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10 Best Stephen King Screen Adaptations, Ranked

Stephen King has created many horrifying stories as a writer. But what screen adaptations of his work have stood out as some of the best?

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5 Movies That Influenced True Detective: Night Country

Showrunner Issa López took inspiration from classic movies like The Thing and The Silence of the Lambs when creating True Detective: Night County.

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25 Movie Endings That Make No Sense Even On A Rewatch

While many complex movies work hard to justify their confusing endings, even devoted fans can't make sense of every ambitious finale.

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20 Great Movies With Questionable Controversial Scenes

As evidenced by The Shining and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, even the best movies can be tarnished by a single divisive scene.

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10 Popular Movie Theories That Actually Don't Make Sense

From making Home Alone a Saw prequel to relating John Wick with the Matrix, these are the wildest movie theories that dont make sense.

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The 30 Best Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked

Every once in a while, a horror film debuts that completely changes the genre, and these films rank among the best horror movies of all time.

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10 Movies That Inaccurately Portray Mental Health Conditions

Mental health is often at the center of a character's journey, but many movies inaccurately portray mental health conditions, like The Shining.

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10 Horror Movies With The Most Outmatched Protagonists

Jason Voorhees and Pennywise are powerful, nearly unstoppable horror villains, and their films' protagonists were greatly outmatched.

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10 Best Horror Movies With Weak Protagonists

Even horror movies from the beloved Friday the 13th and Halloween franchises starred protagonists who weren't written particularly well.

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The Shining: The Significance of Room 237, Explained

The Shining is a popular Stephen King novel Stanley Kubrick famously adapted into film, but one of its biggest mysteries is the infamous Room 237.

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10 Greatest Movies That Became Simpsons Episodes

Through episodes like "Treehouse of Horror," The Simpsons have parodied some amazing movies resulting in some of their best episodes.

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Stanley Kubrick's Adaptation of The Shining Has Surprisingly Different Origins

Stanley Kubrick adapted Stephen King's The Shining, which is now a cult classic. But Kubrick's adaptation was inspired by another celebrated director.

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10 Best 1980s Horror Movies to Stream on Halloween

There's no shortage of horror movies to choose from for Halloween night, but from Fright Night to The Shining, these 1980s classics hit the spot.

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10 Scariest Non-Monster Horror Movie Villains, Ranked

While the horror genre may have the monopoly on terrifying monsters and villains, there are some non-horror movies that have their own monsters.

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Jim Carrey's Ghostly Encounter Connects The Shining to Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber is one of Jim Carrey's funniest roles. But one part of the film connects to the Stephen King film adaptation of The Shining.

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The Best Stephen King Movies Expose the Problems with Adaptations

Stephen King's novels are regularly adapted for movies, and those adaptations expose interesting elements and challenges of the adaptation process.

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10 Most Shocking Movie Deaths

Some character deaths are predictable, but others can come out of nowhere. From Psycho to Pulp Fiction, here are ten truly shocking movie deaths.

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The 10 Most Iconic Horror Movie Quotes

From The Shining to A Nightmare on Elm Street, horror's greatest movies have also spawned some of the cinema's most iconic quotes.

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Evil Dead Rise Outdoes The Shining's Most Iconic Scene

The final act of Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise pays tribute to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, making an iconic horror scene even more terrifying.

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The 10 Greatest Book To Screen Adaptations, Ranked

Fans have been treated to numerous great book adaptations, from the Harry Potter series to The Shining to Game of Thrones.

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