#155 in Horror
Storm of the Century
- 442
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Storm of the Century” is a gripping Stephen King story told as a screenplay, which King himself called a novel for television. On Little Tall Island, an isolated community faces an evil, supernatural presence. Some readers find the script format easy to follow and single out the island setting and an ending unlike King’s usual ones. A good pick for anyone curious to see him write for the screen.
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About the book
Storm of the Century is a 1999 American horror television miniseries written by Stephen King and directed by Craig R. Baxley. It stars Tim Daly, Debrah Farentino, Casey Siemaszko, and Colm Feore. Unlike many other adaptations of King's work, it was not based on a novel. Rather, he called its screenplay a "novel for television". The screenplay was published as a mass-market book in February 1999 prior to TV broadcast.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 61 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 29% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 13 | 21% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 48 | 79% |
Frequently asked
How long is Storm of the Century?
It has 442 pages — longer than 63% of the ranked books in Horror.
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