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Maine shooting: manhunt continues for suspect Robert Card as 18 confirmed dead

Schools and shops shut as authorities search for heavily armed US Army reservist

The Independent UK

Bowling alley, then a bar: how a quiet night in Maine turned into a massacre

Officials hunt for army reservist, 40, suspected of killing 18 people as America confronts yet another mass shooting

The Guardian - US

Pushing Buttons: Why Alan Wake 2 will be the most talked-about game this Halloween

In this week’s newsletter: The chilling genius of horror games like Remedy Entertainment’s Stephen King-inspired sequel is what their warped heroes tell us about our own neuroses

The Guardian - UK

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40 Years Ago, a Legendary Sci-Fi Director Made the Most Underrated Stephen King Thriller

From 'The Shining' to 'Firestarter,' movies based on King's novels have varied wildly in quality. A forgotten adaptation is secretly one of the best.

Inverse

Natalie Haynes: ‘I couldn’t stop reading Stephen King - even at the top of the Eiffel Tower’

The author and comedian on drawing comedic inspiration from Juvenal, finding clarity in Homer, and the comic strips she loved as a teenager

The Guardian - UK

‘The potential to undermine democracy’: European publishing trade bodies call for action on generative AI

Three organisations argue that more transparency is needed after research found AI models have been trained using pirated works by authors such as Zadie Smith and Stephen King

The Guardian - UK

Christine review – Stephen King’s evil car still has a one-track mind

John Carpenter’s enjoyably pulpy adaptation of King’s 1983 horror novel, about a car that infects its owners with evil, gets a 40th-anniversary revival

The Guardian - UK

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Piper Laurie, starred in ‘The Hustler’ and ‘Carrie,’ dies at 91

Laurie went on to receive Academy Award nominations for the 1961 poolroom drama “The Hustler”; the film version of Stephen King’s horror classic “Carrie,” in 1976; and the romantic drama “Children of a Lesser God,” in 1986.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ranking Mike Flanagan’s best horror productions, from Doctor Sleep to The Haunting of Hill House

Breaking down The Fall of the House of Usher director's brilliant catalog of horror.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Holly by Stephen King: a timely work of crime fiction about not judging a book by its cover

At the age of 76, with nearly 70 novels and short story collections behind him, American author Stephen King shows few signs of slowing down. His latest novel Holly, hefty in scale and elaborate in plotting, is the work of an energetic writer, not one who is getting tired.

The Conversation

Stephen King's Most Devastating Story Gets a Dull, Unnecessary Prequel

Director Lindsey Anderson Beer's new Stephen King adaptation is disappointingly disjointed and one-note. Here's Inverse's official review of 'Pet Sematary: Bloodlines,' which premieres Friday, October 6 on Paramount+.

Inverse

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines review – pointless horror prequel

Stephen King’s small-town horror gets a competently made yet thoroughly unnecessary new chapter, an easily skippable Halloween time-waster

The Guardian - US

Stephen King shares ‘brilliant and daring’ horror film recommendation in time for Halloween

Renowned ‘king of horror’ author compared the recently released movie to ‘The Twilight Zone’

The Independent UK

Stephen King shares ‘brilliant and daring’ horror film recommendation in time for Halloween

Renowned ‘king of horror’ author compared the recently released movie to ‘The Twilight Zone’

The Independent UK

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Salon

Stephen King reframes mental illness

In the horror master's latest book, Holly Gibney's anxiety and OCD helps to solve problems, not create them

The Independent UK

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 17-23

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Sept. 17-23 include singer Julio Iglesias, author Stephen King and comedian-actor Jason Sudeikis

Salon

Stephen King's "Christine" turns 40

Hosts of "The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast" and "Don't Push Pause" help plead a case for this chaotic film

The Independent UK

Stephen King says wife threatened to leave him over ‘Mambo No 5’

Horror author recalled how he ‘had the dance mix’ and would ‘play both sides of it’ to his wife’s annoyance

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'Holly' is one of Stephen King's most political novels to date

Holly is a gripping crime novel — one that's very close to the traditional King horror aesthetic. The author hasn't been shy about his politics, but this is one of his most political books to date.

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Fraud by Zadie Smith and Holly by Stephen King.

The Independent UK

Book Review: Stephen King finds terror in the ordinary in new pandemic-set novel ‘Holly’

Stephen King has created some remarkable villains, writes Associated Press reviewer Rob Merrill

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

Richard Osman, Stephen King, Mick Herron and Ann Cleeves return with murder aplenty, espionage antics and terrible secrets in basements

The Guardian - UK

Holly by Stephen King review – unlikely serial killers

King’s dogged private detective returns in this dark and lyrical thriller set during the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s equal parts exciting and terrifying’: how authors are being influenced by their fans

In the internet age, writers have more interaction with readers than ever before, and superfans aren’t afraid to share their opinions online. Here, three writers look at how this relationship has influenced their work

Cinemablend

The Boogeyman Actor Chris Messina Explains What Drew Him To The Stephen King Adaptation

Chris Messina, star of The Boogeyman, reveals why he wanted to be a part of the Stephen King adaptation.

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