The best horror movies based on the stories of Stephen King and his son Joe Hill

In the field of literary horror, names like HP Lovecraft or Edgar Allan Poe stand out, but undoubtedly one of the most popular today is Stephen King. But in addition, his son Joe Hill also showed a unique talent, which also inspired several horror films.

the black phone

The most recent adaptation of a story by Joel Hill is ‘the black phone’, directed by Scott Derrickson, and starring Ethan Hawke, a story in which there are many reminiscences of his father. Here, a masked killer kidnaps children to torture them, then kill them, in a small town.

horn

Released in 2010, ‘Horns’ o’horn’ it was one of Joe Hill’s novels most popular up to that point in his career. And for its 2014 adaptation, a fantastic mysterious twist was given, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Juno Temple, about a man accused of raping and killing his girlfriend, and with some new paranormal abilities, he will discover the real culprit. Available on Apple TV and YouTube.

The glow

And as for the father of modern horror, he was Stanley Kubrick who has adapted ‘The glow’ by Stefano King, although the famous writer did not like it, and in 1997 he adapted it into a miniseries with questionable results. Even so, the story with Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance continues to frighten and upset the younger generation. Available on HBO Max.

bring

Among the writer’s fans, it is said that ‘bring’ This is Stephen King’s best adaptation., as well as being the first horror film based on one of his stories. Director Brian De Palma managed to get two Oscar nominations for his 1976 film, when it was very difficult at the time. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

ELEMENT

Probably one of the horror films based on Stephen King’s work is ‘IT’, whether it’s the miniseries with Tim Curry or the modern adaptations directed by Andrés Muschietti. Each of them has one of the most hated and at the same time remembered monsters of the genre in popular culture.

The fog

And with one of the most heartbreaking endings in the history of modern cinema, we have ‘The Fog’, an adaptation of the novel of the same name released in 1980, and which Netflix also decided to adapt into a series, which did not go well. so well. But Frank Darabont’s film does a great job with its vibe, like few others. Available on Amazon and HBO Max.