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Adapting King: Volume 1, Carrie, 'Salem's Lot, and The Shining From Novel to Screenplay
"FACE THE MASTER!" For more than fifty years, Stephen King’s stories have inspired countless film and TV adaptations. This first volume in a multi-book series explores the cinematic journeys of his earliest novels—Carrie, ‘Salem’s Lot, and The Shining—tracing each project from acquisition to finished film.
Drawing on original research and new interviews with key filmmakers, author Joseph Maddrey offers fans a fascinating look at the collaborative process behind these adaptations. In researching this series, Maddrey consulted dozens of public and private libraries and archives, including the Stephen E. King Archive in Bangor, Maine. His discoveries will have “constant readers” seeing these adaptations in a whole new light.
Drawing on original research and new interviews with key filmmakers, author Joseph Maddrey offers fans a fascinating look at the collaborative process behind these adaptations. In researching this series, Maddrey consulted dozens of public and private libraries and archives, including the Stephen E. King Archive in Bangor, Maine. His discoveries will have “constant readers” seeing these adaptations in a whole new light.
320 pages, Paperback
Published October 25, 2026
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