# Stephen King’s Underrated 1980 Horror Thriller Gets New Prime Video Adaptation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stephen-kings-underrated-1980-horror-thriller-gets-new-prime-video-adaptation/
- Published: 2026-11-15T01:36:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T12:07:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/stephen-king-prime-video-crouch-end-tv-show/
- Topics: Entertainment, Horror

## Key points

- Prime Video is reportedly making a six-part “Crouch End” series.
- The Stephen King story blends London crime mystery with cosmic horror.
- Paul Tomalin is creating it, and Tom Shankland is directing.

## Summary

Prime Video is reportedly developing a six-part limited series based on Stephen King’s short story “Crouch End”, a horror-sci-fi mystery set in London. The project expands King’s screen adaptations and could explore the story’s themes of grief, trauma and cosmic horror in more depth than its earlier television version.

Paul Tomalin, who created “Bodies”, is developing the series, with Tom Shankland directing. Its story follows film star Doris Freeman, who reports her husband missing to a London police station, prompting Inspector Ted Vetter to investigate strange events and possible murder. The tale previously appeared in a 2006 episode of “Nightmares & Dreamscapes”; no release date has been announced.

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