Screening Stephen King : adaptation and the horror genre in film and television / Simon Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Simon (Simon David), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

King, Stephen, 1947---Criticism and interpretation.

King, Stephen.

King, Stephen, 1947---Film adaptations.

King, Stephen, 1947---Television adaptations.

King, Stephen, 1947-.

American fiction--20th century--Film adaptations.

American fiction.

Horror films--United States--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Horror television programs.

Television adaptations.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

Horror television programs--United States--History and criticism.

Motion pictures--United States--History.

Motion pictures.

History.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Film adaptations.

Television adaptations.

Physical Description:

viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2018.

Summary:

Since the 1970s, the name Stephen King has been synonymous with horror. His books has spawned a vast number of feature films and TV shows, and together they offer a rich opportunity to consider how one writer's work has been adapted over a long period within a single genre and across a variety of media-and what that can tell us about King, about adaptation, and about horror. Starting from the premise that King has transcended ideas of authorship to become his own literary, cinematic, and televisual brand, Screening Stephen King explores the impact and legacy of over forty years of King adaptations. Simon Brown first examines the reasons for King's literary success and then, starting with Carrie, explores how King's themes and style have been adapted for the screens. He looks at mainstream horror adaptations from Cujo to Cell, low-budget DVD horror films such as The Mangler and Children of the Corn franchises, non-horror films, including Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, and TV works from Salem's Lotto Under the Dome. Through this discussion, Brown identifies what a Stephen King film or series is or has been, how these works have influenced film and TV horror, and what these influences reveal about the shifting preoccupations and industrial contexts of the post-1960s horror genre. Book jacket.

Contents:

Mainstream horror and brand Stephen King

Stephen King from Vietnam to Reagan : the early adaptations and the establishment of brand Stephen King on the screen

The mainstream adaptations, 1986/2007

Stephen King as low-budget and straight-to-DVD horror

Stephen King as TV horror

Conclusion. The future is also history : the contemporary evolution of brand Stephen King.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

9781477314913

1477314911

9781477314920

147731492X

OCLC:

1002043802