{"product_id":"adapting-stephen-king-9781476690100","title":"Adapting Stephen King","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Stephen King''s fiction has formed the basis of more motion picture adaptations than any other living author. His earliest short stories, collected in the \u003ci\u003eNight Shift\u003c\/i\u003e anthology, have been adapted into hit features including \u003ci\u003eCreepshow, Children of the Corn, Cat''s Eye, Maximum Overdrive, Graveyard Shift, Sometimes They Come Back\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mangler\u003c\/i\u003e. Through his Dollar Baby program, King licensed several \u003ci\u003eNight Shift\u003c\/i\u003e stories to aspiring filmmakers for just one dollar each, resulting in numerous student film adaptations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    This book critically examines and contextualizes adaptations of the \u003ci\u003eNight Shift\u003c\/i\u003e short stories, from big box office features to relatively unknown student films. It illuminates how each film is a uniquely and intricately collaborative endeavor, and charts the development of each adaptation from first option to final cut. Through old and new interviews with the creators, the work explores how filmmakers continue to reinvent, re\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885816820055,"sku":"9781476690100","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/adapting-stephen-king-9781476690100","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}