The 71-year-old has sold over 350 million books worldwide, with many of them having been adapted into movies, miniseries and TV shows. Now King has revealed his 22 favourite movies of all time, and it should come as little surprise that there are lots of horror and suspense. Open Culture spotted that King recommended 15 horror movies to Bloody Disgusting, while the BFI saw him focus on his favourite classics. Check out his amazing recommendations below.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe – André Øvredal, 2016
The Blair Witch Project – Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999
The Changeling – Peter Medak, 1980
Crimson Peak – Guillermo del Toro, 2015
Dawn of the Dead – Zack Snyder, 2004
Deep Blue Sea – Renny Harlin, 1999
The Descent – Neil Marshall, 2005
Duel – Steven Spielberg, 1971
Les Diaboliques – Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955
Final Destination – James Wong, 2000
Event Horizon – Paul W.S. Anderson, 1997
The Hitcher – Robert Harmon, 1986 and Dave Meyers, 2007
The Last House on the Left – Dennis Iliadis, 2009
The Mist – Frank Darabont, 2007
Night of the Demon – Jacques Tourneur, 1957
The Ruins – Carter Smith, 2008
Sorcerer – William Friedkin, 1977
Stepfather – Joseph Ruben, 1986
Stir of Echoes – David Koepp 1999
The Strangers – Bryan Bertino, 2008
Village of the Damned – Wolf Rilla, 1960
The Witch – Robert Eggers, 2015
The next big Stephen King adaptation for cinema is It: Chapter 2, which King has already seen.
The author took to Twitter to share his first reaction.
King tweeted: “Looking forward to IT CHAPTER 2? You should be. I’ve seen it, and it’s terrific.”
IT Chapter Two is released in UK cinemas on September 6, 2019.