TMP Television Edition: Books You Want to be Adapted into a TV Series

Wandering through the Shelves hosts a weekly movie challenge in which you choose 3-5 movies based on that Thursday’s theme and explain why you chose those movies.

Today’s theme is Books You Want to be Adapted into a TV Series.

Needful Things (Stephen King)

Needful Things was adapted into a 1993 movie starring Ed Harris and Max von Sydow. It’s not my favorite, although I think Max von Sydow was wonderful as the proprietor of Needful Things, Leland Gaunt. However, the wonderful thing about this novel is how it builds the tension between the people of Castle Rock until anger and jealousy escalate into full-blown violence. I don’t think a 2-hour movie can truly do the book justice, and this is the one King novel I desperately want to become a series.

Synopsis: Terror began in January—by the light of the full moon… The first scream came from the snowbound railwayman who felt the werewolf’s fangs ripping at his throat. The next month there was a scream of ecstatic agony from the woman attacked in her cozy bedroom.

Now scenes of unbelievable horror unfold each time the full moon shines on the isolated Maine town of Tarker’s Mills. No one knows who will be attacked next. But one thing is sure. When the full moon rises, a paralyzing fear sweeps through Tarker’s Mills. For snarls that sound like human words can be heard whining through the wind. And all around are the footprints of a monster whose hunger cannot be sated…

Fear Street: The Cheerleaders Saga (R.L. Stine)

I grew up on Fear Street, and in many ways, it was my introduction to horror. With the success of the Fear Street trilogy on Netflix, I will keep my fingers crossed that some of the novels will be picked up for adaptation. My very favorite of the series was the Cheerleader saga, and given how many books there are devoted to the Evil, I think it would make an amazing series if it’s done right.

Synopsis: Newcomers Corky and Bobbi Corcoran want more than anything to make the cheerleading squad at Shadyside High. But as soon as the Corcoran sisters are named to the team, terrible things happen to the cheerleaders.

Cycle of the Werewolf (Stephen King)

Okay, I know Cycle of the Werewolf was adapted into a movie (Silver Bullet), but I would absolutely love to see this become a six-episode limited series as it goes through a year of werewolf attacks. I would also love to see it stay a little more faithful to the short story, although Silver Bullet was fine. This is one of my favorite Stephen King novellas, especially the artwork by the late, great Bernie Wrightson. I would love to see someone take his vision and translate it to the screen… it’s certainly a dream of mine to see.

Synopsis: Terror began in January—by the light of the full moon… The first scream came from the snowbound railwayman who felt the werewolf’s fangs ripping at his throat. The next month there was a scream of ecstatic agony from the woman attacked in her cozy bedroom.

Now scenes of unbelievable horror unfold each time the full moon shines on the isolated Maine town of Tarker’s Mills. No one knows who will be attacked next. But one thing is sure. When the full moon rises, a paralyzing fear sweeps through Tarker’s Mills. For snarls that sound like human words can be heard whining through the wind. And all around are the footprints of a monster whose hunger cannot be sated…
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