"I love my life and my wife and kids, but I've always been somewhat quasi-suicidal, constantly wanting to push things past the edge." —Stephen King in Haunted Heart: The Biography of Stephen King by Lisa Rogak, to be published by JR Books on May 16. Among the revelations from the "King of Horror": many of his books were written in cocaine-fueled, alcohol-soaked, cigarette-fumed (two packs a Read more

Coulrophobics (those with a clown phobia), beware: That freaky clown from Stephen King's IT is back — and this time on the big screen instead of in an ABC mini-series. Warner Bros. plans to adapt King's novel for film and has hired Dave Kajganich to make his directorial debut with the scary movie. The story "centers on seven children in a small Maine town who confront the source of a series of Read more

'Tis the season (and now the day!) to be scared out of your mind! While some people might be headed out to party the night away, many folks will get together to watch terrifying movies tonight. Of course, what scares people in movies varies from person to person. The suspense of a movie like Psycho turns some into a ball of nerves. For others, the idea of being possessed by a demonic spirit, as Read more

Lots of intriguing movie news coming out of Hollywood today: Kevin Spacey will star in the indie film Shrink as a depressed therapist who likes to ah, partake of the ganja. (A pot-smoking therapist? That sounds familiar.) His clients in the movie will include "Hollywood characters" like Robin Williams, Keke Palmer, Laura Ramsey and Gore Vidal, among others. Columbia and Sam Raimi will team up Read more

Who knew Stephen King and John Mellencamp had anything in common, much less a desire to write a Broadway musical together? Not I, but apparently it's true, and the two men are collaborating on a musical theater project, scheduled to debut in April 2009, titled Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. The story follows the legend that grows out of the tragic death of two brothers and a girl in the Read more

Happy 2008 and welcome to BuzzSugar's monthly must-haves, where I show off a handful of the things I'm most looking forward to watching, buying, renting and reading. I'm hoping to start the new year off right with the following goodies. To see why these six things are at the top of my list, just read more Read more