King was also an avid reader of EC horror comics, and in his memoir On Writing, he shared that from an early age, he was scared of many things, so one of the reasons he started writing horror stories was to drown that scariness of his mind.
"The Shining" (1980)\n\n King famously hates director Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of "The Shining." However, it's still the absolute scariest film based on King's work ever made.
Terrifier 2 is a 2024 American slasher film written, directed, edited and produced by Damien Leone. A sequel to Terrifier (2024), it is the second film centered solely around Art the Clown and third feature-length film to feature the character.
While Vicky plays a role in the sequel, Terrifier 2 has mainly remained standalone and could still be watched without the necessity of seeing the original. While this may seem like a disservice to the franchise, it benefits the audience, as it's more accessible to watch the sequel.