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This is a list of media based on works by American author Stephen King (including the Richard Bachman titles). Note that aside from Creepshow 2, It Chapter Two, and Doctor Sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to King's work. King's bibliography also includes works that he has written directly for other formats such as screenplays, teleplays, comics, and audiobooks.
Year | Title | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Knightriders | No | Yes | Hoagie Man | Original work |
1982 | Creepshow | Yes | Yes | Jordy Verrill | Based on the short stories "Weeds" and "The Crate", the rest is original work for the film. |
1985 | Cat's Eye | Yes | No | — | Based on the short stories "Quitters, Inc." and "The Ledge", the rest is original work for the film. |
Silver Bullet | Yes | No | — | Based on the novella "Cycle of the Werewolf" | |
1986 | Maximum Overdrive | Yes | Uncredited | Man at Bank ATM | Based on the short story "Trucks" Also director |
1987 | Creepshow 2 | Stories | Yes | The Truck Driver | Based on the short story "The Raft", the rest is original work for the film. |
1989 | Pet Sematary | Yes | Yes | The Minister | Based on the novel of the same name |
1992 | Sleepwalkers | Yes | Yes | The Cemetery Caretaker | Original screenplay |
1996 | Thinner | No | Yes | The Pharmacist | Based on the novel of the same name (published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman). |
Michael Jackson's Ghosts | Yes | No | Original screenplay | ||
2005 | Fever Pitch | No | Uncredited | Himself | Cameos in original works |
2007 | Diary of the Dead | No | Uncredited | The Newsreader | |
2012 | Stuck in Love | No | Yes | Himself (voice) | |
2014 | A Good Marriage | Yes | No | — | Based on the novella of the same name |
2016 | Cell | Yes | No | — | Based on the novel of the same name. |
2019 | It Chapter Two | No | Yes | The Shopkeeper | Based on the novel of the same name |
Year | Title | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
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1987 | "Sorry, Right Number" | Yes | No | An episode of the anthology series Tales from the Darkside. Original screenplay. | |
1991 | Golden Years | Yes | Yes | The Bus Driver | Original screenplay. |
1994 | The Stand | Yes | Yes | Teddy Weizak | Based on the novel of the same name. |
1995 | The Langoliers | No | Yes | Tom Holby | Based on the novella in Four Past Midnight. |
1997 | The Shining | Yes | Yes | Cage Creed | Based on the novel of the same name. |
1998 | "Chinga" | Yes | No | An episode of the television series The X-Files. Original screenplay. | |
1999 | Storm of the Century | Yes | Yes | Plaintiff attorney / News reporter | Original screenplay. |
2000 | "Insane Clown Poppy" | No | Yes | Himself | An episode of the television series The Simpsons. |
"Mary Christmas" | No | Yes | Himself | An episode of the television series Frasier. | |
2002 | Rose Red | Yes | Yes | The Pizza Delivery Man | Original screenplay. |
2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Yes | Yes | Johnny B. Goode | Original screenplay. |
2006 | Desperation | Yes | No | Based on the novel of the same name. | |
2010 | "Caregiver" | No | Yes | Bachman | An episode of the television series Sons of Anarchy. |
2014 | "Heads Will Roll" | Yes | Yes | The Diner Patron | An episode of the television series Under the Dome. Based on the novel of the same name. |
2017 | "People in the Rain" | No | Yes | The Diner Patron | An episode of the television series Mr. Mercedes. Based on the novel of the same name. |
2021 | "The House of the Dead" | No | Yes | Man on Hemingford Home poster | Episodes of the 2020 miniseries The Stand. Based on the novel of the same name. |
"The Circle Closes" | Yes | No | |||
Lisey's Story | Yes | No | Based on the novel of the same name. | ||
"That Jing You Do" | No | Yes | Himself | An episode of the television series Duncanville. | |
Year | Title | Notes | Distributor | Network | Rotten Tomatoes |
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2002 | Firestarter: Rekindled | Sequel to 1984's Firestarter. | Sci-Fi Channel | — | |
2018–19 | Castle Rock | Based on the eponymous fictional city and also characters created by King. | Warner Bros. Television | Hulu | 88%[90] |
2019–present | Creepshow | Following the same anthology formula as the Creepshow films. | Shudder | 85%[91] | |
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2025 | It: Welcome to Derry[92] | Prequel series based on It | Warner Bros. Television | Max | TBA |
TBA | Overlook[93][94][95] | Spin-off series based on The Shining | Warner Bros. Television | Netflix | TBA |
Year | Title | Author | Notes | Publisher |
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2001 | The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red | Ridley Pearson | Prequel tie-in novel to King's 2002 television series Rose Red. | Hyperion |
2015–16 | The Demon Road Trilogy | Derek Landy | Novel trilogy homage to American horror fiction, primarily the works of King and Wes Craven | HarperCollins |
2019 | Gwendy's Magic Feather | Richard Chizmar | Sequel to the novella co-written with King Gwendy's Button Box | Cemetery Dance |
There have also been dramatizations of many of King's short stories, including "Nona", "Quitters, Inc.", "In the Deathroom", "Strawberry Spring", "Harvey's Dream", "The Man Who Loved Flowers", "Mute", "The Ten O'Clock People" and King's poem, "Paranoid: A Chant". There have also been alleged stage productions of Rage as well as several parody stage versions of The Shining.
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