Stephen King talks gleefully about his cameo in 'IT Chapter Two'

He writes AND he acts.
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Sam Haysom
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Stephen King talks gleefully about his cameo in 'IT Chapter Two'
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It's been yet another busy week for Stephen King.

Not only did IT Chapter Two maniacally giggle its way into cinemas last Friday, but the horror master also has a brand new novel -- The Institute -- out in stores now.

It turns out he's been doing a little bit of acting on the side, too. Keeping up a tradition from some of his earlier movie adaptations, King himself makes a brief appearance in the IT sequel. In the clip above from The Late Show, he breaks it down for Stephen Colbert.

"I'm playing a crotchety old antiques store dealer who basically screws the main character out of his childhood bike and charges him $300," chuckles King. "Which is a really Yankee thing to do."

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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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