Harrigans

Image via Netflix Spooky season is finally in full swing, which means a slew of fresh spooktacular forms of entertainment media are being thrust into the bulging horror bubble. Naturally, the majority of horror fans look forward to new adaptations of the work of the master of the macabre, Stephen King. This year a fresh-faced King-inspired project, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, is the hot new thing in town, though some are already warning viewers to stay away. Nevertheless, any new Stephen King adaptation is a must for…

The mostly quiet adaptation of Stephen King novella Mr Harrigan’s Phone is underscored by a distracting and familiar sound. It’s that desperate post-It scrape of the large barrel of stories he’s written, studios searching for third- and fourth-tier books to be dragged to the screen, an ungainly process that only serves to highlight the author’s weakest spots.Recently, we’ve shrugged our way through Pablo Larraín’s visually arresting yet otherwise uninteresting Apple series Lisey’s Story, the dull Adrien Brody-led…

Netflix He may be the first name to pop into one’s head when talking about horror books, but the work of Stephen King has long been a nigh-unstoppable force in the world of cinema; even a woeful Rotten Tomatoes score for 2022’s Firestarter adaptation can’t stop the creative goldmine of King’s brain, which has brought us the likes of It, Gerald’s Game, and more adaptations of Carrie than we care to keep track of. Regardless, it seems like every King adaptation falls quite firmly on one side or the other as far as…

Image: Netflix Netflix has released the trailer for its latest Stephen King adaptation, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, which is based on the short story by the same name. In the trailer, we see Craig, played by Jaeden Martell (who starred in the recent It adaptations and Knives Out), bonding with the titular Mr. Harrigan, an aging billionaire played by Donald Sutherland (President Snow in The Hunger Games and Mr. Bennet in 2005’s Pride and Prejudice). According to Netflix’s description, the movie is about…

Photo by Joe Kohen/Getty Images the New Yorker Legendary horror author Stephen King is no stranger to horror movies bearing his name in the credits. After all, there have been more than 80 films made from his source material. However, King recently saw a cut of the upcoming Netflix film Mr. Harrigan’s Phone and called it “brilliant.” The film follows the story of a young boy who befriends a reclusive millionaire and puts a phone in his pocket when the man dies. Later, he’s shocked to find out he can…