Stephen King: Stephen King’s Carrie gets a limited 4K release this Halloween, details revealed

Brian De Palma's film adaptation of the first-ever published novel of Stephen King, Carrie, has been haunting us for decades now, and it's returning on home media with 4K resolution, although it's not the first time. This new 4K edition comes from Imprint Films, as reported by Collider.

Carrie made its debut in theaters in 1976, and it ended up a huge success. It garnered $33.8 million on a $1.8 million budget and currently has a shiny 94% score at Rotten Tomatoes. The website's consensus reads,

"Carrie is a horrifying look at supernatural powers, high school cruelty, and teen angst -- and it brings us one of the most memorable and disturbing prom scenes in history."

Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the 49th Academy Awards. However, they lost to Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight of Network (1976).

Carrie has since landed on several lists, including Empire magazine's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time, Entertainment Weekly's 50 Best High School Movies, American Film Institute's 100 Greatest Cinema Thrills, and more.

What is Carrie about?

The film follows the titular Carrie (Sissy Spacek), a shy girl who finds it difficult to deal with the world. She is mocked and laughed at by her peers in school and has to deal with an abusive mother, Margaret (Piper), at home. However, her teacher is at least human, and punishes the ones who mock the shy girl, which in turn leads to the girl plotting vengeance when she is banned.

However, the shy girl comes with some supernatural powers, and she wreaks havoc on her tormentors, on prom night after she becomes the Prom Queen. Her best day turns into the worst, all thanks to everyone who abused her in the past.

How many films are there in the franchise?

Carrie was nominated for two Oscars (Image via Amazon MGM Studios)

As of this writing, there are four films in the Carrie franchise including the 1976 film. The Rage: Carrie 2 was a sequel released in 1999, where the new story follows Rachel Long, Carrie's half sister with similar supernatural powers. Sissy didn't reprise her role but was featured in archival footage. The movie turned out to be a bad idea, and, unlike the first film, it was a critical and commercial disaster. Something that cult classic American Psycho saw happening to it, too.

The third film in the franchise came in 2002. It was also titled Carrie, and was a reimagining of the 1976 hit. Again, this was a bad idea, as it was even worse than the 1999 sequel. As of this writing, it holds a 20% score at Rotten Tomatoes.

An remake attempt was next made in 2013. Titled Carrie, the new film had Chloë Grace Moretz played the lead. It was not as good as the original Carrie but is widely considered better than the 1999 sequel and the 2002 remake. The 2013 fremake managed a 51% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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