Stephen King is still posting about The Dark Tower. He just dropped his biggest hint yet.

Surely we know what this means?
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Sam Haysom
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Another day, another Stephen King hint about The Dark Tower.

Over the past week the horror author has been posting regularly about his eight-book series on X (formerly Twitter). King started by sharing fan art of main character Roland Deschain with a comment indicating the Gunslinger's world is still there, and then followed that up over the weekend with a suggestion that the Crimson King — the series' main antagonist — is still alive.

And now, he's posted his biggest clue yet.


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The thing is, while it's been fun to see King talking about The Dark Tower again after so long, it hasn't been clear what the purpose of it all is. Could it be related to Mike Flanagan's TV adaptation? Or was King talking about another story?

Well, based on his latest post, it feels he's hinting at the latter.

"I feel called," wrote King in response to a fan asking what all of his posts mean.

Can't really put it much plainer than that, can you? Sounds to us like King is revving up to write another instalment.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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