adaptations

2017: The Year of King? THE MIST TV series trailer debuts

April 12, 2017 The Librarian 0

It’s 2017 but Stephen King properties are as hot now as they were back in the 1980s. With the much-anticipated feature film adaptations of The Dark Tower and IT dropping in August and September of this year, respectively, and several new book announcements from the author himself, King’s work is experiencing something of a second renaissance (though he’s never really been out of the mainstream spotlight during the course of his lengthy and prolific career). Of course, [READ MORE]

Watch: THE NAUGHTY LIST trailer, adapted from the short story by Brian Keene

December 5, 2016 The Librarian 1

It’s only December 5, but if you are already sick of all the cutesy, saccharine sentimentality of the holiday season, let’s turn that around right now. Yesterday we got our first peak at The Naughty List, a short film written and directed by Paul Campion (The Devil’s Rock), based on the short story by Brian Keene. The film’s IMDb page is still a bit elusive when it comes to how and when you might get [READ MORE]

AMERICAN GODS comic adaptation coming from Dark Horse

October 6, 2016 The Librarian 0

Fans of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods are set to get a bounty of adaptations in 2017. Joining the television series, which is being adapted by Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) and will be premiere on the Staz network next spring, is another retelling of the story, this time in comic book form. Dark Horse announced the new title yesterday; the first issue (American Gods: Shadows #1 ) has an on-sale date of March 15, 2017. It finds “Shadow Moon released [READ MORE]

Netflix debuts trailer for A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS

October 5, 2016 The Librarian 0

Here at the Library we like strange and horrific stories for all ages, which is why we were so keen to get a peek at the trailer for Netflix’s upcoming eight-episode adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, which lands on the app on January 13, 2017. The popular children’s book series was previously adapted as a feature film starring Jim Carrey, Jude Law and Meryl Streep in 2o04 by director Brad Silberling. [READ MORE]