Josh Reviews Doctor Sleep
Published in 2013, Stephen King’s novel Doctor Sleep is his long-awaited sequel to The Shining (which was originally published in 1977). The book depicts what happened to young Danny Torrance after escaping, with his mother, the horrific events at the Overlook Hotel. After recen
Checking into the Overlook Hotel: Josh Looks Back at The Shining
The recent release of the film adaptation of Doctor Sleep (which I thought was great!! My full review is coming soon!!). the sequel to The Shining, made me feel like it was time to look back at The Shining. And so I started with Stephen King’s novel, which I’d neve
Josh Reviews IT: Chapter Two
Stephen King’s It is a magnificent novel, complex and horrifying and wonderfully memorable. The novel tells two interwoven stories: of how the Loser’s Club discovered and fought a horrifyingly evil entity in the small town of Derry in 1957-58, and how they returned to the
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2017 — Part Three!
Click here for part one of my list of my favorite movies of 2017, and click here for part two! And now, onwards into my TOP TEN: 10. It — 2017 brought two Stephen King adaptations that I was super-excited about. Sadly, The Dark Tower was a dud, but It was even better than I
Josh Reviews It!
Stephen King’s lengthy novel It is a masterpiece, a rich, expansive saga that is horrifying and deeply moving in equal parts. It is one of the finest novels I have ever read. I was dubious that a film adaptation could satisfactorily distill this complex novel into a two-hour
Josh Reviews The Dark Tower
Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series is an extraordinary achievement, a work of breathtaking genius that represents one of my absolute favorite fictional sagas of any medium. The series consists of seven main novels plus an eighth follow-up novel (The Wind Through the Keyhole)
Updates to the Site and News Around the Net!
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News Around the Net!
Some momentum on two exciting Stephen King fronts! There’s been a little bit of movement on the planned adaptation of The Dark Tower. I’m not holding out too much hope, but I’d love to see it. Meanwhile, looks like another Stephen King adaptation might take the
“Any Object Can Be Magic” — Josh Reviews Stephen King’s New Dark Tower Novel: The Wind Through the Keyhole
“Stories take a person away. If they’re good ones, that is. Is it a good one?” After concluding his Dark Tower magnum opus in 2004 with the publication of the seventh and final novel, The Dark Tower (click here for my review), I suspect that Stephen King did not
Marvel Comics’ Adaptation of The Gunslinger
After pausing in my reading of Marvel Comics’ Dark Tower mini-series to read Stephen King’s Dark Tower short-story, “The Little Sisters of Eluria” (click here for my review), I was ready to resume my reading of Marvel’s Dark Tower comics. The Little Siste