Media based on Stephen King works

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This is a list of media based on work by Stephen King (including the Richard Bachman titles):

1 Theatrical releases
2 Television
3 Short films
4 Direct-to-video
5 Other media

[edit] Theatrical releases

1976 Carrie
1980 The Shining
1982 Creepshow (consists of five short films: "Father's Day," "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill," "Something to Tide You Over," "The Crate," and "They're Creeping Up On You")
1983 Cujo
1983 The Dead Zone
1983 Christine
1984 Children of the Corn (short story from Night Shift)
1984 Firestarter
1985 Cat's Eye (consists of three short films: "Quitters, Inc.," "The Ledge," and "The General", the last of which is original)
1985 Silver Bullet (based on Cycle of the Werewolf)
1986 Maximum Overdrive (based on "Trucks" from Night Shift; directed by King)
1986 Stand By Me (based on "The Body", novella from Different Seasons)
1987 Creepshow 2 (consists of three short films: "Old Chief Wood'n'head," "The Raft," and "The Hitchhiker")
1987 A Return to Salem's Lot (sequel to 'Salem's Lot)
1987 The Running Man (novel written as Richard Bachman)
1989 Pet Sematary
1990 The Cat From Hell (short film that is part of Tales From The Darkside - The Movie)
1990 Graveyard Shift (story from Night Shift)
1990 Misery
1992 The Lawnmower Man (King sued the makers of this film for misusing his name and won - the film may not be shown with his name on it)
1992 Sleepwalkers (original screenplay)
1993 The Dark Half
1993 Needful Things (also released in a three-hour "Director's Cut"-version)
1994 The Shawshank Redemption (novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" from Different Seasons)
1995 The Mangler (story from Night Shift)
1995 Dolores Claiborne
1996 Thinner (novel written as Richard Bachman)
1998 Apt Pupil (novella from Different Seasons)
1999 The Green Mile
1999 The Rage: Carrie 2 (sequel to Carrie)
2001 Hearts in Atlantis (Adapted Low Men In Yellow Coats, the first part)
2003 Dreamcatcher
2004 Secret Window (novella Secret Window, Secret Garden from Four Past Midnight)
2004 Riding the Bullet
2007 1408 (based on the short story from Everything's Eventual)
2007 The Mist (Director: Frank Darabont)
2008 (announced) From a Buick 8 (Director: Tobe Hooper)
2008 (announced) Creepshow
2008 (announced) Remake of It
2008 (announced) Remake of Pet Sematary
2009 (in development) Cell (Director: Eli Roth)
2009 (announced) Black House

[edit] Television

1979 Salem's Lot
1985 Word Processor of the Gods (episode of Tales from the Darkside)
1986 Gramma (episode of The Twilight Zone based on story from Skeleton Crew)
1987 Sorry, Right Number (episode of Tales from the Darkside)
1990 It (Miniseries)
1990 The Moving Finger (Monsters episode based on story from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)
1991 Golden Years (original tv mini-series)
1991 Sometimes They Come Back (short story from Night Shift)
1993 The Tommyknockers (TV miniseries)
1994 The Stand (TV miniseries)
1995 The Langoliers (TV miniseries based on novella from Four Past Midnight)
1995 The Outer Limits (TV series - episode "The Revelations of Becka Paulson" based on his story)
1997 The Shining (TV miniseries, a more King-approved adaptation of the novel)
1997 The Night Flier (HBO Movie)
1997 Trucks (TV remake of Maximum Overdrive)
1998 Chinga (episode of The X-Files)
1999 Storm of the Century (original TV miniseries)
2002 Rose Red (original tv mini-series)
2002 The Dead Zone (TV Series)
2002 Carrie (TV movie remake)
2003 The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (TV movie)
2004 Kingdom Hospital (TV series)
2004 'Salem's Lot (TV miniseries remake)
2006 Desperation (TV Mini-Series)
2006 Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the stories of Stephen King
2008 (pre-production) The Talisman

[edit] Short films

1982 The Boogeyman (Short film based on short story from Night Shift)¹
1983 Disciples of the Crow (based on Children of the Corn) (short film)¹
1983 The Woman in the Room (short film by Frank Darabont)¹
1987 The Last Rung on the Ladder (short film based on story from Night Shift)¹
1997 Ghosts (music video)
1999 Llamadas (Spanish version of Sorry, Right Number) (short film)¹
2000 Paranoid (based on a poem)(short film)¹
2001 Strawberry Spring (short film based on story from Night Shift)¹
2002 Night Surf (short film of story from Night Shift)¹
2002 Rainy Season (short film based on story from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)¹
2003 Autopsy Room Four (short film)¹
2003 Here There Be Tygers (short film based on story from Skeleton Crew)¹
2003 The Man in the Black Suit (short film)¹
2004 Luckey Quarter (short film)¹
2004 The Secret Transit Codes of America's Highways (short film based on All That You Love Will Be Carried Away)*
2004 All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (short film)¹

[edit] Direct-to-video

1985 Stephen King's Nightshift Collection (consists of two short films: "The Woman in the Room" and "The Boogeyman" (and, in some editions, "Strangehold," that has nothing to do with King; only released on video))
1995 Stephen King's Nightshift Collection (consists of three short films, only the first of which has anything to do with King: "Disciples of the Crow" (based on Children of the Corn), "The Night Waiter," and "Killing Time;" some versions only contain two films)
1997 Quicksilver Highway (segment Chattery Teeth, based on story from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)