Just in time for Halloween, has revealed his favorite . As a kid, the author’s answer for the “scariest” movie was 1966’s , which got a mostly terrible 1999 remake. Speaking of 1999 horror flicks, was King’s favorite when he got older, but now, at 77 years old, it’s director George A.
Romero’s . “This movie has lost its elemental power over the years — has become almost a Midnite Madness joke, like — but I still remember the helpless terror I felt when I first saw it,” he wrote for about the black-and-white zombie masterpiece. “And now that I think of it, there’s a real similarity to , both with minimal or no music, both cast with unknown actors who seem barely capable of summer stock in Paducahville, both with low-tech special effects.
They work not in spite of those things, but because of them.” You can stream on . King previously revealed his favorite adaptations of his own work.
“I have a number that I like, but I love and I’ve always enjoyed working with Frank. He’s a sweet guy. Frank Darabont,” he told .
“And I love the Rob Reiner thing, .” isn’t a horror movie, although crawling through a is pretty terrifying..