Stephen King’s Latest Cast Feels Real
By JANET MASLIN
“Under the Dome” gravely threatens Stephen King’s status as a mere chart-busting pop cultural phenomenon.
November 12, 2009, Thursday .
Stephen King’s Glass Menagerie
Stephen King’s Glass Menagerie
By JAMES PARKER
When an enormous transparent dome settles over a small town in Maine in Stephen King’s new novel, it’s just fine with Big Jim, the local tyrant-in-waiting, and his pet goon squad.
November 08, 2009, Sunday .
Up Front: James Parker
Up Front: James Parker
By THE EDITORS
James Parker has written on everything from slasher films to SpongeBob SquarePants.
November 08, 2009, Sunday .
Stephen King Plans a Vampire Comic
By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES; Compiled by RACHEL LEE HARRIS
In March, Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics, will release the first issue of “American Vampire.” The new series, illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque, will open with a five-issue arc that contains two 16-page stories: one by Scott Snyder and one by a rather more well-known name, Stephen King. The series will focus on a new breed of vampire through the lens of different eras in American history, above. Mr. Snyder will tell the story of Pearl, who is seeking fame in the jazz age, while Mr. King will ...
October 26, 2009, Monday .
Little Bites of Horror
Little Bites of Horror
By CHARLES TAYLOR
A new short-story collection takes Stephen King back to the form that gave him his seat-of-the-pants start.
November 23, 2008, Sunday .
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Work Out
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Work Out
By JANET MASLIN
Everyday situations became open portals to fantasy and horror in Stephen King’s succinct, fast-moving new collection.
November 05, 2008, Wednesday .
Comics for a Story by Stephen King, Too
By JULIE BOSMAN; Compiled by JULIE BLOOM
“N.,” a previously unpublished short story by the novelist Stephen King, has been adapted into a series of 25 original comic-style video episodes.
July 26, 2008, Saturday .
King-Mellencamp Musical Postponed
Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
The Stephen King-John Mellencamp musical planned for next season in Atlanta in preparation for a Broadway run has run into an obstacle, The Associated Press reported. Having announced in February an April 2009 opening, the Alliance Theater in Atlanta notified subscribers that the show, ''Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,'' described as ''a sultry Southern Gothic mystery with a blues-tinged, guitar-driven score,'' had been delayed because members of the creative team ''realized the script would...
May 07, 2008, Wednesday .
Dark Art
By JAMES CAMPBELL
In Stephen King’s new novel, a man recuperating in the Florida Keys begins to paint, with sinister results.
March 02, 2008, Sunday .
King and Mellencamp Team Up for Musical
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
A new musical by Stephen King and John Mellencamp is to open in April 2009 at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta.
February 28, 2008, Thursday .
Darkness in the Land of Steady Sunshine
By JANET MASLIN
Stephen King’s use of horror is not what it used to be. It may still be the impetus for his stories, but it is no longer the foremost reason they’re interesting.
January 21, 2008, Monday .
Something Creepy This Way Creeps, and It Spells Bad News
Something Creepy This Way Creeps, and It Spells Bad News
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Until the director Frank Darabont decides that he’s saying something important instead of making a nifty horror movie, “The Mist” isn’t half bad.
November 21, 2007, Wednesday .
A Foggy Reunion With Horror’s Master
A Foggy Reunion With Horror’s Master
By CHARLES McGRATH
Stephen King’s work is once again drawn on by Frank Darabont for “The Mist,” but this time he goes for old-school scary.
November 18, 2007, Sunday .
Two ‘Mightys’ Disappoint at the Weekend Box Office
By BROOKS BARNES
“Evan Almighty,” the most expensive comedy in Hollywood history, sold $32 million worth of tickets in its first weekend; “A Mighty Heart” brought in $4 million.
June 25, 2007, Monday .
Rock on, but Hang on to Your Literary Gigs
By CHARLES McGRATH
The Rock Bottom Remainders, whose members include Amy Tan, Dave Barry and Stephen King, are what every garage band dreams of becoming: people with word-processing day jobs who every now and then get to go on tour.
June 04, 2007, Monday
By JANET MASLIN
“Under the Dome” gravely threatens Stephen King’s status as a mere chart-busting pop cultural phenomenon.
November 12, 2009, Thursday .
Stephen King’s Glass Menagerie
Stephen King’s Glass Menagerie
By JAMES PARKER
When an enormous transparent dome settles over a small town in Maine in Stephen King’s new novel, it’s just fine with Big Jim, the local tyrant-in-waiting, and his pet goon squad.
November 08, 2009, Sunday .
Up Front: James Parker
Up Front: James Parker
By THE EDITORS
James Parker has written on everything from slasher films to SpongeBob SquarePants.
November 08, 2009, Sunday .
Stephen King Plans a Vampire Comic
By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES; Compiled by RACHEL LEE HARRIS
In March, Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics, will release the first issue of “American Vampire.” The new series, illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque, will open with a five-issue arc that contains two 16-page stories: one by Scott Snyder and one by a rather more well-known name, Stephen King. The series will focus on a new breed of vampire through the lens of different eras in American history, above. Mr. Snyder will tell the story of Pearl, who is seeking fame in the jazz age, while Mr. King will ...
October 26, 2009, Monday .
Little Bites of Horror
Little Bites of Horror
By CHARLES TAYLOR
A new short-story collection takes Stephen King back to the form that gave him his seat-of-the-pants start.
November 23, 2008, Sunday .
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Work Out
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Work Out
By JANET MASLIN
Everyday situations became open portals to fantasy and horror in Stephen King’s succinct, fast-moving new collection.
November 05, 2008, Wednesday .
Comics for a Story by Stephen King, Too
By JULIE BOSMAN; Compiled by JULIE BLOOM
“N.,” a previously unpublished short story by the novelist Stephen King, has been adapted into a series of 25 original comic-style video episodes.
July 26, 2008, Saturday .
King-Mellencamp Musical Postponed
Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
The Stephen King-John Mellencamp musical planned for next season in Atlanta in preparation for a Broadway run has run into an obstacle, The Associated Press reported. Having announced in February an April 2009 opening, the Alliance Theater in Atlanta notified subscribers that the show, ''Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,'' described as ''a sultry Southern Gothic mystery with a blues-tinged, guitar-driven score,'' had been delayed because members of the creative team ''realized the script would...
May 07, 2008, Wednesday .
Dark Art
By JAMES CAMPBELL
In Stephen King’s new novel, a man recuperating in the Florida Keys begins to paint, with sinister results.
March 02, 2008, Sunday .
King and Mellencamp Team Up for Musical
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
A new musical by Stephen King and John Mellencamp is to open in April 2009 at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta.
February 28, 2008, Thursday .
Darkness in the Land of Steady Sunshine
By JANET MASLIN
Stephen King’s use of horror is not what it used to be. It may still be the impetus for his stories, but it is no longer the foremost reason they’re interesting.
January 21, 2008, Monday .
Something Creepy This Way Creeps, and It Spells Bad News
Something Creepy This Way Creeps, and It Spells Bad News
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Until the director Frank Darabont decides that he’s saying something important instead of making a nifty horror movie, “The Mist” isn’t half bad.
November 21, 2007, Wednesday .
A Foggy Reunion With Horror’s Master
A Foggy Reunion With Horror’s Master
By CHARLES McGRATH
Stephen King’s work is once again drawn on by Frank Darabont for “The Mist,” but this time he goes for old-school scary.
November 18, 2007, Sunday .
Two ‘Mightys’ Disappoint at the Weekend Box Office
By BROOKS BARNES
“Evan Almighty,” the most expensive comedy in Hollywood history, sold $32 million worth of tickets in its first weekend; “A Mighty Heart” brought in $4 million.
June 25, 2007, Monday .
Rock on, but Hang on to Your Literary Gigs
By CHARLES McGRATH
The Rock Bottom Remainders, whose members include Amy Tan, Dave Barry and Stephen King, are what every garage band dreams of becoming: people with word-processing day jobs who every now and then get to go on tour.
June 04, 2007, Monday
