Although Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Stephen King adaptation was already exciting enough on its own, the news that the Prime Video horror miniseries will fix one of the iconic author’s oldest mistakes makes it even better. Even though shows like Under the Dome and movies like The Running Man prove that Stephen King is an underrated author of sci-fi, there can be no debate over which genre the writer is best known for. King is a horror icon and has been since his 1974 debut novel became an instant bestseller upon its original release. In contrast, the first teaser trailer for Flanagan’s upcoming Carrie miniseries immediately hits viewers with Carrie’s most understandable question. Mike Flanagan’s Carrie Show Can Fix Stephen King’s Iconic StoryThe book and the De Palma movie are fun revenge stories, but they are just that; straightforward, one-dimensional plots.