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News From The Dead Zone #47

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 13, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Carrie, Entertainment Weekly Column, Featured, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, The MistLeave a comment

Check at your local comic shop today for the free Dark Tower sketchbook to promote The Gunslinger Born. This 16-page booklet has pencil art and character design by Jae Lee and some sample color art demonstrating how Richard Isanove developed the sketches. Here is the description of Issue 2 of The Gunslinger Born: “Roland has incurred the wrath of the evil sorcerer Marten, and must flee his home in Gilead with two of his young friends. But arriving in the supposedly friendly town of Hambry may be no safer, for the dreaded agents of Marten are abroad—The Coffin Hunters! Though it’s not all completely bleak as Roland meets the woman who will become the love of his young life—the beautiful Susan Delgado. Plus: Learn more about the land of the Dark Tower with exclusive bonus material!”

The current Entertainment Weekly contains King’s top ten books of 2006, but there’s one author he didn’t include in that list. However, he rectifies that situation on his web site, lavishing extravagant praise on crime novelist Meg Gardiner.

Here are a couple of reviews of the new off-Broadway rendition of Carrie: They Could Have Danced All Night, if They Hadn’t Died and Happy Horror Days.

Thomas Jane has confirmed that he will be playing the part of David Drake in The Mist, directed by Frank Darabont. Filming is expected to start early in 2007.

News From The Dead Zone #46

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 5, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead Zone'Salem's Lot, Bev Vincent, Entertainment Weekly Column, Featured, News from the Dead Zone, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Overlook Connection, Stephen King, The TalismanLeave a comment

TNT will team with executive producers Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy and DreamWorks Television for a six-hour miniseries adaptation of The Talisman, scheduled to air on the cable network during summer 2008. “We are so happy and proud to be working with DreamWorks Television and Steven Spielberg after such a tremendous experience making Into the West,” said Michael Wright, senior vice president of original programming for TNT and TBS. “We’ve also had excellent results working with Stephen King’s material on Salem’s Lot and Nightmares & Dreamscapes, so the opportunity to bring these talents together on our network is just about as good as it gets. Like those previous projects, The Talisman is a truly epic production, but one that will present all new challenges and opportunities. We look forward to working with this top-notch team of filmmakers as we create what is certain to be a television event to remember.” Ehren Kruger (Skeleton Key, The Ring) will write the script. No director has been announced yet.

Here is the complete text of the Entertainment Weekly article about King’s meeting with the producers of LOST, and his most current column, the first of his year’s best.

I have an essay about upcoming King projects in the Overlook Connection catalog, which should be out in January. Other contributors to the magazine include Ellen Datlow, Jack Ketchum, Mick Garris, Jonathan Reitan and Rob Zombie. The catalog features over 1,300 related King items, from signed limiteds and first editions to rare magazine appearances and special signed videos by Frank Darabont and Mick Garris. If you use the coupon code BevSentMe, you’ll get $5 off the list price of the catalog, as well as an additional $10 off your purchase total if you buy something else. The Overlook Connection will launch their new web site later this month, but you can have a sneak peak right now.

News From The Dead Zone #45

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 28, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Blaze, Duma Key, Featured, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen KingLeave a comment

Check out Steve’s picks on his official web site, and the current issue of Entertainment Weekly for a lengthy interview/article called “When Stephen King met the LOST boys.

Here is the latest news about Blaze:

Many of you have been asking for more information about publication of Blaze following Steve’s mention of it on his recent Lisey’s Story book tour. This is another Bachman novel which he recently rediscovered. The original manuscript of Blaze was 173 pages long and was written in 1973. He has rewritten the first 100 pages. A lot of it needed editing to make it more timely since the 1973 references no longer worked. He’s hoping to get it done by the end of the year. No publication deal has been signed, but he’s sure there will be one.

Interview in the Sunday Telegraph in Australia: A Sad Face Behind the Scary Mask

The moderator on King’s message board says that Duma Key, his next novel, is 835 manuscript pages in first draft manuscript, and that it was written between February and October 2006.

News From The Dead Zone #44

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 15, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Carrie, Featured, Lisey's Story, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, The MistLeave a comment

Some great interviews and features and reports:

Here’s a nice overview of critical response to Lisey’s Story.

I’ve had an unconfirmed report that King will be on BBC4’s Desert Island Disks on Sunday, November 19th. This program will likely NOT be archived on the BBC site after it is presented due to rights restrictions.

The new Carrie stage play runs off-Broadway at P.S. 122 in New York from December 2-30th. Tickets, priced $18, are available by calling (212) 352-3101. P.S. 122 is located at 150 First Avenue at Ninth Street.

After about a week on eBay, the bench King signed for charity went for a little more than $2,000. Someone in Virginia bought it. The money goes to the Maine Discovery Museum in downtown Bangor.

Don’t expect esteemed filmmaker Frank Darabont to make nice with The Mist. “This one’s more angry than what I’ve done before,” he tells the Los Angeles Daily News. “To get my ‘shoot fast and loose’ legs under me, I did an episode of The Shield. I had such a blast. I put aside everything I know about filmmaking, the whole Kubrick wannabe approach and shook things up.”

Here’s the official announcement about the Dark Tower graphic novel series debut, and a profile of artist Jae Lee:

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN #1 (of 7)
COVER BY: JAE LEE
WRITER: ROBIN FURTH
PETER DAVID
PENCILS: JAE LEE
COLORED BY: RICHARD ISANOVE
LETTERED BY: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS

THE STORY:
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King’s Roland—an implacable gunslinger in search of the enigmatic Dark Tower, powering his way through a dangerous land filled with ancient technology and deadly magic. Now, in a comic book personally overseen by King himself, Roland’s past is revealed! Sumptuously drawn by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove, adapted by long-time Stephen King expert Robin Furth (author of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: A Concordance) and scripted by New York Times Best-seller Peter David, this series delves deep into Roland’s origins—the perfect introduction to this incredibly realized world, while long-time fans will thrill to adventures merely hinted at in the novels. Be there for the very beginning of a modern classic of fantasy literature!
48 PGS./CARDSTOCK COVER/Parental Advisory …$3.99

PRICE: 3.99
IN STORES: 2007-02-07

News From The Dead Zone #43

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 10, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Blaze, Featured, Lisey's Story, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen KingLeave a comment

According to Lilja, the newly discovered Bachman manuscript I mentioned last time is Blaze, written in the early 1970s. Visit Lilja’s site to read about his meeting with King in the UK. Blaze is about a huge, almost retarded criminal who kidnaps a baby and plans to ransom it back to the wealthy parents, but falls in love with the child instead.

Here is author John Connolly’s interview with King from the New York appearance. Here is a Podcast of King’s appearance on Simon Mayo on BBC Five Live. This file will not remain online for very long, so grab it while you can.

While in San Francisco, King visited the offices of YouTube. They taped him talking to employees, and then reading from Lisey’s Story. While he was in the UK, he reportedly joined British acid house blues band ALABAMA 3 on stage for a jam session. My pal Ali writes on his blog about meeting King, and here’s a write-up about his appearance in Seattle.

News From The Dead Zone #42

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 8, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Blaze, Featured, Lisey's Story, News from the Dead Zone, Secretary of Dreams, Stephen King, The Green Mile, The Mist, WillaLeave a comment

The deadline to get your name in the back of the new limited edition of The Green Mile is Monday, November 13, 2006 at 5:00 EST. Visit Subterranean Press’s website for full details. In unrelated news, the movie version of The Green Mile has been voted the most tear-jerking film, beating Ghost and Titanic in a poll by the British Heart Foundation.

The issue of Playboy (December 2006) containing the new short story “Willa” is on many newsstands now.

At his Battersea Park appearance in the UK, King revealed that a new Bachman novel had been discovered. Too cool! The book was supposedly written back in 1973. Here’s a photo of him holding up a copy of the UK edition of Lisey’s Story.

Here’s an interview with Frank Darabont about his plans for filming The Mist in a few months.

Here is the eBay link for the signed desk auction mentioned last time. The bid is currently over $800 with four days remaining.

Rocky Wood interviews Glenn Chadbourne about Secretary of Dreams.

News From The Dead Zone #41

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 2, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Featured, Gerald's Game, Kingdom Hospital, Lisey's Story, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen King, Storm of the Century, The Dark Tower, The TalismanLeave a comment

Lisey’s Story entered the USA Today mixed fiction/non-fiction bestseller list at #1.

Craig R Baxley (Kingdom Hospital, Storm of the Century) hopes to direct a film version of Gerald’s Game starring Nicole Kidman, adapted by King.

If you’re looking for one of the oddest Stephen King collectable items, check out an auction starting today for a signed bench.

At his appearance in New York last week, King said the he has spoken with Peter Straub about the final book in the Talisman trilogy. He sees the story as “sort of a 24 thing” where Jack can only travel back to our world for brief periods because it accelerates his death.

Marvel Spotlight: Dark #14, on sale on January 17, will have a feature on the Dark Tower graphic series. “We’ll talk to the creative team that will unite Marvel Comics with the concepts of one of the giants of modern fiction, getting an inside look at Robin Furth, Peter David and Jae Lee and we’ll even talk to Stephen King himself! So if you’re a longtime fan of DARK TOWER or curious as to what it’s all about, you’ll want to check out this issue.”

News From The Dead Zone #40

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 30, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Entertainment Weekly Column, Featured, Lisey's Story, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen King, The Green MileLeave a comment

There’s just one week left to take advantage of the promotion to get your name in the back of the new limited edition of The Green Mile from Subterranean Press. Don’t forget to check out the calendar below for details about King’s upcoming book tour on the West Coast and in the UK. Always check with the venue before committing yourself to a trip, because some events have changed and many may be sold out.

If you missed King’s appearance on Good Morning America last week, the streaming video is available at ABC. Also, check out John Connolly’s blog about interviewing King last week. It’s the October 26th entry. During the interview, King described an idea he had for another novel. Read how SKEMER Noah described the plotline here.

In the current Entertainment Weekly, King discusses his favorite audiobooks. Hail to the Spoken Word.

Here’s another batch of Lisey’s Story reviews:

André Alexis in the Globe and Mail
Ron Charles in the Washington Post
Harry Levins in the St. Louis Post Dispatch
Toby Litt in the Guardian
Joe Hartlaub at Bookreporter.com
Mark Rahner in the Seattle Times

News From The Dead Zone #39

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 24, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Cell, Featured, Lisey's Story, My Little Serrated Security Blanket, News from the Dead Zone, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King, Stephen King: The Non-Fiction, The MistLeave a comment

Well, here it is—the day we’ve all been waiting for. Not only does Lisey’s Story come out today, but the DVD set of Nightmares and Dreamscapes is also available starting today. The London Times has a Stephen King special that has reviews, excerpts, interviews, commentary and an exclusive PODcast. King is interviewed in a Financial News segment.

Here is a batch of reviews, which you should read at your own risk. Some of them will likely contain discussions of plot that may spoil the fun of reading Lisey’s Story:

Dale McGarrigle, Bangor Daily News
Chris Barsanti, PopMatters
Mark Graham: Rocky Mountain News
Peter Millar in The London Times
Marion Winik in Newsday
Motoko Rich, New York Times News Service
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Adam Mars-Jones, London Guardian
Edward Champion, Philadelphia Inquirer
Steve Almond, LA Times
Todd Camp, Fort Worth Star Telegram

David J. Montgomery, Chicago Sun Times
Janet Maslin in the New York Times
Erica Noonan in the Boston Globe
Karen Sandstrom in the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rene Rodriguez in the Miami Herald
Allen Walton in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Carol Memmot in USA Today
Ted Anthony, Associated Press
Laura Miller in Salon
Alan Cheuse at NPR (Audio)

King’s essay “My Little Serrated Security Blanket” will be reprinted in Stephen King: The Non-Fiction from Cemetery Dance.

Thomas Jane will star in The Mist, directed by Frank Darabont from his own script. “It’s a project Stephen King and I have been talking about doing for almost 20 years now. In fact, it almost was my first directing project many years ago, but I went classy and did The Shawshank Redemption instead. It’s time to get down and dirty and make a nasty little character-driven gut-punch horror movie,” Darabont said. Read Darabont’s longer statement about the adaptation at Ain’t It Cool News. Dimension co-chairman Bob Weinstein and production president Richard Saperstein have set a spring production start for the film, which Darabont will produce with Castle Rock’s Martin Shafer and Liz Glotzer. Contrary to early reports, the film will not be shot in black and white. Jane said, “Nah, this is gonna be all-color and pretty amazing. I can’t wait.”

AICN reports that Eli Roth has chosen writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski to pen the screenplay of Cell.

News From The Dead Zone #38

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 16, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Featured, Lisey's Story, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen King, The Green Mile, The MistLeave a comment

Subterranean Press has an interesting offer as part of their 10^th anniversary edition of The Green Mile. If you buy any version of the commemorative six-volume set directly from them, you’ll get your name included in a special section included at the end of Volume Six—Those Who Walked the Green Mile—that lists all those who met their end seated in Ol’ Sparky. If you’ve already ordered this special edition, you’re already on the list.

Two reviews of Lisey’s Story. Caution; reviews may contain spoilers. 1) Dale McGarrigle, Bangor Daily News 2) Chris Barsanti, PopMatters

In a movie round-up article at MTV, Thomas Jane (Dreamcatcher) says, “Frank Darabont and I are supposed to be doing Stephen King’s The Mist.” No schedule or anything, but it’s the first indication that someone beyond Darabont is attached to the project.

Another UK tour update: Wednesday Nov. 8^th: 1-2 PM Signing at Waterstones, Leadenhall Market, London.

Also, here are the details of King’s appearance in Los Angeles: We love Stephen King because he makes the ordinary extraordinary in every possible way. His books turn on ordinary situations, and feature characters that we all can understand—who face the inexplicable. From high school in Carrie to his new novel, Lisey’s Story, King brings fear, from the unconscious to the visceral, right to the surface. He has stated that he’s the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and Fries, and we couldn’t disagree more. Big Macs are empty calories indeed, and furthermore, not recommended for anyone’s health. King is another story entirely—because the best stories are the best medicine, and no one is a better storyteller. David Ulin is the editor of the Los Angeles Times Book Review, and is the editor and author of several award-winning books. Tickets are $20. Make a Reservation to this Event The Fine Arts Theatre is located at 8556 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. It is: 1 block West of La Cienega Blvd.; On the South side of Wilshire Blvd.

News From The Dead Zone #37

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 11, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Entertainment Weekly Column, Featured, Lisey's Story, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen KingLeave a comment

No Quills awards for King this year, but the MWA (Mystery Writers of America) endowed upon him the highest award bestowed on an individual by the organization: the coveted Grand Master Award.

I hear from Brian Freeman that the final production hardcovers of Lisey’s Story are a delight to behold. The shovel depicted on the dust jacket is a die cut, revealing a portion of the full-cover wraparound art that is physically on the book’s boards themselves. I’ve seen a few books recently that are using similar effects—one by Jonathan Kellerman springs to mind. This design makes for attractive books with or without the dust jacket in place. According to the artist’s web site: “Readers will soon discover the significance of the shovel and later understand the image revealed through the di-cut. King fans should find this amongst his best work.”

Here’s a short interview with King at Book Page. Here’s his most recent Entertainment Weekly column.

More details about King’s UK visit have been released. He will appear at Battersea park Events Arena on November 7th at 7.00pm in an event sponsored by The Times, Hodder & Stoughton and Waterstone’s. Ticket information available at King’s web site. Information is also available concerning his November 10th appearance.

News From The Dead Zone #36

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 2, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Christine, Entertainment Weekly Column, Featured, Lisey's Story, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen King, The Dead Zone, The Running Man, The Writer's LifeLeave a comment

This is Lisey’s Story month. You can hear an excerpt of Mare Winningham performing the audio version here.

Wouldn’t Christine look great parked in your garage? One of the sixteen cars used during filming of the John Carpenter adaptation is up for auction on eBay. The buy-it-now price is a mere $175,000. As one news report said: “Even though on film they rebuilt themselves, only three actually survived, including the one now being offered. She’s been smashed, crashed, and burned but keeps coming back. Hell hath no fury like Christine.”

King had an essay in The Washington Post yesterday entitled The Writer’s Life. You can read it online. He has columns in two consecutive issues of Entertainment Weekly. One is a special two-page piece about the series LOST, while the more recent one tackles Nancy Grace, drawing comparisons to the Richard Bachman novel The Running Man, though I haven’t found either online yet.

Here’s an article about the campaign fundraiser King and John Grisham attended recently. And here’s a review of the Collector’s Edition DVD of David Cronenberg’s The Dead Zone.

News From The Dead Zone #35

Cemetery Dance OnlineSeptember 20, 2006July 12, 2016Stephen King News from the Dead ZoneBev Vincent, Featured, News from the Dead Zone, Stephen King, Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance, Stephen King: A Primary Bibliography of the World's Most Popular Author, Stephen King: The Non-Fiction, The Dark TowerLeave a comment

Newsarama reports that comic stores will be giving away copies of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born Sketchbook starting in December. It features character designs, penciled pages, commentary, and a primer on the world of the Dark Tower. The Sketchbook comes out two months before the Marvel Dark Tower graphic novel launches.

For people wanting to attend King’s Literary Arts benefit appearance in Portland, Oregon on November 2, here is a link that will get you right to their box office.

Cemetery Dance has been secretly working on three new projects: Stephen King: The Non-Fiction and Stephen King: A Primary Bibliography of the World’s Most Popular Author are going to the printer this week and Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance will be going next month. All three will be out at the end of the year. Find out more at their Breaking News page.

News From The Dead Zone #34

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At the Scribner web site you can

watch the video: Lisey’s Story Art – From Sketch to Final Work (QuickTime .mov)
watch the video: Behind the Cover of Lisey’s Story (QuickTime .mov)
read an exclusive hand-written excerpt of Lisey’s Story (pdf)
enter for a chance to win an Advance Reader’s Copy

News From The Dead Zone #33

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At the Scribner web site you can

Watch the video: Lisey’s Story Art – From Sketch to Final Work (QuickTime .mov)
Watch the video: Behind The Cover Of Lisey’s Story (QuickTime .mov)
Read an exclusive hand-written excerpt of Lisey’s Story (pdf)
Enter for a chance to win an Advance Reader’s Copy

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