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Continuing to ensure nary a marginal doodle of a little ghost guy by Stephen King will go unrealized on the big screen, Universal has begun development of Mercy, based on the Skeleton Crew-featured short story "Gramma," to go alongside the promised new adaptations of Carrie, The Stand, It, Pet Sematary, The Dark Tower, Firestarter, Eyes Of The Dragon, Under The Dome, 11/12/63, The Breathing Method, and other stories that still aren't The Long Walk. On this Stephen King adaptation, The Haunting Of Connecticut director Patrick Cornwell will team with 1408 screenwriter Matt Greenberg, combining their dark »
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