If there is any author that's making a splash at the movies this year, it's Stephen King.
Not only is an adaptation of his classic novel It scheduled to be released in September 2017, but another King adaptation just hit theaters too: The Dark Tower.
The movie (and the book series) follows Roland, the last gunslinger, as he attempts to protect The Dark Tower, which is the intersection of all the worlds in the universe, and defeat the Man in Black, who is determined to destroy it.
Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey star in the adaptation, and while you may be clamoring to see the movie (or maybe not, considering that the movie has been panned by critics), there is one thing you should do first — read the book. Read more...
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