
Welcome to 2025. A brand new 12 months, with new information however nonetheless the identical Lilja, Dread Central’s Stephen King correspondent. Most information has been about Welcome to Derry. However first, we have to discuss concerning the HUGE information that lately King dropped on us.
The Talisman 3 Is Coming!
On January 10, Stephen King posted the next message on Threads:

King is engaged on The Talisman 3. That is enormous. Individuals have been asking for this ebook for years and plenty of thought it might by no means occur after Peter Straub’s passing. Some even thought he may collaborate with one other writer for it. Personally, I didn’t like that. It might really feel so mistaken to exchange Straub.
Minutes after the primary put up King posted this message:

Right here he mainly tells us he’s utilizing concepts that Straub despatched him earlier than he died, and The Talisman 3 will probably be a collaboration between them. Wonderful I say!
King additionally tells us he can by no means make certain a ebook will probably be carried out till it’s so there’s a probability he gained’t deliver it to the end line. However I really feel comfy that he’ll. My guess is that he has already written an enormous a part of it, or a minimum of he has an concept of the way it will go. I’ll even go so far as to say that I believe it would come out as early as 2026. However we’ll see. It’s excellent news anyhow and I’ve been smiling ever since we acquired it.
Extra Literary Stephen King Information
However this isn’t all in the case of information about King’s written stuff. I simply learn a brand new King quick story. It’s known as The Further Hour and is included in Cemetery Dance #79. It’s a really fascinating story that you simply may need to keep away from when you’ve got issues sleeping… It appears like basic King and I’m certain you’ll all adore it.

The problem additionally accommodates, in addition to his column Stephen King Information From The Useless Zone, an interview Bev Vincent did with King by which he talks about writing shorter tales. It additionally has an interview with Kris Webster, a brilliant collector and one of many individuals behind the KingCon.
Extra Information On Welcome To Derry
In an interview with Radio TU, Andy Muschietti revealed that he needs to do three seasons of Welcome to Derry, happening 27 years aside, with the primary season set in 1962, the second in 1935, and the third in 1908. These of you who know your IT and Pennywise historical past know that Pennywise is again each 27 years. Muschietti additionally revealed that we are able to look ahead to the primary season premiering on HBO in September.
We additionally acquired an interview by Completely happy Unhappy Confused podcast with Invoice Skarsgård the place he talked about being again as Pennywise. Within the interview, he known as the sequence “fairly hardcore”. That is wanting higher and higher.
Right here Comes The Monkey
Osgood Perkins gave us a brand new clip from The Monkey as a Christmas current, and I have to admit that I don’t know tips on how to really feel about this film. It seems to be fairly bloody however then it additionally seems to be like a comedy, because of the very up-tempo music within the trailer. It’s a wierd combine and I’m hoping for a scary and bloody film however I’m a bit afraid it’s extra of a Scary Film kind of film (Scary Film is a comedy for these of you that don’t acknowledge the title). I assume we’ll know in a few month!
The Working Man Is On The Horizon
We additionally acquired the excellent news that The Working Man launch has been bumped up two and a half weeks and can now be launched on November 7, 2025. And we acquired some extra casting information. We’ll see actor David Zayas (Angel Batista on Dexter) within the film. His character’s title is Richard Manuel, identical as the person posing as Richard Bachman on the quilt of Thinner. How’s that for an Easter Eggs? We additionally know that Colman Domingo from Concern of the Strolling Useless has been solid as the sport present host Damon Killian, performed memorably by Richard Dawson within the 1987 model of the movie (which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger).
As you’ll be able to see quite a bit is going on and in addition to preserving monitor on all of this, I acquired some fascinating stuff to assessment within the final couple of days. Apart from Cemetery Dance difficulty #79 I acquired a replica of Salem’s Lot 45th Anniversary Celebration, in addition to TASCHEN’s ebook about The Shining. Search for critiques on these on Lilja’s Library. And for people who’s I’m additionally ending up the final touches of my subsequent ebook about King known as Stephen King: (Odd) Anecdotes. The plan is to have it out within the fall.

So I acquired my plate full, however it doesn’t matter what, be sure you learn a ebook. Perhaps The Talisman and Black Home in preparation for The Talisman 3…
Till subsequent time. Take care.
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