On this day in movie history - Misery (1990)

Misery

directed by Rob Reiner,

written by William Goldman,

based on the novel by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on November 30, 1990.

Music by Marc Shaiman.

Cast:

James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall, Graham Jarvis, Jerry Potter, J. T. Walsh, Rob Reiner.

On this day in movie history - The Mist (2007)

The Mist

directed and written by Frank Darabont,

based on the novella by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on November 12, 2007.

Music by Mark Isham.

Cast:

Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Sternhagen, Nathan Gamble, Alexa Davalos, Chris Owen, Sam Witwer, Robert C. Treveiler, David Jensen, Melissa McBride, Andy Stahl, Buck Taylor, Brandon O'Dell, Jackson Hurst, Brian Libby, Susan Malerstein-Watkins, Mathew Greer, Juan Gabriel Pareja, Walter Fauntleroy, Amin Joseph, Kelly Collins Lintz, Ginnie Randall, Tiffany Morgan, Kim Wall, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Ron Clinton Smith, Gregg Brazzel, Sonny Franks, Dodie Brown, Taylor E. Brown, Jay Amor, Kristin Barnhart, Kevin Beard, Derek Cox-Berg, Kip Cummings, John F. Daniel, Tammy Eaton, Ron Fagan, Ted Ferguson, Travis Fontenot, Cherie Gierhart, Louis Herthum, Walt Hollis, Brian Scott Hunt, R. Todd Jones, Jimmy Lee Jr., Cherami Leigh, Mike Martindale, Cindy McBride, Eric Kelly McFarland, Amy McGee-Harrell, Ritchie Montgomery, Michaela Morgan, Darrick Mosley, James Paul, Mark Robin Price, Charles Sutherland, Chuck Vail, Steven E. Williams.

Recommended reading - Doctor Sleep

 

Doctor Sleep

by Stephen King.
 
Published by Scribner.
First Edition.
Published 2013.
Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1476727651
ISBN-13: 978-1476727653
 
Description:
 
“I liked you, honeybear. That’s why I came to warn you. Stay away from the woman in the hat.”
 

Years ago, the haunting of the Overlook Hotel nearly broke young Dan Torrance’s sanity, as his paranormal gift known as “the shining” opened a door straight into hell. And even though Dan is all grown up, the ghosts of the Overlook – and his father’s legacy of alcoholism and violence – kept him drifting aimlessly for most of his life. Now, Dan has finally found some order in the chaos by working in a local hospice, earning the nickname “Doctor Sleep” by secretly using his special abilities to comfort the dying and prepare them for the afterlife. But when he unexpectedly meets twelve-year-old Abra Stone – who possesses an even more powerful manifestation of the shining – the two find their lives in sudden jeopardy at the hands of the ageless and murderous nomadic tribe known as the True Knot, reigniting Dan’s own demons and summoning him to battle for this young girl’s soul and survival...

 

“[A] vivid frightscape … terrifying.” – The New York Times.
 
“[King’s] cast of characters is as memorable as any [he] has produced…. Satisfying at every level.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review).
 
“Terrific … [King’s] power lies in narrative drive and macabre.” – Chicago Tribune.

On this day in movie history - Doctor Sleep (2019)

Doctor Sleep

directed and written by Mike Flanagan,

based on the novel by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on November 8, 2019.

Music by The Newton Brothers.

Cast:

Ewan McGregor, Roger Dale Floyd, Danny Lloyd, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Dakota Hickman, Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Jocelin Donahue, Cliff Curtis, Robert Longstreet, Carel Struycken, Alex Essoe, Zackary Momoh, Jacob Tremblay, Henry Thomas, Catherine Parker, Met Clark, Selena Anduze, James Flanagan, Violet McGraw, Bethany Anne Lind, Sadie Heim, KK Heim, Kaitlyn McCormick, Molly Jackson, Sallye Hooks, Michael Monks, Hugh Maguire.