Stephen King has never needed giant monsters or world-ending stakes to get under our skin. I've watched more Stephen King adaptations than I can count, and one thing has become painfully obvious over the years: the best ones understand that atmosphere is just as important as the scares. Loosely inspired by King's 2005 novel The Colorado Kid, the Syfy series spent five seasons creating one of television's most entertaining supernatural playgrounds. 'Haven' Is the Most Watchable Stephen King AdaptationClose SyFySyFySyFyAt first glance, Haven looks like another small-town mystery. 'Haven' Is a Loose Adaptation of Stephen King's Novel, and That's a Good ThingAs I mentioned, Haven is based on King's 2005 Hard Case Crime novel, The Colorado Kid.