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Mr Harrigan’s Phone review – minor Stephen King gets minor Netflix treatment

Jaeden Martell stars as a teen who might be texting with a ghost in a languid tale that recycles familiar…

The Guardian - US

You need to watch Stephen King's scariest sci-fi movie on Netflix ASAP

'The Mist' is the perfect sci-fi thriller to kick off your spooky season. Here's why.

Inverse

The Stanley Hotel has re-created one of 'The Shining’s' most terrifying scenes

DENVER — Director Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 take on Stephen King’s “The Shining,” which was inspired by King’s creepy stay at…

The Denver Post

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Mariana Enríquez: ‘I don’t want to be complicit in any kind of silence’

The award-winning Argentinian author on how the language of horror fiction merges with her country’s history, what Stephen King taught…

The Guardian - UK

From satanic panic to billion-dollar business: how Dungeons & Dragons conquered the world

A role-playing game born half a century ago in a Wisconsin basement has spawned an empire spanning film, TV and…

The Guardian - UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Best Of Friends by Kamila Shamsie and A Sliver Of Darkness by C. J.…

The Independent UK

Books for fall 2022: Our 65 titles for the season, histories, thrillers and horror, fiction and non. Get reading.

CHICAGO — You know how we don’t notice the leaves on the trees until September arrives, nature flips its switch…

Chicago Tribune

Hotel that inspired ‘The Shining’ recreates iconic bathroom from terrifying scene

in 1980 movie Jack Nicholson’s character finds a silent and naked woman in bathtub of Room 237 of fictional Overlook…

The Independent UK

Edinburgh man's energy bill tripled after Scottish Power put him on 'default rate'

Stephen King, 60, says that he luckily was able to escape the deal but he worries that others out there…

Edinburgh Live

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Peter Straub obituary

Award-winning horror writer whose novels included Julia, Ghost Story and the bestselling The Talisman with Stephen King

The Guardian - UK

Peter Straub, influential horror author and Stephen King collaborator, dies at 79

Horror writer Peter Straub, who cemented his place in the genre with works including “Ghost Story,” “The Talisman” and “A…

Los Angeles Times

5 star-studded movies leaving Netflix this month - from The Revenant to Stardust

To make sure you don’t miss out on any Oscar-worthy performances, we have compiled a list of the top five…

Daily Mirror

Autumn reads — the best new books for 2022

Clear a physical space in your house and a mental space in your head for this season’s biggest-hitting new releases,…

Evening Standard

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Review: 'Fairy Tale,' by Stephen King

"Fairy Tale" by Stephen King; Scribner (598 pages, $32.50)

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5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Fairy Tale by Stephen King and Act Of Oblivion by Robert Harris.

The Independent UK

Peter Straub, celebrated horror author, dies aged 79

Acclaimed US author of numerous dark fantasies, and collaborator of Stephen King, died on Sunday after a long illness

The Guardian - US

Fairy Tale by Stephen King review – a terrifying treat

Teenager Charlie must journey to another world in this transporting tale with echoes of HP Lovecraft and The Wizard of…

The Guardian - UK

Litty Committee: Spring Has Officially Sprung These Brand New Books Are Blooming Brilliant

A big congrats to all the Virgos 'cos there are some truly excellent new releases this month.

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Where to start with: Stephen King

You may have seen the film versions of It, Carrie and The Shining, but have you read the books? This…

The Guardian - UK

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Australia lags OECD on AI and data productivity

The federal Productivity Commission says Australian businesses lag other developed economies in the adoption of productivity boosting data analytics and…

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Why Stephen King turned on his own publisher in a battle over the future of the book industry

Josh Marcus looks into why the horror king—and the Biden administration—are trying to stop the big-money merger between Penguin Random…

The Independent UK

From John Banville to Stephen King, Elizabeth Strout and Graham Norton: The best fiction reads this autumn

Themes of family, personal history and identity play out in many of the new novels to come next season, while…

Irish Independent

Who should Predator fight next? Yoda, Children of the Corn, or Sid from Toy Story?

Everyone’s favourite invisible homicidal alien has had a major shot in the arm with the enterprising prequel Prey. Where can…

The Guardian - UK

Stephen King calls Donald Trump a ‘horrible president’ and a ‘horrible person’

‘I happen to think that Trump was a horrible president and is a horrible person,’ said the ‘Shining’ author

The Independent UK

Edinburgh author JK Rowling receives terrifying death threat on social media

The author was horrified by the attack that saw Salman Rushdie stabbed multiple times in a vicious attack in New…

Edinburgh Live