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Stephen King's Bag of Bones

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Stephen King's Bag of Bones

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A&E | Release Date: December 11, 2011

Starring: Annabeth Gish, Jason Priestley, Pierce Brosnan, William Schallert, Matt Frewer, Melissa George, Anika Noni Rose, Caitlin Carmichael, Gary Levert

Summary: This is an adaptation of the Stephen King novel about a novelist (Pierce Brosnan) who is haunted by his dead wife.

Genre(s): Drama, Horror, Suspense

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Air Date: December 12, 2011
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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Dec 9, 2011

Season 1 Review: It's a genuinely chilling four-hour adaptation of the tireless horror-meister's 1998 bestseller. Read full review

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Philadelphia Daily News

Ellen Gray

Dec 9, 2011

Season 1 Review: Compared with (sigh) "American Horror Story," the tale itself makes a certain amount of sense and like any good thrill ride, spaces out the scary parts just enough to make them truly scary. Read full review

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Boston Herald

Amy Amatangelo

Dec 8, 2011

Season 1 Review: While the pace of the series definitely picks up in the second night, Bag of Bones doesn't pull off the scares of King's previous works such as Misery" or "The Shining" nor does it have the poignancy of his "The Shawshank Redemption." Read full review

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Boston Globe

Matthew Gilbert

Dec 9, 2011

Season 1 Review: Like everything else in A&E's Bag of Bones, it is hollow and--boo!--not scary. Read full review

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The New York Times

Mike Hale

Dec 9, 2011

Season 1 Review: Handsomely shot and deliberately paced, it has a superficially cinematic quality, but it doesn't have the storytelling juice to keep you engaged in Mr. King's convoluted multi-ghost story. Read full review

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USA Today

Robert Bianco

Dec 9, 2011

Season 1 Review: It starts slow, moves slowly and goes nowhere. Read full review

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Variety

Brian Lowry

Dec 9, 2011

Season 1 Review: Another King production that begins with glimmers of promise and winds up being bad to the Bones. Read full review

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Trailesque

Nov 10, 2022

Those familiar with Stephen King's other stories will experience some deja vu with this one, since it contains some common Kingian story elements: the down east locale, a remote country house, a troubled writer, the appearance of some weird writing, et cetera. Pierce Brosnan plays aThose familiar with Stephen King's other stories will experience some deja vu with this one, since it contains some common Kingian story elements: the down east locale, a remote country house, a troubled writer, the appearance of some weird writing, et cetera. Pierce Brosnan plays a novelist who, struggling with the loss of his beloved wife, moves to an old family property to get some work done. He soon gets caught up in some problems and mysteries, i.e. a custody battle between a creepy old rich man and his beautiful daughter-in-law, and the fact that his house is haunted, perhaps by a popular blues singer from the 1930s. This has some cool effects and creepy moments, but it does not really get under the skin the way "The Shining" does.… Expand

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  Air Date: December 11, 2011
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  S1:E2. Part 2
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  S1:E1. Part 1
  Air Date: December 11, 2011