Another Stephen King novella from the same collection as The Life of Chuck is being adapted for the big screen

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Stephen King's Rat is being adapted by The Haunting of Hill House writer

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There's another upcoming Stephen King adaptation to add to the list: Rat, the author's 2020 novella, is coming to the big screen.

Per Deadline, The Haunting of Hill House writer Jeff Howard will pen the script, while Mexican filmmaker Isaac Ezban is in the director's chair. Jay Van Hoy, who previously worked on Robert Eggers' horror movies The Witch and The Lighthouse, is producing.

Rat follows Drew, a writer who's "cursed by his own ambition. Each attempt at a novel has ended in disaster – illness, misfortune, or worse. Determined to break the cycle, he retreats to a desolate cabin in the Maine woods, convinced this time will be different. But as a violent storm traps him in isolation, Drew's body falters and his mind begins to unravel. In the grip of fever and madness, a stranger appears – an uncanny visitor who promises salvation and success… for a price Drew can barely comprehend."

Emily Garbutt
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I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related across the Total Film and SFX sections. I help bring you all the latest news and also the occasional feature too. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism. 

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