Social media taps into a dark human need to be mean to other people
As people – even Stephen King – flee the platform, discussion of where to move to feels underpinned by a sadness that the kind of virtual space they crave may no longer be possible
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‘I took one pill and my whole body was gone’: Kathy Bates on opioids, ageing and selfish co-stars
Actor plays lead in new version of 1980s legal drama Matlock, which sees lawyer avenging her daughter, who has died of opioid overdose
’Salem’s Lot: An ominous foreboding precedes this Stephen King adaptation – for all the wrong reasons
From the perfunctory scene-setting to the dull, formless mess of generic action-horror that follows, little new is added
Stuart Neville: ‘Barely more than a generation beyond the Belfast Agreement, the Troubles are being sterilised’
The crime writer on his latest novel, his admiration for John Connolly, and his rock’n’roll sideline
Fifteen great audiobooks for your summer holidays and beyond
From Ann Patchett read by Meryl Streep to Anne Enright read by the author, there are plenty of books to curl up with this summer
The Movie Quiz: How many Stephen King adaptations have won an Oscar?
Plus: Which iconic old-timer shares his name with the doomed protagonist of Psycho?
Donald Trump is Stephen King’s Bible salesman made flesh
Horror author has sold 400 million books and has a remarkable knack for capturing aspects of the national mood
Crime fiction: from Slough House origin myth to Stephen King’s Mr Mercedes spin-off
New novels by Mick Herron, Stella Blómkvist, Stephen King, Victoria Selman and Richard Osman
I moved to a tiny cabin on a remote island with no running water: ‘Am I crazy?’
Charlotte Gale lost her business and her home, but now she owns an island that Stephen King called ‘a novel here, just waiting to be written’
‘I admire anyone who keeps going in the face of adversity’
Mullingar crime writer has published a dozen novels and sold in excess of two million copies
‘Join the club’: Bestselling writers show support after just two people attend debut author’s book launch
Neil Gaiman, Stephen King and Margaret Atwood share their similar experiences with debut author
Sissy Spacek: ‘Weinstein did some unsavoury things. He could never look at me after that’
The star of Carrie, Badlands and Coal Miner’s Daughter on her decades-long career
My daughter saw that scene of E.T. sick by the riverbank and it broke her
All parents make mistakes. The best we can do is try not to make the same mistake twice
Downton Abbey sequel a litmus test for Irish cinemas after Covid
Owners of cinema groups keen to see audiences return to watch on the big screen
Stephen King’s prolific writing will leave future generations grateful
Donald Clarke: Problem is not with the writer but with the smallness of the critics’ minds
Damien Owens: ‘People confuse seriousness with intelligence. Life is a comedy-drama’
The Monaghan-born writer on finding his voice and his fascination with other families
Mother’s Day: Ten of the best and worst moms in cinema
The fanatical mother of Carrie, the self-sacrificing Mildred Pierce, the baddass Sarah Connor
Paul Flynn: Three dishes to try before your new year’s diet
Enjoy one last blowout this weekend with this trio of delicious recipes
Irish businesses face torrent of change as climate crisis bites
From agriculture to energy, ambitious new targets will have far-reaching consequences
Cormac McCarthy (not) tweeting has been highlight of my summer so far
Karlin Lillington: Platform’s most recent stumble has given publications a delicious silly season angle
RL Stine has sold 400 million books: ‘And people say kids don’t read’
The Goosebumps author on his rules for writing and the new Fear Street films on Netflix
Stephen King: ‘I was very ill, on different medications, and I thought I was dead’
The novelist has adapted his novel Lisey’s Story as a TV series that's now streaming on Apple TV+
Tune in to tune out: authors on music and the writing process
Roddy Doyle, Sarah Crossan and Shane Hegarty on the role songs play in their craft
If the film's great, who cares if it's faithful to the book?
When confronted by the BBC’s noisy, modern version of The Pursuit of Love, harsh reality clashes with a long-held principle and this viewer finds himself fuming
An Irish playwright in New York: Lines remain unlearned, curtains unraised, seats unfilled
I’ll write to make the actors cry again – laugh, too. We’ll need a laugh after this
US Republicans are in for a vicious and open-ended struggle
US Politics: Republican moderates probably won’t prevail in battle for party’s soul
Patrick Freyne’s favourite art: Things that should be trash but are actually brilliant
Z Nation, The Monkees, Buffy and 2000AD are fine examples of brilliance by stealth
When I read in another language, a whole new part of my brain lights up
Start with something easy, don’t look up every word you don’t know, and other tips
Former Cavan captain confident his county can compete against Dublin
Stephen King impressed by Cavan’s resilience and style of play under Mickey Graham
50 scary films to watch at Halloween
Scare yourself silly with this list of everything from classic films to modern hits
Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in August
Including Immigration Nation, Project Power and a blast from the past with Cobra Kai
The internet age has turned fan communities into mass cults
The activity of ‘stans’ online is not entirely harmless - dissenters get abused
Great reads: 20 books to unwind with this summer
From established talent to rising stars, here is our reading guide for the months ahead
True Fiction: A horror story that will appeal to Stephen King fans
Director Braden Croft combines double crosses with life-threatening degradation
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