Stephen King movie franchises are surprisingly rare, though many of them show why the author personally dislikes sequels based on his work.
How do the various Stephen King Movie Franchises rank alongside each other? Since his first novel Carrie was turned into an unforgettable supernatural thriller by Brian De Palma, rarely a year has gone by that didn't have a Stephen King movie or TV series. A rush to adapt King's work in the '80s led to a real mixed bag in terms of quality; for every Christine or Stand By Me, there was a Maximum Overdrive or Silver Bullet.
9 9. The Mangler The Mangler comes from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's Tobe Hooper and was based on a short King horror tale involving a demonic laundry-folding machine. To some, the original film is an intentionally over-the-top, campy delight that revels in gore and Robert Englund's bananas performance; to others, it's a tacky bloodfest with an intensely silly premise.
7 7. Children Of The Corn The Children Of The Corn movies are the ultimate example of producers optioning a Stephen King story and milking it to Hell. The original 1984 Children Of The Corn is a serviceable b-movie that is let down by slack pacing - and one that certainly didn't need to be expanded upon by eight direct sequels that range from watchable to torturous .
4 4. Salem's Lot Tobe Hooper's Salem's Lot is a TV miniseries that was later edited into a theatrical movie for intentional audiences. The 1979 series is languid in parts to modern eyes, but it still has the eerie atmosphere that terrified young viewers back when it first aired. The vampire boys scratching at the window has lost none of its power, with Barlow still being one of horror's most iconic vampires.
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