Stephen King

And in other Stephen King news…The Dark Tower isn’t the only ambitious and sprawling adaptation that’s been in development for ages. A film based on King’s post-apocalyptic epic The Stand has also been in the works for some time, with The Fault in Our Stars director (and King super-fan) Josh Boone on board to write and direct, and while Warner Bros. and Boone were close to figuring out the best approach for the project, the rights lapsed and Boone moved on to another King adaptation: Revival. The Stand may not be dead (yet), but it is definitely on hold, according to producer Roy Lee.

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One recent visitor to Bangor stopped by Stephen King's House but, instead of just taking video, he decided to ring the bell!

King will be among 10 others receiving this award at the White House in an East Room ceremony.

Yo Steve!!! You home?

Who knew after years of writing some of America's darkest horror and fiction novels the author could be unnerved by a small furry creature on four, stubby legs?

The Hulu based thriller show features James Franco as Jake Epping, a school teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, as he travels back in time to try to stop the assassination of JFK.

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There's always plenty of Stephen King adaptations in the works, but here's one based on a story you might not be as familiar with -- and as a bonus, King himself wrote the screenplay. 'A Good Marriage' appears to examine a marriage through King's grisly lens, and the suburbs are looking pretty deadly.

Bangor's own Stephen King took the ALS ice bucket challenge, becoming the latest in a long line of celebrities to get cold and wet to raise awareness (and money) for the terrible disease.