Stephen King

Chart List

1.	Mr. Mercedes	2,106
2.	Secret Window	625
3.	Pet Sematary	526
4.	The Shawshank Redemption	442
5.	The Running Man	410
6.	The Mist	327
7.	Carrie	316
8.	The Dark Tower	310
9.	The Green Mile	264
10.	11.22.63	234
11.	The Outsider	225
12.	Stand by Me	84
13.	It Chapter Two	72
14.	Doctor Sleep	68
15.	It	66
16.	It	34
17.	The Shining	33
18.	Lisey's Story	28
19.	Haven	27
20.	Pet Sematary	14
21.	Misery	12
22.	1408	11
23.	Carrie	11
24.	Sleepwalkers	6
25.	The Mist	5
26.	The Lawnmower Man	5
27.	Castle Rock	5
28.	Needful Things	4
29.	Cell	3
30.	The Dark Half	3
31.	Under the Dome	2
32.	Dreamcatcher	2
33.	Creepshow	0
34.	Children of the Corn	0
35.	Dolores Claiborne	0
36.	Thinner	0
37.	King on Screen	0
38.	Bag of Bones	0

Mr. Mercedes

A demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again. Based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King.

7.8/10

91%

2,583

Secret Window

Movie | United States | 03/11/2004 | Thriller | Mystery

Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to question his own sanity.

6.5/10

46%

1,549

Pet Sematary

Movie | United States | 04/04/2019 | Horror | Supernatural

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.

6.2/10

56%

1,972

The Shawshank Redemption

Movie | United States | 09/23/1994 | Drama | Prison

Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

9.3/10

91%

3,565

The Running Man

Movie | United States | 11/13/1987 | Science Fiction | Postapocalypse

By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and American society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.

6.6/10

66%

302

The Mist

Movie | United States | 11/21/2007 | Horror | monster

After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other people. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.

7.1/10

72%

4,696

Carrie

Movie | United States | 11/03/1976 | Horror | Psychological horror

Carrie may be ostracized, but the shy teen has the ability to move objects with her mind. So when the high school \in crowd\ torments her with a sick joke at the prom, she lashes out with devastating -- and deadly -- power.

7.4/10

93%

364

The Dark Tower

Movie | United States | 07/28/2017 | Science Fiction | Postapocalypse

Gunslinger Roland Deschain roams an Old West-like landscape in search of a dark tower, in the hopes that reaching it will preserve his dying world.

5.6/10

15%

2,763

The Green Mile

Movie | United States | 12/10/1999 | Drama | Prison

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cellblock's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

8.6/10

79%

2,193

11.22.63

An English teacher travels back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination, but discovers he is attached to the life he has made in a bygone era.

8.1/10

66%

1,793

The Outsider

When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.

7.6/10

91%

713

Stand by Me

Movie | United States | 08/22/1986 | Drama | Dramedy

After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.

8.1/10

92%

1,369

It Chapter Two

Movie | United States | 09/04/2019 | Horror | Demons

27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.

6.5/10

62%

12,432

Doctor Sleep

Movie | United States | 10/30/2019 | Horror | Supernatural

A traumatized, alcoholic Dan Torrance meets Abra, a kid who has the ability to shine. He tries to protect her from the True Knot, a cult who's goal is to feed off people like them in order to remain immortal.

7.3/10

78%

6,515

It

Movie | United States | 09/05/2017 | Horror | Demons

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

7.3/10

86%

6,486

It

TV Show | United States | 11/18/1990 | Horror | Demons

In 1960, seven outcast kids known as The Losers' Club fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.

6.9/10

382

The Shining

Movie | United Kingdom | 05/22/1980 | Horror | Psychological horror

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

8.4/10

82%

940

Lisey's Story

This terrifying thriller follows widow Lisey Landon as a series of disturbing events revives memories of her marriage to author Scott Landon and the darkness that plagued him.

6.1/10

53%

138

Haven

TV Show | Canada | 07/09/2010 | Thriller | Supernatural

FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.

7.6/10

63%

245

Pet Sematary

Movie | United States | 04/21/1989 | Horror | Animal Attack

Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with \minor\ problems. At first, only the family's cat makes the return trip, but an accident forces a heartbroken father to contemplate the unthinkable.

6.5/10

51%

203

Misery

Movie | United States | 11/28/1990 | Thriller | Abduction

Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the \number one fan\ of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.

7.8/10

91%

423

1408

Movie | United States | 06/22/2007 | Horror | Demons

A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

6.8/10

79%

1,502

Carrie

Movie | United States | 10/18/2013 | Horror | Supernatural

A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

5.8/10

50%

422

Sleepwalkers

Movie | United States | 04/10/1992 | Horror | Supernatural

Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching for their next victim. That search takes them to the sleepy little town of Travis, Indiana, where beautiful teenager Tanya Robertson is about to become an unwilling pawn in their nightmarish fight for survival.

5.3/10

The Mist

A small town family is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world, and in some cases, each other.

5.4/10

60%

287

The Lawnmower Man

Movie | United States | 03/05/1992 | Science Fiction | Cyberpunk

A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.

5.4/10

37%

Castle Rock

Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.

6.4/10

88%

1,041

Needful Things

Movie | United States | 08/27/1993 | Horror | Supernatural

The devil in disguise comes to a quiet, peaceful town and opens a store called Needful Things. The store has an item for everyone in town. All the devil asks for in return is a few dirty pranks. Little do they know, that theyve sold their souls, and the pranks escalate to murder.

6.2/10

31%

Cell

Movie | United States | 07/06/2016 | Science Fiction

When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.

4.3/10

11%

132

The Dark Half

Movie | United States | 04/23/1993 | Horror | Serial killer

Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written under the pseudonym of ‘George Stark’, but when he decides to ‘kill-off’ his alter-ego in a mock ceremony, it precipitates a string of sadistic murders matching those in his pulp novels, which are soon discovered to be the work of Stark himself. Looking like a maniacal version of his counterpart, Stark is not so willing to quit the writing game – even if it means coming after Thads wife and their baby.

5.9/10

59%

Under the Dome

TV Show | United States | 06/24/2013 | Thriller | Supernatural

Under the Dome is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. It tells the story of the residents of the small town of Chester's Mill in Maine, where a massive, transparent, indestructible dome suddenly cuts them off from the rest of the world. With no Internet access, no mobile signals and limited radio communication, the people trapped inside must find their own ways to survive with diminishing resources and rising tensions. While military forces, the government and the media positioned outside of this surrounding barrier attempt to break it down, a small group of people inside attempt to figure out what the dome is, where it came from, and when (and if) it will go away.

6.6/10

68%

Dreamcatcher

Movie | United States | 03/21/2003 | Science Fiction | Alien Invasion

Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, theyre overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.

5.5/10

28%

Creepshow

Movie | United States | 11/12/1982 | Horror | Horror Comedy

6.9/10

69%

Children of the Corn

Movie | United States | 03/09/1984 | Horror | Slasher

A boy preacher named Isaac goes to a town in Nebraska called Gatlin and gets all the children to murder every adult in town.

5.6/10

38%

130

Dolores Claiborne

Movie | United States | 03/24/1995 | Thriller | Murder

Selena is a big-shot reporter in the city who has long distanced herself from her roots in a small town in Maine. She finds herself compelled to return, however, after her mother is accused of murdering the wealthy woman for whom she worked as a maid. Selena has a very bad relationship with her mother, and their visit is incredibly tense, particularly since she strongly suspects that her mother is guilty. As the days go by, however, Selena's investigative skills lead her to some surprising revelations about her own past and her mother's motivations. While Dolores may be a hard woman, she did not become so overnight. As she learns more about what has contributed to the make-up of her mother's armor, her own dissipates

7.4/10

85%

Thinner

Movie | United States | 10/25/1996 | Horror | Witch

A fat Lawyer finds himself growing \Thinner\ when an old gypsy man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the gypsy to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.

5.7/10

15%

King on Screen

Movie | France | 08/11/2023 | Documentary

1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror's books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world.

6.7/10

Bag of Bones

TV Show | United States | 12/11/2011 | Drama

Bestselling novelist Mike Noonan, unable to cope after his wife's sudden death, returns to the couple's lakeside retreat in Maine, where he becomes involved in a custody battle between a young widow and her child's enormously wealthy grandfather. Mike inexplicably receives mysterious ghostly visitations, escalating nightmares and the realization that his late wife still has something to tell him.

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