Stephen King on the Big Screen

'Stephen King was among the first generation of horror writers to be overtly influenced by cinematic horror as well as literary, so it's hardly surprising that he is the most widely adapted horror novelist there is. These adaptations are, as Mark Browning observes in this excellent work, very hit-and-miss. Indeed, a great plus of this book is its blatant non-fanboyism. It is a meticulously critical work; scholarly but not pretentious, giving both praise and scorn where it's due, and acknowledging the greatnesses and flaws of the films as adaptations, suggesting some interesting viewing strategies along the way. Films are divided into theme, e.g. prison movies, rite of passage, telekinesis etc., and analysed from various intelligent positions. An excellent study of why adaptations work/fail, and for any King fan it's definitive.' - Andrew McQuade, Gorezone 'Browning is very conversant with film and its associated genres [...] Browning's purpose is praiseworthy because it does fill in an obvious gap in the research done on King and his literary texts and their filmic adaptations [...] the author is able to make connections [...] with a variety of texts and films.' - Edmund P. Cueva, Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies