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Screening Stephen King: Adaptation and the Horror Genre in Film and Television Kindle Edition

by Simon Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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“Gathers together the unruly mess of King adaptations . . . And places it within the sociocultural and industrial context of four decades of horror.” —Philip L. Simpson, author of Psycho Paths
 
Starting from the premise that Stephen King has transcended ideas of authorship to become his own literary, cinematic, and televisual brand, Screening Stephen King explores the impact and legacy of over forty years of King film and television adaptations.
 
Simon Brown first examines the reasons for King’s literary success and then, starting with Brian De Palma’s Carrie, explores how King’s themes and style have been adapted for the big and small screens. He looks at mainstream multiplex horror adaptations from Cujo to Cell, low-budget DVD horror films such as The Mangler and Children of the Corn franchises, non-horror films, including Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, and TV works from Salem’s Lot to Under the Dome. Through this discussion, Brown identifies what a Stephen King film or series is or has been, how these works have influenced film and TV horror, and what these influences reveal about the shifting preoccupations and industrial contexts of the post-1960s horror genre in film and TV.
 
“Well-written . . . It really is the most exhaustive analysis of Stephen King on the screen that has ever been written.” —Cinepunx
 
“This book is not only essential as a study of Stephen King and his works adapted to the big and small screen; it is also an exemplary study of the evolution of the horror genre in its ebb and flow from literary adaptation to gore-laden saturation and beyond since the mid-1970s.” —Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, author of Postmodern Vampires
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"[A] seminal text...Thoroughly researched and engaging." ― Popular Culture Studies Journal Published On: 2018-10-01

"A unique, valuable addition to the academic world…this text grants an innovative perspective that will pique the interest of many scholars…As a result of its meticulous construction, Simon Brown's text provides an original, valuable contribution to the humanities." ― Journal of Popular Culture Published On: 2019-09-16

"Brown has done an excellent job of bringing together the many film and television King adaptations – the good, the bad and the ugly – and has packaged them into one coherent and, most importantly, accessible volume." ― LSE Review of Books Published On: 2018-08-31

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"This book’s primary strength is its accessibility to both the scholarly and the general reader. In an original and intuitively satisfying manner, it gathers together the unruly mess of King adaptations into one coherent package and places it within the sociocultural and industrial context of four decades of horror. This reframing of otherwise familiar material makes the work a valuable contribution to the study of King." ― Philip L. Simpson, Eastern Florida State College, author of Psycho Paths: Tracking the Serial Killer Through Contemporary American Film Published On: 2018-02-28

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076H7ZZ6B
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Texas Press (February 28, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3707 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 237 pages
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    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Shannon G
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Listen
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2018
This is an audio book all about Stephen King and his works. It's quite academic and not fluffy, so if you're looking for something from Entertainment Weekly or such, then you'll not like this book. However, if you are a die hard SK fan then you should give this audio book a chance. It's quite lengthy but worth listening to.

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Entertaining If Verbose Stroll Down Memory Lane
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018
If you are (or were) a fan of Stephen King---and who isn't?---you will find something to enjoy in this (audio)book. It is an exhaustive survey of Stephen Kings books, novellas and articles and the video adaptations of them. The main focus of the book is on summarizing, critiquing, and analyzing Stephen King (SK) film and TV adaptations of his works, but this book does not neglect comparing these with the original, written words. Simon Brown goes into great detail talking about the inspirations for SK's works, the history and marketing of his film adaptations, and the impact (if any) on the overall genres of literary horror and film horror. He also works in many biographical details on SK as he evolved as a writer. When relevant, Mr. Brown will also venture into discussing other groundbreaking horror novels and films.

However, if you are looking for a chatty, frothy "Entertainment Weekly"-style review of SK's novels and films, you should look elsewhere. This is an academic treatise on the subject which may repel some in the mainstream film-going and popular fiction-reading audience. My advice is to fast forward past Chapter 1 and 2, where the author's main goal seems to be to establish his academic bona fides to pontificate authoritatively on "Children of the Corn" and "Maximum Overdrive." He succeeds, boringly, with verbosity such as " For the purpose of my argument, I approach the concept of horror not from a philosophical position, but rather in genre terms as a series of cinematic, televisual, and literary conventions that together identify an individual piece of work--be it film, book, or TV show--as belonging to the horror genre as it is defined within its respective medium."

"Academic bullshit," as SK might say---and has in a different context. I almost turned off the audiobook after about 45 minutes, but I'm glad I didn't. Skip over the first two chapters. Jump to Chapter 3, where we begin the discussion of "Carrie," the movie that put SK on the map.

The narration is appropriate for the tone of the book, but I had to listen to it at 1.5x speed for a more natural cadence.

I enjoyed this book. It was chock full of information. I especially appreciated the discussion of SK's earlier works when, in my opinion, he wrote his true masterpieces. My interest in his works has waned over time,as if the thicker his books became, the more cumbersome they became. [Does he even use an editor anymore?] Yet, because he is such an influential force in our cultural landscape, even books of his I haven't read I am still familiar with, and it was interesting to learn about them anyway.

This book will make you want to revisit some of your favorite Stephen King books and movies.

I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an unbiased review.
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Deedra
4.0 out of 5 stars Screening Stephen King
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2018
This was very interesting.It goes trough Mr Kings books,screenplays,etc that were turned into movies,tv shows,etc.I never thought so much about the 'brand of Stephen King'.It was neat to hear the books that were also popular at the time and how those did as movies.If you like horror,this book is one you should read.I found Peter Leman a good narrator.It felt like a lecture.It took a few days to get through it.I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.
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