Stephen King Goes to the Movies

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Stephen King Goes to the Movies
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First edition
Author Stephen King
LanguageEnglish
Genre Short-story collection
Publisher Hodder Staughton
Publication date
January 20, 2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages592
ISBN 9780340980309

Stephen King Goes to the Movies is a short-story collection by Stephen King, first published on January 20, 2009. It contains five previously published King stories that were subsequently adapted into films, each with a new introduction by the author. [1]

In an appendix, King lists his ten favorite film adaptations of his work.

Stories

TitlePreviously collected inFilmed as
"1408" Everything's Eventual (2002) 1408 (2007)
"The Mangler" Night Shift (1978) The Mangler (1995)
"Low Men in Yellow Coats" Hearts in Atlantis (1999) Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
"Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" Different Seasons (1982) The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
"Children of the Corn" Night Shift (1978) Children of the Corn (1984)

References

  1. "Stephen King Goes to the Movies". Hachette Australia. Retrieved October 7, 2025.