After the deed is done, the pair grow increasingly delusional in the wake of the murder. The movie is about a farmer who conspires to kill his wife and convinces his son to help him. King also worked on the film’s screenplay. 1922 is based on a novella from King’s Full Dark, No Stars collection.

There seems to be a trend with a lot of the Stephen King movies on Netflix in that most of them are adapted from novellas or short stories rather than novels.

Out of all of the movies on this list, In the Tall Grass is probably the most negatively received by fans and critics, but I always say you should watch movies and judge for yourself! Who knows, maybe you’ll like it. A brother and sister venture into the field to rescue a young boy and soon discover that something dark is lurking within. Like the title suggests, the film is about something evil lurking in the tall grass. In the Tall Grass is actually based on a novella that Stephen King wrote with his son Joe Hill. Plus, it’s directed by Mike Flanagan, the guy who gave us The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and the upcoming Midnight Club. Gerald’s Game is a great movie and it stars Carla Gugino, who is excellent as always. Not long after slapping on the handcuffs, Jesse’s husband dies, leaving her stranded and trapped as she slowly becomes delirious. That’s the predicament Jesse Burlingame finds herself in after she and her husband travel to a secluded lake house for a romantic getaway. Imagine that you’re just trying to have fun with your husband, get a little kinky with handcuffs… then he dies and you’re left handcuffed to the bed in the middle of nowhere with no way to get help.

As if that’s not scary enough, David and his son become trapped in a grocery store with a zealot (Marcia Gay Harden) who thinks sacrifice is the only way to pacify the monsters. A powerful storm damages David Drayton’s (Thomas Jane) home so he and his son journey into town for supplies.īut while they’re there, a thick fog rolls in harboring deadly creatures. The Mist (2007)Īnother acclaimed King adaptation, The Mist is actually based on one of his short stories. A group of outcast kids get drawn into the mystery and make a promise to destroy It once and for all. “It” is an eldritch monstrosity that often takes the shape of a terrifying clown, Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard). Set in the fictional town of Derry, Maine, a popular setting for King’s works, It: Chapter One picks up at the start of a new 27-year cycle when a horrific creature starts stalking and murdering the children of Derry. Based on the popular novel by Stephen King, It: Chapter One is easily one of the best King adaptations.

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