Considering the collection was just released in April 2020, it didn’t take long for interest in developing adaptations of the four stories to follow in its wake. The other three stories, Rat, The Life of Chuck, and the titular novella, If It Bleeds, are all currently being optioned by interested producers. Harrigan’s Phone being the first out of the gate to have a film adaptation. There are four novellas in If It Bleeds, with Mr. Written and directed by John Lee Hancock ( The Little Things), the movie will be produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions, Carla Hacken ( Hell or High Water), and Ryan Murphy ( American Horror Story). It’s based on the novella of the same name written by King in his 2020 collection If It Bleeds. The latest, about to come to Netflix later this year, is called Mr. With over 50 projects completed or currently undergoing production, it always draws the eye of horror fans when they see his name attached to an upcoming project. Stephen Kingis no stranger to film and television adaptations of his work. More Stephen King Movies to Watch on Netflix.
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Ten tales times ten days: at the end, they will have a hundred stories. Two days must be devoted to personal obligations, and two to religious duties. In between, they will sit together and each will tell a story on a theme set for the day: generosity, magnanimity, cleverness, etc. In the morning and in the evening, they will take walks, sing songs, and eat exquisite meals, with fine wines, golden and red. Soon, they assemble three gentlemen linked to them by kinship or by affection-Filostrato, Dioneo, and Panfilo-and the ten young people decamp at dawn for the countryside. The other women say that they’d love to, but they think they should bring some men along. Let’s get out of here, Pampinea, the eldest, says. They range in age from eighteen to twenty-eight, and they are all of genteel birth. Seven young ladies, friends-Pampinea, Filomena, Neifile, Fiammetta, Elissa, Lauretta, and Emilia-meet after Mass. 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