Description
Book SynopsisSurveying adaptations of Stephen King's work across four decades, this volume links the evolution of King's brand to the changing preoccupations and industrial contexts of the horror genre in film and TV since the seventies.
Trade Review"Brown has done an excellent job of bringing together the many film and television King adaptations – the good, the bad and the ugly – and has packaged them into one coherent and, most importantly, accessible volume." * LSE Review of Books *
"[A] seminal text...Thoroughly researched and engaging." * Popular Culture Studies Journal *
"A unique, valuable addition to the academic world…this text grants an innovative perspective that will pique the interest of many scholars…As a result of its meticulous construction, Simon Brown's text provides an original, valuable contribution to the humanities." * Journal of Popular Culture *
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Mainstream Horror and Brand Stephen King
- Chapter 2. Stephen King from Vietnam to Reagan: The Early Adaptations and the Establishment of Brand Stephen King on the Screen
- Chapter 3. The Mainstream Adaptations, 1986–2007
- Chapter 4. Stephen King as Low-Budget and Straight-to-DVD Horror
- Chapter 5. Stephen King as TV Horror
- Conclusion. The Future Is Also History: The Contemporary Evolution of Brand Stephen King
- Selected TV and Filmography
- References
- Index
