And it would take a full commitment by a studio or a network to bring that material to the screen.
The journey of Roland (Idris Elba) to reach the Dark Tower gets brutal and deadly, with some twisted sci-fi/fantasy hybrid storytelling rising to the surface.
But shows like Game of Thrones, Westworld and, yes, The Walking Dead have proven that edgy pulp material can be translated properly, so hopefully Glen Mazzara can tap into King’s pure vision.
Either way, as a television series or a movie, Stephen King’s sentiment seems to be that he’d like to see an edgier, more mature approach to the material that is being mined from his novels, and it’s hard to disagree with that tact.