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Ben Young to Direct Film Adaptation of Stephen King's Short Story "Mister Yummy"

Stephen King's Short Story 'Mister Yummy' Gets Feature Film Adaptation Directed by Ben Young

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Stephen King's short story "Mister Yummy" from his collection "The Bazaar of Bad Dreams" is being adapted into a feature film. Director Ben Young has been tapped to helm the project, working with screenwriter Troy Abruzzise on the adaptation. Young expressed his enthusiasm for adapting King's work, noting King was one of the first authors he read religiously.

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Stephen King was one of the first authors I ever read religiously, so getting to work on something that came from his imagination is a genuine

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Stephen King is getting another one of his stories adapted into a feature film. Ben Young has been tapped to direct Mister Yummy, a short story collected in the book The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by King. Young is working with writer Troy Abruzzise on the

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