5 Best Stephen King Movies

5.) Children of the Corn



Children of the Corn is a classic Stephen King film. This was originally a short story by Stephen King that was first published in Penthouse. Burt and Vicky, a bickering couple, decide to go on a road trip to California. As they are driving through Nebraska they accidentally run over a young boy who ran into the middle of the road. They discover his throat had been slit, and he was bleeding to death before they hit him. They put his body in the trunk so they can take him to the local police. They drive until they reach the small town of Gatlin. The town is completely empty, and everything is out-of-date such as calender dates and gas prices. There is something strange about this town, and Burt and Vicky soon realize the danger they are in. Children of the Corn was one of the first horror movies I ever saw. I saw this for the first time when I was eight or nine, and I have loved it ever since.


4.) Misery

Misery is a 1990 thriller based off Stephen King's 1987 novel. A best-selling author, Paul Sheldon, is on his way home from Colorado when he crashes his car in a blizzard. Paul is critically injured, but us rescued by nurse, Annie Wilkes. Annie is Paul's "number one fan" who takes him back to her remote home in the mountains. Unfortunately for Paul, Annie is a nutcase. When she discovers that Paul has killed off the main character her favorite books her reaction leaves Paul shattered (literally).










3.) Pet Sematary 

Pet Sematary is a 1989 horror film, and a 1983 novel. The Creed family moves into a house next to a road used mainly by semi-trucks that drive way faster than the speed limit. Pets often get killed by the trucks so the kids of the neighbor hood made a Pet Sematary, but this isn't just a normal cemetery. This cemetery has special powers. When you bury something in the cemetery it comes back to life, but it doesn't act the same. It comes back completely different. It comes back evil and ready it kill.









2.) Carrie

Carrie is Stephen King's first novel to be adapted into film. It came out in 1976, and made $38.3 million at the box office. Carrie is about an abused teenage girl who discovers she has telekinesis. On the night of her prom she is voted prom queen as a joke. While she is receiving her crown she gets pigs blood poured on her. That sends her over the edge and her telekinesis gets out of control, and deadly.












1.) The Shining

The Shining is one of Stephen King's most famous movies. It came out in 1980 and made $44,017,374 at the box office. The Shining is about a family who become the winter caretakers of an isolated hotel. The son, Danny, sees disturbing visions of the hotels past using a power called "The Shining". The father, Jack Torrance, is slowly slipping into insanity as a result of cabin fever and former guests of the hotel "visiting" him. The Shining, in my opinion, is one of the greatest horror movies ever made. I highly recommend it to every horror fan.