

We are living in a golden age of Stephen King adaptations. On the big screen, the likes of Mike Flanagan are bringing us intelligent, faithful adaptations of his work. The director's cut of Doctor Sleep is a masterpiece of bridging the literary and movie world of King.
UPDATE: While none of those on this list have been made into movies, we are getting a new Stephen King movie on Netflix based on one of his more recent short stories. Mr Harrigan's Phone is a cracking read, about a teenager who is seemingly able to communicate with the afterlife through his phone. The movie stars Donald Sutherland and directed by John Lee Hancock and will be on Netflix 5 October. It's also been reported that Paul Greengrass is ready and waiting to adapt King's latest book, Fairy Tale.
Hell, even on the small screen, there's fun to be had. The Outsider is solid, Mr Mercedes far better than we were expecting it to be. Sure, there are some duds, including the recent Firestarter and don't get us started on The Dark Tower but we are at a point with King adaptations that's nearly up there with Stand By Me, Misery and Shawshank.
But we are still thirsty for more. There are plenty of Stephen King stories out there which are ripe for an adaptation. From pure horror to sci-ft, by the way of the supernatural here are some of our favourite King stories that we would love to see on the big screen.
Tread carefully, constant reader - there are some spoilers within.
Stephen King stories that should be movies
These are the best Stephen King adaptations
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.
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