Everything That’s Streaming in October 2026
AI drama, ‘Carrie’ returns, a Kazan helms ‘East of Eden,’ horror for Halloween, and more
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Stephen King
Thrilling, Funny, and Sad Tales of Modern Manhood
Danny McBride wonders: Are the men OK?
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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ the best Stephen King adaptation not actually based on his work?
Apple’s creepy comedy benefits from excellent showrunners
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‘Exiles’ Is the Sci-Fi Novel I Need To Tell You About
Mason Coile’s final novel is a taut, frightening read
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Broadcast Bloodsport: ‘The Running Man’ Reloaded
Edgar Wright’s take on Stephen King’s prescient story delivers humor and glitzy violence
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Revenge of the Nerds: Stephen King Edition
‘The Institute’ is collecting gifted children on MGM+
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Are Blurbs Dead?
Reply hazy, try again later
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The Case for Writers Staying on Twitter (X, Whatever)
Don’t leave just as the show’s getting good
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America Tells Hollywood to Get Lost
The age of the celebrity political endorsement is dead
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Book Review: ‘You Like It Darker’
Stephen King releases an unpretentious but uneven book of stories
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Russia’s War On Books
The ideas of mainstream authors fall victim to Putin-approved censorship under a spurious new law outlawing “propaganda”
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Ten Books We’re Looking Forward To This Fall
Peak reading season is here
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The French Disconnection
Criterion Channel’s edit of a classic 1971 film is latest attempt to expunge all traces of past insensitivity
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Federal Judge Blocks Penguin Random House/Simon & Schuster Merger
Will authors benefit? Could a breakup of Amazon’s publishing monopoly be next?
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Annie Ernaux Ascends
Nobel committee bestows its literary award on an introspective French author
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