DREAMKATCHER (2020) Starring Radha Mitchell, Henry Thomas, Lin Shaye, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, Jules Willcox and Joseph Bishara. Screenplay by Dan V. Shea. Directed by Kerry Harris. Distributed by Lionsgate. 101 minutes. Rated PG-13. So, what exactly is Dreamkatcher? Dreamkatcher is not to be confused with Dreamcatcher, Lawrence Kasdan’s 2003 film version of the Stephen King novel of the same name – which just happens to be one of the worst Stephen King adaptations ever (and th

Doctor Sleep DOCTOR SLEEP (2019) Starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis, Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Jocelin Donahue, Alex Essoe, Zackary Momoh, Jacob Tremblay, Henry Thomas, Carel Struycken, Robert Longstreet, Catherine Parker, Met Clark, Selena Anduze, Sadie Heim, KK Heim and Danny Lloyd. Screenplay by Mike Flanagan. Directed by Mike Flanagan. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. 152 minutes. Rated R. While

Tricia Helfer at Comic-Con 2019 Tricia Helfer Confessions of a Scream Queen by Jay S. Jacobs The last time we spoke with Tricia Helfer, about a decade ago, she was working on Burn Notice, Inseparable and in the early phases of Battlestar: Galactica – The Plan. At the time I wondered when she had time for sleep. That kind of a workload is not all that surprising for Helfer, the former fashion model who has become a go-to actress for sci-fi and horror since she broke out into s

IT: Chapter Two IT: CHAPTER TWO (2019) Starring James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafah, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Bill Skarsgård, Andy Bean, Jaeden Martell, Wyatt Oleff, Jack Dylan Grazer, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Chosen Jacobs, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Javier Botet, Jackson Robert Scott, Joan Gregson, Élodie Bouchez, Teach Grant, Nicholas Hamilton, Stephen Bogaert, Molly Atkinson, Jess Weixler, Will Beinbrink, Xavier Dolan, Taylor Frey, Jake Weary, Erik Ju

Pet Sematary PET SEMATARY (2019) Starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Jeté Laurence, Hugo Lavoie, Lucas Lavoie, Obssa Ahmed, Alyssa Levine, Maria Herrera, Frank Schorpion, Linda E. Smith, Sonia Maria Chirila, Naomi Jean, Suzi Stingl, Kelly Lee, Nina Lauren, Alison O’Donnell, Raphaël Laporte, Simon Pelletier-Gilbert and Leo, Tonic, Jager and JD the cats. Screenplay by Jeff Buhler. Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 101

Annihilation ANNIHILATION (2018) Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac, Benedict Wong, David Gyasi, Sonoya Mizuno, Tuva Novotny, Angela Holmes, Edward Mannering, John Schwab, Crystal Clarke, Kola Bokinni, Sammy Hayman, Josh Danford, Kristen McGarrity, Annarie Boor, Helena Holmes, Honey Holmes, Cosmo Jarvis and Odette Michell. Screenplay by Alex Garland. Directed by Alex Garland. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 120 minut

Winchester WINCHESTER (2018) Starring Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, Angus Sampson, Laura Brent, Tyler Coppin, Eamon Farren, Thor Carlsson, Emm Wiseman, Finn Scicluna-O’Prey, Bruce Spence, Jeffrey W. Jenkins, Dawayne Jordan, Xavier Gouault, Alice Chaston, Homero Lopez, Jeff Lipary, John Lobato, Adam Bowes, Marcus Orelias, Brad Arnoldt and Douglas Embry. Screenplay by Tom Vaughan & The Spierig Brothers. Directed by The Spierig Brothers. Distributed by Lionsgate. 99 m

IT IT (2017) Starring Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Bill Skarsgård, Jack Dylan Grazer, Nicholas Hamilton, Jackson Robert Scott, Jake Sim, Logan Thompson, Owen Teague, Stephen Bogaert, Stuart Hughes, Geoffrey Pounsett and Pip Dwyer. Screenplay by Chase Palmer & Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 134 minutes. Rated R. First things first. Stephen King’s IT

The Dark Tower THE DARK TOWER (2017) Starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz, Jackie Earle Haley, Dennis Haysbert, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Nicholas Hamilton, Katheryn Winnick, José Zuñiga, Victoria Nowak, Ben Gavin, Michael Barbieri and Andre Robinson. Screenplay by Akiva Goldsman & Jeff Pinkner and Anders Thomas Jensen & Nikolaj Arcel. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 95 minutes. Rated PG-13. I am going to preface

It Comes at Night IT COMES AT NIGHT (2017) Starring Joel Edgerton, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Christopher Abbott, Riley Keough, Griffin Robert Faulkner, David Pendleton, Chase Joliet, Mick O’Rourke and Mikey the dog. Screenplay by Trey Edward Shults. Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Distributed by A24. 97 minutes. Rated R. Okay, I’m just going to out and say it: I’ve fucking had it with post-apocalyptic melodramas. It Comes at Night may not necessarily be a bad example

Cell CELL (2016) Starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Stacy Keach, Clark Sarullo, Owen Teague, Ethan Andrew Casto, Anthony Reynolds, Erin Elizabeth Burns, Joshua Mikel, Jeffrey Hallman, Mark Ashworth, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Catherine Dyer, E. Roger Mitchell and Alex ter Avest. Screenplay by Stephen King and Adam Alleca. Directed by Tod Williams. Distributed by Saban Films.  98 minutes.  Rated R. This is the second time in less than a decade that John Cusack

Stephen King’s A Good Marriage STEPHEN KING’S A GOOD MARRIAGE (2014) Starring Joan Allen, Anthony LaPaglia, Cara Buono, Stephen Lang, Kristen Connolly, Will Rogers, Kris Lunderg, Theo Stockman, Pun Bandhu, Terra Mackintosh, Robert Hogan, Sean Dugan, Danny Binstock, Susan Blommaert and Mike O’Malley. Screenplay by Stephen King. Directed by Peter Askin. Distributed by Screen Media Pictures.  104 minutes.  Rated R. How well can you ever really know someone? Even if… say… you hav

Carrie (2013) CARRIE (2013) Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Portia Doubleday, Zoë Belkin, Ansel Elgort, Samantha Weinstein, Demetrius Joyette, Karissa Strain, Judy Greer, Katie Strain, Barry Shabaka Henley, Alex Russell, Arlene Mazerolle, Evan Gilchrist, Eddie Huband, Connor Price, Jefferson Brown, Mouna Traoré, Max Topplin and Cynthia Preston. Screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Directed by Kimberly Peirce. Distributed by

Dreamcatcher DREAMCATCHER (2003) Starring Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Timothy Olyphant, Donnie Wahlberg, Ingrid Kavelaars, Alex Campbell, Chera Bailey, Shauna Kain, Campbell Lane, Ty Olsson, Grant Heslov, C. Ernst Harth and Lance Kinsey. Screenplay by William Goldman and Lawrence Kasdan. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment.  136 minutes.  Rated R. Stephen King has always been underrated as a novelist. 

Hearts in Atlantis HEARTS IN ATLANTIS (2001) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, David Morse, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem, Alan Tudyk, Tom Bower and Celia Weston. Screenplay by William Goldman. Directed by Scott Hicks. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment.  101 minutes.   Rated PG-13. There are two kinds of Stephen King stories.  There are the horror films full of supernatural forces and death.  But there is also a series of King’s work that take nicely nostalgic looks b