The latter is the case with Doctor Sleep, the sequel to horror classic The Shining.
Flanagan, whose credits also include Oculus and Ouija: Origin of Evil (another surprisingly good horror movie!), will adapt King’s 2013 sequel to his classic 1977 novel The Shining.
But if anyone can turn it into a decent movie, it’s the director of last year’s surprisingly (mostly) great Gerald’s Game.
Like most late-coming sequels, King’s follow-up to his iconic tale of familial terror pales in comparison to its predecessor.