King's novel from 1981 about the big and gentle St. Bernard dog that develops rabies after being bitten on the nose by a bat was made into a feature film as early as 1983.
Then directed by Lewis Teague and starring Dee Wallace in the lead role as a mother trapped in an overheated car desperately trying to protect her son from the drooling beast.
Stephen King, 77 years old, continues to be a productive author. In May, his new crime novel "Never flinch" will be released, and he is also working on a third part of "The Talisman".
His novels and short stories also give rise to a steady stream of films and series, such as the recently released "The Monkey" and the upcoming "The Long Walk" and "The Running Man".
