Streamin' King
Welcome to Streamin’ King, a series by Zach Dionne (@zachdionne) that’s grave-digging through the myriad Stephen King adaptations available on your favorite streaming services.
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Streamin' King: ‘The Long Walk’ Has Just As Much Heart as ‘Stand by Me’ and ‘The Shawshank Redemption’
It's much more of a character study than an exploration of a dystopia. -
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Streamin’ King: 'The Life of Chuck' Is Full Of Big Feelings And Unlike Any Other Stephen King Adaptation
This is the type of Stephen King experience that’s never even remotely been brought to the screen. -
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Streamin' King: 'The Monkey' In The Middle Of A Jam-Packed Year Full Of Stephen King Adaptations
We return, once again, to Uncle Stevie's sophomore short story collection, Skeleton Crew. -
Ever seen a non-porno where the inciting incident is a bee-jay in a moving car?
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Streamin' King: A New 'Salem's Lot' Feature Film Takes A Crack At Improving Upon The 1979 Miniseries Misfire
This is the first Stephen King title to become a movie since 2019’s It Chapter Two, and the result is dismaying. -
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Streamin' King: 'The Boogeyman' Expands A Short Story Into A Full-Length Monster Movie
Is there a place for well-made PG-13 horror in your life? You could do worse than The Boogeyman. -
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Streamin' King: 'Pet Sematary: Bloodlines' Sadly Makes The Case That "Dead Is Better" When It Comes To This Franchise
This one’s got an overarching villain, very little in the way of possessed pets, and the sweetest character to ever get Sematary’d. (Sorry, Gage.) -
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Streamin' King: 'Pennywise The Story of IT' on Prime Video, A Crowdfunded Documentary About Tim Curry's Creepy Clown
"People are gonna forget who the hell Stephen King was, but they’re never gonna forget that f***in’ clown." -
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Streamin' King: 'Storm Of The Century' on Hulu, A Supernatural Miniseries That Inspired Mike Flanagan's 'Midnight Mass'
Uncle Stevie is VERY excited that this 3-part miniseries is now available to stream on Hulu. -
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Streamin' King: 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone' on Netflix, A Supernatural iOS Communique From Beyond The Grave
It’s definitely not horror, but rather a contemplative, New England fall-scented drama. -
If one of your horror kinks is "Bloody Eyes," you're gonna want to watch for Zaddy Zefron.
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Streamin' King: 'The Running Man,' A Richard Bachman Book Pretzeled Into a Big Loud Schwarzenegger Action Flick
Streamin' King is grave-digging through the myriad Stephen King adaptations available on streaming. This time we're watching The Running Man, the 1987 movie based on the '82 novel published under ... -
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Streamin' King: 'Salem's Lot' Is An Undeniable Misfire, But Not Without Its Charms
"Even now, I don't know whether it was right or wrong." -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Lisey's Story' On Apple TV+, A Stephen King Story Where Julianne Moore Plays The Widow Of A Mysteriously Dark Author
King wrote the teleplay for the adaptation of his 2006 novel. Clive Owen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Joan Allen and Dane DeHaan also star. -
The entire concept of a "Stephen King movie" is changing thanks to Mike Flanagan.
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Stand' On CBS All Access, A New Miniseries Based On Stephen King's Pandemic-Related Epic Novel
This 9-part adaptation includes new material in the last episode, written by King himself. -
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Streamin' King: 'The Shawshank Redemption,' The Most Beloved Of All Stephen King Movies
26 years after the film's initial release, it is still incredibly satisfying and attention-holding. -
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Streamin' King: 'Doctor Sleep' Is A Spectacular 'Shining' Successor, As Well As A Surprising Sequel
Doctor Sleep was based on the 2013 book by Stephen King, the first sequel that the prolific author ever penned.
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