A game. The premise of Stephen King's 1992 novel Gerald's Game functions like a pair of handcuffs to a filmmaker adapting the story into a movie. Gerald’s Game shows that even in the genre of horror, these important themes can still be present. Lying there, spreadeagled and handcuffed to the bedstead while he'd loomed and drooled over her, she felt angry and humiliated. A husband and wife game. We see a dog because Jessie sees a dog, and we are seeing this entire film from her point of view. Those who’ve read Gerald’s Game will probably be anticipating a certain character, who lurks in the shadows.
His recent work includes The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT&T Audience Network original television series).
Mike Flanagan’s Gerald’s Game is one of the most impressive Stephen King adaptations and horror films of 2017, so if you haven’t checked it out yet you really should! If you have seen the film, then you… Gerald's Game.But this time Jesse didn't want to play. The message of confronting one’s fears engulfs you until the end, and without it, Gerald’s Game would have just been another scary movie. The setup is rather High Concept — during a bondage game proposed by husband Gerald, things go south. And if you haven’t read the novel (or know the key elements from the story), then don’t worry, it really isn’t required to enjoy this movie. Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Gerald’s Game, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel, is the best horror movie of … 1 room, 2 incredible performances, and a director who just became a master. Carla Gugino talks about playing a sexual assault survivor in ‘Gerald’s Game’, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel for Netflix. Carel Struycken is perfect for horror.
At the beginning of the book I was bored and uninterested but about 100 pages in I became completely addicted but towards the end the story lost steam again. Gerald himself ends up dead, and protagonist Jessie Burlingame finds herself in a whole heap of trouble when she's still handcuffed to the bed. So I'm giving Gerald's Game 3 stars but I don't feel great about it.
GQ: I read a rumor that you used to bring a copy of Gerald's Game to meetings, just in the wide-eyed hope that you might one day get to make it. Gerald's Game is probably one of the … Mike Flanagan: That's absolutely true… It’s streaming on Netflix and you should read the book while you’re at it, because it’s excellent too. All in all, it is a symphony of suspense and scares, and spiked with the perfect morality tale. A horror novel by Stephen King. The Moonlight Man is eating Gerald the entire film.