Gerald's Game by Stephen King was not exactly seen as a slam dunk when it was first being adapted by Mike Flanagan as a movie starring Carla Gugino.

Henry Thomas has more Stephen King adaptation credits than any actor, and we discussed all of them with him in a recent interview.

This week on The Collider Podcast we're joined by editor Vinnie Mancuso to talk about Gerald's Game. We discuss why the film works so well despite being a notoriously difficult Stephen King work to adapt, what it says about director Mike Flanagan's filmmaking ethos, how he approaches storytelling, the care he's brought to his other works, how he's like the Lord & Miller of horror, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Click on the respective link to find us on iTunes. If you like the show, please leave us a review on …

Gerald's Game, adapted by Mike Flanagan from Stephen King's story, has one of the goriest and most disturbing movie scenes from the 2010s.

Netflix's Stephen King adaptation Gerald's Game is a film deserving of its acclaim, but suffers due to an ending that feels tacked on and contrived.