Stephen King is so prolific that for as many movies based on his books that exist, it almost seems like there should be more of them. He's written well over 60 novels and hundreds of short stories, which means that even though he's an entire film subgenre unto himself at this point, there are still dozens and dozens of untapped tales waiting to hit the big screen.

Counting The Life of Chuck , which premiered at festivals in 2024 but opened wide this June, four of King's stories will have hit the box office by the time 2025 comes to a close, three of which— Chuck , The Monkey , and this week's The Long Walk— were first-time adaptations. (The fourth, The Running Man , comes out in November, nearly 40 years after the Arnold Schwarzenegger -led version, and we’re not counting Ki

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