10 Stephen King Stories That Haven't Been Adapted Yet (But Should)

10. Afterlife

Stephen King has always had an occupation with mortality, but rarely with such overt musings as his short story Afterlife, which follows a deceased investment banker who lands in purgatory and must face what comes next. 

If you could start your life over again, but knew you could never do anything differently, would you, or would you let yourself vanish from existence? That's the question that haunts William Andrews, who recalls the worst chapters of his life and ponders suffering through them again. 

Philosophical and ambiguous, Afterlife finds King at his most gloomy and atmospheric, forcing Andrews and the mysterious stranger responsible for his time in purgatory to connect, question their lives, and seek some kind of solace in their decisions. 

Granted, none of this would make for a particularly flashy film, but given the depth of its characters - as well as its haunting farewell and dense themes of faith and awakening - you can see two great actors squaring off to bring Afterlife alive on-screen, forcing audiences to question everything about themselves.