So with so much out there, where should you begin?

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Sam Haysom is the General Assignment Editor, UK, for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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on October 31, 2026

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What is the best Stephen King adaptation ever made? There are well over 100 film and TV adaptations of the horror author’s stories out there, with more being made each year. This October saw the release of Mike Flanagan’s Carrie , a story that by itself has been adapted multiple times for film, TV and even stage.

So with so much out there, where should you begin? If you’ve finished binging Carrie and want more, what’s worth watching next? To get you started we’ve put together a countdown of our top 10 Stephen King movie adaptations.

Clearly there are many incredible Stephen King adaptations that didn’t make this list. Out of over 100, there are bound to be.…