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Stephen Kingenjoys recommending horror movies and current TV shows on his social media accounts, and now he’spraising the upcoming adaptation of a short story by his son Joe Hill.
On his Threads account, King posted about the movie adaptation ofAbraham’s Boys, Hill’s short story that was published in 2007.King called it “a creepfest"and mentioned that fans will likely be able towatch the horror movie on Shuddersoon.
On April 2nd, 2025,Varietyreported thatShudder and RLJE Films bought the worldwide rights toAbraham’s Boys, which starsBoschactor Titus Welliver. Brady Hepner, who appears inthe Blumhouse horror movieThe Black Phone, is also a cast member, along with Aurora Perrineau, Judah Mackey, and Jocelin Donahue.Abraham’s Boysisdirected by Natasha Kermani, who has a background in horror, including the 2020 horror movieLuckyand the segment “TKNOGD” in the 2003found footage movieV/H/S/85.
Abraham’s Boyssounds like one ofthe most terrifying movies about Draculaas it’s basicallya sequel to the classic and unnerving story. The film is about Rudy and Max Van Helsing whosefather, Abraham Van Helsing, is a vampire hunter who is connected to Dracula. Fans who enjoy Stephen King’s horrifying and fascinating stories will also enjoy Joe Hill’s work, which includes the popular novelsThe Fireman, Horns, Heart-Shaped Box, andNOS4R2,along with the short story “The Black Phone” which was turned into the 2022 movie.Daniel Radcliffe starred in the movie adaptation ofHorns, which was released in 2013.
King has collaborated with Hill and his other son, Owen King, who is also an author.King and Hill co-wrote short storyIn The Tall Grass, which was published inEsquirein June/July and August 2012. The story was made into a Netflix movie that premiered in 2019. Owen and Stephen King also co-wrote the 2017 bookSleeping Beauties. Owen’s other work includes the novelsDouble FeatureandThe Curator, which were published in 2013 and 2023.
King has posted about several TV shows and movies recently, fromthe unique Noah Wyle Max medical dramaThe Pitttothe eerie robot thrillerCompanion. While King often praises his son Hill’s work, Hill has also given several interviews andtalked about his legendary author father. In an interview withWriter’s Digest, Hill explained that he wasn’t sure about letting people know that King was his dad for a while. He wanted to get a book deal because he was a good writer, not because of his dad’s name. Hill said:
“I needed to feel like I was succeeding on my own merits, not because my dad was someone famous. I’m a little bit more secure now, and in many waysNOS4R2has a lot of joking references to Stephen King novels in it. In some ways,NOS4R2is a bookaboutStephen King novels.”
While waiting to find out when they can watchAbraham’s Boyson Shudder,fans have a lot of King adaptations to get excited about. There is the upcomingNetflix remake of the creepy dog storyCujo, although there is no release date at this time since the movie was recently announced. Fans can check outMike Flanagan’sThe Life of Chuck, which will come out on June 6th, 2025. Then, on September 12th, 2025,the apocalyptic taleThe Long Walkwill be released in theaters.
