Stephen King reveals the new horror movie he "wishes" he had written

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Stephen King has praised new horror movie Fall and says that he wishes he'd written it himself. "FALL (Amazon Prime, maybe others): Tight, terrific, and very, very scary. Reminded me a bit of DUEL. Wish I'd writte🅺n it," King .

The survival thওriller follows two adrenaline junkie friends (played by Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner) who set out to climb a 2,000 feet decommissioned TV tower in the middle of the desert. So far so good – until the rusty old ladder they're using breaks on their way down. The movie made $16 million at the box office after being made on a budget of only $3 million, becoming a surprise hit. 

The other mo▨vie that King refers to in his tweet, Dueꦜl, is a 1971 action thriller directed by Steven Spielberg, based on a short story by Richard Matheson. Dennis Weaver plays a salesman on a business trip who finds himself pursued and terorized by the driver of a semi-truck.

Replies to King's tweet pointed out that his short story The Ledge evokes 💧similar feelings of stomach-churningܫ tension – first published in 1976, it follows a man who must circumnavigate the five-inch ledge surrounding a crime boss' penthouse apartment. 

Fall is available to stream on Prime Video in the US. For more viewing inspiration, take a look at our guide to the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best movies on Amazon Prime Video. And, for more chills and thrills this spooky season, check out our picks of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best horror movies of all time. 

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