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‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Black Spot Inferno Differs from Stephen King’s Novel

December 10, 2025 Jenn Adams Andy Muschietti, Editorials, IT: Welcome to Derry, It!, Stephen King, The Black Spot, TV, Welcome to Derry Explained

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode 7. Fans of Stephen King‘s 1986 novel It know that in a town plagued by an interdimensional shapeshifting creature who delights in torturing and eating children, the human monsters are arguably worse. King’s sprawling novel is punctuated by a series of four Interludes chronicling […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Six

December 1, 2025 Jenn Adams Andy Muschietti, Chris Chalk, Editorials, IT: Welcome to Derry, It!, Madeleine Stowe, Pennywise, Stephen King, TV, Welcome to Derry Explained

WARNING: The Following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode six. As we near the first season finale of It: Welcome to Derry, classic references to Stephen King’s 1986 novel abound. Episode 6, “In the Name of the Father,” sees the 1962 version of the Losers’ Club begin to solidify, placing these likeable characters […]

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The Many Horror References Lurking in ‘Stranger Things 5’ Volume I [Spoilers]

December 1, 2025 Jenn Adams Editorials, Frank Darabont, Linda Hamilton, Netflix, Stephen King, Stranger Things, Stranger Things 5, TV, Winona Ryder

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Stranger Things 5: Volume I. Stranger Things has always existed as a child of two worlds. Netflix’s nostalgic adventure series effortlessly straddles genre lines while referencing beloved sci-fi, horror, and fantasy texts. Emerging from a deft blend of 80s adventure films and vintage Stephen King novels, each installment […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Five

November 24, 2025 Jenn Adams Andy Muschietti, Chris Chalk, Clara Stack, IT: Welcome to Derry, It!, Madeleine Stowe, Stephen King, TV, Welcome to Derry Explained

WARNING: The Following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode five. As promised in last week’s installment of It: Welcome to Derry, episode five, “29 Neibolt Street,” not only takes us inside the notorious house, but also into the sewers below. Though Hallorann (Chris Chalk) and team may arrive via the house’s namesake […]

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Stephen King Series ‘Castle Rock’ Brings ‘Misery’ Prequel & More to Netflix in December

November 20, 2025 John Squires Castle Rock, Hulu, Netflix, Stephen King, TV

Before “IT: Welcome to Derry,” Hulu’s short-lived series “Castle Rock” similarly played with and remixed elements from the world of Stephen King, with tales like Salem’s Lot, The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining, and Misery being tossed into a blender throughout the course of the two-season series. Back in 2020, unfortunately, the series was cancelled by […]

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Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ Ending Injects Optimism Into a Bleak Dystopia [Spoilers]

November 18, 2025 Jenn Adams Edgar Wright, Editorials, Glen Powell, Movies, Richard Bachman, Stephen King, The Running Man

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Running Man (2025). Could there be a better time for an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man? Originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, this dystopian novella is not only set in 2025, but it also follows a world in which ultra-wealthy overlords control the masses […]

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In a Big Year for Richard Bachman, the Legacy of Stephen King’s Pen Name Grows with ‘The End Times’

November 17, 2025 Matthew Jackson Benjamin Percy, Books, Interviews, Richard Bachman, Stephen King, The End Times, the long walk, The Running Man

Getting several new Stephen King adaptations in a given year isn’t surprising to horror fans, but this year has an added dimension of intrigue for longtime Constant Readers. Two of the King films released in 2025 – The Long Walk and The Running Man – were originally released under a different name. Beginning in 1977, […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Four

November 17, 2025 Jenn Adams Andy Muschietti, Editorials, IT: Welcome to Derry, It!, Stephen King, TV, Welcome to Derry Explained

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for episode four of It: Welcome to Derry. As we near the midpoint of It: Welcome to Derry season one, the lore deepens and fan favorite characters begin coming together. Episode four, “The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet’s Function,” not only provides an origin story for the titular […]

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Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ Races Through a Familiar Dystopian America [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

November 16, 2025 Michael Roffman Edgar Wright, Glen Powell, Podcasts, Richard Bachman, Stephen King

The Losers’ Club: A Stephen King Podcast laces up and jogs through Edgar Wright‘s The Running Man, now playing in theaters everywhere. Topics include: Wright’s signature style and whether we see it in this adaptation, Glen Powell’s star power (and why he has the IT factor), the ballsy new ending, and why this makes a […]

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Six Stephen King Movies to Stream After ‘The Running Man’

November 13, 2025 Meagan Navarro 1408, 1922, christine, Movies, Stephen King, Storm of the Century, The Dark Half, The Dead Zone

Adaptations of Stephen King‘s works continue to be as prolific as the horror master himself. This week alone brings the theatrical release of The Running Man, an adaptation of the dystopian novel written under King’s pen name Richard Bachman, and news of a Mister Yummy feature film. There’s also the current season of IT: Welcome […]

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‘The Running Man’ Final Trailer Packs Bloody Action Into One Explosive Minute

November 10, 2025 Alex DiVincenzo Edgar Wright, Glen Powell, Movies, Stephen King, The Running Man, Videos

How far would you go for a billion dollars? Test your limits with the final trailer for The Running Man, which packs a ton of violent action into less than a minute. From director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), the dystopian action thriller hits theaters this Friday, November 14, […]

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‘Salem’s Lot’ at 50: Stephen King Brings Classic Vampires Into the Modern World [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

October 31, 2025 Jenn Adams Podcasts, salem's lot, Stephen King

“The town knew darkness.” When most non-horror fans conjure up the image of a vampire, they picture Bram Stoker’s legendary Dracula sitting in his dusty Transylvanian castle flanked by his devilish vampiric brides. But Constant Readers invariably picture an erudite antiques dealer and his bald familiar lurking in the darkness of the Marsten house. Stephen […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Two

October 31, 2025 Jenn Adams 11/22/63, Andy Muschietti, Editorials, IT: Welcome to Derry, It!, Stephen King, The Shining, TV, Welcome to Derry

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for It, It: Chapter Two, and It: Welcome to Derry. The inaugural episode of It: Welcome to Derry introduced us to the sinister town via a lumbering, airborne mutant baby slaughtering a theaterful of screaming kids. Episode 2, “The Thing in the Dark,” debuts a strangely charming opening credits […]

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Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ Comes to IMAX Theaters for the First Time This December! [Trailer]

October 28, 2025 John Squires Movies, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, The Shining

Stephen King adaptations have been all over screens both big and small this year, with The Long Walk, The Life of Chuck, and “IT: Welcome to Derry” being joined by Edgar Wright’s The Running Man in November. But it’s a classic King adaptation from the past that’s making headlines today, as Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode One

October 27, 2025 Jenn Adams Andy Muschietti, Editorials, IT: Chapter Two, IT: Welcome to Derry, It!, Stephen King, TV

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for It, It: Chapter Two, and It: Welcome to Derry. Many Constant Readers believe that, despite publishing more than eighty titles in the last fifty years, Stephen King is actually writing a single, massive novel. His sprawling worlds may twist through a multitude of dimensions, but many of his […]

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