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Stephen Kingcan’t write hishorrorbooks fast enough for his fans. While everyone waits for his latest release, whichEntertainment Weeklyreported isthe May 2025 novelNever Flinch, quite a few King projects are being developed in Hollywood.
Deadlinereported thata movie adaptation of the Stephen King short storyAutopsy Room Fouris in the works. As Deadline explained, the short story has shown up in a few different places. Besides being made into a 2003 short film, it was included in the 2006Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen Kingon TNT. The story was published in the short story collectionEverything’s Eventualalong withRobert Bloch’s Psychosanthology in 1997 andSix Storiesin 1997.Short stories are great horror movie inspirationsince they tell a succinct and complete story.
Ranjeet S. Marwa will write and directthe film, andJon Levin is producing. The story includesthe single location horror trope, which is always a fun one to watch. A man got into an accident that could have killed him. While he has survived, he finds himself in an autopsy room, as the title suggests.
King fans can look forward to plenty of King adaptations, fromMike Flanagan’sDark TowerseriestoThe Running Man, which will be directed by Edgar Wright.Autopsy Room Fourstands out since it’s about a man stuck in one place.The story features the main character, Howard Cottrell, who lives in the classic King setting Derry, Maine and who appears to be paralyzed. He has to fight for his life and talk to the doctors about what’s going on. This story is part of a long history of horror movies or TV episodes in medical settings, like theAmerican Horror Storyepisode “X.”
King has published novels, novellas, and short story collectionsthroughout his long and incredible career. This includes the 2024 releaseYou Like It Darker.In an interview withNPR, he explained that he began writing a story called “The Answer Man” at 30 years old and then completed it at 75. He said:
“What happens with me is I will write stories and they don’t always get done. And the ones that don’t get done go in a drawer and I forget all about them.”
While waiting for more details aboutAutopsy Room Four, King’s fans are also hoping to hear ‘sCarrieTV series. These upcoming adaptations are all reminders that King’s tales are always creepy, smart, memorable, and thought-provoking. He writes about characters experiencing the paranormal and the extraordinary while living in seemingly regular small towns, and it’s no wonder so many of his stories are still being made into movies and TV shows.
