Best Stephen King screen adaptations

Scenes (clockwise) from “The Shining,” “Carrie,” “Misery” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” (WTOP collage via YouTube)
WTOP's Jason Fraley salutes the best Stephen King adaptations (Jason Fraley)

WASHINGTON — Stephen King’s “It” finally gets an overdue big-screen adaptation on Friday.

It’s just the latest of more than 60 King works to hit movie and TV screens over the past 40 years, including “The Dark Tower,” “Mr. Mercedes,” “Gerald’s Game” and “1922” this year.

As the acclaimed author turns 70 this month, we’re looking back on his prolific career.

Which page-to-screen adaptations have worked best over the past four decades?

Check out our countdown of 13 unforgettable adaptations:

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Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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