Mike Flanagan on Carrie White's Place in the Stephen King Multiverse

How Mike Flanagan's 'Carrie' Rewrites And Expands Stephen King's Shared Universe

Marvel Studios may have made it popular, but Stephen King has been building a connected universe long before it was cool. In his five-decade publishing career, the Master of Horror has deftly created a massive world spanning multiple time periods and realities. Case in point: his most recent work, Other Worlds Than These, officially merges two […] The post How Mike Flanagan’s ‘Carrie’ Rewrites And Expands Stephen King’s Shared Universe appeared …

Mike Flanagan on Carrie White's Place in the Stephen King Multiverse

This article contains spoilers for Prime Video TV series Carrie. Carrie White was never alone. While the titular teenager of Stephen King‘s debut novel may have felt isolated under the burdens of high school bullies, an abusive mother, and burgeoning telekinetic powers, in reality she was but one of many experiencing those same trials and […]

How Mike Flanagan Connected ‘Carrie’ to Stephen King’s Universe

In the finale of Mike Flanagan’s Carrie series, Adelaide, played by Kate Siegel, tells Margaret White that many people have “a little bit of shine” without knowing it. That word connects Carrie’s powers to the psychic abilities of Danny Torrance and Dick Hallorann in The Shining. Flanagan said he was “so excited” to use “shine” […]