Iconic horror author Stephen King will see several of his stories transformed for TV and the big screen in the coming months.

Stephen King is one of those prolific writers whose scope of work is so vast, and whose better projects are so beloved, that it’s easy to forget about the stuff that isn’t so good. The same is true for all the movies based on his short stories and novels—so many of them,

James Wan has his eyes on a beloved Stephen King book to adapt one day, but could the horror maestro succeed where others have failed before him?

Stephen King entered the zeitgeist of American storytelling a half-century ago, and he has not left it since. Decade after decade, Hollywood has returned to the well that King created and continues to fill it with stories that tap into the fears all around us.