Stephen King has got to be one of the most misunderstood authors of all time. He's celebrated for writing terrifying stories, and rightly so. But his true superpower is his warmth. He makes us care about his characters, and he makes us believe in them as real people. That way, by the time anything scary happens, we're already invested in the people and the places. 

Perhaps more than any other writer, King marries populism and prose; he writes beautifully and accessibly. Maybe that's why film studios have spent the past five decades cranking out movies based on his work. 

So let's take a moment to celebrate King's books and the movies they spawned. Some are great; some are misses. You tell us which is which.

For each adaptation, please choose whether you think the movie is scarier than the book! Please share your thoughts and feelings in the comments section below, and happy haunting, constant reader!