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Amazon Studios has passed on The Dark Tower pilot. The adaptation of Stephen King’s book came from executive producer/showrunner Glen Mazzara and MRC. The production company is shopping the two original scripts that were the basis for the pilot pickup, sources said. (From Deadline)

The Outsider starts on HBO on Sunday night. Look for my preview at News from the Dead Zone online tomorrow. I've seen the first six episodes and I'm loving it. Even though some things have been changed, I think it's one of the most faithful adaptations I've seen in a long time. It feels like...

From his official Facebook feed: We are sad to have to confirm the very sad news that Dennis Etchison passed away last night. There are no further details, and we want to respect the privacy of his wife Kris and his loved ones during this difficult time.

Julianne Moore to Star in Stephen King-J.J. Abrams Apple Drama 'Lisey's Story'

See article for details...don't want to spoil anything yet!

Via Paul Suntup: I have just learned that my good friend David Palladini has passed away. Palladini was a brilliant and internationally renowned illustrator, known for his book & magazine covers, Tarot deck designs, movie posters, and, of course, his iconic artwork for The Eyes of the Dragon...

Oscar winning screenwriter, famous for The Princess Bride, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Misery, All the President's Men and many more.

Cemetery Dance has started shipping pre-orders of Flight or Fright, our anthology that contains a new story by King and a new Joe Hill, as well as some terrific stories that are best read during your next flight!

Harlan Ellison died in his sleep, earlier today. “For a brief time I was here, and for a brief time, I mattered.”—HE, 1934-2018. Arrangements for a celebration of his life are pending.

If you venture off to the Poetry Foundation's website, you'll find an essay they commissioned me to write about King's poetry and his relationship to poetry. King often has characters quoting poetry in his work. Even in The Outsider, where a cop says: "...but it’s like that poem says—I have...

The subject of I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara. Dubbed the East Side Rapist, the Original Night Stalker, his name is Joseph James Deangelo, 72. Golden State Killer: Authorities say they have arrested Joseph James DeAngelo in the case - The Washington Post

Bill Hader, James McAvoy in talks to Star in It Sequel

Is there a thread for this already? Rather than start a new one every time something appears, I thought we could just add it to an ongoing thread.

Ursula K. Le Guin, Acclaimed for Her Fantasy Fiction, Is Dead at 88 - The New York Times

Mystery writer Sue Grafton dies of cancer at 77

Gunslinger Burritos Inspired By Stephen King's The Dark Tower

It started snowing in southeast Texas last night and by about 10 pm it had reached us. When I got up this morning, I looked out the back window and the first thing I saw was...a very annoyed opossum. And snow on the ground, which we didn't expect. Even when snow falls here, it rarely makes it...

'IT' Coming to Blu-ray in January with 11 Deleted Scenes

Danny Lloyd – the kid in The Shining: ‘I was promised that tricycle after filming but it never came’ | Film | The Guardian