1. Carrie
   IT
2. The Shining
   Cujo

'Carrie' was published in 1974 and was quickly adapted into a movie by director Brian De Palma, which was released in 1976. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Actress in a Leading Role, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

1. John Carptener
   Steven Spielberg
2. David Cronenberg
   Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick directed 'The Shining', although King reportedly wasn't a fan of the way the film turned out. The film starred the great Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance.

1. Mittens
   Fluffy
2. Church
   Patches

Church didn't come back the same, but Louis Creed refuses to learn the lesson that "sometimes dead is better." Stephen King was present for most of the shooting of the film, due to the close proximity to his home in Bangor, Maine.

1. The Overwatch Hotel
   The Overlook Hotel
2. The Rocky Mountain Inn
   Widow's Peak Hotel

The Overlook Hotel is full of secrets and ghosts from the previous decades. The front exterior of the hotel was The Timberline Lodge in Mount Hood, Oregon. The interior shots were built at Elstree Studios in London, UK.

1. Standy By Me
   Gordie
2. The Body
   Friends Like These

'Stand By Me' was a break from King's usual horror genre, as it focused on a coming-of-age tale about a group of 12-year-olds. Stephen King reportedly told director Rob Reiner that this movie was the best adaptation of his work.

1. Arnold Schwarzenegger
   Sylvester Stallone
2. Kurt Russell
   Bruce Willis

This was after 'Conan', 'Terminator', and 'Predator', so Arnie was a certified blockbuster A-lister by the time 'The Running Man' came out. Arnold Schwarzenegger rode in a bus named "Running Man" when he ran for governor.

1. Satan
   He Who Must Not Be Named
2. He Who Walks Behind The Rows
   He Who Demands Sacrifice

The evil deity promises the children a successful corn harvest if they sacrifice all the adults in town. During the original trailer for the film, Stephen King's name was misspelled as "Steven".

1. Bear
   Dog
2. Lion
   Wolf

Cujo is a huge St. Bernard dog, who happens to go crazy after being bitten by a rabid bat. During filming, five St. Bernards were used during the shoot. They also used someone in a dog costume and a mechanical head during the shooting.

1. Best Picture
   Best Actor
2. Best Actress
   Best Director

Cathy Bates won for her performance as the violently insane Annie Wilkes. It's the only King movie to win an Oscar, so far. Kathy Bates stated in her Academy Awards acceptance speech, "I would like to publicly apologize to James Caan for the ankles."

1. Rita Hayworth
   Raquel Welch
2. Marilyn Monroe
   Brigitte Bardot

Although the poster changed over the years, it was Welch's famous fur bikini pose that was hanging the night Andy escaped. The Shawshank Redemption was nominated for seven Academy Awards.

1. Mr. Jingles
   Mr. Jenkins
2. Mickey
   Mr. Scurries

The mouse survives for decades after Coffey's death, and presumably, Paul was also gifted (cursed?) with an incredibly long life. The Green Mile was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously, and Best Sound at the 2000 Academy Awards.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

True! The book ending was less tragic, as the survivors drive off towards Hartford in search of sanctuary. Stephen King was reportedly frightened by the adaption of his novella.

1. Miles Teller
   Joe Keery
2. Ansel Elgort
   Bill Skarsgard

While it would be hard to out-do Curry's original performance, Skarsgard's version of Pennywise was still downright terrifying. Skarsgard reportedly got inspiration from movies such as The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, and The Silence of the Lambs.

1. 1922
   Gerald's Game
2. The Mist (TV Series)
   Into The Tall Grass

'Gerald's Game' was released on September 29, 2017 -- one month before '1922' -- making it the first Netflix Original for a King story. The film was based on Stephen King's 1992 novel with the same name.

1. Day that man landed on the moon
   Day that Alcatraz closed
2. Day that JFK was shot
   Day that Hurricane Flora hit

The series is about a man named Jake (James Franco) who travels back in time to try and save JFK from being assassinated. In the Stephen King novel, the main character travels back to 1958, where the TV series travels to 1960.

1. ABC
   NBC
2. CBS
   Fox

This King miniseries about a weaponized flu virus that kills over 99% of the world's population aired on ABC. The series won two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special, and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special.

1. The Signal
   The Pulse
2. The Dialtone
   The Buzz

"The Pulse" is used to describe the moment that some message was sent through global mobile networks, brainwashing most of the population. In the closing credits of the film, the catalyst signal plays for the audience for approximately 10 seconds.

1. 2
   3
2. 4
   5

There was the original 1976 film, a 1999 sequel movie (not based on a King book), a 2002 made-for-TV film, and a 2013 feature film remake. The original 1976 film was the first Stephen King novel adapted into a movie.

1. Tom Cruise
   Johnny Depp
2. Tom Hanks
   Leonardo DiCaprio

Depp stars as Mort Rainey, a mentally ill author who ends up murdering his wife and her lover. John Turturro reportedly appeared in the movie, because his son is a huge fan of Stephen King.

1. Superhuman strength
   X-Ray vision
2. Telekenesis
   Ability to foresee deaths

Smith can use human contact to foresee a person's death. Then he has to decide whether to actively try to alter the future or not.

1. Charlie Sheen
   Patrick Swayze
2. Emilio Estevez
   Tom Hanks

Emilio Estevez portrayed Bill Robinson in the 1986 movie Maximum Overdrive. This is the only film that Stephen King directed. The film is loosely based on a short story written by King titled "Trucks".

1. Kentucky
   Alabama
2. Arkansas
   Minnesota

Gerald's Game is set in Fairhope, Alabama. The film stars Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood. In the film Gerald states his dog's name is Cujo, which is a nod to Stephen King's book by the same name.

1. The Stand
   The Green Mile
2. Stand by Me
   The Shawshank Redemption

The tagline was for the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption. The movie starred Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, and Bob Gunton. The film was nominated for 7 Academy Awards.

1. Cell
   Stand By Me
2. 1408
   The Mist

John Cusack has appeared in three Stephen King films, including Stand By Me, 1408, and Cell. He did not appear in The Mist. His first lead role in a Stephen King movie 1408 released in 2007. Cusack was nominated for a Saturn Award at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for his role as Mike Enslin.

1. Idris Elba
   Matthew McConaughey
2. Denzel Washington
   Morgan Freeman

Idris Elba portrayed Roland Deschain in the 2017 film The Dark Tower. The film adaptation of Stephen King's book series of the same name. The movie wasn't received well by critics and was nominated for Biggest Disappointment of the Year at the Golden Schmoes Awards.

1. 53
   117
2. 20
   4

The name Pennywise is said four times in 2017 horror film. Bill Skarsgård, who played Pennywise in both It and the sequel, is born in 1990, the same year the original IT movie was released.