Ew...I saw that movie. It was icky! But then, anything where there's a feeling of being trapped bothers me...I usually leave the room during movies at parts like that. Even though I like "The Great Escape", parts of it disturb me greatly!
I haven't read any Steven King, though. Horror just isn't my cup o' tea (and neither is his writing style).
I actually liked the cheesier novels he wrote as well.
Cujo, Christine, It, etc.
After he was in the accident, his writing style changed a lot, which leads me to believe they had a stand-in writing for him until he got back on his feet.