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With a career spanning over half a century as the most recognizable name in horror storytelling, it's safe to say that Stephen King knows how to scare the pants off of you. But whereas most of his page-turning chillers are almost always as terrifying as possible, sometimes, the Hollywood adaptations of his work can miss the mark, fright-wise.

Due to the sheer volume of Stephen King adaptations made over the decades, not all of them are winners, but the ones that hit their target are some of the scariest movies of all time. In fact, if it wasn't for Stephen King, we might not have some of the most iconic moments in horror movie history.

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After accruing her fifth Best Drama Guest Actress Emmy nomination for her turn as Ophelia Harkness in the sixth and final season of ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder,” Cicely Tyson now holds the record for the most bids in this category. And if setting one record wasn’t already enough, the actress could set one of the following two in September: If she triumphs at 95, she’ll become the oldest winner in this category; if she doesn’t, she’ll be the single performer with the most bids without a win.

The episode she has submitted for consideration to Emmy judges is the series closer “Stay.” Ophelia returns to Philly to attend her daughter Annalise’s (Viola Davis) trial, as she faces multiple murder charges, including that of her husband Sam (Tom Verica). On the evening before her closing statement, Annalise queries whether she’s even worthy of an acquittal,...

Stars: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Henry Thomas, Carel Struycken, Kate Siegel, Chiara Aurelia, Gwendolyn Mulamba | Written by Jeff Howard | Directed by Mike Flanagan

Mike Flanagan has been on a pretty successful run when it comes to horrors. With Absentia, Oculus, Hush and Ouija: Origin of Evil, it is fair to say he has brought us well made horror that actually delivers. Now that Gerald’s Game has arrived on Netflix, can he continue his success.

Gerald’s Game is the story of Jessie Birlingame (Carla Gugino) who agrees to go on a retreat with her husband Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) to find the spark in her marriage. Letting him handcuff her to the bed to spice up their love life, things go horribly wrong when he dies of a heart attack, leaving Jessie trapped with her own mental demons, along with what lurks in the shadows of the seemingly empty house.