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Ghost Story author Peter Straub, Stephen King’s The Talisman co-writer, has passed away

Posted 3 years ago

We have sad news to report this afternoon, as it has been announced that author Peter Straub – whose best known works include the 1979 novel Ghost Story (which served as the basis for the 1981 film of the same...

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The Talisman: Duffer Brothers give an update on their Stephen King / Peter Straub adaptation

Posted 3 years ago

About a year and a half ago, it was announced that Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers will be producing a series adaptation of the Stephen King and Peter Straub novel The Talisman (pick up a copy HERE). Now Deadline...

Steven Spielberg & the Duffer Bros. developing Stephen King’s The Talisman

Posted 4 years ago

Another day, another adaptation of a Stephen King novel. THR has reported that Steven Spielberg and the Duffer Brothers are developing an adaptation of The Talisman, a novel which King co-wrote with Peter Straub. Spielberg has actually had the screen...

Stephen King’s The Talisman headed to the big-screen for real this time

Posted 6 years ago

Today we've learned that Mike Barker will be directing the big-screen adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub‘s 1984 novel THE TALISMAN for Steven Spielberg‘s Amblin Partners and The Kennedy/Marshall Company. Barker is a well-known TV director whose credits include OUTLANDER, FARGO,...

Josh Boone shares storyboard for adaptation of Stephen King’s The Talisman

Posted 8 years ago

The last word we brought you guys on Amblin's upcoming adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub's THE TALISMAN was that THE NEW MUTANTS director Josh Boone had been brought in to pen the adaptation's screenplay. Today we have confirmation that...

New Mutants’ Josh Boone set to adapt Stephen King’s The Talisman

Posted 8 years ago

There's been at least one Stephen King adaptation, either on television or as a feature-film, almost every year for decades, but this past year is full of high-profile King projects, including THE DARK TOWER, IT, 1922, and GERALD'S GAME. Largely...

Spielberg still developing adaptation of King/Straub novel The Talisman

Posted 8 years ago

Steven Spielberg will just not give up on his quest to bring an adaptation of the Stephen King / Peter Straub novel THE TALISMAN to the screen. The book was first published near the end of 1984, and Spielberg has...

Stephen King & Peter Straub collaborating on third Talisman novel

Posted 11 years ago

Photo (c) Jordan Hahn Who isn't a huge fan of Stephen King around here? From novels to screenplays to the film adaptations of his work, King's name is synonymous with horror, and that's why we're always stoked to hear of...