THE plot is so fantastic that it might seem absurd to ask, “Why?” As in: Why is the William Hurt character, a professional hitman, sent to assassinate th...

In this eight-part, four-week TNT series, Mr. King serves up nightmares and grand subjects for horror.

Stephen King and television have a long, erratic relationship. His writings have generated programs that range from epic and imaginative to unnecessary and t...

Curse that Stephen King. Despite some first-rate movies ("The Shawshank Redemption," "Stand by Me," "The Dead Zone"), his writings frequently defy coherent t...