From Brian Keene's latest newsletter :
I worked on INVISBLE MONSTERS and PROJECT CASTLE (and a lot of people have figured out what the latter is, and Rich Chizmar confirmed it during a YouTube Livestream, so the heck with it — let’s dispense with the codename. PROJECT CASTLE is actually a graphic novel adaptation of Stephen King and Richard Chizmar’s GWENDY’S BUTTON BOX. However, it goes beyond the novella and explores the other residents and denizens of Castle Rock, and what they were up to during the time period of the novella. So, for example, while Cujo, or Deputy Andy Clutterbuck, or Frank Dodd didn’t appear in the book, they could very well appear in the graphic novel. Basically, I’ve been allowed to run riot all over Castle Rock in the 1970s, and it has been a lot of fun. We’re still a while from publication (I’m on the final draft now) and I’ll stay mum about the artist and the rest of the team (because Rich didn’t speak about any of that on the livestream).
If it seems like I’m taking a long time for a 100+ page graphic novel, that’s because I am. These aren’t my characters, and it’s a setting beloved by millions, and I am taking my time to make sure I deliver something that is respectful, thoughtful and loving of them. And I’m also fact-checking with Bev Vincent and other experts to make sure the stuff I’ve added matches up, continuity-wise. Bottom-line: if you’re hoping for Pennywise fighting Father Callahan in the basement of the Castle Rock VFW, you’re going to be very disappointed. But if you’re wondering what the Castle Rock Strangler was doing the night Gwendy pressed a button and ate a chocolate rabbit, I think you’ll dig it.
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APPEARS "Revelations" is still available from publisher.
https://www.stygianskymedia.com/prod...41322987913405
We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring
will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
T.S. Eliot -
I received my copy a couple of days ago.
Author of The Road to the Dark Tower, Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences and The Dark Tower Companion. Co-editor with Stephen King of the anthology Flight or Fright.
STEPHEN JOINS THE BOSOX BROADCAST
Read more => https://stephenking.com/p/bosox/
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Nice
Absolutely no idea what that means, nor if there will be anything really interesting about Stephen King, but a few days ago, Richard Chizmar posted this in a facebook Stephen King fans group :
This is Billy, who has directed the unreleased "Trapped" short movie, that is supposed to become a feature length movie by Mark PaviaBetween the upcoming free bonus chapbook (by Richard & Billy Chizmar), which is signed and fully illustrated by Francois Valliancourt & Billy’s extra creepy original story for April, there’s never been a better time to sign up for his Patreon page. Plus there’s a bunch of exclusive Stephen King related content. Check it out!
https://www.patreon.com/whchizmar
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Sierra’s ‘Phantasmagoria’ Was the Result of Being Turned Down by Stephen King?
https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-...-stephen-king/
A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face.
My Collection
It was released last summer, but was only able to read it recently : "Adapting Stephen King - vol 1"
Quite enjoyed it
Very interesting and insightful !
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Reading that the axe used by Jack Nicholson in The Shining is going on display at the Stanley Hotel. Part of a " film museum" to be incorporated into the hotel. Someone apparently purchased it for close to $200K.
We've been discussing it on the intriguing thread.
Bev linked this article about it.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
Nobody talked about it, but the long forgotten "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County" musicals turned 10 last month!
Not the commercial release (that will be june next year), but for its premiere in Atlanta.
I still wish there was a video recording of it, somehow. Seems like a shame not to have one :-(
Anyway, seems like the whole audio is available freely and legally on youtube (shared by Universal) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzF4...xOZDo4&index=1
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Encountering Pennywise: Critical Perspectives on Stephen King’s IT, Edited by Whitney S. May, published by University Press of Mississippi, to be released October 2022.
More info: https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books...ring-Pennywise
~Jonathan
Reminds me this book I recently came acccross online, from McFarland (in 2020
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Those prices are ridiculous. $99 for a hardcover (that's not a fancy limited edition)? $24 for a Kindle ebook?
A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face.
My Collection
These are "scholarly" books intended for distribution to schools and libraries, not necessarily geared to the 'casual' fan or collector. Of course, there are many that still try to collect them, and often can find them at bargain prices long after publication (I have quite a few), but I think the prices also reflect a more long-term use for many readers checking them out throughout libraries.
~Jonathan
Mc Farland's prices are not cheap, but then they are an independing academic publisher
Same with the Mississipi University Press
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Fundraisers planned to benefit three area nonprofits in June
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> https://www.sunjournal.com/2022/06/0...ofits-in-june/To make up for our substantial revenue losses, we ask everyone to take a look at the very special, varied and quality auction items, including gift certificates for several golf courses, restaurants, florists, and a Patriots-Bills football game, as well as the very special Stephen King autographed novel, “Revival.”
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"Mr Harrigan's Phone" has been announced by King (on twitter) for this fall, on Netflix !
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Fan-made and non commercial Dark Tower RPG created by a fan :
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDarkTowe...yinspired_rpg/
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/n...ank-phone-call
Renowned horror author Stephen King appeared to praise Ukrainian Nazi collaborator and Holocaust architect Stepan Bandera as "a great man" in a released prank phone call from Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus.
The comedic duo posted a video to Telegram in which King, an outspoken supporter of Ukraine on Twitter, appears to believe he is speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In a wide-ranging conversation, the duo seem to get King to offer "Zelensky" a part as Pennywise, the monster clown from King's It, in a new movie. They also get him to consider writing a screenplay supporting the Azov Regiment in which Russian soldiers rape an Azov commander. At one point, the author says, "I think that Russian writers need to shut up," according to the tape.
The Zelensky impostor claimed there were no Nazis in Ukraine and dismissed the Ukrainian nationalist Bandera's "crimes against Jews" as "accidental," the tape shows. He then asked what King thought of Bandera, according to the footage.
"You can always find things about people to pull them down. Washington and Jefferson were slave owners — that doesn't mean they didn't do many good things to the United States of America. There are always people who have flaws, we are humans. On the whole, I think Bandera is a great man, and you're a great man, and Viva Ukraine!" King purportedly answered.
The tape has not been verified, and King has yet to comment on the alleged phone call and video.
Stepan Bandera was the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, which played a leading part in the formation of the Ukrainian nationalist movement from the 1930s through the 1950s. He was also a Nazi collaborator and vehement antisemite who laid the groundwork for the Holocaust in Ukraine, as documented in author Grzegorz Rossolinski-Liebe's biography Stepan Bandera: The Life and Afterlife of a Ukrainian Nationalist: Fascism, Genocide, and Cult.
Some Ukrainians maintain that Bandera is an important hero who fought against occupying regimes for the freedom of Ukraine. A large statue dedicated to him stands in his home city of Lvov, and many streets in Western Ukraine are named after him.
Vovan and Lexus have earned international fame due to their pranks of high-level Western officials, including Prince Harry, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), among others, according to the Verge. In recent weeks, the duo collaborated with Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov to produce comedy skits showing a Zelensky actor, with his nose covered in a white powder, personally surrendering to the Chechen leader, according to Vice.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ntitrust-trial
Best-selling author Stephen King is slated to testify for the federal government in an antitrust suit aimed to block Penguin Random House LLC’s $2.18 billion acquisition of Simon & Schuster Inc.
King is being called as a witness in federal court in Washington about his experiences as a popular author in selling anticipated top-selling books, according to court filings.
The author of horror classics including “Carrie” and “The Shining” is expected to testify specifically about publishers that successfully purchase rights to anticipated best-sellers and what effects he believes the proposed deal will have on the markets for those books, prosecutors said.
In the Justice Department’s original complaint, it argued that the acquisition would eliminate competition for authors’ publishing rights between No. 1 Penguin, owned by Bertelsmann SE, and No. 4 Simon & Schuster, owned by ViacomCBS Inc. Prosecutors claim the decreased competition will lead to lower advances for authors and fewer and a smaller variety of books for consumers.
Penguin Random House countered that the deal would result in higher incomes for authors and more choices for consumers.
The trial is set to begin Aug. 1 and last for three weeks. US District Judge Florence Pan, who was nominated to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, said she expects to issue her decision before assuming the new post.
The case is US v. Bertelsmann SE, 21-cv-02886, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
I wonder which hounds will show up trying to get an autograph.
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