02438nam 2200565Ia 450 991081030840332120240516045733.01-283-16273-397866131627311-84150-455-6(CKB)2560000000072738(EBL)685154(OCoLC)714572248(SSID)ssj0000541576(PQKBManifestationID)11334166(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541576(PQKBWorkID)10499030(PQKB)10441166(MiAaPQ)EBC685154(Au-PeEL)EBL685154(CaPaEBR)ebr10465915(CaONFJC)MIL316273(EXLCZ)99256000000007273820101015d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStephen King on the small screen /Mark Browning1st ed.Bristol, UK ;Chicago Intellect20111 online resource (194 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84150-412-2 Includes bibliographical references.Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Vampires; Chapter 2: Stalk & Slash?; Chapter 3: Monsters vs Aliens; Chapter 4: Sometimes They Come Back; Chapter 5: Apocalypse Now; Chapter 6: Tales of the Unexpected; Conclusion; References; Back CoverIn this follow up to Stephen King on the Big Screen (2009) Mark Browning turns his critical eye upon the much-neglected subject of the best-selling author's work in television, examining what it is about King's fiction that makes it particularly suitable for the small screen.By focusing on this body of work, from ratings successes The Stand and The Night Flier to lesser- known TV films Storm of the Century (1999), Rose Red (2002), Kingdom Hospital (2003) and the 2004 remake of Salem's Lot, Browning is able to articulate how these adaptations work and, in turn, suggest new ways of viewing them.American fictionTelevision adaptationsAmerican fiction791.456164813/.54Browning Mark1966-1635613MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810308403321Stephen King on the small screen3976482UNINA