One thing that seems constant is that Stephen King’s adaptations are always in the works (not that I’m complaining). Currently, there are several headed your way. That includes The Monkey and The Running Man. There’s also Mike Flangan’s “Carrie” series and the adaptation of “Fairy Tale,” just to name a few. There’s now another King adaptation to be added to the list: a film based on his chilling short story Autopsy Room Four.
In the story, Howard Cottrell wakes up and discovers that he is not only paralyzed but that he is now in the morgue, and an autopsy is about to be performed. Despite all outward appearances, he isn’t dead. He must find some way to alert the doctors that he is still alive. It’s a horrifying thought, isn’t it, being trapped in your body and unable to move or communicate?
Deadline reports that Ranjeet S. Marwa (Exiled: The Chosen One) is directing, and Jon Levin (Stephen King and Joe Hill’s In The Tall Grass ) is producing.
This isn’t the first time Autopsy Room Four has been adapted. It was featured in episode seven of the 2006 anthology series “Nightmares and Dreamscapes.” Granted, it was not a completely faithful adaptation, but it was entertaining. There was also a 2003 short film adaptation.
With its claustrophobic, nightmare-inducing premise, the film has the potential to be a chilling addition to the long line of Stephen King adaptations.
