With so many new adaptations in the works lately, here’s our list of the Stephen King movies that deserve to be re-imagined on the big screen.

Often referred to as the King of Horror, there’s no doubt that Stephen King has ruled the genre for generations. Since the release of his breakout novel, Carrie, in 1973, his fame has only continued to skyrocket over time, prompting dozens of film and television interpretations of his ever-growing body of work. According to The Guardian, the 2017 adaptation of his 1984 novel It was quickly named the highest-grossing horror film ever, killing American box office records. With more than ten adaptations of his work released in the past ten years alone, the past decade has ushered in a new era of scares for fans around the world.

While some of King’s stories only have one visual iteration under their belt, many have already been re-imagined multiple times for film or television. Some of these still have the distinct flavor of their written counterpart’s original settings, while others have been reinterpreted to reflect the interests of a new generation. The second adaptation of Firestarter, produced by Blumhouse Productions and Weed Road Pictures, was released in theaters and on Peacock this year on May 13. The book’s original movie counterpart was released in 1984, with many calling the new film subpar compared to the initial one. A big-screen adaptation of ‘Salem’s Lot is also slated to premiere this fall, following two different TV miniseries and a previous film. With so many re-imaginings already under his belt, here are six Stephen King movies that deserve the royal treatment of a reboot.

In The Dead Zone, Johnny Smith wakes up years after a coma-inducing car accident to discover his psychic powers have come to the surface after he sustained damage to his brain. He soon finds out that his girlfriend was married in the five years he was gone, and – even more astonishingly – that he can look into events in a person's life just by physically touching them. Johnny encounters a promising young politician slated to run for president, who he realizes will pose an unthinkable threat to life as we know it. Johnny learns to utilize and channel his intuition to divert disaster.

The 1983 adaptation of the film was directed by David Cronenberg. Christopher Walken as Johnny Smith was a masterful choice, especially opposite Martin Sheen as politician Greg Stillson. The story also went through a six-season television reboot starring Anthony Michael Hall, beginning in 2002. Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions has expressed interest in rebooting The Dead Zone, but has unfortunately not obtained its rights. Giving The Dead Zone the Blumhouse treatment could still be in the cards, but any established horror director would undoubtedly leave their unique mark on this remake.

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Stephen King penned Cujo in 1981, the tale of a gigantic Saint Bernard who goes from beloved family pet to the demon next door. After contracting rabies from a bat bite, Cujo terrorizes his quaint town and its residents. Some of its most notable scenes feature Donna (Dee Wallace) and Tad (Danny Pintauro), a mother and son, trapped in a car as Cujo attacks from the outside.

The novel’s only film adaptation came out two years later in 1983, and is often remembered as a campy homage to the horror heyday of the '80s. A terrifying reboot may be just what this story needs to find an audience in a new pack of viewers. Given the advances that animation and SFX have made in the decades since the release of the original film, Cujo could definitely be darker – and truer to the somewhat happier outcome of the book.

Christine puts new meaning into the idea of car trouble. Nerdy teen Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) names his new 1958 Plymouth Fury Christine, who turns out to quite literally be a killer ride. After being vandalized by a nasty group of Arnie’s bullies, Christine takes it upon herself to get even, embarking on a killing spree. As Arnie’s best friend and girlfriend try to stop her, they find themselves up against a machine with a mind of its own.

Between King’s novel and the original film, Christine’s murderous intentions come from different sources – each equally malevolent. With a remake from Blumhouse and Sony Pictures already in the works, audiences can’t help but wonder which direction the new interpretation will take. With the promise of Bryan Fuller’s (Hannibal) direction, the film is already shaping up to be a high-intensity reboot.

You can’t get much more classically creepy than the original Children of the Corn, which may be exactly why it deserves a more modern retelling. This story follows Burt (Peter Horton) and Vicky (Linda Hamilton) as they cross the plains of the Midwest and run into trouble in the cornfields. The diminutive Isaac (John Franklin) leads his creepy congregation of children in service to He Who Walks Behind the Rows, who calls for all adults over 18 to be sacrificed.

The story was inspired by King’s 1977 short story of the same name, which was also published later in Night Shift, his 1978 collection. The original film became a cult classic, and prompted several sequels to crop up. A new iteration of Children of the Corn could introduce this iconic tale of terror to another generation of horror fans, while offering lots of room for new creative choices as well.

Silver Bullet started out as a novella, Cycle of the Werewolf, that King wrote in 1983. Young Marty Coslaw (Corey Haim), a boy who uses a wheelchair, finds himself in the middle of mysterious murders that grip his small Maine town. As his friends and neighbors struggle to discover the true killer, Marty comes across a werewolf and begins to understand that something much more sinister than human nature might be at play.

Released during the ‘80s, where werewolves ran rampant throughout film and television, the 1985 film developed a cult following. Seeing this story reimagined through a modern lens would help breathe new life into this classic horror trope.

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Thinner centers around Billy Halleck (Robert John Burke), an overweight man who is cursed to quickly lose weight. After hitting a Romani woman with his car, the woman’s father (Michael Constantine) sentences Billy to his slow fate as he touches him and says, “Thinner.” Billy begins to waste away as more bad karma befalls him, and he tries in vain alongside his high-power friends to reverse the curse.

The 1996 adaptation is a classic example of body horror – something we’ve begun to see more of in the horror sphere in the last few years alone, such as in Alex Gartland's Men. A retelling of Thinner could find a place in those new ranks, with special attention to the advances in visual effects since the ‘90s.

Anna Dorl is a writer and journalist from Virginia. She's excited to put her minor in Film Studies to good use.