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Heroes are cool, but they’re nothing without a villain against which to prove themselves. The same is true of their respective rides, with the cars and trucks arrayed on the side of evil helping Hollywood establish character, drive the plot, and in the case of more imaginative productions, even taking the role of primary antagonist themselves. Which movie villain cars and trucks stand out from the pack? Here’s a look at 10 evil rides you wouldn’t want to see in your rearview mirror. Mean ...

Our 10 All-Time Favorite Stephen King Horror Roles Screenshot: Warner Bros. Stephen King needs no introduction. Though he spends most of his time writing books and stories that almost inevitably get made (andremade) into movies and TV series, he also manages to do a little acting on the side, most often popping up in adaptations of his own works. Would you have guessed? We have some favorites! Advertisement Before we dive in, note that this list is sticking to horror movies and TV, so nobody co...

Maximum Overdrive, The Dark Tower — have not. But what about the small screen? As with the film adaptations, attempts to bring King’s books to life on TV have had mixed results, and few have reached the heights of The Green Mile or Misery. But thanks to the longer running time afforded by a series, several of King’s more unwieldy novels have proved better suited to television than to the multiplex. “That is the great thing about TV,” King said, calling from his home in Bangor, Main...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard Even though Stephen King has nearly always been more than merely a "horror writer," he will forever be linked with the genre, since hes responsible for dozens of the most iconic horror novels in all of literature. Of course, part of the fun in being a King fan is witnessing the endless line of film and TV adaptations inspired by his long list of titles. Not that its always fun, with more than a few King-based projects sharing very little of what made the source ma...