Mine:

1. Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980)
2. Carrie (1976)
3. Salem's Lot (1979)
4. The Dead Zone (1983)
5. Stephen King's The Stand (1994)
6. Stephen King's IT (1991)
7. Christine (1983)
8. Stephen King's Storm of the Century (1999)
9. Misery (1991)
10. Stand By Me (1986)

For my list I am only mentioning feature films and not counting his mini-series such as It, The Stand, Salem's Lot...

These are also in no particular order:


1. The Green Mile (1999)
2. The Mist (2007)
3. Silver Bullet (1985)
4. Misery (1990)
5. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
6. Carrie (1976)
7. The Shining (1980)
8. Pet Sematary (1983)
9. Apt. Pupil (1998)
10. Children of the Corn (1984)

In no order:

Carrie '76
The Shining '80
The Green Mile
Misery
The Shawshank Redemption
Stand By Me
The Dead Zone
Delores Claiborne
Cujo
Pet Sematary

Favorite Miniseries: Salem's Lot

Favorite Miniseries: Salem's Lot

I assume you mean the original and not the 2004 Donald Sutherland / Rob Lowe version, right?

Or did you like the both of them?

I assume you mean the original and not the 2004 Donald Sutherland / Rob Lowe version, right?

Or did you like the both of them?

Whoops, I forgot to put '79.

Whoops, I forgot to put '79.

I had a feeling you meant the original but wanted to make sure.

From my experience people either really like or really hate the new version.

I had a feeling you meant the original but wanted to make sure.

From my experience people either really like or really hate the new version.

I didn't hate the new version, it was pretty decent. In some ways closer to the book- especially Hauer's portrayal of Barlow. But Hooper's version is far more effective...plus watching it on TV when it originally aired as a kid left a lasting impression on me.

My favorite SK works -

1)Carrie - I've seen this soooo many times!!
2)Dolores Clairborne
3)Creep Show - ditto
4)The Dead Zone
5)Thinner
6)Misery
7)Shawshank
8)The Stand
9)The Green Mile
10)The Shinning

Oh sorry, I meant "The Shining"!!:D

I'm gonna say...

(in no order)

1) Cat's Eye
2) Salem's Lot
3) The Dead Zone
4) The Shining
5) Carrie
6) Misery
7) The Green Mile
8) Christine
9) Shawshank Redemption
10) Stand By Me

I didn't hate the new version, it was pretty decent. In some ways closer to the book- especially Hauer's portrayal of Barlow. But Hooper's version is far more effective...plus watching it on TV when it originally aired as a kid left a lasting impression on me.

Yeah, I have heard that the 2004 version follows the book more closely.

They did the same thing with Children of the Corn recently... Syfy did a tv-movie that followed King's novel more than the original film. Did that make this good... no.


Back to Salem's Lot... you're right the original was more effective. The new version wasn't as terrifying as the original, it had a pretty low scare factor.

Dang, I forgot about Silver Bullet and Creepshow...this is why I'm not good with Top 10 lists.

Yeah, I have heard that the 2004 version follows the book more closely.

They did the same thing with Children of the Corn recently... Syfy did a tv-movie that followed King's novel more than the original film. Did that make this good... no.


Back to Salem's Lot... you're right the original was more effective. The new version wasn't as terrifying as the original, it had a pretty low scare factor.

The original Children of the Corn is good up until the part where Isaac steps out of the corn looking like he just stuck is finger in the light socket.

The SyFy remake's main problem for me were the kids, none of them were creepy- the kid that played Isaac just looked and sounded like he was reciting memorized lines. John Franklin and Courtney Gains were creepy.

The original Children of the Corn is good up until the part where Isaac steps out of the corn looking like he just stuck is finger in the light socket.

The SyFy remake's main problem for me were the kids, none of them were creepy- the kid that played Isaac just looked and sounded like he was reciting memorized lines. John Franklin and Courtney Gains were creepy.

For the Syfy version they actually casted kids so they were inexperienced and for most it was their first acting gig. So it's pretty obvious why these kids weren't that great.

Syfy mentioned that the kids were "the most difficult part of the film" during the making of it.