Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Stephen King’s novels and short stories have made the jump to other media for years, most notably to the big screen, but only one movie adaptation of King’s works has won an Oscar. Stephen King has been terrorizing generations of readers for decades, and it all began in 1974 with Carrie.
Misery Is The Only Stephen King Horror Movie That Won An Oscar In 1987, King brought the psychological horror novel Misery, which introduced readers to romance novelist Paul Sheldon and his self-proclaimed number-one fan, Annie Wilkes. Misery was a big success, with critics praising King for not relying on fantasy elements. Misery got its film adaptation shortly after, with Rob Reiner as director and starring James Caan as Paul Sheldon and Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes.