The Monkey review – fear is the key in a terrifyingly brilliant toy story
The Monkey review – slapdash splatter comedy is a grating misfire
November 2024
What we're reading
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in November
Stephen King leaves X, describing atmosphere as ‘too toxic’
October 2024
Carrie review – Brian De Palma’s horror masterpiece is a death metal spectacle of carnage
Salem’s Lot review – anaemic adaptation of Stephen King’s 70s vampire novel
The books of my life
Stephen King: ‘I loved Lord of the Flies the way kids love Harry Potter’
Salem’s Lot review – Stephen King’s small-town vampire rework lacks bite
September 2024
The Shawshank Redemption at 30: is it really the greatest film ever made?
It suffered at the box office and failed to win any Oscars, but the 1994 prison drama is still seen by many as greater than The Godfather
Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck wins Toronto film festival award
Audience award, typically handed to film that goes on to enjoy Oscar success, was won by Tom Hiddleston-led drama
This month's best paperbacks
This month’s best paperbacks: Stephen King, Anne Michaels and more
Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some exciting new paperbacks, from a Booker-longlisted novel to a history of the Oxford English Dictionary
August 2024
Book of the day
Dogs and Monsters by Mark Haddon review – brilliant tales of beasts
Major publishers sue Florida over ‘unconstitutional’ school book ban
July 2024
Five of the best
Five of the best body horror novels
Will Biden’s loss of celebrity support make a real difference?
October 2023
The books of my life
Richard Armitage: ‘I used to stand on the Lord of the Rings to reach the top shelf in my wardrobe’
The actor and author on his love of fantasy fiction, the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius, and why he doesn’t want a second bite of Proust
Christine review – Stephen King’s evil car still has a one-track mind
John Carpenter’s enjoyably pulpy adaptation of King’s 1983 horror novel, about a car that infects its owners with evil, gets a 40th-anniversary revival
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines review – pointless horror prequel
Stephen King’s small-town horror gets a competently made yet thoroughly unnecessary new chapter, an easily skippable Halloween time-waster
September 2023
Book of the day
Holly by Stephen King review – unlikely serial killers
King’s dogged private detective returns in this dark and lyrical thriller set during the pandemic
August 2023
Stephen King says he may continue the Talisman series
The book would continue the two he wrote with the late Peter Straub, while new stories are due next year
