12 Scariest Stephen King Movie Characters

Stephen King’s novels have been adapted into some of the most iconic horror movies ever made, and they’re full of terrifying characters that haunted audiences’ dreams, like The Shining’s Jack Torrance and It’s Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Brian De Palma adapted King’s debut novel Carrie for the screen just two years after its publication, and became the first of more than 100 adaptations of King’s work. Some of King’s most popular books, like Cujo, Christine, and Misery, have been turned into equally popular horror movies bringing their stories and characters to life.