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AP Exclusive: Stephen King talks ‘It’ and other adaptations

By SANDY COHEN that some of the adapta- This movie isn’t like that.
AP Entertainment Writer tions that don’t work that You don’t want to see any
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The well are ones where they of them die! You want to
most-adapted author alive buy the concept, the basic see them survive.
introduces himself on the concept, but then say well AP: Can you ever scare
phone as “Steve King.” yes but we’ll do this, that yourself while you’re writ-
More than 60 of Stephen and the other thing to it. ing?
King’s novels and short sto- So I always feel a little bit King: Yeah, from time to
ries have been made into like they bought my launch- time. There are a couple of
movies or TV series over the ing pad and put their own scenes in “It” that aren’t in
past 40 years, with a bum- rocket up, and sometimes the movie... There’s a scene
per crop of recent and the rocket explodes... The in the book where they find
forthcoming releases hit- ones that I like the best this dumping ground where
ting screens. are the ones where they there are all these discard-
A cinematic take on “The stick close to the story and ed appliances, and there’s
Dark Tower” and a TV ad- where I see changes and a refrigerator... And one of
aptation of “Mr. Mercedes” things that have been al- the things I remember is we
launched in August. tered and I say to myself, “I were all told: If you’re play- In this June 1, 2017, photo, author Stephen King speaks at Book
Netflix will premiere its ad- wish I’d thought of that.” ing and you see a discard- Expo America in New York.
aptation of King’s novel AP: Do the stories still feel ed refrigerator, don’t go in Associated Press
“Gerald’s Game” later like yours when you see that, because kids can get
this month, and his novella them adapted for the in there and get locked in writing goes on. So a cou- safe, but on another level,
“1922” in October. And a screen? there and die. So I put a ple of times I’ve been able the stronger the imagining
big-screen version of his King: Yeah, they still feel like discarded refrigerator in to scare myself. is, the more it’s really scary.
epic scary clown tale “It” mine. “It” feels very much the book and when one of I know that when I was So it’s like building rides at
hits theaters Friday. like mine because it sticks the kids opens the door of working on “The Shining” an amusement park.
The celebrated author, close to the book... I think it, it’s full of these leeches and writing about the AP: Many see you as one
who turns 70 this month, some of the reviews are go- that come out... And that woman in room 217 when of the great storytellers
talked with The Associat- ing to say this is “Stand by scared me. So sure. But a the little boy Danny goes of our time, in the tradi-
ed Press about his scariest Me” with monsters. lot of times you feel more up and sees her in the tion of Edgar Allan Poe or
writing experiences and But kids don’t change that powerful than scared be- bathtub. That scared the Nathaniel Hawthorne. Do
how Hollywood handles much... And the nice thing cause you feel like you’re hell out of me. you ever consider yourself
his work. Responses have about “It” as a movie is that the one engineering the AP: Do you like it when that in that context?King: I’ve
been edited for clarity and as a horror movie, it works. frights. happens? read all those people and I
brevity. But one of the reasons it AP: It’s almost surprising King: No, not particularly. respect their work, and I do
AP: How important is it that works — the only reason that you could scare your- But it’s kind of a strong ex- my own work as best that I
adaptations are faithful to that this kind of story ever self, since you know what’s perience. In a way, I do can. And I try not to think
your original work? works — is that you care coming. like it. There’s something too much about the past
King: Well it’s not that im- for the people that are in- King: It’s a little different exhilarating about it. But because there’s so much
portant to me, really. I volved. I mean, you go to a with me because I’m kind that’s the way that it is of it to think about.
think that they’re the best movie like “Friday the 13th” of an instinctive writer. I with any kind of horror fic- And whenever I hear that
when they stick close to and, let’s face it, you’re sort don’t plan much in ad- tion, whether it’s a book I influenced somebody or
the books because, I don’t of rooting to see 12 good- vance. I sort of know where or a movie: there’s an ex- made them want to be a
know, I feel a proprietary in- looking young people killed I’m going, but the specifics, hilaration in it, because on storyteller, that makes me
terest in that. I always think in 12 interesting ways. I let those appear as the one level, you know you’re happy.q
Clinton takes blame in upcoming

book but responds to critics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hill- “I go back over my own to run a traditional cam- Director James Comey’s
ary Clinton takes the blame shortcomings and the mis- paign “while Trump was probe into her private
for her 2016 presidential de- takes we made. I take re- running a reality TV show email server, including his
feat in her upcoming book sponsibility for all of them. that expertly and relentless- late-October decision to
but offers choice words for You can blame the data, ly stoked Americans’ anger issue a letter to Congress
President Donald Trump, blame the message, blame and resentment.”During on the investigation, dis-
her campaign rivals and anything you want — but I the primary, Clinton writes rupted the image of her as
Russian President Vladimir was the candidate,” she that advisers often told her a strong leader.
Putin. writes. “It was my cam- not to fight back against Clinton questions whether
Clinton writes in “What paign. Those were my de- Sanders’ criticism for fear a stronger response from
Happened” that Vermont cisions.” of alienating his support- President Barack Obama This book cover image re-
Sen. Bernie Sanders caused CNN reported Wednesday ers. She says “his attacks to reports of Russian med- leased by Simon & Schuster
shows “What Happened,” by
“lasting damage” to her that it purchased a copy caused lasting damage, dling in the election might Hillary Rodham Clinton.
presidential campaign and of the book in Jacksonville, making it harder to unify have made a difference. Associated Press
pushes back against the Florida ahead of its Sept. 12 progressives in the general And she writes with regret
notion raised by Vice Presi- release date. election and paving the that she never got the
dent Joe Biden that she In the book, Clinton says she way for Trump’s ‘Crooked chance to confront Putin tin that his efforts to influ-
didn’t campaign forcefully miscalculated “how quick- Hillary’ campaign.” in person.“There’s noth- ence our election and in-
enough for middle class ly the ground was shifting As the campaign moved ing I was looking forward stall a friendly puppet had
voters. under all our feet” and tried along, she says then-FBI to more than showing Pu- failed,” she writes.