The Shawshank Redemption is arguably the greatest Stephen King film in existence, but was swiftly followed by the very worst. Stephen King movies have been coming at a steady clip since the success of Carrie in 1976. It's also interesting to note that the best adaptations tend not to be horror.

Movies like Stand by Me (based on King's novella "The Body") or Misery are dramas with thriller elements. Translating Stephen King's horror books to the big screen has also bested some great directors. Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is a masterwork, but only loosely based on the novel (and King himself hated it).

John Carpenter's Christine or David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone are good movies, but they're not especially scary. One filmmaker who really gets King's voice is Frank

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