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Eerie Red Balloon Appears in Window of Stephen King’s Home
Now this is some fun viral marketing.
As most diehard Stephen King fans know, King has a home in Bangor, Maine that has been a popular tourist spot in the area for many years now. Bangor is essentially the real-life version of the fictional town of Derry, and the forthcoming release of IT has brought countless fans to the area in recent weeks.
Even King himself is clearly excited about the film, as Bangor music station Z 107.3 reports today that a familiar-looking red balloon has appeared this week in the window of his aforementioned mansion. The red balloon of course has major significance to the IT story, as it’s synonymous with killer clown Pennywise.
Well played, King. Well played.
Andy Muschietti’s IT will arrive in theaters on September 8.
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Stephen King, James Wan & Osgood Perkins Horror Movie ‘The Monkey’ Wraps Filming; Meet the Cast
Three horror powerhouses are coming together for The Monkey, an adaptation of the Stephen King story that’s being produced by James Wan and directed by Osgood Perkins.
The Monkey is a short horror story that appeared in Skeleton Crew, a 1985 collection that also featured The Mist, The Jaunt, The Raft, Survivor Type, The Reach, and more.
Deadline reports today that filming on The Monkey has wrapped, and the website has revealed the full cast for the upcoming horror movie. Read on for everything you need to know.
Theo James (The White Lotus) stars alongside Tatiana Maslany (She–Hulk: Attorney at Law), Elijah Wood (Maniac), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Colin O’Brien (Wonka), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek).
Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Gretel & Hansel, the upcoming Longlegs) wrote the screenplay for the feature film adaptation and he also directed the upcoming movie.
“In The Monkey, when twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them. The brothers decide to throw the monkey away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.
“But when the mysterious deaths begin again, the brothers must reunite to find a way to destroy the monkey for good before it takes the lives of everyone close to them.”
James Wan is producing with Atomic Monster partner Michael Clear (M3GAN), and C2 Motion Picture Group’s Jason Cloth (Joker) and Dave Caplan (Babylon).
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