6/26/2023 0 Comments The stand 1994![]() ![]() Though I’ve been meaning to watch it ever since – and it even made my list last June of things I was looking forward to in the second half of 2020 – it’s taken me until now to get around to it. Like my last miniseries review – which was for Marvel show The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – this review is also late to the party! The Stand was broadcast on CBS All Access – since rebranded as Paramount+ – late last year. I put that adaptation on a tongue-in-cheek list that I wrote last year, before I became aware of this latest adaptation. ![]() The Stand has already been adapted for television, with a miniseries in 1994 starring Gary Sinise. But Stephen King straddles the line between out-and-out horror with a creepy weirdness that can, under the right circumstances, be absolutely riveting. ![]() Modern horror tends to veer very strongly into jump-scares – which always unnerve me – or just gore for the sake of gore, which I really have little interest in. I’m categorically not a fan of horror on screen, either television shows or films. But in his hometown of Bangor, Maine, King’s house is a local landmark with ornate gates befitting the preeminent author of pop-horror. Not for any function, of course – nor indeed was I invited. Spoiler Warning: There are spoilers ahead for The Stand. ![]()
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