How to turn a Stephen King story about death and loss into a feel-good film

A movie based on a Stephen King novella and directed by Mike Flanagan – whose resume includes “Occulus,” “The Haunting of Hill House” and adaptations of King’s “Gerald’s Game” and “Dr. Sleep,” comes with certain expectations – especially since the movie’s plot contains an approaching apocalypse and a door padlocked to keep its secrets contained.

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