I Watched EVERY Carrie Movie & TV Show & I Have Thoughts
The original "Good for Her" masterpiece. TW for blood, violence, conversations about suicide, and gun violence. (Sorry for all the censorship--- you know how YouTube is)From Brian De Palma's 1976 masterpiece to Mike Flanagan's 2026 Amazon Prime reimagining, Stephen King’s Carrie has been adapted for screen across five decades. Which version best captured Stephen King’s novel, and which ones fell short?
Which Carrie adaptation is your personal favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS / CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:12 The Novel
08:44 Carrie (1976)--A Perfect Film
14:39 The Rage: Carrie 2--A Strange Sequel
20:32 Carrie (2002)--The Backdoor Pilot
24:55 Carrie (2013)--Casting Mess Ups
27:58 Carrie The Musical--Broadway's Biggest Flop
39:28 Carrie (2026)--The Ingenue Edit
48:43 Is Carrie a School Pew Pew Narrative?
Thanks to Phineas Wilder for helping with the musical aspects of Carrie lore. https://www.instagram.com/phineas.wilder/
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🎬 ADAPTATIONS FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO
Carrie (1976) – Dir. Brian De Palma | Starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) – Dir. Katt Shea | Starring Emily Bergl, Amy Irving
Carrie (2002) – Dir. David Carson | Starring Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson
Carrie (2013) – Dir. Kimberly Peirce | Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore
Carrie (2026) – Mike Flanagan | Starring Summer H. Howell, Samantha Sloyan
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🖥️ Work Cited
- 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.
- *Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops*.
- *Out for Blood: A Cultural History of Carrie the Musical*.
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