6. Carrie (2002 TV movie)
Before Pushing Daisies, Hannibal, and American Gods, Bryan Fuller wrote the screenplay for NBC’s take on King’s 1974 first published novel, previously and famously made into a 1976 feature directed by Brian De Palma and starring Sissy Spacek in a performance that’s since become iconic. Angela Bettis plays the title character and Patricia Clarkson plays her controlling mother; other co-stars include Kandyse McClure (star of 2009’s Children of the Corn!) as the sympathetic Sue Snell and Emilie de Ravin (Lost, Once Upon a Time) as mean girl Chris Hargensen. Bettis—whose other 2002 horror film, May, has since become a cult favorite—is the cast standout in a movie that’s OK but also sort of a “why,” considering the enduring power of the original.
