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Shawshank State Prison
Shawshank State Prison is a fictional New England state prison in the state of Maine. It serves as the primary location in the novella '' Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption'' by Stephen King, as well as its subsequent film adaptation. The prison has also been mentioned in several other works by King. Overview Shawshank State Prison first appeared in Stephen King's novella entitled '' Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption''. The story was originally published in the 1982 short story collection '' Different Seasons'' alongside three other novellas, two of which also referenced the prison. '' The Shawshank Redemption'', a motion picture based on the novella, was released in 1994. The actual building used for filming was the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. Shawshank State Prison also appears in several episodes of the Hulu original series ''Castle Rock''. For the series, the showrunners used the West Virginia Penitentiary as the prison. “Part of the reason we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shawshank Redemption
''The Shawshank Redemption'' is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella ''Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption''. It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), and becomes instrumental in a money-laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles. Darabont purchased the film rights to King's story in 1987, but development did not begin until five years later, when he wrote the script over an eight-week period. Two weeks after submitting his script to Castle Rock Entertainment, Darabont secured a $25 million budget to produce ''The Shaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverse (website)
''Inverse'' is an online magazine from Bustle Digital Group, covering topics such as technology, science, and culture for a Millennials, millennial audience. History Launched in 2015 by Dave Nemetz, co-founder of ''Bleacher Report'', the site was made possible through seed funding with its headquarters in San Francisco, California and the editorial staff initially based in Brooklyn, New York. As of August 2016, the site had over 4.9 million U.S. multiplatform unique visitors. The company raised a $6 million Series A funding in 2016, led by Crosslink Capital with participation from Bertelsmann#Bertelsmann Investments, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. In 2017, the headquarters was moved to SoHo, Manhattan, New York City with an expanded staff of approximately 30 full-time employees and 25 freelancers. In September 2017, the company debuted two shows on the Facebook Watch platform. On August 15, 2018, six staff writers (15 percent of the staff) were laid off after it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
''Nightmares & Dreamscapes'' is a short story collection by American author Stephen King, published in 1993. Stories Dedication King dedicated this collection of stories to Thomas Williams, a writing instructor who taught for many years at the University of New Hampshire. Since the book's publication, King has singled out Williams' 1974 National Book Award-winning novel ''The Hair of Harold Roux'' as a favorite of his, and one he returns to "again and again." The dedication reads: :In memory of :THOMAS WILLIAMS, :1926–1990: :poet, novelist, and :great American storyteller. Adaptations Film and television "Sorry, Right Number" was telecast as a season 4 episode of ''Tales from the Darkside'' in 1987 before it was published in ''Nightmares & Dreamscapes''. "The Moving Finger" was adapted into a season 3 episode of ''Monsters'' in 1991. "Chattery Teeth" was adapted into a segment of the 1997 film ''Quicksilver Highway''. "The Night Flier" and " Dolan's Cadillac" were both ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavalier (magazine)
''Cavalier'' is an American magazine that was launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952 and has continued for decades, eventually evolving into a ''Playboy''-style men's magazine. It has no connection with the Frank Munsey pulp, ''The Cavalier'', published in the early years of the 20th century. In its original format, ''Cavalier'' was planned by Fawcett to feature novelettes and novel excerpts by Fawcett's Gold Medal authors, including Richard Prather and Mickey Spillane. Editors During the 1950s, the magazine was edited by James B. O'Connell (1952–1958) and Bob Curran (1959). Editors in the 1960s included Frederic A. Birmingham (1962), Frank M. Robinson, Robert Shea (1966), and Alan R. LeMond (1967). Maurice DeWalt was the editor in 1973. Contributors Authors in the 1950s included Jimmy Breslin, Henry Kuttner, Clyde Beatty ("Tigers on the Loose"), and Stanley P. Friedman. During the 1960s, the magazine featured such writers as Nelson Algren, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fifth Quarter (short Story)
"The Fifth Quarter" is a short story by American author Stephen King, originally published in the April 1972 issue of ''Cavalier'' (under the pen name John Swithen) and later collected in King's 1993 collection ''Nightmares & Dreamscapes''. It was filmed as an episode of the TNT miniseries '' Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King''. In the notes for this story, King remarks "Bachman again or maybe George Stark", a reference to his pseudonym Richard Bachman whose "relationship" with him was the basis of the character George Stark for the novel ''The Dark Half''. It is the only work of short fiction that King ever wrote under a pen name. Plot summary The story follows an unnamed narrator who calls himself Jerry Tarkanian. He is a criminal looking to avenge the death of his friend Barney, who died at the hands of his own accomplices after taking part in an armored car heist. Unknown to them, Barney managed to get to Tarkanian before he died and told him of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolores Claiborne
''Dolores Claiborne'' () is a 1992 psychological thriller novel by Stephen King. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus, the text is a single continuous narrative, which reads like the transcription of a spoken monologue. It was the best-selling novel of 1992 in the United States. The story introduced the fictional community of Little Tall Island, which Stephen King later used as the setting for the original TV mini-series ''Storm of the Century''. The novel was highly successful in 1992 and received overall positive reviews. It led to a successful 1995 movie adaptation starring Kathy Bates that '' Time'' named among the top 10 greatest Stephen King film adaptations in 2013. A two-act opera adaptation premiered in San Francisco in 2013, followed by a new version of the same opera in 2017. Plot summary Dolores Claiborne, an opinionated 65-year-old widow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needful Things
''Needful Things'' is a 1991 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is the first novel King wrote after his rehabilitation from drug and alcohol addiction. It was made into a film of the same name in 1993 which was directed by Fraser C. Heston. The story focuses on a shop that sells collectibles and antiques, managed by Leland Gaunt, a new arrival to the town of Castle Rock, Maine, the setting of many King stories. Gaunt often asks customers to perform a prank or mysterious deed in exchange for the item they are drawn to. As time goes by, the many deeds and pranks lead to increasing aggression among the townspeople, as well as chaos and death. A protagonist of the book is Alan Pangborn, previously seen in Stephen King's novel ''The Dark Half''. According to the cover, this novel is "The Last Castle Rock Story." However, the town later serves as the setting for the short story " It Grows on You" (published in King's 1993 collection ''Nightmares & Dreamscapes'' which, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Past Midnight
''Four Past Midnight'' is a collection of novellas written by Stephen King in 1988 and 1989 and published in August 1990. It is his second book of this type, the first one being ''Different Seasons''. The collection won the Bram Stoker Award in 1990 for Best Collection and was nominated for a Locus Award in 1991. In the introduction, King says that, while a collection of four novellas like ''Different Seasons'', this book is more strictly horror with elements of the supernatural. Contents The four novellas contained in the collection are described here: ''The Langoliers'' Plot Pilot Brian Engle, immediately after a difficult flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles, learns that his ex-wife Anne has died in an accident in Boston, and he boards a red-eye flight to Boston as a passenger. A flight attendant speaks of an unusual phenomenon over the Mojave Desert that resembles an aurora. Brian falls asleep during takeoff, having been awake throughout his previous flight. Dinah Bellman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun Dog
''Four Past Midnight'' is a collection of novellas written by Stephen King in 1988 and 1989 and published in August 1990. It is his second book of this type, the first one being ''Different Seasons''. The collection won the Bram Stoker Award in 1990 for Best Collection and was nominated for a Locus Award in 1991. In the introduction, King says that, while a collection of four novellas like ''Different Seasons'', this book is more strictly horror with elements of the supernatural. Contents The four novellas contained in the collection are described here: ''The Langoliers'' Plot Pilot Brian Engle, immediately after a difficult flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles, learns that his ex-wife Anne has died in an accident in Boston, and he boards a red-eye flight to Boston as a passenger. A flight attendant speaks of an unusual phenomenon over the Mojave Desert that resembles an aurora. Brian falls asleep during takeoff, having been awake throughout his previous flight. Dinah Bellman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It (novel)
''It'' is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. ''It'' was his 22nd book and his 17th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an evil entity that exploits the fears of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey. " It" primarily appears in the form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown to attract its preferred prey of young children. The novel is told through narratives alternating between two periods and is largely told in the third-person omniscient mode. ''It'' deals with themes that eventually became King staples: the power of memory, childhood trauma and its recurrent echoes in adulthood, the malevolence lurking beneath the idyllic façade of the American small town, and overcoming evil through mutual trust and sacrifice. King has stated that he first conceived the story in 1978, and began writing it in 1981. He finished writing the book in 1985. He also stated that he originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabitha King
Tabitha Jane King ( Spruce, born March 24, 1949) is an American author. Early life Tabitha King is the third eldest daughter of Sarah Jane Spruce (née White; December 7, 1923 – April 14, 2007) and Raymond George Spruce (December 29, 1923 – May 29, 2014). King attended college at the University of Maine, where she met her husband Stephen King through her work-study job in the Raymond H. Fogler Library. Career As of 2006, King had published eight novels and two works of non-fiction. She published her first novel, ''Small World'', through Signet Books in 1981, and in 2006, ''Candles Burning'' was published through Berkley Books. The paperback rights for ''Small World'' were bought by New American Library for $165,000. ''Candles Burning'' was written predominantly by Michael McDowell, who died in 1999, and the McDowell family requested that King finish the work. Social activism King has served on several boards and committees in the state of Maine, such as the Bangor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeleton Crew (short Story Collection)
''Skeleton Crew'' is a collection of short fiction by American writer Stephen King, published by Putnam in June 1985. A limited edition of a thousand copies was published by Scream/Press in October 1985 (), illustrated by J. K. Potter, containing an additional short story, " The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson", which had originally appeared in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine (July 19 – August 2, 1984), and was later incorporated into King's 1987 novel ''The Tommyknockers''. The original title of this book was ''Night Moves''. Stories collected Overview The collection features 22 works, which includes eighteen short stories, two novellas (''The Mist'' and ''The Ballad of The Flexible Bullet''), and two poems ("Paranoid: A Chant" and "For Owen"). In addition to the introduction, in which King directly addresses his readers in his signature conversational style, ''Skeleton Crew'' features an epilogue of sorts entitled "Notes" wherein King discusses the origins of several stories in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
