Every Stephen King story is connected in the same fictional universe (or multiverse if you want to get technical about it). But that also means that every Stephen King film adaptation is also connected, even when they are made by different filmmakers, or released by separate companies, or even if there are multiple versions of the stories in multiple films.
Don’t believe us? Check out our latest Stephen King video ahead of the series premiere of the new King TV show It: Welcome to Derry. We’ll break down exactly how every Stephen King movie — from The Shining to The Shawshank Redemption to Stand By Me — all link up via a web of characters, locations, monsters, and powers. We’ll even discuss that Dark Tower movie starring Idris Elba. It may be kind of awful, but it’s also awfully important to how these Stephen King stories are united.
Watch the full video below:
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