Curse that Stephen King. Despite some first-rate movies ("The Shawshank Redemption," "Stand by Me," "The Dead Zone"), his writings frequently defy coherent translation to TV. TNT offers the latest stab -- and slash and burn -- with an eight-part anthology derived from the bestselling author's short stories.

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...

Stephen King and television have a long, erratic relationship. His writings have generated programs that range from epic and imaginative to unnecessary and tiresome. Nightmares & Dreamscapes, an eight-hour series debuting Wednesday on TNT, reflects King’s wobbly history on the small screen.The new series is a Twilight Zone-style anthology that offers a different story and […]