The story begins in a tidy, modest house set snuggly in the snow-draped mountains of Colorado. The setting looks pleasant enough, but it's not where Paul Sheldon, a highly successful writer with a ...

Merrimack Repertory Theatre begins its 2025-26 season with “Misery,” adapted by William Goldman based on the novel by Stephen King. The thrilling stage adaptation of the popular book runs Oct. 15 ...

Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, ...

“Misery,” is a psychological horror that follows author Paul Sheldon while he is being rehabilitated by his number one fan, and disgraced nurse, Annie Wilkes. The majority of the story takes place in ...

Paul Sheldon is a very successful romance novelist who finds himself recovering in the secluded home of his “number one fan”, Annie Wilkes after she rescues him from a near fatal car crash. While Paul ...

Nearly 35 years after its initial movie release, the thriller "Misery" has left an indelible impression on film audiences and pop culture itself. The director and cast of Wichita Community Theatre's ...

How close have you been to someone so obsessed they would commit heinous acts of cruelty in the name of their fixation? Nightmares came true opening weekend of the Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre’s “Misery ...

The Garfield Center for the Arts begins the 2026 season with an edge-of-your-seat thriller by master storyteller Stephen King. Adapted for the stage by playwright William Goldman, King’s “Misery” ...

Misery, the film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name, first landed in theaters on November 30, 1990. Starring James Caan as popular novelist Paul Sheldon and Kathy Bates as an ...