Hartford Courant • 10/7/2026

Review: ‘Carrie’ expands its story for the modern world with an exceptional, apocalyptic lead

Published in 1974, Stephen King's first novel, "Carrie," sold a million copies in its first year, and millions more after the appearance of Brian De Palma's 1976 film adaptation, which, if we are to trust Wikipedia, made nearly $139 million on a budget of $1.8 million. (That's not even counting what home video has teleported into corporate pockets in the years since, laying the foundation of ...