The Life of Chuck is a perfect marriage of Mike Flanagan and Stephen King's talents, but not in the way you might expect.

It's a truth universally acknowledged that Stephen King's non-horror novellas tend to make better movies: "The Shawshank Redemption," "Stand By Me," the list goes on and on. "The Life of Chuck" is yet another example of this.

Critics share their glowing early reviews of the upcoming Mike Flanagan adaptation of the 2020 Stephen King drama novella The Life of Chuck.

Based on Stephen King’s not-at-all-scary short story, the one-note movie starring Tom Hiddleston unfolds backwards in three soupy parts, and is narrated by Nick Offerman like a lumberjack Dr.

In this photo supplied by the Mobile Film Office, a scene from "The Life of Chuck" is being filmed on Dauphin Street in downtown Mobile, Ala. Notice the banner on the light post, a prop from the film. The movie premiered Sept. 6, 2024, at the Toronto International Film Festival. Photo by Dan Anderson. Dan Anderson | Mobile Film Office

Stephen King hasn’t always had nice things to say about adaptations of his work. He famously hated The Shining. But the latest movie based on his writing

The TIFF People's Choice Award is usually a bellwether to the Oscars, but this year the prize reflects rather more deep-seated global concerns among the voters than just the race to Best Picture. Based on the short story of the same name by Stephen King - one of the four in his 2020 novella If

Stephen King, left, and Mike Flanagan attend the premiere of "The Life of Chuck" during the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP