No Carrie Remake Can Touch the 1976 Original | Updated (Patreon)

Which Carrie Adaptation is ACTUALLY the Best? [Updated]

We are going to discuss the lasting legacy of Carrie, the difficulties in adapting the character’s physical appearance, and, in a post-Columbine world, how we as a society view the revenge fantasy depicted in the story. Works Cited Carrie. Directed by Brian De Palma, performances by Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, and Amy Irving, United Artists, 1976. Carrie. Directed by David Carson, teleplay by Bryan Fuller, performances by Angela Bettis and Patricia Clarkson, NBC, 2002. Carrie. Directed by Kimberly Peirce, performances by Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, and Judy Greer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2013. Carrie. Showrunner Mike Flanagan, Prime Video, 2026. Official series listing. Cohen, Lawrence D., book. Carrie: The Musical. Music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, based on the novel by Stephen King, 1988. Concord Theatricals. Cullen, Dave. Columbine. Twelve, 2009. Ferrier, Aimee. “The 1977 Stephen King Story That Will Never Be Adapted: ‘I Thought It Seemed Better to Pull It.’” Far Out, 1 Sept. 2026, faroutmagazine.co.uk/1977-stephen-king-story-that-will-never-be-adapted. King, Stephen. Carrie. Doubleday, 1974. King, Stephen. “Guns.” Philtrum Press, 2013, stephenking.com/promo/guns. King, Stephen, writing as Richard Bachman. Rage. Signet, 1977. The Rage: Carrie 2. Directed by Katt Shea, performances by Emily Bergl and Jason London, New Line Cinema, 1999. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312082738?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C1RY5ZQR?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback