A quality Stephen King horror film adaptation needs to be as terrifying as possible, but one classic King film, Cujo, almost wasn't. Adaptations like Andy Muschiettit's 2017 IT brought King's villain to life through Bill Skarsgård's incredible performance as Pennywise The Dancing Clown. While King may have despised Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, it's undeniable that Jack Nicholson also embodied Jack Torrance.
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