Adapting Stephen King

Stephen King's fiction has formed the basis of more motion picture adaptations than any other living author. Over half a century since his earliest publications, Hollywood filmmakers continue to reinvent, reimagine, remake, and reboot King's stories, with mixed results. This book, volume 1 in a series, examines the various screen adaptations of King's first three novels: Carrie, Salem's Lot, and The Shining. Reaching further than questions of fidelity to the author and adherence to directorial visions, it charts the development of each individual adaptation from first option to final cut. Through old and new interviews with the writers, producers, and directors of these films--as well as in-depth analyses of produced and unproduced screenplays--it illuminates the adaptation process as an intricately collaborative endeavor. Rather than merely synopsize the resulting stories, its goal is to compare, contrast, and contextualize each of these adaptations as the products of their creators.

Joseph Maddrey is a television producer and freelance writer. He lives in Studio City, California.

Table of Contents Acknowledgments A Note on Style viii Preface Part One: Carrie Origin Story-5 delete- deleteDevelopment Hell (Oral History)-8 delete- deleteFirst Draft (1975)-10 delete- deleteDevelopment Hell (Oral History)-16 delete- deleteSecond Draft (January 20, 1976, with Revisions)-17 delete- deleteReflections on the Film (Oral History)-22 delete- deleteAn Interview with Lawrence D. Cohen (2019)-23 delete- deleteLegacy (The Musical, The Sequel, The Pilot)-33 delete- deleteBryan Fuller's CARRIE (2002)-36 delete- deleteAn Interview with Bryan Fuller (2019)-42 delete- deleteRoberto ­­Aguirre-Sacasa's CARRIE (2011)-49 delete- deleteKimberly Peirce's CARRIE (2013)-55 delete- deleteReset-59 Part Two: 'Salem's Lot Origin Story-61 delete- deleteStirling Silliphant's First Draft (March 12, 1976)-65 delete- deleteSilliphant's Revised First Draft (July 16, 1976)-69 delete- deleteDevelopment Hell (Oral History)-71 delete- deletePaul Monash's SALEM'S LOT (1979)-73 delete- deleteReflections on the Film (Oral History)-79 delete- deleteLegacy (The TV Series, The Sequel, The Radio Drama)-81 delete- deletePeter Filardi's SALEM'S LOT (2004)-84 delete- deleteAn Interview with Peter Filardi (2016)-90 delete- deleteA ­­Follow-up Interview with Peter Filardi (2019)-92 delete- deleteReset-97 Part Three: The Shining 99- Origin Story-99 delete- deleteDevelopment Hell (Oral History)-102 delete- deleteA Philosophy of Fantasy Horror-106 delete- deleteEarly Synopses (June-August 1977)-108 delete- deleteEarly Treatment (August 1977)-110 delete- deleteLater Treatment-116 delete- deleteShooting Script (March 30, 1978)-121 delete- deleteA Work in Progress-129 delete- deleteReflections on the Film (Oral History)-135 delete- deleteAn Interview with Diane Johnson (2020)-138 delete- deleteStephen King as Filmmaker-146 delete- deleteStephen King's THE SHINING (1996)-150 delete- deleteLegacy (ROOM 237, THE OVERLOOK, DOCTOR SLEEP)-161 delete- deleteAn Interview with Stephen King (1978) by David Chute-164 Bibliography Index