Can You Identify the Stephen King Movie From a Screenshot?

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Can You Identify the Stephen King Movie From a Screenshot?
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In 2013, a little horror flick called "Carrie" raked in more than $85 million at movie theaters around the globe. An earlier version of the story, which came out in the '70s, topped $30 million in ticket sales, and also managed to become one of the most iconic ... and terrifying ... horror movies ever made. Both of these films were inspired by a 1974 book written by a then-unknown author named Stephen King. 

You might not believe it now, considering that King is one of the most successful writers of all time, but he was so disgusted by his early drafts of "Carrie" that he tossed them in the trash, believing that they were so bad no one would ever want to read them. Luckily, his wife rescued the pages and encouraged her husband to finish the manuscript. It became King's first published novel, launching a career that would produce dozens of books and short stories, the majority of which would end up being adapted to film, TV and other media. 

While not all these onscreen adaptations of King's books are totally faithful to the stories put on paper by the horror master, they still feature the familiar characters and bone-chilling terrors of the novels that inspired them. Think you can match these movie stills to the correct King flick? Prove it with this quiz!

The Green Mile
Castle Rock Entertainment
This screenshot comes from one of the most successful films based on a Stephen King book. Can you name this 1999 movie starring Tom Hanks?
"The Green Mile"
"The Tommyknockers"
"Dolores Claiborne"
"Children of the Corn"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, the long hallway down Death Row is covered in green linoleum, earning it the nickname "The Green Mile." A 1999 film of this title stars Tom Hanks as an immortal prison guard and Michael Clarke Duncan as a condemned man with special powers — and a fondness for mice.

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It
New Line Cinema / Lin Pictures / RatPac-Dune Entertainment / Vertigo Entertainment / KatzSmith Productions
Set in Derry, Maine, name this 2017 remake of a King movie starring the Losers Club.
"The Dark Half"
"Maximum Overdrive"
"It"
"Sometimes They Come Back"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Pennywise the clown has been keeping readers from sleeping every since King's novel "It" was published in 1986. A 1990 TV miniseries gave the world its first onscreen look at the killer clown, but it wasn't until 2017 that a big-budget film brought Bill, Bev and the rest of the Derry gang to the big screen.

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Carrie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures / Screen Gems / Misher Films
The 1976 original stars Sissy Spacek, while a 2013 remake features Chloe Grace Moretz. Which King movie is this?
"1922"
"Secret Window"
"Apt Pupil"
"Carrie"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Both big-screen versions of "Carrie" feature powerful imagery from King's 1974 debut novel. If the whole gym class shower scene isn't burned into your brain, you're pretty much guaranteed to never forget the terrifying bloody prom finale ... no matter how hard you try.

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The Shawshank Redemption
Castle Rock Entertainment
It was a poster of Raquel Welch that gave Andy time to make his escape in this 1994 movie based on a Stephen King novel. Know which one?
"The Shawshank Redemption"
"1408"
"The Dead Zone"
"The Running Man"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

"The Shawshank Redemption" had the usual Stephen King horror, but also came with added drama and emotion that made the 1994 flick a huge box office success. Who can forget Andy celebrating his freedom as the rain pours down on him, or Red and Andy finally meeting up on that beach after all those years?

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Stand By Me
Act III Productions
Set in 1950s Oregon, this movie tells the story of four teens who find a body in the woods. Can you name this flick?
"Silver Bullet"
"Sleepwalkers"
"Needful Things"
"Stand By Me"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern snack on cherry Pez as they straddle the line between youth and adulthood in "Stand By Me." This 1986 movie is based on the story "The Body," which was part of King's 1982 anthology "Different Seasons." And if you learn nothing else from this movie, let it be this — train tracks are for trains, not people.

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Misery
Castle Rock Entertainment / Nelson Entertainment
You've got a strong stomach if the hobbling scene in this 1990 Kathy Bates film didn't make you cringe. What's the name of this Rob Reiner flick?
"A Good Marriage"
"Dolores Claiborne"
"The Tommyknockers"
"Misery"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In the 1990 film "Misery," Kathy Bates plays a deranged fan who ends up rescuing her favorite writer from a car wreck ... then imprisoning him in her home and smashing his ankle with a sledgehammer. Bates won a Best Actress Oscar for her stellar work in the role of Annie Wilkes.

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The Shining
The Producer Circle Company / Peregrine Productions / Hawk Films
"Here's Johnny!" Know which 1983 film (which Stephen King really hated) stars Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance?
"Sleepwalkers"
"Maximum Overdrive"
"The Shining"
"Sometimes They Come Back"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The 1977 Stanley Kubrick movie "The Shining" may be one of the most recognizable films based on a Stephen King book, but that doesn't mean the author was a fan. In fact, King has been very vocal over the years about how he dislikes the way the movie differs from the book. Still, though ... that ax scene, and those creepy twins, loom large in the memories of movie fans decades after "The Shining" hit the big screen.

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Christine
Columbia Pictures / Delphi Premier Productions / Polar Film
Fresh off the success of "The Thing," John Carpenter directed this 1983 King-inspired flick about one wicked ride — literally. Can you name it?
"Misery"
"11.22.63"
"Thinner"
"Christine"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

When Southern California teen Arnie restores a red and white '58 Plymouth Fury, he has no way of knowing that the car has a mind of its own. Eventually, the sweet ride he dubs "Christine" reveals her dark side, crushing bullies and blowing up a gas station in this 1983 horror classic.

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Pet Sematary
Paramount Pictures
A move from Chicago to Maine costs Louis Creed his family in this 1989 movie. Know the name of this flick that got a major 2019 remake?
"Pet Sematary"
"The Mangler"
"Creepshow"
"The Mist"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In the 1989 horror favorite "Pet Sematary," viewers learn that sometimes dead really is better. In the film, Louis buries his dead cat in a mysterious cemetery in the woods, which somehow brings the feline back to life ... sort of. Failing to learn his lesson, Louis then buries his son Gage in the same cursed earth, resulting in a terrifying finale involving a murderous scalpel-wielding toddler.

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Salem's Lot
CBS
If you saw this miniseries in the '70s, you probably still shiver in fear at the thought of Danny Glick floating outside Mark's window. Which film features this scary scene?
"The Stand"
"Salem's Lot"
"Carrie"
"Dreamcatcher"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Writer Ben Mears gets more than he bargained for when he returns to his childhood hometown in the 1979 TV miniseries "Salem's Lot." Based on a 1975 King novel, the movie reveals what happens when vampires come to small-town Maine.

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Cujo
Taft Entertainment / Sunn Classic Pictures
Identify the Stephen King movie that stars a Ford Pinto, a heat wave and one angry St. Bernard.
"Cujo"
"Cat's Eye"
"Hearts in Atlantis"
"The Dark Tower"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Before Beethoven showed the softer side of St. Bernards, a pup named "Cujo" gave this breed a bad name in a 1983 movie based on a 1981 Stephen King novel. A bite from a rabid bat transforms a family pet into a cold-blooded killer who traps a family in their car during a heat wave, forcing mom to take drastic action to save her son from the beast.

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Children of the Corn
Angeles Entertainment Group / Cinema Group / Hal Roach Studios / Inverness Productions / Planet Productions
Which '77 short story became the 1984 horror classic shown in this screenshot, where "He Who Walks Behind the Rows" lurks in Nebraska?
"A Good Marriage"
"The Green Mile"
"Children of the Corn"
"Firestarter"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A couple passing through Gatlin, Nebraska end up stranded in the strange small town in the 1984 classic "Children of the Corn." Wondering where all the adults went, the couple soon learns that the town is controlled by a cult of evil kids who are willing to kill to ensure a successful harvest.

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The Dark Half
Orion Pictures
"Night of the Living Dead" director George Romero directed this 1993 flick starring Timothy Hutton. Can you name it?
"It"
"The Shawshank Redemption"
"Cell"
"The Dark Half"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

"The Dark Half" stars Timothy Hutton as a novelist who believes he's being stalked by his own pen name come-to-life. Turns out, it's his own evil twin who's after him in this 1993 movie based on a 1989 Stephen King book.

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1922
Campfire Productions
Which 2017 Stephen King film about a cruel Nebraska farmer gave us the screenshot shown here?
"The Running Man"
"1922"
"The Shining"
"The Lawnmower Man"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In "1922," a farmer named Wilf enlists the help of his son to kill his wife, dropping her down a well and tossing a cow over top to cover his crime. The slow-burning horror flick shows how the evil deed costs Wilf everything he holds dear, from the farm to his hand to his son ... and eventually his life.

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Secret Window
Columbia Pictures
Which 2004 flick stars Johnny Depp as a writer named Mort Rainey?
"Stand By Me"
"Secret Window"
"The Tommyknockers"
"1408"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Similar to "The Dark Half," "Secret Window" tells the story of a tortured writer — looks like King draws on his own experiences when writing his books. This 2004 film, which is inspired by the 1990 anthology "Four Past Midnight," features a writer with multiple personalities who ends up killing his cheating wife.

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The Dead Zone
Dino De Laurentiis Company
A car accident-induced coma gives Christopher Walken psychic powers in this 1983 movie, which co-stars Martin Sheen. Know its title?
"The Dead Zone"
"Pet Sematary"
"Apt Pupil"
"Maximum Overdrive"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

John Smith, played by Christopher Walken, wakes from a five-year coma with some paranormal skills in the 1983 movie "The Dead Zone." He uses these powers to rebuild his life, and ultimately saves the word from nuclear destruction.

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The Night Flier
New Line Cinema
Can you name the 1997 movie based on a short story by Stephen King which tells the story of a reporter investigating a possible serial killer?
"Cat's Eye"
"Cujo"
"Christine"
"The Night Flier"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In "The Night Flier," bodies keep turning up around airfields. Turns out, a murderous vampire is traveling by plane to seek out victims. Reporter Richard Dees ends up being blamed for the killings as he investigates the crimes.

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11.22.63
Carpenter B. / Bad Robot Productions / Warner Bros. Television
King explores the Kennedy assassination in this novel, which was turned into a 2016 series starring James Franco. What is its title?
"Children of the Corn"
"Carrie"
"11.22.63"
"The Dark Half"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In "11.22.63," James Franco plays English teacher Jake Epping, a Maine resident who travels back in time to the early '60s. As he meets Lee Harvey Oswald and attempts to change the course of history, he learns that efforts to help can sometimes make things much, much worse.

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Gerald's Game
Intrepid Pictures
A woman named Jessie spends much of this 2017 movie handcuffed to a bed, but can you choose the correct title of this King movie?
"Graveyard Shift"
"Gerald's Game"
"The Mangler"
"The Shining"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A romantic weekend alone turns into a nightmare in "Gerald's Game" when the title character dies, leaving his wife handcuffed to a bed with no way to escape. As she slowly begins to lose her mind, she spots a mysterious figure, who just might be a killer in this 2017 flick.

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Creepshow
Laurel Entertainment
George Romero was chosen to direct this 1982 film, which marked Stephen King's screenwriting debut.
"Secret Window"
"The Green Mile"
"It"
"Creepshow"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The 1982 film "Creepshow" was a horror anthology in the vein of some of King's short stories collections. Fans of this movie may remember poor Jordy Verrill (played by King), a mysterious crate creature or a whole bunch of creepy roaches.

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Cell
Benaroya Pictures / International Film Trust / 120dB Films / Cargo Entertainment / The Genre Company / Don Nafia
Samuel L. Jackson and John Cusack co-star in this 2016 movie based on a 2006 King classic. Name this film.
"Needful Things"
"Cell"
"Sometimes They Come Back"
"Dolan's Cadillac"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

OK, so maybe this one is stretching things a little bit ... In "Cell," people around the world are infected by their phones and programmed to kill with impunity. Only a handful of people are unaffected, including stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, who play Clay and Tom.

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The Stand
ABC / Laurel Entertainment / Greengrass Productions
A 1978 King book became a 1994 mini-series starring Gary Sinise, Rob Lowe and Molly RIngwald. Can you name it?
"1922"
"Hearts in Atlantis"
"Pet Sematary"
"The Stand"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

"The Stand" is Stephen King's take on the apocalypse, where just a few humans have survived a global flu epidemic. The six-hour film may look dated today, but it features some big names in the roles of survivors who fight the battle of Vegas vs. Boulder.

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Sleepwalkers
Ion Pictures / Victor & Grais Productions
Move over "Twilight!" What Stephen King-inspired movie that came out in 1992 features vampire-werecats?
"Sleepwalkers"
"Silver Bullet"
"Dreamcatcher"
"The Night Flier"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Those who couldn't pick a side in the Jacob vs. Edward battle in "Twilight" might enjoy the 1992 movie "Sleepwalkers." Based on a screenplay by Stephen King, this horror movie features shapeshifters who can become both werewolves and vampires at will. Oh, and only cats can kill them, so this story really does have something for everyone.

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Thinner
Spelling Films International
A vengeful gypsy curses a lawyer named Billy Halleck in a 1996 King movie, but do you know which one?
"Riding the Bullet"
"The Shawshank Redemption"
"Thinner"
"The Lawnmower Man"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

After hitting and killing a woman with his car, lawyer Billy Halleck is subject to a curse by the victim's father in the movie "Thinner." Halleck finds himself losing a whole bunch of weight, and is finally forced to beg the gypsy to break the curse. Warning: You'll never look at pie the same way again after watching this flick.

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The Dark Tower
Columbia Pictures / Imagine Entertainment / Weed Road Pictures / MRC
Which 2017 horror-western stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey?
"Maximum Overdrive"
"The Mist"
"Stand By Me"
"The Dark Tower"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series includes at least eight books, the first of which came out in 1998. In 2017, Hollywood finally brought the story to the big screen in a movie starring Idris Elba as Roland Deschain and Matthew McConaughey as the Man in Black.

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The Running Man
Braveworld Productions / Taft Entertainment / HBO Pictures
Know which 1987 movie is set in the futuristic year of 2019 and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger?
"Graveyard Shift"
"The Shining"
"Christine"
"The Running Man"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In his 1982 novella "The Running Man," King imagines the far-off future of 2019, when prisoners will be allowed to compete on game shows to win their freedom. The 1987 movie adaptation stars Arnold as a criminal named Ben Richards. Game show host Richard Dawson also appears as the host of the twisted escape show, which takes serious liberties with King's original tale.

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Apt Pupil
Phoenix Pictures / Bad Hat Harry Productions
Everyone knows that nothing is scarier than real-life events, but do you know which 1998 Stephen King movie was inspired by the Holocaust?
"Graveyard Shift"
"Secret Window"
"Apt Pupil"
"Cujo"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Based on a 1982 Stephen King story, the 1998 movie "Apt Pupil" is a terrifying look at Nazis living in the modern world. Brad Renfro plays a high school student named Todd who finds a Nazi war criminal hiding in his neighborhood ... then blackmails him to tell him all about the horrors of the 1940s.

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1408
di Bonaventura Pictures
Do you know which 2007 movie, inspired by a 1999 Stephen King story, features John Cusack as author Mike Enslin?
"Children of the Corn"
"1408"
"Needful Things"
"Firestarter"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

John Cusack gets more than he bargained for in "1408" when he checks into a supposedly haunted room while researching a book. The flick features an awesome twist, and four different endings were filmed to appeal to all kinds of movie fans.

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Cat's Eye
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Based on stories from King's 1978 anthology "Night Shift," what 1985 movie stars James Woods and Drew Barrymore?
"Cat's Eye"
"Sometimes They Come Back"
"Dolores Claiborne"
"Gerald's Game"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

"Cat's Eye" includes three short horror films framed by a stray tabby cat. It was one of two major King movies in the '80s to feature a young Drew Barrymore.

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A Good Marriage
Reno Productions
This 2014 movie was an expanded version of a story in King's 2010 collection "Full Dark, No Stars." Name this film inspired by true events.
"The Dead Zone"
"Hearts in Atlantis"
"A Good Marriage"
"Doctor Sleep"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In 2005, Kansas police announced they had finally captured long-elusive serial killer BTK, who turned out to be a man named Dennis Rader. As more details were revealed, Rader's wife told police that she never knew about her husband's horrific acts. The events inspired King to write "A Good Marriage," which became a 2014 film.

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The Mist
Dimension Films / Darkwoods Productions / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
This 2007 flick has it all, from tentacled monsters to web-shooting spiders. Know its title?
"The Mist"
"The Green Mile"
"Creepshow 2"
"Dolan's Cadillac"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Based on a 1980 King story called "The Fog," "The Mist" focuses on a group of people trapped in a small-town grocery store after a storm. As a misty fog settles in, it bring monsters that seem to want nothing more than to destroy humans.

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Maximum Overdrive
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
King not only wrote this film — it was also his directorial debut. Pick the correct name for this 1986 flick where machines come to life.
"Desperation"
"The Dark Half"
"Maximum Overdrive"
"Pet Sematary"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Inspired by the short story "Trucks" from his book "Night Shift," the 1986 movie "Maximum Overdrive" is a campy flick about machines on the rampage, with an AC/DC soundtrack to boot. Viewers might remember such classic scenes as a vending machine shooting out sodas or a child trying to escape a steamroller that has a mind of its own.

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Dreamcatcher
Castle Rock Entertainment / Village Roadshow Pictures / Kasdan Pictures / NPV Entertainment / WV Films II
Choose the 2001 Stephen King book adapted into a 2003 movie of the same name which stars Morgan Freeman and Tom Sizemore.
"Riding the Bullet"
"Dreamcatcher"
"Sleepwalkers"
"Thinner"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Would you be totally shocked if we told you the 2003 movie "Dreamcatcher" was set in Maine? This scary flick is set against a snowy winter backdrop and features a group of men who run into parasitic aliens while on a hunting trip. NKOTB band member Donnie Wahlberg appears in the movie alongside Morgan Freeman and other big names.

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Silver Bullet
Paramount Pictures
Corey Haim plays a paraplegic teen named Marty in a 1985 movie, but do you know its title?
"Big Driver"
"Silver Bullet"
"1922"
"The Stand"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Inspired by the King novella "Cycle of the Werewolf," the 1985 flick "Silver Bullet" stars Corey Haim as a boy named Marty who lives in a town with a whole lot of murders ... in Maine, of course. After shooting him in the eye with a bottle rocket, Marty learns that the wolf is none other than the local reverend himself, but that doesn't mean anyone will believe him ...

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Needful Things
Castle Rock Entertainment / New Line Cinema
A store in Castle Rock, Maine sells anything your heart desires — kind of like Amazon. Name the film that tells the story of this store and its scary proprietor.
"Needful Things"
"Desperation"
"Carrie"
"11.22.63"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Based on a 1991 King novel, the 1991 movie "Needful Things" is the story of a small-town store owner who can get you anything you want — for a price. After proprietor Leland Gaunt creates a riot among neighbors, he is forced out of town when his store burns to the ground.

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Dolores Claiborne
Castle Rock Entertainment
Kathy Bates stars in her second Stephen King movie with this 1995 film about a maid accused of murdering her boss. Guess its title.
"The Dark Tower"
"Christine"
"The Running Man"
"Dolores Claiborne"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Kathy Bates makes a critically-acclaimed appearance as the title character in "Dolores Claiborne," a servant in Maine (yes, again) who is accused of murdering her boss. Less a horror story than a thriller or drama, this flick also features Jennifer Jason Leigh and Christopher Plummer.

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The Tommyknockers
ABC
Just what is that thing in the woods affecting the people of Haven, Maine? This 1993 mini series has the answer. Do you know its name?
"Misery"
"The Dead Zone"
"The Tommyknockers"
"Cujo"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In the 1993 movie "The Tommyknockers," a mysterious object buried in the woods is giving the people of Haven, Maine bizarre powers, including telepathy. Turns out, it was aliens. In a 2014 interview with "Rolling Stone," Stephen King called this an "awful book," so don't hold your breath waiting for a sequel.

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Firestarter
Dino de Laurentiis Company
Name the 1984 movie starring Drew Barrymore as a child on the run from a group called The Shop.
"Riding the Bullet"
"It"
"Firestarter"
"Cell"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Based on a 1980 novel, "Firestarter" tells the story of a young girl who can set things ablaze with her mind, so of course, the government is after her. Heather Locklear, Martin Sheen and George C. Scott also appear in this thriller.

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Sometimes They Come Back
Come Back Productions / Dino de Laurentiis Communications / Paradise Films
Do you know which 1991 movie inspired by a '70s Stephen King story tells the story of a group of evil greasers from the '60s?
"The Stand"
"Sometimes They Come Back"
"Creepshow"
"The Shining"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

When Jim Norman returns to his hometown to teach, he notices that all the new students showing up in his class look an awful lot like the greasers who killed his brother as a child. Looking for a way out of hell, they are back to kill Jim himself, until they are sent back to the Devil thanks to a ghost train in "Sometimes They Come Back."

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Hearts in Atlantis
Castle Rock Entertainment / Village Roadshow Pictures / NPV Entertainment
Which 2001 movie stars Anthony Hopkins opposite a young Anton Yelchin in a big screen adaptation of a 1999 King story?
"Hearts in Atlantis"
"Gerald's Game"
"The Shawshank Redemption"
"Stand By Me"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Anthony Hopkins plays Ted, an elderly boarder with telekinetic powers in the 2001 movie "Hearts in Atlantis." While living near a boy named Bobby and his mom Liz, Ted and Bobby become close friends, even as they attempt to steer clear of the mysterious "low men in yellow coats."

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