This story was originally published on The Spinoff.
James Ashcroft was browsing the horror section of a Hollywood bookshop when he got the email from Stephen King. He’d sent the godfather of modern horror a screener of his new film a while ago, and was not anticipating a reply – let alone a glowing review – to arrive in his inbox. As he was reading the email in disbelief, his phone started to ping with a flurry of texts and notifications from people urgently directing him to check Stephen King’s X account.
“I watched one of the best movies I’ve seen this year,” King had posted to his nearly seven million followers. “It’s called The Rule Of Jenny Pen, and I urge you to watch it”.
