# Stephen King stories that should be movies... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 16, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-stories-that-should-be-movies/175706 "2003-05-16T16:08:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Dracul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@Vlad\_Dracul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Dracul)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-stories-that-should-be-movies/175706/21 "2003-05-18T06:03:09Z")
Annie-Xmas… what was “Do the Dead Sing”? I never heard of it. What book was it in? ---
**Author:** ![TigoleBitties](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@TigoleBitties](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TigoleBitties)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-stories-that-should-be-movies/175706/22 "2003-05-18T07:02:36Z")
Just to let you know -“The Mist” has been on Frank Darabonts (guy who made the screenplay for The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile) desk FOREVER. He pops up occasionally after finishing a script and says he REALLY wants to finish it or is still writing it. Whatever it is, I believe it has backing and they are just waiting for the script. -Salem’s Lot is currently being made into a made for TV movie ala The Shining. The original story (the one where you hear the diary accounts of his butler) is a must read. It truly creeped me out. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-stories-that-should-be-movies/175706/23 "2003-05-18T10:15:45Z")
Definitely “The Eyes of the Dragon”. With caution, “Rose Madder”. ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-stories-that-should-be-movies/175706/24 "2003-05-18T12:19:42Z")
I’ve gotta agree that a faithful adaption of The Running Man would be great. After 9/11 though, it’s almost a given that the ending would be changed. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-stories-that-should-be-movies/175706/25 "2003-05-18T16:33:58Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by bean\_shadow_ > The End of the Whole Mess, a short story about a young genius who believes to find the key to world peace by altering drinking water. I agree. I could maybe see John Cusack or Jim Carrey as Bobby Fornoy. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Annie-Xmas_ > “Do the Dead Sing?” With Frances Sternhagen. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Mr. Cynical_ > I guess it’s being talked about already, but I’d like to see “Dolan’s Cadillac” in the theaters, and SOON. Yes, yes, yes, yes!! With Kevin Spcey. Am I the only one who casts these things whilst reading them? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-stories-that-should-be-movies/175706/26 "2003-05-18T16:47:20Z")
Oh, and I strongly second the idea of turning his story “The Long Walk” into a movie. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-stories-that-should-be-movies/175706/27 "2003-05-18T17:15:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TelcontarStorm \* > \*\*Not a full length film, but the story about the Toy Teeth would make a great short. \*\* [Quicksilver Highway](http://us.imdb.com/Details?0119975) shows up on the Sci-Fi Channel every so often. I second \*\*The Mist, but I disagree that the monsters have to remain unseen. In the trip to the pharmacy and the escape to the car, King describes monsters vividly. ---
**Author:** ![RawkStah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RawkStah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RawkStah)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-stories-that-should-be-movies/175706/28 "2003-05-18T21:23:55Z")
_Umney’s Last Case_ could be fantastic if Darabont did it. (Sorry, but I gotta disagree with **Bean\_Shadow** on the Rob Reiner thing. Yes, _Stand By Me_ was good, but, seriously – Darabont did _The Shawshank Redemption_. Slightly OT: What, if anything, does Stephen King have to do with Castle Rock Entertainment? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-stories-that-should-be-movies/175706.md?page=1)