Stephen King Unveils His Next Horror Movie — First Chilling Details Revealed

Stephen King season never really ends. The next one up: Intrinsic Value Films is developing a feature based on King’s short story 'Mister Yummy.' Yes, that’s the title. King keeps it blunt.

What is 'Mister Yummy'?

The film adapts a story from King’s 2015 collection 'The Bazaar of Bad Dreams.' It centers on Ollie Franklin, a gay man staring down mortality while memories and regrets cling like a specter. It’s a quiet, eerie premise more about the dread in the corners than jump scares.

The package so far

• Writer: Troy Blake
• Producer: Thomas Mahoney
• Status: No director, no cast, and no distributor yet
• Sales plan: Intrinsic Value is launching the project at the American Film Market, which means they’re shopping it to buyers and partners right now
• Company slate note: Intrinsic Value is also developing 'Gene,' a Gene Wilder biopic written by Jeremy Roth, after securing the actor’s exclusive life rights

Translation: this is early-days. If it catches heat at AFM, expect names to get attached fast.

King adaptations keep piling up

Over at Warner Bros. Pictures, King’s crime novel 'Billy Summers' is on the way to the screen; the film was first announced in 2023 and is still in the works.

Meanwhile, 'Carrie' is getting a series at Prime Video from 'The Haunting of Hill House' creator Mike Flanagan. The cast so far: Summer H. Howell, Siena Agudong, Matthew Lillard, and Samantha Sloyan. That’s an intriguing mix of fresh faces and ringers.

And if you’ve been tracking the larger King wave, you’ve probably seen projects like Osgood Perkins’ 'The Monkey' and Francis Lawrence’s take on 'The Long Walk' making headlines. 'Mister Yummy' slots neatly into that steady drumbeat of King on screen.

I’ll update once a director, cast, or distributor locks in. For now, it’s a smart, contained King story heading into the marketplace — the kind that lives or dies on tone, casting, and the right filmmaker. Let’s see who bites.