Stephen King has admitted that one Oscar-winning adaptation of one of his stories is an even better version than his own book.
King, who has sold hundreds of millions of books, is no stranger to seeing his stories taken to the silver screen, with at least 91 movies made from his books.
Now, as yet another book - The Long Walk - is set for the cinema, he has revealed which of his book adaptations was even better than what he wrote.
Stephen King’s favorite film version of his own book
Stephen King is known as the ‘King of Horror’ for good reason.
From Carrie to It, King is one of the most successful authors of all time, not just within the horror genre.
Not all of his books have been commercially successful, and - in fact - one was even pulled off shelves never to be reprinted again, but that hasn’t stopped King from writing prolifically.
Despite admitting that his health might keep him from working too much longer, and even stating that his next book could be his last, King continues to keep his output high.
He’s even got time to cause a political furore with his remarks about US President Donald Trump.
But this statement might be just as controversial to fans of his work, as King revealed the film that is better than the book.
It might sound like sacrilege to the avid reader, but even Stephen King prefers the film version of Misery.
Rob Reiner’s version of Misery changed a few things
King admitted that he prefers director Rob Reiner’s 1990 adaptation of his book Misery to the original, claiming that it managed to encapsulate some things that he simply couldn’t.
Speaking to the New York Times - no stranger to a bit of controversy involving Donald Trump themselves, of course - King admitted: “The combination of Kathy Bates and James Caan was magic, and it had a touch of humor in it that was really missing from the book.”
Despite the fact that Reiner used some artistic license with King’s work, the author also weighed in on changes to original works that he feels go too far.
King added: “My idea is, ‘Go ahead, bend it and shape it the way that you want it.’
“But if you bought a book to do, you would think that you would want to do that book rather than some other idea.”
That applies to his famous dislike for Stanley Kubrick’s version of The Shining, but apparently not to another Reiner adaptation, Stand By Me.
That was a rework of King’s short story The Body, and King enjoyed how it took on another life for the film.
This time around, The Long Walk has been directed by Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence.
While that movie has changed slightly, King has approved the changes and the overall direction of the film.
As long as the long walk is in the right direction, that’s all that matters, right?