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Stephen King adaptations

Order by the year each film was released or each series premiered. You place all 42 cards on one timeline, one at a time. You start with three lives, and ten right in a row wins a lost one back.

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How to play the Stephen King adaptations timeline game

These cards are films and TV series adapted from Stephen King's stories. Under each title you'll see whether it's a film or a series, with the director for films and the channel or streaming service for series. Sort them by the year each was released or premiered. One card starts on the line with its year in view. Place each new card in a gap; a correct pick shows its year, while a wrong one still lands in place and costs one of three lives.

King has been adapted almost nonstop since his first novel, so the deck mixes horror classics, prison dramas, coming-of-age stories, network miniseries and streaming shows. An adaptation can arrive decades after the book, so knowing when a novel came out only gets you part of the way. The director line is a strong clue, since some filmmakers returned to King more than once. A few stories were adapted twice, so check which version you have.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 28 of the 42 cards you might be dealt, with 14 more in the deck. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

  • Carrie Film by Brian De Palma
  • 'Salem's Lot TV series by Tobe Hooper
  • Creepshow Film by George A. Romero
  • Cujo Film by Lewis Teague
  • Christine Film by John Carpenter
  • Children of the Corn Film by Fritz Kiersch
  • Maximum Overdrive Film by Stephen King
  • Stand by Me Film by Rob Reiner
  • Pet Sematary Film by Mary Lambert
  • Misery Film by Rob Reiner
  • The Stand TV series by Mick Garris
  • The Shawshank Redemption Film by Frank Darabont
  • Apt Pupil Film by Bryan Singer
  • The Green Mile Film by Frank Darabont
  • Dreamcatcher Film by Lawrence Kasdan
  • Secret Window Film by David Koepp
  • The Mist Film by Frank Darabont
  • Haven TV series on Syfy
  • 11.22.63 TV series on Hulu
  • It Film by Andy Muschietti
  • Mr. Mercedes TV series on Audience
  • The Dark Tower Film by Nikolaj Arcel
  • It Chapter Two Film by Andy Muschietti
  • Doctor Sleep Film by Mike Flanagan
  • Lisey's Story TV series on Apple TV+
  • The Boogeyman Film by Rob Savage
  • The Long Walk Film by Francis Lawrence
  • The Running Man (remake) Film by Edgar Wright

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