1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror's books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world.
Jan Mikael Håfstrom, born 1 July 1960 in Lund, is a Swedish director and screenwriter. Håfstrom studied film in Stockholm and New York. After graduation, he worked as an assistant director on the Swedish channel, SVT 1 and as a screenwriter. He was awarded a Guldbaggegatan 2002 screenplay "Leva Livet". He is best known for the 2003 film Evil, and the movie adaptation of Stephen King's short story 1408.