I Watched EVERY Carrie Movie & TV Show & I Have Thoughts

The original "Good for Her" masterpiece. TW for blood, violence, conversations about suicide, and gun violence. (Sorry for all the censorship--- you know how YouTube is) From Brian De Palma's 1976 masterpiece to Mike Flanagan's 2026 Amazon Prime reimagining, Stephen King’s Carrie has been adapted for screen across five decades. Which version best captured Stephen King’s novel, and which ones fell short? Which Carrie adaptation is your personal favorite? Let me know in the comments below! ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS / CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:12 The Novel 08:44 Carrie (1976)--A Perfect Film 14:39 The Rage: Carrie 2--A Strange Sequel 20:32 Carrie (2002)--The Backdoor Pilot 24:55 Carrie (2013)--Casting Mess Ups 27:58 Carrie The Musical--Broadway's Biggest Flop 39:28 Carrie (2026)--The Ingenue Edit 48:43 Is Carrie a School Pew Pew Narrative? Thanks to Phineas Wilder for helping with the musical aspects of Carrie lore.   / phineas.wilder   ✨FIND ME HERE Patreon: www.patreon.com/princessweekes Instagram/Reels: princess_weekes TikTok: PrincessPendulum BlueSky: @princesmweekes.bsky.social Open Tabs Podcast: https://opentabs.libsyn.com/ Thumbnail by Euralis Weekes Special Thanks to Joey for Editing and Emotional Support. 🎬 ADAPTATIONS FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO Carrie (1976) – Dir. Brian De Palma | Starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) – Dir. Katt Shea | Starring Emily Bergl, Amy Irving Carrie (2002) – Dir. David Carson | Starring Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson Carrie (2013) – Dir. Kimberly Peirce | Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore Carrie (2026) – Mike Flanagan | Starring Summer H. Howell, Samantha Sloyan 📌 RELATED VIDEOS "Just Say You Hate Fat People"    • Just Say You Hate Fat People   ‪@Shanspeare‬ 🖥️ Work Cited Cohen, Lawrence D., book. *Carrie: The Musical*. Music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, based on the novel by Stephen King, 1988. Concord Theatricals. Cullen, Dave. *Columbine*. Twelve, 2009. Ferrier, Aimee. “The 1977 Stephen King Story That Will Never Be Adapted: ‘I Thought It Seemed Better to Pull It.’” *Far Out*, 1 Sept. 2026, faroutmagazine.co.uk/1977-stephen-king-story-that-will-never-be-adapted. King, Stephen. *Carrie*. Doubleday, 1974. King, Stephen. “Guns.” Philtrum Press, 2013, stephenking.com/promo/guns. King, Stephen, writing as Richard Bachman. *Rage*. Signet, 1977. *The Rage: Carrie 2*. Directed by Katt Shea, performances by Emily Bergl and Jason London, New Line Cinema, 1999. *Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops*. *Out for Blood: A Cultural History of Carrie the Musical*. #Carrie #StephenKing #HorrorMovies #MovieComparison #Carrie1976 #HorrorFilm #StephenKingAdaptations #FilmEssay