Every Stephen King Story Adapted More Than Once

Every Stephen King Story Adapted More Than Once

Stephen King is one of the most adapted authors ever, and at this point, Hollywood has started to adapt his work for the second or even third time.

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Stephen King is one of the most adapted authors ever, and at this point, Hollywood has started to adapt his work for the second or even third time. Considering how financially successful so many of these adaptations are, one shouldn’t expect the pace to slow down much anytime soon, if ever. While the popularity of King material with movie studios has ebbed and flowed a tad over the decades, King-based movies and TV shows have never really gone away for an extended period.

Of course, there are also lots of dreadful movies and shows based on King works, and even more awful in-name only sequels that try to ride his coattails. For the most part, King himself doesn’t seem to mind, outside of the occasional one he really loathes, such as Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. King is generally laid back on the subject, arguing that no matter how different or bad an adaptation might be, his original, untouched book is still sitting there on the shelf, available for all to read.

While the number will surely be higher a decade from now, here’s all the King novels and short stories to be adapted for the screen more than once so far. Both movie and TV show adaptations are being counted.

Carrie (1976, 2002 & 2013)

Carrie, King’s first published novel, was famously first adapted in 1976 by director Brian De Palma, earning stars Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie Oscar nominations. Carrie was adapted for a second time in 2002, as a TV movie intended to launch a TV series that didn’t end up happening, with May’s Angela Bettis in the title role. Most recently, Carrie was adapted for a third time in 2013, with Chloe Grace Moretz taking the lead. 1999 sequel The Rage: Carrie 2 was also an adaptation of the book in all but name, time period, and character specifics.

Salem’s Lot (1979 & 2004)

Salem’s Lot, King’s second published novel, was first adapted into a CBS miniseries in 1979, making it the first ever King TV production. In 2004, it was adapted into a second miniseries, this time on the TNT cable network. Both versions have their strong points, although the 1979 Salem’s Lot remains the favorite of most, even if it can get pretty slow and plodding. A lot of that is thanks to very creepy vampire scenes.

The Shining (1980 & 1997)

King’s third novel, 1977’s The Shining, was first adapted into a iconic classic by Stanley Kubrick in 1980, which the author infamously dislikes. King himself penned the script for The Shining’s second adaptation, a 1997 ABC miniseries directed by his frequent collaborator Mick Garris. Steven Weber and Rebecca De Mornay starred as Jack and Wendy Torrance.

The Dead Zone (1983 & 2002-2007)

The Dead Zone, King’s seventh novel if one counts the ones he published under the Richard Bachman pen name, was first adapted into a feature film by director David Cronenberg in 1983, starring Christopher Walken as tortured psychic protagonist Johnny Smith. The Dead Zone later became a successful TV show on USA, starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny, and airing for six seasons from 2002 to 2007.

Children of the Corn (1984 & 2009)

King’s 1977 short story Children of the Corn was first adapted into a feature film in 1984, starring Peter Horton and Linda Hamilton, prior to The Terminator rocketing her career skyward. The movie would birth one of the longest-running, and also quite terrible, direct-to-video horror franchises of all time. In between the last few sequels, 2009 saw Syfy produce a remake of Children of the Corn, which was closer to the story in many ways, but was a lot worse overall, with poor acting. Another remake was thought to be in production recently, but it turns out it’s a prequel.

Trucks (1986 & 1997)

Trucks, a King short story first published in 1973, was first adapted into the author’s lone directorial effort, 1986’s Maximum Overdrive. It was later re-adapted into a TV movie by USA in 1997, which retained the Trucks name and was a lot less campy than King’s coked-up version, but also exceedingly boring and lifeless. Maximum Overdrive may be so bad it’s good, but that’s always better than so boring it cures insomnia.

Gramma (1986 & 2014)

Gramma, about a boy left alone with his evil grandmother, is a bit of a surprising choice to have been adapted twice, but it’s a weird world. First published in 1984, the short story was adapted first into a season 1 episode of The Twilight Zone’s 1980s revival in 1986, penned by none other than literary giant Harlan Ellison. Nearly 30 years later, in 2014, Gramma was adapted into a direct-to-video movie called Mercy, starring Chandler “Carl Grimes” Riggs.

Pet Sematary (1989 & 2019)

Pet Sematary, arguably King’s scariest and most disturbing novel of all time, famously became a movie in 1989, directed by Mary Lambert. It remains a favorite of many, and looks unlikely to be unseated by the book’s second adaptation, released in 2019. The 2019 film does a lot of things right, some even better than the first version, but doesn’t manage to make as indelible an impression.

IT (1990, 2017 & 2019)

One of King’s most famous books of all time, and one of the most beloved, IT was of course adapted into a 1990 ABC miniseries featuring Tim Curry giving an immortal performance as Pennywise the Clown. In 2017, director Andy Muschietti adapted the kid half of IT into a theatrical film, which became a huge hit, with sequel IT Chapter Two released in 2019, both featuring Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise.

The Mist (2007 & 2017)

The Mist, Stephen King’s much loved 1980 Lovecraftian novella, was adapted into a film in 2007, directed by frequent King collaborator Frank Darabont, and starring Thomas Jane as David Drayton. A decade later, The Mist was adapted into a TV show for the now defunct Spike TV, which was canceled after one season. Most fans didn’t lament its end, as it was very loosely based on the novella, and didn’t bother to include the horrifying monsters the story is famous for.

Stephen King Stories With Another Adaptation In the Works

• The Dark Half (New Movie Coming from MGM, First Adaptation in 1993)
• Salem’s Lot (New Movie Coming from WB, Prior Adaptations in 1979 & 2004)
• The Tommyknockers (New Movie Coming from Universal, First Adaptation in 1993)
• The Stand (New Miniseries Coming from CBS All Access, First Adaptation in 1994)

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/stephen-king-every-story-adapted-multiple-times/

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