Should you’re lacking Stephen King’s quips, commentary, and media suggestions on Twitter, miss no extra. The bestselling creator has pivoted his focus to Threads. He nonetheless serves up his signature snark and makes time to share what he’s watching. So, it’s identical to his Twitter profile, however with out the entire baggage that one unhinged billionaire dropped at the platform following a current acquisition.
With reference to media suggestions, King just lately posted a couple of streaming collection he’s been watching and the creator is sort of taken. The creator’s put up reads: “The Midwich Cuckoos (Amazon): Stunned there hasn’t been extra speak about this. It’s an excellent re-imagining of John Wyndham’s traditional sci-fi/horror novel.”
King mentions that he’s stunned extra individuals aren’t speaking about this system. I’ve to surprise if that will must do with the collection’ title. It’s taken from the John Wyndham novel upon which it’s based mostly. However the two earlier display renderings went beneath the title Village of the Damned. I’m all for sticking to the supply materials. Nonetheless, I believe the movies have extra identify recognition with the typical shopper than the novel.
Whereas King is an enthusiastic fan of the collection, critics have been divided. That a lot is obvious within the Rotten Tomatoes critics’ consensus, which reads: “This adaptation of John Wyndham’s traditional novel is commonly cuckoo in an off-putting approach and overstays its welcome with a bloated runtime, but it surely holds some diabolical delights for viewers who take pleasure in a science-fiction nightmare.”
David Farr is behind this newest adaptation of the supply materials. He created the collection for the British tv channel Sky Max. Farr could also be finest recognized for writing the screenplay for the 2011 motion movie Hannah.
Though King’s put up says the collection is obtainable on Amazon, it’s truly on AMC+ at current. Should you’re not already a subscriber, the service is at the moment providing a free trial for brand spanking new subscribers.
The setup for The Midwich Cuckoos goes like this:
A supernatural occasion overcomes the quiet village of Midwich and leaves its residents unconscious. Upon waking, they uncover that quite a few girls are pregnant, setting off a determined seek for the reality.
That’s all we now have for you at current. Keep tuned to the location within the close to future for extra thrilling suggestions out of your favourite creators within the style house. Should you’d like to debate the deserves of The Midwich Cuckoos, yow will discover me on Threads @FunWithHorror.
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