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Iconic author Stephen King is rather prone to taking to social media to champion noteworthy efforts from other creators that he happens upon in the wild. The bestselling author has even praised several efforts based on his own work over the years. Today, we have a recommendation to share that bridges that gap. This recommendation, which is pulled from one of the author’s tweets, is a Netflix series that the beloved author compares to his own output as well as to another beloved Netflix original series. See what we mean below.

You had us at Stranger Things. With the added distinction that Marianne has a King-esque quality to it, we’re now even more stoked on this one! If King’s endorsement has enticed you to check out the series, make your way over to Netflix and give it a shot!

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It’s hard to believe, but Cobweb star Lizzy Caplan hasn’t made a full-fledged horror movie until now. The genre is often a rite of passage for younger actors, especially modern-day performers, but surprisingly, the opportunities never came Caplan’s way despite launching her career 24 years ago. She started out with a handful of appearances on Paul Feig and Judd Apatow’s Freaks and Geeks, as well as the latter’s Undeclared, and she first got to know Seth Rogen through both of the aforementioned comedic projects. Oddly enough, Rogen’s production company, Point Grey, would bring her Chris Thomas Devlin’s Cobweb script two decades later.

In 2004, Caplan’s life forever changed by way of her breakout performance as the witty and brash Janis Ian in Tina Fey and Mark Waters’ now-classic comedy, Mean Girls. So, besides having an aversion to horror movies, Caplan tends to believe that...

Samuel Bodin's new film, Cobweb, will be available to see exclusively in theaters beginning Friday, July 21st. Following a young boy named Peter who hears a mysterious tapping on the other side of his wall, the film manages to incite genuine terror and purposefully avoids falling into slasher territory. Cobweb's horror doesn't rely on graphic depictions of gore and instead focuses its efforts on slowly building feelings of anticipation and dread.

Of course, the underlying trepidation could not be achieved without such a talented cast. Lizzy Caplan plays Peter's mom, Carol, and has over 60 acting credits to her name. Caplan is most well-known for her roles in Mean Girls, Now You See Me 2, and the 2023 Fatal Attraction reboot. Woody Norman, Antony Starr, and Cleopatra Coleman also star.

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