]|date=15 October 2012|access-date=22 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref>
*2014: ''[[The Body (King novella)|The Body]]'' (also known as "Stand By Me") was produced by Chellaston Players in Derby, England. Though an amateur staging (produced with Stephen King's permission), it received rave reviews.
There have also been dramatizations of many of King's short stories, including "[[Nona (short story)|Nona]]", "[[Quitters, Inc.]]", "[[In the Deathroom]]", "[[Strawberry Spring]]", "[[Harvey's Dream]]", "[[The Man Who Loved Flowers]]", "[[Mute (short story)|Mute]]", "[[The Ten O'Clock People]]" and King's poem, "[[Paranoid: A Chant]]". There have also been alleged stage productions of ''Rage'' as well as several parody stage versions of ''[[The Shining (novel)|The Shining]]''.
==Music==
*1983: "The Stand", recorded and released by Welsh rock band [[The Alarm]], was recorded and released in the United Kingdom as a single. The song's lyrics were inspired by King's [[The Stand|novel of the same name]]
*1985: "Lone Justice", recorded and released by American heavy metal band [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], was based on the King novella ''[[The Gunslinger (novella)|The Gunslinger]]''.
*1984: "Horror-Teria: (The Beginning)" from the [[Twisted Sister]] album ''[[Stay Hungry (album)|Stay Hungry]]''. The album's liner notes thank King for inspiring the piece.
*1987: "Among the Living", recorded and released by American heavy metal band [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], was based on the King novel ''[[The Stand]]''. "The Walkin' Dude" is [[Randall Flagg]], the main villain in the novel, and the beginning verse: "Disease! Disease! Spreading the disease!{{nbsp}}/ With some help from Captain Trips{{nbsp}}/ He'll bring the world down to its knees" refers to the virus that destroys most of the population in the novel.
*1987: "A Skeleton in the Closet", recorded and released by American heavy metal band [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], was based on the King novella ''[[Apt Pupil]]'' from the collection ''[[Different Seasons]]''.
*1987: "Severed Survival", recorded and released by American death metal band [[Autopsy (band)|Autopsy]], was based on the King short story ''[[Survivor Type]]''.
*1988: "Misery Loves Company", recorded and released by American heavy metal band [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], was based on the King novel ''[[Misery (novel)|Misery]]''.
*1988: Formation of the American punk rock band [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], who took the name from the evil clown monster of the same name from King's highly successful epic horror novel ''[[It (novel)|It]]''.
*1989: "[[Pet Sematary (song)|Pet Sematary]]", recorded and released by American punk rock band [[The Ramones]], was a single from their eleventh studio album, ''[[Brain Drain (album)|Brain Drain]]''. The song was originally written for the King [[Pet Sematary (1989 film)|movie adaptation]] of the [[Pet Sematary|novel of the same name]]. The single became one of the band's biggest radio hits and a staple in their concerts during the 1990s.
*2000: The music video for the song "[[Spit It Out (Slipknot song)|Spit it Out]]", recorded and released by American heavy metal band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], pays homage to [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s [[The Shining (film)|1980 film adaptation]] of the King novel ''[[The Shining (novel)|The Shining]]''.
*2002: Formation of the Dutch symphonic metal band [[Delain]], who took the name from the Kingdom of Delain from the King novel ''[[The Eyes of the Dragon]]''.
*2006: The music video for the song [[The Kill]], recorded and released by American rock band [[Thirty Seconds to Mars]], was inspired by [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s [[The Shining (film)|1980 film adaptation]] of the King novel ''[[The Shining (novel)|The Shining]]''.
*2006: The song "Carry the Blessed Home", recorded and released by German power metal band [[Blind Guardian]] on their eighth studio album, ''[[A Twist in the Myth]]''. It is about [[Roland Deschain]] and [[Jake Chambers]] at the end of the [[The Dark Tower (series)|''Dark Tower'' series]].
*2007: "[[Dull Boy]]", recorded and released by American heavy metal band [[Mudvayne]], was a single for both the band's fourth studio album, ''[[The New Game]]'', and the band's compilation album ''[[By the People, for the People]]''. The song was based on both the King novel and the [[Stanley Kubrick]] movie of ''The Shining''.
*2010: King provided the voice of Will 'o the Wisp for [[Shooter Jennings]]'s "[[Black Ribbons]]" music video.
*2014: The music video for the song "[[Animals (Maroon 5 song)|Animals]]", recorded and released by American pop rock band [[Maroon 5]], was inspired by a blood drop scene from the [[Carrie (1976 film)|1976 film adaptation]] of the King novel ''[[Carrie (novel)|Carrie]]''.
*2015: American heavy metal and metallic hardcore band [[Ice Nine Kills]] recorded and released the song "Hell in the Hallways" (which was based on King's first horror novel ''[[Carrie (novel)|Carrie]]'') on their fourth studio album, ''[[Every Trick in the Book]]''. A number of months later, the band created, recorded and released the single "Enjoy Your Slay" (based on [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s [[The Shining (film)|1980 film adaptation]] of the King novel ''[[The Shining (novel)|The Shining]]'') from their fifth studio album, ''[[The Silver Scream]]''.
*2016: The song "Breathing Lightning", recorded and released by American heavy metal band [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], was based on the [[The Dark Tower (series)|''Dark Tower'' series]].
*2016: Boston, Massachusetts-formed and -based musical band Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys included a song, titled "Dull Boy", on their 2016 album ''Come Black Magic'' with lyrics inspired by ''[[The Shining (novel)|The Shining]]''. The song is otherwise unrelated to the [[Mudvayne]] track listed above.
*2019: American heavy metal and metallic hardcore band [[Ice Nine Kills]] recorded and released their fifth studio album, ''[[The Silver Scream]]'', featuring "It Is the End", based upon and inspired by the [[It (2017 film)|2017 theatrical film adaptation]] of King's horror novel ''[[It (novel)|It]]'', and "Funeral Derangements", based on Pet Semetary.
==See also==
* [[Dollar Baby|Dollar Babies]], short film adaptations of King material made by students and aspiring filmmakers
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.stephenking.com/promo/little_green_god_of_agony/|title=Little Green God of Agony–The Free Online eComic|year=2012|publisher=StephenKing.com|access-date=April 9, 2015}}
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