Stephen King's Under the Dome now TV series

It took me a long time to come around to Stephen King the writer. I always considered him a horror writer. I don't do horror. I don't read it. I don't watch it. I avoid it. History of night terrors does that. But I read his Colorado Kid when it was first published by Hard Case Crime. It's brilliant. A story about a story. The Colorado Kid was used as the inspiration for SyFy's Haven. It's turned out very well.

News broke yesterday that King's Under the Dome has been optioned by CBS for a 13 episode series next fall. I'm have my trepidations but the material could certainly lend itself to an excellent series. The book is engrossing and captivating in a modern small town Lord of the Flies sort of way. I will definitely have to reread it before next fall.