I wrote earlier about a young Canadian filmmaker, Matthieu Ratthe, and his demo trailer of The Talisman -- the 1984 Stephen King and Peter Straub collaboration. (Some huge sites, like USAToday.com and AintItCoolNews, took note of this blog and also wrote up about it.) Film rights were purchased by Steven Spielberg around the time of publication, but so far, every attempt at bringing this to the screen (big or small) has failed. Ratthe's video was an attempt to get Spielberg and Co's attention...
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In 1984, two of America's most popular authors, Stephen King and Peter Straub, collaborated on what was anticipated to be "the greatest horror novel of all time": The Talisman. Critical reception was mixed, due in no small part to the fact the book - despite the reputations of its creators - was not a horror story. It was, in fact, a coming of age fantasy involving a young boy on a grand quest.From the FlapJack Sawyer, twelve years old, is about to begin a most fantastic journey - an exalting, ...
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