Overview

• TheWrap’s Sept. 13 roundup identifies eight screen adaptations that diverge substantially from Stephen King’s books.
• The newly released The Long Walk is highlighted for departing from the novel’s climax without detailing specific events.
• Other cited examples include The Shining, The Mist, Pet Sematary (2019), Doctor Sleep, It: Chapter Two, Cujo, and The Running Man.
• The piece notes shifts that range from altered character dynamics to different outcomes and tonal changes, reflecting the nature of adaptation.
• King’s long-standing criticism of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is referenced as part of the broader conversation over fidelity versus reinterpretation.