Acknowledgments vii A Note on Style viii Preface 1 Part One: Carrie 5 Origin Story 5 Development Hell (Oral History) 8 First Draft (1975) 10 Development Hell (Oral History) 16 Second Draft (January 20, 1976, with Revisions) 17 Reflections on the Film (Oral History) 22 An Interview with Lawrence D. Cohen (2019) 23 Legacy (The Musical, The Sequel, The Pilot) 33 Bryan Fuller's CARRIE (2002) 36 An Interview with Bryan Fuller (2019) 42 Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's CARRIE (2011) 49 Kimberly Peirce's CARRIE (2013) 55 Reset 59 Part Two: 'Salem's Lot 61 Origin Story 61 Stirling Silliphant's First Draft (March 12, 1976) 65 Silliphant's Revised First Draft (July 16, 1976) 69 Development Hell (Oral History) 71 Paul Monash's SALEM'S LOT (1979) 73 Reflections on the Film (Oral History) 79 Legacy (The TV Series, The Sequel, The Radio Drama) 81 Peter Filardi's SALEM'S LOT (2004) 84 An Interview with Peter Filardi (2016) 90 A Follow-up Interview with Peter Filardi (2019) 92 Reset 97 Part Three: The Shining 99 Origin Story 99 Development Hell (Oral History) 102 A Philosophy of Fantasy Horror 106 Early Synopses (June–August 1977) 108 Early Treatment (August 1977) 110 Later Treatment 116 Shooting Script (March 30, 1978) 121 A Work in Progress 129 Reflections on the Film (Oral History) 135 An Interview with Diane Johnson (2020) 138 Stephen King as Filmmaker 146 Stephen King's THE SHINING (1996) 150 Legacy (ROOM 237, THE OVERLOOK, DOCTOR SLEEP) 161 An Interview with Stephen King (1978) by David Chute 164 Bibliography 173 Index 179