My History With the Film: After the success of IT, all sorts of Stephen King adaptations went into production. Somewhere more interesting than others, but none were quite as interesting as Pet Sematary, a favorite Stephen King story and beloved movie for people born in the late 70’s/early 80’s. Time has not been kind to…
Category: Stephen King
Pet Semetary Audio Drama Review (1997)
In 1997, BBC Radio 4 aired an audio dramatization of Stephen King’s classic novel Pet Semetary. It originally aired as six thirty minute segments, but can be found now in three one hour episodes freely online, on Audible, or on CD. Late one night in September 2018, I was driving home from my mother’s rural…
This is Horror [aka Stephen King’s World of Horror Review] (1986)
My History With the Film: In 1986, a documentary called Stephen King’s World of Horror was released. The documentary consisted of interviews with horror directors (Wes Craven, Dario Argento, John Landis, etc) and also featured clips and trailers from horror movies throughout the years. Despite a running time of 270 minutes, Stephen King is only…
1922 Review (2017)
My History With the Film: It’s been talked about again and again, but 2017 was a huge year for Stephen King adaptations. Movies like IT, Gerald’s Game, Mr. Mercedes, The Dark Tower, and 1922 were released. 1922 is a Netflix horror release that was announced just a few short weeks before its debut. It stars Thomas Jane…
Pet Semetary 2 Review (1992)
My History With the Film: Pet Semetary 2 caught my attention back in 1992, because Pet Semetary was arguably the biggest horror movie to come out in 1989-1990, at least in the eyes of the elementary school kids I hung around with. Everyone loved Pet Semetary and it was not surprising to see a sequel…