By focusing on this body of work, from the highly successful "The Stand" and "The Night Flier" to the lesser-known TV films "Storm of the Century," "Rose Red," "Kingdom"" Hospital," and the 2004 remake of "Salem s Lot," Browning is able to articulate how these adaptations work and, in turn, suggest new ways of viewing them. This book is the first written by a film specialist to consider King s television work in its own right, and it rejects previous attempts to make the films and books fit rigid thematic categories. Browning examines what makes a written or visual text successful at evoking fear on a case-by-case basis, in a highly readable and engaging way. He also considers the relationship between the big and small screen. Why, for instance, are some TV versions more effective than movie adaptations and vice versa? In the process, "Stephen King on the Small Screen "is able to shed new light on what it is that makes King s novels so successful and reveal the elements of style and approach that have helped make King one of the world s best-selling authors."