10 Stephen King Stories That Deserve Film Adaptations

10. The Long Walk

Written under King's pseudonym, Richard Bachman, The Long Walk bears some similarities with other great novels like The Hunger Games and another of King's works: The Running Man. Like those stories, The Long Walk is focused on a life-or-death contest in a dystopian future.

The book follows Raymond Garraty, a teenage boy taking part in an annual walking marathon. 100 contestants enter, but only 1 will survive. All the boys have to do is walk. They must maintain a steady pace and aren't allowed to stop for any reason. If they do pause or start walking too slowly, they get a warning. After three warnings, they're out, permanently.

It's a simple premise but could work brilliantly as a film, with the story containing a rich cast of characters and some unexpected incidents along the way. Interestingly enough, a film version of this one might actually happen sooner rather than later. The rights for the film have been passed around a little in recent years, with New Line Cinema being the latest to announce plans to bring The Long Walk to the big screen at some point in the not-too-distant future.