8 Stephen King Movie Fan Theories That Will Blow Your Mind

The holy saviour of the horror genre and continued content pump of absolutely bizarre concepts, Stephen King really IS the King when it comes to the scary stuff. Gracing both bookshelves and the screen alike with everything from interdimensional monsters of the void to a secret society of telepathic children, chances are if you've ever dipped your toe into the murky depths of horror you'll have come across some of his weird work.

And of course, where there's a weird, there's a way. Fans have long since dissected even the smallest moments to conjure up theories surrounding King's work, with a large chunk of internet speculation focussing on the different artistic visions of King and how they drop subtle nods and hints to a wider vision underneath all the clowns and haunted hotels.

We've heard that John Coffey is the second coming of Jesus Christ - but it's hardly a theory when it's an intended allegory - and we know that Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption can be considered guilty, but what exactly is his redemption if not to make up for his crime?

Looking deeper and weirder then, there's debate on everything from whether King has a bona-fide urine fetish to if he paid for an assassination on the man that ran him over, so it's best we keep it to the films for the sake of avoiding the big man's ire. Wouldn't want him to kill you then p*ss on you really. Or worse, vice versa.

Let's start with an easy one.

The Children of the Corn is a pretty so-so King adaptation, but it's one that fits right into the mythos of his interconnected universe that all ties back to The Dark Tower. Randall Flagg appears in many of King's stories - predominantly The Stand and under the alias of Walter in The Dark Tower if we consult the novels - as a presence of evil, and it seems he's stepped into one of his disguises in the Corn movies as a figment of darkness as He Who Walks Behind The Rows.

There's many truths and theories behind Randall Flagg's involvement in the King universe as the wider force of malevolence, with fans speculating that anything nasty is born from Flagg's involvement across the universe. For this theory, Randall Flagg as evil itself becomes true for him to take on the role of a mysterious shadow entity that controls the children of the corn.

Essentially, since we never know what it is or where it comes from, fans believe it's an extension of Flagg for these all-encompassing evil reasons, and also for the fact that he had an affinity for corn in The Stand. Makes sense, to be honest.