Stephen King says near-death experience inspired new series ‘Lisey’s Story’
Apple TV+ series Lisey’s Story.King revealed that he came close to dying from a serious case of pneumonia after he was hospitalised in 2003.In a new featurette, which you can watch below, King said of the experience: “I was really close to stepping out”.He added: “When I came home from the hospital, my wife had cleaned out my study and I thought to myself, ‘I’ve died, I’m a ghost.’ The idea for Lisey’s Story came from that.”The new series, which premiers on June 4, has been directed by J. J.