Fit for a king

MOST STEPHEN KING STORIES HAVE HIT THE SCREEN. WE SELECT FOUR THAT HAVEN’T BUT SHOULD

Book adaptations have never been more in demand, but can they ever really do justice to the original work? With a slew of bestsellers getting the big- or small-screen treatment, Christobel Hastings explores why the trend is good news for women

11 JULY

THE LONG WALK BREAKS ITS CURSE, FINALLY MARCHING INTO CINEMAS

HAVING SPENT YEARS ENSCONCED IN HORROR, DIRECTOR MIKE FLANAGAN MINES SWEETER MATERIAL WITH EXISTENTIAL COSMIC DRAMA THE LIFE OF CHUCK . WE JOIN HIM AND STAR TOM HIDDLESTON TO TALK LIFE, DEATH AND DANCING

IN A GAME FILLED WITH HORROR CLICHÉS, THIS ONE NATURALLY BEGINS ON A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, WHEN A COUPLE OF KIDS ENTER AN ABANDONED MANSION. JOIN US AS WE TOO STEP INSIDE THE SPLATTERHOUSE – AND IF YOU’RE FEELING FAINT, JUST KEEP REPEATING, “IT’S ONLY A VIDEOGAME… ONLY A VIDEOGAME…”