47 h. ago ‘Terrifying’: Stephen King delivers his verdict on HBO’s IT: Welcome to Derry and fans will love it

Stephen King has delivered his verdict on IT: Welcome to Derry 🎈📺

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52 h. ago Stephen Bear's sad life in Brazil as Georgia Harrison honoured with MBE

Stephen Bear turned his back on the United Kingdom after being convicted as a sex offender and now resides in Brazil, often sharing his life on social media, a very stark contrast to Georgia Harrison

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4 d. ago Prosecutors want longer sentence for Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson

Patterson was sentenced to life in prison for murder of three people who were lunch guests at her home in 2023

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6 d. ago Hearts title warning from Aberdeen as Stephen Kingsley aims for Hibs marker

The Dons flew out of the traps last season before fading to fifth fifth - and now prop the Premiership pile

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7 d. ago Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, according to report

During the 2024-2025 school year, there were more then 6,800 instances of books being pulled, led by the horror authorA new report on book bans in US schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting to limit or eliminate bans.PEN America’s Banned in the USA, released Wednesday, tracks more than 6,800 instances of books being temporarily or permanently pulled for the 2024-2025 school year. The new number is down from more than 10,000 in 2023-24, but still far above the levels of a few years ago, when PEN didn’t even see the need to compile a report. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says

A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored

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1 week ago Murdered guests, unsettling smells and Stephen King’s inspiration: Welcome to the spookiest hotels in the US

Our paranormal portfolio features a Colorado property so eerie that it inspired Stephen King to write The Shining after he stayed there in 1974

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1 week ago ‘She wrote the best first line – and the most chilling stories’: Stephen King on the dark brilliance of Daphne du Maurier

From Rebecca to The Birds and scores of creepy short stories, Du Maurier was queen of the uncanny, writes the US horror maestro‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” It’s one of the most well-known first lines ever written in a novel. Certainly the most memorable; I used it myself as an epigram in my novel Bag of Bones. Daphne du Maurier also wrote what may be the best first line in a tale of the uncanny and outre. Her classic story The Birds opens with this: “On December the third the wind changed overnight and it was winter.” Short, chilly and to the point. It could almost be a weather report.It works so well at the outset of the gripping tale that follows, in which every species of bird attacks humankind, because it’s flat, declarative and realistic. Du Maurier can gin up horror when she wants – see The Doll, The Blue Lenses and the shocking final two pages of Don’t Look Now – but knows that what’s wanted here to instil belie...

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1 week ago Six of America’s spookiest hotels for a hauntingly good Halloween stay

Our paranormal portfolio features a Colorado property so eerie that it inspired Stephen King to write The Shining after he stayed there in 1974

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2 w. ago Welcome to Derry trailer includes Easter eggs from Stephen King films like Carrie and The Shining

Welcome to Derry, the prequel to Stephen King horror It, has released its full trailer and it's terrifying.

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2 w. ago Welcome to Derry trailer riddled with hidden Stephen King Easter eggs

Welcome to Derry's full trailer has been released and it's packed full of nods to some of Stephen King's other work.

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2 w. ago Every Stephen King Easter egg in first Welcome to Derry trailer

It spin-off Welcome to Derry has released its official trailer and its crawling with Stephen King Easter eggs.

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2 w. ago Stephen King slams Donald Trump's free speech remarks, coins brutal new nickname

Stephen King has hit out at Donald Trump over his free speech comments, as the President also faced criticism from CNN over his remarks

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2 w. ago 'Cult classic' horror revenge flick by Stephen King is on TV tonight

The 1976 American supernatural horror film starred Sissy Spacek in the leading role

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3 w. ago Only Murders in the Building fans all say the same thing about 'exquisite' new guest star

The latest episode of Only Murders in the Building introduced three new guest stars, but it was this A-list actress who stole the show as one of the prime murder suspects

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3 w. ago Only Murders fans say the same thing about ‘exquisite’ guest star

A new episode of Only Murders in the Building has introduced viewers to three more guest stars, with one A-list actress quickly becoming the stand-out

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3 w. ago Who were the key figures at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London?

At the march attended by at least 110,000 people, Tommy Robinson was joined by some influential supportersBritain witnessed one of the largest far-right demonstrations in recent memory on Saturday in London.Organised by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, the Unite the Kingdom protest was attended by between 110,000 and 150,000 people, exceeding the estimates of organisers, while about 5,000 “anti-racism” campaigners mounted a counter-protest. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scottish schoolgirl, 17, who was inspired by Stephen King makes BBC Young Writers’ Award shortlist

The story was praised for its originality, gothic overtones and use of a feline narrative perspective

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3 w. ago Tommy Robinson rally prompts police to issue important advice for Muslims

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon, has organised the Unite the Kingdom march for Saturday, September 13 featuring appearances by Jordan Peterson and Katie Hopkins

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3 w. ago Stephen King deletes post and apologizes for his 'lies' about Charlie Kirk

The 77-year-old author faced backlash for making a comment on X, formerly Twitter, and suggesting that the late right-wing activist had 'advocated stoning gays to death.'

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