Stephen King’s Scariest Horror Films: Mike Flanagan’s name is well-known among horror fans both on and off Netflix. He has created several great movies and shows for Netflix, such as ‘Hush’ and ‘Midnight Mass’. He also adapted Stephen King’s other popular book, ‘Doctor Sleep’, to the big screen. But for Netflix, he chose a King story that was long considered impossible to make into a film.
‘Gerald’s Game’: A successful cinematic adaptation of an impossible story
The story takes place in a very unique setting, where its main character is trapped in one place. It was a great opportunity to create psychological horror, which King’s novel excelled at. Flanagan took those concepts and somehow made them all successful for a cinematic adaptation.
The heartbreaking story of ‘Gerald’s Game’
Mike Flanagan’s Netflix film ‘Gerald’s Game’, based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, revolves around Jessie Burlingame, played by Carla Gugino, and her husband Gerald, played by Bruce Greenwood. The two go on vacation to a secluded lake house.
There, they decide to play a bondage game to add some excitement to their relationship, in which Jessie is handcuffed to the bed. Then a series of events occur that causes Gerald to have a heart attack. Now Jessie has to save herself, as she has to fight her inner demons and some demons that may be more real than she thinks.
The screenplay of this film has been written by Mike Flanagan along with Jeff Howard from Stephen King’s novel itself. The film stars Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Henry Thomas and Kate Siegel.