What Matthew Lillard has said about Stephen King adaptations
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 5, 2026
Matthew Lillard, American actor known for Scream, Scooby-Doo and Five Nights at Freddy's, has been quoted on Stephen King adaptations 2 times in 1 episode of Morbid, most recently on October 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Lillard says Stephen King watched the full Carrie series twice.
“He watched it twice through. Which is such a huge compliment”
Morbid: Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew Lillard (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 38:57
Lillard hopes King will use his influence to get The Dark Tower adapted despite fragmented rights.
“my hope is that as Stephen King gets older, that he will want to see the Dark Tower made”
Morbid: Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew Lillard (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 43:56
Episodes
Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew LillardMorbid · Oct 5, 2026 · 1 h 52 min
Actor Matthew Lillard joins Morbid hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart to discuss Mike Flanagan's Carrie, Scream, Five Nights at Freddy's, his career and Dungeons & Dragons.
Others on Stephen King adaptations
- Alaina Urquhart · 1 quote
Matthew Lillard on other topics
- Carrie (2026 TV series) · 4 quotes
- Actor compensation in Hollywood · 3 quotes
- Five Nights at Freddy's (film) · 3 quotes
- Scream (1996 film) · 3 quotes
- Fame · 3 quotes
- Thir13en Ghosts · 1 quote
- Dungeons & Dragons · 1 quote
- Social media and adolescent mental health · 1 quote