We're in the throes of Stephen King mania, again. Here's why his scary stories resonate

Pop culture is in the midst of a full-on Stephen King boom. Again.

On the heels of the historic box office success of Warner Bros.’ $478 million-grossing “It” remake — now the biggest R-rated horror movie in history — come a cluster of King adaptations led by Netflix’s “Gerald’s Game” and “1922,”...