TIMELINE OF EVENTS
Stephen King is one of the most prolific horror writers of our generation. With an exhaustive list of books adapted to the big and small screen, below you’ll find a list of everything adapted from the 70’s right through to upcoming releases.
Feel free to click on the logos or text underneath each film to read our review and we’ll be sure to update this page frequently as more shows and films are announced!
1976-1990
1976 – FilmThe first and perhaps most iconic of King’s works, Carrie is a supernaturally charged coming-of-age horror. |
1979 – TV SeriesStephen King tackles a chilling vampire story but this time adapted for TV and split across 2 episodes. |
1980 – FilmHighly regarded as one of the best adapted works, Stephen King himself wasn’t a fan of Kubrick’s The Shining but it’s unsettling and chilling nonetheless. |
1982 – FilmA horror/comedy anthology feature, Creepshow is an eclectic film that combines several stories together. |
1983 – FilmA good old-fashioned survival story involving a Mother and child stuck inside their car during a heatwave. |
1983 – FilmA man awakens from a coma to discover he has psychic abilities. |
1983 – FilmA boy buys a strange car with an evil mind, consequently finding his own mind start to slip into darkness. |
1984 – FilmA dangerous religious cult of children believe everyone over the age of 18 must be killed. |
1984 – FilmA couple with telekinetic powers give birth to a child who’s pyrokinetic. |
1985 – FilmA stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror. |
1985 – FilmA simple story that sees a werewolf terrorizing a small city |
1986 – FilmA group of people try to survive when machines come alive and become homicidal. |
1986 – FilmA writer recounts a boyhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy. |
1987 – FilmThree more bone-chilling tales in King’s second anthology film. |
1987 – FilmA wrongly convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a game show. |
1989 – FilmAfter tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home |
1990-2000
1990 – TV SeriesIn 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. 30 years later they return to finish what they started. |
1990 – FilmA textile mill with a serious rat infestation sees the workers discover a horrifying secret deep in the basement. |
1990 – FilmA famous author is rescued from a car crash only to find himself caught in a nightmare of captivity and abuse. |
1991 – TV SeriesA man and his family return to his hometown, where he is then harassed by teenagers that died when he was a kid. |
1992 – FilmA simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science. |
1993 – FilmA writer’s fictional alter ego wants to take over his life. |
1993 – FilmA mysterious new shop opens in a small town with a price far heavier than expected. |
1993 – TV SeriesAn alcoholic poet discovers the secret of the Tommyknockers in a small town. |
1994 – FilmTwo imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption. |
1994 – TV SeriesA deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, splitting the remaining survivors into two groups – good and evil. |
1995 – FilmA laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon. |
1995 – FilmA big-city reporter travels to the small town where her mother has been arrested. |
1995 – TV SeriesMost of the passengers on an airplane disappear, and the remainder land the plane in a mysteriously barren airport. |
1996 – FilmAn obese attorney is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight. |
1997 – FilmA reporter is on the trail of a vampiric murderer who travels by plane. |
1997 – TV SeriesA recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers. |
1997 – TV SeriesAliens arrive, parking in a geostationary orbit over Nevada. Using powers unknown to us, they declare war, and use unmanned trucks as weapons. |
1997 – TV SeriesTraveling showman Aaron Quicksilver tells horror tales in another anthology film. |
1998 – FilmA boy blackmails his neighbor after suspecting him to be a Nazi war criminal. |
1999 – FilmThe lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges – a black man accused of child murder and rape. |
2000-2010
2001 – FilmA mysterious stranger enters Liz and her son Bobby’s life. |
2002 – TV SeriesA shy girl unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town. |
2002-2007 – TV SeriesA TV adaptation of the novel of the same name that run for 6 seasons. |
2003 – FilmFriends on a camping trip discover that the town they’re vacationing is plagued by parasitic aliens. |
2004 – FilmA successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked by a would-be scribe. |
2004 – FilmA hitch-hiker on his way to the hospital is picked up by a stranger with a deadly secret. |
2004 – TV SeriesThe TV adaptation of the film by the same name. Stephen King’s original vampire story comes to the small screen. |
2006 – TV SeriesA sheriff arrests a group of people in the deserted town of Desperation, leading them to fight for their lives. |
2006 – TV SeriesThe TV Adaptation of Stephen King’s collection of short stories. |
2007 – FilmChecking into the fabled Room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel, a man confronts genuine terror. |
2007 – FilmA freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town. |
2007 – FilmA surreal story about a man, his addiction of smoking, and a mysterious and powerful organisation. |
2009 – FilmA young man attempts to seek to avenge his wife’s death after she is murdered by a Las Vegas mobster. |
2009 – TV SeriesThe TV movie adaptation of the book with the same name. |
2010-2015 – TV SeriesRunning for 5 seasons, in the coastal town of Haven a dormant curse or “trouble” could trigger at any time for any reason. |
2010-2019
2011 – TV SeriesAfter his wife’s sudden death, a best selling author returns to his cabin retreat where he receives paranormal visitation. |
2013 – FilmA shy girl unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town. |
2013-2015 – TV SeriesAn invisible and mysterious force field descends upon the small town of Chester’s Mill. Run for 3 seasons. |
2014 – FilmA single mom and her two boys help take care of their grandmother with mystical powers. |
2014 – FilmAfter 25 years of marriage, Darcy discovers her husband’s sinister secret. |
2014 – TV SeriesA famous mystery writer sets out for revenge after a brutal attack. |
2016 – FilmWhen a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in New England. |
2016 – TV SeriesA high school teacher travels back in time to prevent John F. Kennedy’s assassination. |
2017 – FilmStephen King’s fantasy epic is condensed down to a 90 minute film. |
2017 – FilmIn the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting clown that preys on the children of Derry. |
2017 – FilmJessie must fight to survive when her husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her handcuffed to their bed frame. |
2017 – FilmA simple yet proud farmer in the year 1922 conspires to murder his wife for financial gain. |
2017 – TV SeriesAfter an eerie mist rolls into a small town, the residents must battle the mysterious mist and its threats. |
2017 -TV SeriesTells the story of a psychopathic killer who drives a stolen Mercedes into a crowd and a recently retired detective who tries to bring him down |
2018-2019 -TV SeriesBased on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock. |
2019 – FilmThe couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home. |
2019 – FilmTwenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. |
2019 – FilmAfter hearing a young boy’s cry for help, a sister and brother venture into a vast field of tall grass in Kansas but soon discover there may be no way out |
2020 – TV SeriesInvestigators are confounded over an unspeakable crime that’s been committed. A real bone-chilling psychological thriller! |
UPCOMING PROJECTS
2020 – TV SeriesLisey’s Story |
2020 – TV SeriesThe Stand |
TBA – FilmSalem’s Lot |
TBA – FilmThe Long Walk |
TBA – FilmFrom a Buick 8 |