For all you Stephen King fans out there, the acclaimed author is adding another adaptation of his work to his already legendary films. 1922 is a retelling of his novella about a man who confesses to his wife’s murder. It was originally published in his collection, “Full Dark, No Stars.” 1922 premieres at Fantastic Fest this Saturday, September 23, and launches exclusively on Netflix Friday, October 20.

Here’s a look at the gruesome (Did you expect anything different?) trailer.

1922

is coming back to haunt you…

 

Based on the novella by Stephen King,1922

will premiere at Fantastic Fest Saturday, September 23rd

 

The film launches exclusively on Netflix on October 20th

1922 is based on Stephen King’s 131-page story telling of a man’s confession of his wife’s murder. The tale is told from from the perspective of Wilfred James, the story’s unreliable narrator who admits to killing his wife, Arlette, with his son in Nebraska. But after he buries her body, he finds himself terrorized by rats and, as his life begins to unravel, becomes convinced his wife is haunting him.

Starring: Thomas Jane, Molly Parker, Dylan Schmid, Kaitlyn Bernard, Brian d’Arcy James and Neal McDonough.

Written and Directed by: Zak Hilditch

Produced by: Ross M. Dinerstein

Production Company: Campfire

Release Date: October 20, 2017

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