Fairy Tale by Stephen King review – a terrifying treat
Teenager Charlie must journey to another world in this transporting tale with echoes of HP Lovecraft and The Wizard of Oz
August 2022
Where to start with
Where to start with: Stephen King
Week in geek
Who should Predator fight next? Yoda, Children of the Corn, or Sid from Toy Story?
July 2022
The Godfather star James Caan dies aged 82
Actor who played Sonny Corleone in the groundbreaking 1972 epic engineered a comeback after his career went off the rails in the early 1980s
June 2022
The Black Phone review – Ethan Hawke is eerily good in scary-clown kidnap horror
This month's best paperbacks
This month’s best paperbacks: Sally Rooney, Stephen King and more
May 2022
Firestarter review – soggy Stephen King remake struggles to ignite
Zac Efron tries his best in an otherwise regrettable retread of the horror author’s tale of a girl with superpowers
October 2021
‘The twists and turns are riveting’: Stephen King, Paula Hawkins and others on their favourite le Carré
The master of espionage wrote 26 novels – top authors share the books they love the most
August 2021
Take risks and tell the truth: how to write a great short story
Drawing on writers from Anton Chekhov to Kit de Waal, Donal Ryan explores the art of writing short fiction. Plus Chris Power on the best books for budding short story writers
How we made
Kiefer Sutherland and Rob Reiner: how we made Stand By Me
‘River Phoenix was like a 13-year-old James Dean. There was so much soul there’
Thrillers of the month
The best recent thrillers – review roundup
Book of the day
Billy Summers by Stephen King review – his best book in years
Three things
‘It could be anywhere’: Celia Pacquola on losing vibrators and saving Stephen King
June 2021
TV review
Lisey’s Story review – a swollen snoozefest from Stephen King
Joan Allen: ‘Acting’s like tennis. You bring your game’
March 2021
Thrillers of the month
The best recent thrillers – review roundup
Mystery unravels layer by layer in intricate tales of trafficking, abduction and a New Yorker with a sixth sense – plus, a 27th outing for Alan Banks
January 2021
Top 10s
Top 10 books about spirit mediums
How Stephen King’s gun essay found new life in ‘Gomorrah’
November 2020
Misery at 30: a terrifying look at the toxicity of fandom
'It had been on my shelf for years': readers share their lockdown reads