5 Horror Novels That Deserve Film Adaptations (And 5 That Deserve Better)

Yes, okay, so last year saw genre author/ not-so-secret son of Stephen King Joe Hill's fantasy horror epic NOS4A2 begin its small screen adaptation, and the results were suitably critically acclaimed.

But before that 800 page behemoth Hill wrote his 2007 novel debut Heart-Shaped Box, a brutally dark story of a haunted suit and the troubled rock star who buys it.

Combining more subtle supernatural spooks with some seriously gruesome body horror, the intense and fast-paced story is perfectly suited to film adaptation, and there are countless ageing actors who would be perfect in the central role of the novel's over-the-hill protagonist with a dark past.