What Is Your Favorite Movie Based On A Stephen King Short Story or Novella? No Novels!
A novella is a work of fiction that is too long to be a short story but too short and not complex enough to be a novel. It is essentially a long short story or short novel. What is your favorite film based on a Stephen King Novella or Short Story? The list is in publication order of the story collections.
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- DirectorFritz KierschStarsPeter HortonLinda HamiltonR.G. ArmstrongA young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believes that everyone over age 18 must be killed.In the collection "Night Shift".
- DirectorLewis TeagueStarsDrew BarrymoreJames WoodsAlan KingA stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror.It contains two short stories that are in King's "Night Shift" collection: "Quitters Inc" and "The Ledge".
- DirectorStephen KingStarsEmilio EstevezPat HingleLaura HarringtonA group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.The story "Trucks" in the collection "Night Shift".
- DirectorRalph S. SingletonStarsDavid AndrewsKelly WolfStephen MachtIn a very old textile mill with a serious rat infestation, deadly accidents start happening, but the corrupt foreman continues to put his workers in danger, until they discover a horrifying secret deep in the basement.In the collection "Night Shift".
- DirectorBrett LeonardStarsJeff FaheyPierce BrosnanJenny WrightA simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.In the collection "Night Shift".
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsRobert EnglundTed LevineDaniel MatmorA laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.In the collection "Night Shift".
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsTim MathesonBrooke AdamsRobert RuslerA man and his family return to his hometown, where he is then harassed by teenagers who died when he was a kid.In the collection "Night Shift".
- DirectorChris ThomsonStarsTimothy BusfieldBrenda BakkeAidan DevineAliens arrive, parking in a geostationary orbit over Nevada. Using powers unknown to us, they declare war, and use unmanned trucks as weapons.In the collection "Night Shift".
- DirectorDonald P. BorchersStarsRobert GerdischJordan SchmidtDavid AndersWhile traveling, an unhappy married couple encounter a cult of murderous children who worship an entity called He Who Walks Behind the Rows.In the collection "Night Shift".
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob GuntonOver the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.The story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" in the collection "Different Seasons".
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsIan McKellenBrad RenfroJoshua JacksonA boy blackmails his neighbor after suspecting him to be a Nazi war criminal.In the collection "Different Seasons".
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsWil WheatonRiver PhoenixCorey FeldmanA writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.in the collection "Different Seasons".
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsThomas JaneMarcia Gay HardenLaurie HoldenA freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.in the collection "Skeleton Crew".
- DirectorMichael GornickStarsGeorge KennedyLois ChilesDomenick JohnThree macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker."The Raft" in the collection "Skeleton Crew".
- StarsPatricia WettigDean StockwellTom HollandMost of the passengers on an airplane disappear, and the remainder land the plane in a mysteriously barren airport.In the "Four Past Midnight" collection.
- DirectorDavid KoeppStarsJohnny DeppMaria BelloJohn TurturroA successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.In the "Four Past Midnight" collection.
- DirectorMark PaviaStarsMiguel FerrerJulie EntwisleDan MonahanA reporter is on the trail of a vampiric murderer who travels by plane.In the "Nightmares And Dreamscapes" collection.
- DirectorJeff BeesleyStarsChristian SlaterEmmanuelle VaugierWes BentleyA young man attempts to seek to avenge his wife's death after she is murdered by a Las Vegas mobster.In the "Nightmares And Dreamscapes" collection.
- DirectorMick GarrisStarsChristopher LloydMatt FrewerRaphael SbargeTraveling showman Aaron Quicksilver tells horror tales: a psychotic hitchhiker falls prey to a relentless dangerously-sharp set of chattering teeth, and a human hand that comes alive.A segment called "Chattery Teeth" is a short story in the "Nightmares And Dreamscapes" collection.
- DirectorElio QuirogaStarsJeff EspinozaFrancesca NicollLaura PalaciosAn animated horror zombie-comedy about domestic violence.In the "Nightmares And Dreamscapes" collection.
- DirectorScott HicksStarsAnthony HopkinsAnton YelchinHope DavisWidowed Liz Garfield and her son Bobby change when mysterious stranger Ted Brautigan enters their lives.The book "Hearts In Atlantis" is a collection of interconnected two novellas and three short stories that, when combined together, they form a loose novel in the same way that Ray Bradbury created his "The Martian Chronicles" out of interconnected short stories. The film only uses "Low Men in Yellow Coats and "Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling" from the collection.
- DirectorMick GarrisStarsJonathan JacksonDavid ArquetteBarbara HersheyWhen a man finds out his mother is dying and tries to hitchhike his way to the hospital, he is picked up by a stranger with a deadly secret.In the "Everything's Eventual" collection. A Dollar Baby movie.
- DirectorMikael HåfströmStarsJohn CusackSamuel L. JacksonMary McCormackA man who specialises in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.In the "Everything's Eventual" collection.
- DirectorJohn HarrisonStarsDebbie HarryMatthew LawrenceChristian SlaterTo stall a witch plotting to eat him, a boy reads her horror tales dealing with a collegian's resurrection of a mummy, a murderous cat, and an artist's pact with a gargoyle.In includes the story "The Cat from Hell" that was included as a bonus story in the paperback edition of the "Just After Sunset" collection.
- DirectorPeter AskinStarsJoan AllenAnthony LaPagliaStephen LangAfter 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister secret?In the "Full Dark, No Stars" collection.