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Office flop has earned a place on our list of worst Stephen King adaptations. Firestarter based on a novel of the same name follows Charlie– a young girl born to supernatural parents whose pyrokinetic powers are an inconvenient features of her childhood temper tantrums. While her parents want to help her control her powers government agents are also interested in how they might control and use her powers themselves.Photo Courtesy: Everett CollectionZac Efron failed to impress us or critics or audiences across the board as Charlie’s father. And director Keith Thomas’ attempts to use music or lighting to amp up suspense did little to add intrigue to the film.


Critics noted that it fell short when compared to its 1984 adaptation of the same book Germany WhatsApp Number Data which is saying something given how poorly that film was received in the first place.Best: Carrie 1976Carrie was the first novel King ever published so not only did the story launch his film career but it kicked off the parade of Stephen King film adaptations as well. The Brian De Palma-directed film stars Sissy Spacek as the socially awkward sheltered teenager Carrie White and Piper Laurie as Carrie’s ultra-religious abusive mother.





Photo Courtesy: Silver Screen CollectionGetty ImagesWhile navigating both a brutal home life and tumultuous high school experience Carrie develops supernatural powers which in the face of the continued abuse become uncontrollable. Carrie might not be the first film you think to queue up when you’re having a scary movie night but from the iconic bucket of pig’s blood at prom scene to De Palma’s inventive cinematography it’s an undisputed classic. Although the ending isn’t quite as destruction-filled as that of the source material the film — and Spacek’s Academy