The Stand Stephen King

The stand is and will remain my favorite of his books.

The stand stephen king. Ive been a stephen king fan for 40 years. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story night surf and outlines the total breakdown of society after the accidental release of a strain of influenza that had been modified for. The stand alternatively known as stephen king s the stand is a 1994 american television post apocalyptic horror miniseries based on the 1978 novel of the same name by stephen king king also wrote the teleplay and has a minor role in the series. With gary sinise molly ringwald jamey sheridan laura san giacomo.

The stand is a post apocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday the plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. After the world is in ruins due to a man made plague a battle of biblical proportions ensues between the survivors. After a deadly plague kills most of the world s population the remaining survivors split into two groups one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being to face each other in a final battle between good and evil. The few survivors united in groups establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other.

It was directed by mick garris who previously directed the king adaptation sleepwalkers 1992. With james marsden jovan adepo whoopi goldberg amber heard. Created by josh boone benjamin cavell. The fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108 year old mother abagail whoopi goldberg and a handful of survivors.

When news of the covid 19 pandemic broke earlier this year people began readily comparing it to stephen king s 1978 post apocalyptic novel the stand roughly six months into the u s. Yet it is the very combination of timely premise immersive world and rich characters that make benjamin cavell s nine part adaptation of stephen king s the stand wholly relevant. I like all of them but i love a select few and the stand is at the top of the list. If you are already a king fan and you haven t read the stand you ll love this book.

The stand stephen king 1947 publication date.