The horror films resurgence of the last few years has been a remarkable thing to watch: some of the most exciting new filmmakers to emerge have been working in the genre, and plenty of masters have been doing some of the best work of their careers. And, unsurprisingly, given that waking up every morning in 2017 has been like stepping into a John Carpenter nightmare, the last 12 months has seen the horror boom bigger than ever.

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Stephen King knows what idle thoughts spiral into nightmares and lurch out of the darkness to terrorize when you’re alone. This skill, and its visceral scares are made manifest in Mike Flanagan‘s sensational adaptation of “Gerald’s Game.”

Based on King’s 1992 suspense novel, the film stars Bruce Greenwood and Carla Gugino as Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, a married couple trying to reignite their relationship with a weekend away at a remote lake house.

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Even for the most adapted living author, this fall is full to bursting with Stephen King adaptations on both the big screen and TV. However, King-a-mania stumbled a bit out of the gate with the critical drubbing of “The Dark Tower.” The problem with that film might have been its epic scale; King is arguably at his best when he takes a simple, claustrophobic premise and milks it for all it’s worth.

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There are few genres as enduringly popular — and profitable — as the horror flick. Superheroes and disaster movies and spy actioners and movies based on a holiday featuring Julia Roberts as part of an ensemble cast come and go, but since the silent era, people have consistently liked to go to the movies to have the shit scared out of them.

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'Oculus' Director Takes On Stephen King's 'Gerald's Game'; 'Firestarter' Sequel In The Works At TNT

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