'The storm of the century', the adaptation that Stephen King likes the most

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The American writer, Stephen King, is one of the writers most adapted to television and cinema. It doesn't all come down to That, the movie about the scary clown, not even for The bright or Carrie. The creative is one of the brightest minds when it comes to generating horror and suspense stories. The above has earned him a great accreditation by film directors and the seventh art.

However, we are left wondering which adaptation we found most interesting or successful. It is well known that writers are very demanding when it comes to translating their work into another format. Even readers and fans tend to criticize these types of projects harshly. It is difficult for a literary work to have a fair adaptation or, at least, with the same descriptive richness as the book. It is logical by the nature of the supports, but this does not exempt it from criticism.

So what is the Portland-born author's preferred adaptation? According to Stephen King, this honor goes to movie Directed by Craig R. Baxley in 1999: The storm of the century. It should be remembered that this production was made for its premiere on American-Canadian television. The movie starred Colm Feore, Casey, Siesmazcko, Tim Daly, Debrah Farentino, and Jeffrey DaMunn.

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Stephen King praise the movie The storm of the century

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In an interview for The New York Times, Stephen King He had no qualms about naming this tape as his favorite adaptation. Some may think that That or Carrie They may be among your favorites, but they are not. In his opinion, the late 90s movie wowed him with the way the terrifying atmosphere was built.

“Es mi favorito de todos. Amo a Colm Feore como Linoge y me encantó la historia. Lo filmaron en Southwest Harbor en Maine a lo largo del invierno y se puso nieve, así que tienes la sensación de que notas mucho sobre el mago y las persons que fueron atrapadas. Hicieron un trabajo excepcional ”, declaró.

It should be remembered that this production, which is classified by many as a television miniseries for its 4 hours of duration, was credited with many Emmy awards in its year of release.

The story is set on an island in Maine that is besieged by a powerful storm, despite everything, this coincides with the arrival of a chilling and terrifying being. This humanoid is called Linoge, who calls the villagers to give him what he wants to leave. However, their demands are mysterious and chilling.

the movie The storm of the century Has a script of its own Stephen KingWhile the photography is the work of David Connell and the music of Gary Chang.

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