Stephen King The Stand

It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story night surf and outlines the total breakdown of society after the accidental release of a strain of influenza that had been modified for biological warfare causes an apocalyptic pandemic which kills off the majority of the world s human population.

Stephen king the stand. In 1978 stephen king published the stand the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. The stand which was also adapted for a 1994 abc miniseries depicts a world torn apart by a plague that becomes ground zero for an ultimate battle between good and evil. The book was the last of king s novels published by doubleday in september 1978. The few survivors united in groups establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other.

King also wrote the teleplay and has a minor role in the series. The stand alternatively known as stephen king s the stand is a 1994 american television post apocalyptic horror miniseries based on the 1978 novel of the same name by stephen king. The novel is a post apocalyptic horror fantasy story that re works the scenario of king s earlier short story night surf. What we know about the stand.

After a deadly plague kills most of the world s population the remaining survivors split into two groups one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being to face each other in a final battle between good and evil. The stand is stephen king s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. Read it again if you have read it before. It was directed by mick garris who previously directed the king adaptation sleepwalkers 1992.

All of stephen king s books are excellent but this one is a parable for modern times of the age old battle between good and evil. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. So far stephen king s classic novel is being adapted as a mini series for cbs all access and it s also getting a new ending. Here s how cbs all access describes the miniseries.

The stand was epic in its original form and this edition with expanded story lines and restored cuts lives up to the original. But as it was first published the stand was incomplete since more than 150 000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. With gary sinise molly ringwald jamey sheridan laura san giacomo. The stand is a post apocalyptic horror fantasy novel by american author stephen king.