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Kate O'Flynn as Patricia in Widow's Bay

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Widow's Bay

What to Watch After Widow’s Bay

By Matthew Byrd

June 18, 2026

detail from the cover of Invasive Species

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Seven Works of Suburban Folk Horror

By Sam Reader

May 20, 2026

detail from the cover of Maggie's Grave (Art by Trevor Henderson)

Books

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Five Horror Stories About Unstoppable, Inescapable Forces

By Lorna Wallace

May 14, 2026

detail from Edvard Munch's The Scream

Books

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Five Speculative Stories To Cure or Inspire an Existential Crisis

By Lorna Wallace

March 11, 2026

Cynthia Erivo as Holly Gibney in The Outsider

Featured Essays

Stephen King

How a Stephen King Character Becomes an Unlikely Source of Hope

By Zack Budryk

February 11, 2026

Writer and Director Mike Flannagan

News

The Mist

Mike Flanagan to Tackle Film Adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist

By Vanessa Armstrong

February 10, 2026

News

The Talisman

The Third Book in Stephen King and Peter Straub’s Talisman Series Has a Name and Release Date

By Molly Templeton

February 9, 2026

Wil Wheaton at Galaxy Con 2024 on left; cover of The Body audiobook on right

News

The Body

Stand By Me Actor Wil Wheaton to Voice Audiobook of Stephen King’s The Body

By Vanessa Armstrong

February 2, 2026

detail from the cover of Viscera by Gabriel Squailia (art by Gabriel Shaffer)

Books

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Eight Deeply Weird Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Novels

By Sam Reader

February 2, 2026

News

Stephen King adaptations

Two Previously Announced Stephen King Adaptations Appear to Be Dead

By Vanessa Armstrong

January 5, 2026

Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard) gleefully menaces children in IT: Welcome to Derry.

Movies & TV

It: Welcome to Derry

IT: Welcome to Derry’s Season Finale Is Chaotic, But Mostly Satisfying

By Leah Schnelbach

December 15, 2025

Ingrid (Madeline Stowe) dresses as Periwinkle the Clown

Movies & TV

It: Welcome to Derry

IT: Welcome to Derry Deals With Daddy Issues — “In the Name of the Father”

By Leah Schnelbach

December 1, 2025

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“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”

William Gibson, Neuromancer

TPG 2026 • Site Credit