However, a settlement with the CFTC in 2022 will see Polymarket bar users in the US from trading.

Polymarket rose to No. 1 on Apple’s US App Store’s list of free magazines and news apps on Thursday as trading volume topped $1 billion in October. after to data from Dune. The app is currently more popular than apps for The New York Times, CNN, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.

At the time of publication, Dune data shows that Polymarket’s total October trading volume was $1.05 billion, with over 96,000 active traders.

Polymarket is required to bar US users from trading on the platform due to a settlement with the CFTC in 2022, although Polymarket has continued to allow American users to visit the site and download the app. Polymarket’s popularity on the App Store suggests that US users download the app and then Manufacturing acts with the help of VPNs.

“Who would have predicted this?” wrote Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan on X, along with a screenshot showing Polymarket topping the list of most popular free magazine and newspaper apps in the App Store. Coplan did not immediately respond to a request for comment for this story, including whether Polymarket’s popularity in the US App Store means American users are doing business on the platform.

The CFTC also did not respond to questions by press time.

Polymarket has seen The company has seen a huge increase in trading volume this year due to the popularity of its election betting products, which allow users to bet on which candidate they think will win the presidential election and other races. According to Dune, over 75% of money users bet This week was related to elections. The percentage of election-related bets has increased steadily since January, when Dune began aggregating the data. Polymarket currently shows that former President Donald Trump has a nearly 62% chance of winning the November presidential election.

Rival prediction market Kalshi was recently given temporarily allowing an appeals court in Washington, DC, to hold election betting on its platform. Unlike Polymarket, Kalshi is regulated by the CFTC and is allowed to accept American users. So far Kalshi has done it seen Nearly $20 million in all-time trading volume for its presidential election product, a small fraction of the $612 million in trading volume To Polymarket’s competing product. Kalshi has started a high-profile public marketing campaign since being authorized to conduct election betting that was expected to cost more than $1.5 million, after to court documents.

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Eddie Van Halen struggled with addiction his entire life.

After doctors gave him steroid pills for swelling following surgery to remove a brain tumor near the end of his life, the legendary guitarist began abusing them, his brother Alex told Rolling Stone in an interview published Tuesday.

One day, Alex said, he realized that Eddie had taken a whole bottle of pills because they made him “feel like Superman.”

“I didn’t see the bottle, but there were about a thousand pills in the bottle,” he added. “If two are good, 20 is better. That was our mantra.”

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Eddie Van Halen died in October 2020 after suffering a massive stroke while battling throat cancer.

“You know, he fought until the end,” Alex told Rolling Stone. “Anybody who thought they were anything less than that, I don’t give a fuck. … If you knew what he had to go through to beat cancer – he wouldn’t undergo conventional treatment. Some of the wall.” “S— caused such a toxic mixture in his body. And yes, you shouldn’t drink with it, Ed!”

Alex said Eddie went to Switzerland for experimental cancer treatments before his death and continued making music there.

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“I don’t know what drove him in the end,” Alex admitted. “There was something, an itch he couldn’t scratch, something he had to do. He made music until the end. …To be honest, it wasn’t very good. But that wasn’t the point. “That’s what he did.”

Alex admits that his brother’s death has broken him. Alex was even diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Van Halen – drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Michael Anthony, singer David Lee Roth and guitarist Eddie Van Halen – in 1978. (Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)

“I shut down,” he told the magazine with what he called “oceanic grief.”

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“I screamed and screamed. I was beside myself,” he said.

Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen and Eddie’s son Wolfgang Van Halen in 2007. (Steve Granitz/WireImage)

“There is a part of me that is common sense. If this is going to upset me, why should I do this? … Common sense was not Ed’s strong suit.”

—Alex Van Halen

Alex, who is writing a memoir about his relationship with Eddie called Brothers, said her father was an alcoholic who gave Alex his first drink when he was six, and they both had problems, but Alex was He finally got sober around the turn of the millennium, buoyed by the support of his wife Stine Schyberg, to whom he was married for 24 years.

“There is a part of me that is common sense. If this is going to upset me, why should I do this? … Common sense was not Ed’s strong suit.”

Alex said Eddie continued to make music until the end of his life. “He did.” (David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images)

Alex said Eddie’s “biggest curse” was his enormous “talent.”

“The fact was that Ed was an incredible player, but in the end he paid for it with his health and his life,” Alex said of his brother, who died aged 65, adding that Eddie was “overwhelmed”. the burden of being called the greatest living guitarist.

EDDIE VAN HALEN’S SON WOLFGANG ON HIS FATHER’S MOURNING: “HE’S THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME GOING”

Eddie opened up about his drug and alcohol abuse in a 2015 interview with Billboard.

Eddie Van Halen’s ex, Valerie Bertinelli, with her only son, Wolfgang Van Halen. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

“I didn’t drink to party,” he explained, adding that during the tour, when the rest of the band went looking for women, he stayed in his hotel room and wrote music while drinking and doing cocaine.

“Alcohol and cocaine were a private matter for me,” he continued. “I would use them for work. The hit keeps you awake and the alcohol lowers your inhibitions. I’m sure there were musical things I wouldn’t have attempted if I hadn’t been in that mental state. You just play alone while the tape plays, and after about an hour your mind reaches a point where you don’t think about anything.

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Valerie Bertinelli, Eddie’s ex-wife, opened up about their relationship earlier this year, writing on Instagram that she “quickly fell into drugs, alcohol and infidelity” after they met when he was 26 and she was 20.

“I loved Ed more than I can explain. I loved his soul,” Bertinelli wrote in her 2022 memoir, “Enough Already: Learning to Love as I Am Today.” “I hated the drugs and the alcohol, but I never hated him. I saw his pain.”

One of America’s most notorious criminals spent time behind bars in a Philadelphia prison that now hosts haunted houses during the Halloween season.

Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone, the organized crime boss suspected of being behind the 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, was surprisingly never convicted of a violent crime, despite the high body count during his reign as a Mafia boss in Chicago’s gang era in the 1920s and 1930s.

However, a conviction led to him being jailed in Philadelphia, a city at the center of the upcoming trial oxygen original series, Philly murderpremiere Saturday, October 26th at 9 p.m

Here’s an in-depth look at Capone’s imprisonment in a city also known as the birthplace of American freedom.

Some, loudly The Patriot Newsaccused the gangster of tipping off authorities and orchestrating his own arrest after he was believed to be behind the Valentine’s Day massacre that occurred three months earlier. During the massacre, seven rival gangsters were lined up against a wall and killed with machine guns. According to the FBI, Capone was in Florida at the time of the mass shooting. But suspicion that he was the leader made him a target for rival gangs.

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Capone was eventually transferred to Eastern State Penitentiary, where he spent just over seven months. According to the FBI, he was released on March 17, 1930 for good behavior.

The History of Eastern State Penitentiary

The prison operated between 1829 and 1971 and now serves as a public museum in the Fairmont neighborhood of Philadelphia. The sprawling landmark is known for its neo-Gothic architecture and hosts events each Halloween season, including haunted houses, Themed bars and lounges, plus live entertainment within the walls of the gated 10-acre prison.

“Once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, Eastern State Penitentiary now lies in ruins, an eerie world of crumbling cell blocks and empty guard towers,” the museum’s website says. “Known for its magnificent architecture and strict discipline, this was the world’s first true ‘prison,’ a prison designed to inspire remorse or true regret in the hearts of prisoners.”

Capone was not the only high-ranking prisoner serving his time within its walls. Bank robber William “Slick Willie” Sutton received 25 to 50 years in prison for the attempted robbery of the Corn Exchange Bank in Philadelphia in 1933. He and 11 others brazenly fled Eastern State through a tunnel in April 1945, but were captured, according to the FBI arrested him the same day.

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The English writer Charles Dickens, known for his classic works such as A Christmas story, Oliver TwistAnd Great expectationsattended Eastern State Penitentiary in 1842. After the visit, he was critical of what he described as the “cruel and wrong” treatment of prisoners. In his travel diary he wrote in detail about the prison and its “suffering” residents: American banknotes for general circulation.

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“As we began to explore what the cell looked like at the time, we began to wonder whether his treatment was as luxurious as portrayed,” Kelley said.

It turned out that just a day after Ledger‘s glowing review of Capone’s Cell Phone, the rival newspaper The Philadelphia Record also described Capone’s cell, but described it as fairly average for a prisoner at the time The Associated Press. The RecordHis article also states that Capone shared his cell with an embezzler and that it did not “look like the cozy lair of a leisure king.”

The most notable feature was a “smoking stand,” an antiquated (often wooden) piece of furniture that resembled a pedestal with an ashtray in the center.

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What you should know Philly murder

Philly murder – hosted by Chris McMullin, now a lieutenant with the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office – delves into the twists and turns of the most harrowing murders committed in one of the country’s most historic regions, told by Philadelphia’s toughest homicide detectives.

The series premieres with the “End of Watch” episode on Saturday, October 26th at 9pm ET/PT. The synopsis for this first episode reads: “When a veteran police officer is shot in the line of duty, detectives make it their mission to bring his killer to justice. While investigating a troubled Philadelphia suburb, they soon uncover a crime that is the ultimate betrayal.

The GameFreak leaks have revealed some interesting information about the Switch successor.

The massive GameFreak leak, which I’m still refusing to link to directly (but you can read more here), has revealed a wealth of information about everything Pokemon-related – from Beta-Mon onwards incredibly strange “fanfiction” to upcoming projects in the Pokéverse.

But the news that piqued my most interest is the following tweet below.

Centro Leaks said on Twitter (X) that the next Nintendo console will use the same ROM format as the current Switch.

While I would take this with a grain of salt, it looks like the Nintendo Switch successor will continue to use the NSP format for its games. The same format that the current handheld uses – which has been cracked to allow emulation.

This could be the reason why Ryujinx and Yuzu had to die. If the upcoming console actually uses the same ROM format, hackers would only have to crack the encryption keys and emulation would be possible again. It’s very obvious why Nintendo doesn’t want this.

On the other hand, using the same format likely means the Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with all of our current Switch games – and that’s pretty good news!

In an important update, RAC1’s Marta Ramon reports that Barcelona’s new signing Wojciech Szczesny is now 100% fit and ready to play ahead of Sunday’s La Liga game against Sevilla.

Szczesny, 34, was signed by the Blaugrana as an emergency purchase after Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s knee injury at the end of the season.

The former Juventus and Arsenal star had retired but made a U-turn after being approached Blaugranawho agrees to sign a temporary contract until the end of the season.

Szczesny is ready for his debut

Since he had hung up his boots, Szczesny lacked playing strength and match fitness when he moved to Barcelona.

However, the 34-year-old former Poland international has worked hard in training in recent weeks to get back to the required level.

It is now believed that the goalkeeper is ready and at 100% performance level and would be able to make his Barcelona debut against Sevilla on Sunday evening.

The final decision about his commitment will therefore be made by coach Hansi Flick, who has to choose between Szczesny and Inaki Pena.

Since Ter Stegen’s injury, Pena has stepped up in goal but hasn’t quite been able to impress.

Reports earlier this month suggested that Flick would make the move and select Szczesny as his first choice in goal once he was fully fit. With that now being the case, there may be a chance that the Pole will make his debut on Sunday.

Sport under control • This morning there is a cup of coffee next to our keyboard. Actually every morning. But today it’s different. It’s about half full. Or empty. Yes, we call today’s column a perspective retrospective.

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• But only because we liked the sound of it. You might see it as our feeble attempt to put a positive spin on all the crap that’s happened in college athletics over the last few years. After all, who wants to spend the day constantly mumbling, stumbling, and complaining? Outside of politicians, of course.

We’re not trying to get elected. We try to look at the positive side of, for example, Washington State and Oregon State, which are in the West Coast Conference this season.

Why use that as an example? Like climbing a mountain because it’s there. Or more specifically in Las Vegas. The women’s basketball programs gathered in Sin City on Wednesday for their day in the sun. Acquisition of Resorts World, a sports-loving company in Nevada’s largest metropolis, for WCC Media Day.

And how does that make us see our cup as half full? Simply. The conference’s basketball ensemble is better this season. The women’s lineup shows it. And when the men take the stage today, they will also be in the spotlight. But the latter is for later. Today we focus on women.

And I wonder if the WCC coaches have pre-printed ballots ready for their “who will win the title” vote. You know, Gonzaga is at the top of their list and every other team has plenty of lines to write. That’s the only way we can explain why they chose Lisa Fortier’s Zags as the preseason favorite.

Oh sure, Yvonne Ejim is back. The best player in the conference last season, the best before this season, her fifth in a Bulldog jersey. Her presence in the low post, on the wings and on the boards is enough to ensure Gonzaga finishes high. But the top line?

Aside from returning WCC Sixth Woman of the Year Maud Huijbens and defensive specialist Esther Little, the Zags’ eight-man rotation is in rebuilding mode. Those who died include the sister guards who had more collegiate victories than any other pair of sisters we can remember: Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong. Striker Eliza Hollingsworth. Three-point specialist Brynna Maxwell. All starters. All veterans of all conferences. Everything gone. Others too.

But we are here today to highlight the positive. Despite an offseason filled with cancer treatments and an Olympic trip, Fortier and her staff were able to recruit well, attracting players from around the world – and the world of college basketball. The question is whether they can be put together to form a successful group.

On the other hand, no one in the WCC made it through the offseason unscathed. Portland, which once again captured the tournament title, has Liberty High’s Maisie Burnham back and some questions. Santa Clara first lost its best player, Tess Heal, to Stanford and then its longtime coach Bill Carr, who unexpectedly resigned this week.

That brings us to the two newcomers, including the school that we think should have been at the top of the ballot: Washington State.

Yes, the Cougars lost one of their best players ever, guard Charlisse Leger-Walker, now at UCLA. And lost graduate Bella Murekatete, who became a star after being under-recruited from Genesis Prep in North Idaho.

But Kamie Ethridge returns a slew of players from a battle-tested program — the Pac-12 was the best conference in the country last year — and is used to winning. The Cougars also handed Gonzaga one of their four losses, winning 77-72 in overtime in Pullman.

The addition of Oregon State adds even more competition to the WCC as the Beavers stick with coach Scott Rueck despite losing much of their roster to the transfer portal. If Fortier has been Northwestern’s winningest women’s coach over the past decade, Rueck can claim that title over the past three years. In his 14 years at Newberg, Oregon’s George Fox, Rueck won 288 games and a Division III title. In the 14 years he was in Corvallis, he racked up another 297 wins and reached a Final Four and two more Elite Eights, including last season.

The WCC is in a better position with the two Pac-12 schools involved. Better depth. Burgeoning rivalries. Tougher competition. It’s a fact. Don’t turn.

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WSU: Theo Lawson is in Las Vegas and spent some time yesterday talking with Ethridge and the Cougar representatives, including junior guard Astera Tuhina and senior forward Tara Wallack. And then write this story. … Of course we have Greg Woods football stories to pass on. He has one that’s about the future, as Washington State added Louisiana Tech to its 2025 schedule, the Cougs’ eighth game. … He also has one from the present, a look at the team’s improved rushing attack while wondering why it isn’t being used more. … Hawaii will come to Pullman without one of its best defensive players. …Back to basketball for a second. Former Coug star Aron Baynes, who developed into a dominant interior defender in Pullman and a 3-point shooter as a pro, announced his retirement yesterday. Of all the players Tony Bennett coached at Wazzu, Baynes’ professional career was the most unexpected, largely because of its length and the heights he reached. …Elsewhere in the Pac-12 (new and old), the Mountain West and across the country, it’s another week of college football with a top-five showdown. There will be playoff second legs. With a high number of television viewers. … Could the ratings increase with a super league? … Jon Wilner covered the latter in the Mercury News, highlighting the changing fortunes of BYU and Utah. … No one has started more games in an Oregon State football jersey than Joshua Gray. He will set a record when the Beavers face UNLV on Saturday in rainy Corvallis. …Oregon’s 12th-man strategy will no longer be duplicated. … The Ducks are looking to improve their offense in the red zone this week. … Washington is entering a phase in which opponents have strong passing attacks. … USC, working to rebuild its defense, travels this week to face a Maryland team that is also struggling. … Speaking of problems, Arizona State will field its backup quarterback against Cincinnati. … Despite the loss to Kansas State, Colorado has players doing what they’re supposed to do. … Utah needs to rally around its freshman quarterback. He is now the starter. … A UCLA player says he didn’t want to be bought. … Arizona reached halftime. … In the Mountain West, Colorado State coach Jay Norvell is fed up with injuries. … Yes, there is still a place for a full-back. At least in the Air Force. … A second all-time bowl bid is within reach for UNLV. Maybe more. … Boise State has reached many bowls. However, it would be a first for the head coach. … Everyone knew this was coming. San Jose State volleyball’s gender brouhaha has seeped into presidential politics. With the typical factual misrepresentation. The Spartans’ next game is in New Mexico. … In basketball news, Washington’s men have some questions to answer. … Oregon’s men have fewer than usual. … The OSU women have made a personnel change… Future Pac-12 member San Diego State isn’t expected to be that good this season.

Gonzaga: Yes, there is a story from Theo about Gonzaga’s Ejim, one of the best returners on the West Coast. And possibly the nation’s least recognized star. However, Ejim has something that many others don’t. Memories of taking part in the Paris Olympics. … There’s also one from Greg Lee in the WCC preseason poll. We linked the latter story above and repeat it here. … We can also share this Associated Press story about Fortier’s cancer and how she dealt with it.

EMU: Running the ball seems to be the story of the day, although we didn’t get the memo. Dan Thompson has done it, as he has this piece across Eastern’s five-deep running back room, which is part of one of the Big Sky’s best rushing attacks. …Elsewhere in the Big Sky, the Eagles have prevailed over the years against two Sacramento-area schools, Sacramento State, and this week’s opponent, UC Davis. … Portland State hosts Montana State on Saturday.

Idaho: Alyssa Peters, the Vandals’ conference assist record in football, heads the latest SR local briefing column.

Preparations: The football weekend will be pretty big, with a showdown in the 4A/3A ranks and a big 2A battle. If you want to know more, read Dave Nichols’ preview. … Dave also has a rundown of Wednesday’s action, including the slowpitch districts that took place despite the rain.

Bosses: Either we misunderstood yesterday’s recap of the Chiefs game or there is an error. In any case, Spokane remains on the road until Friday. On Wednesday, the Chiefs played in Brandon and lost 6-3 to the Wheat Kings. Dave has this story too.

Seahawks: Seattle’s recent rough patch is still having an impact on the team. … DK Metcalf’s ball security issues had an even bigger impact. …And the secondary took another hit. … NFL games are won on the front foot. The Hawks’ offensive line hasn’t blossomed yet despite the addition of a new center. And the defensive front is missing the injured Byron Murphy II.

Sailors: Cal Raleigh wants to help hurricane victims. … It’s either feast or drought for the Dodgers in their NLCS series against New York. They enjoyed the Mets pitchers last night, Shohei Ohtani ended his losing streak and they won 8-0 to take a 2-1 lead in the series. … The Yankees and Guardians return to action today in Cleveland, with New York leading 2-0 in the ALCS.

Storm: Nneka Ogwumike received a lot of praise after her first season in Seattle. … Sabrina Ionescu’s long 3-pointer as time expired helped the New York Liberty to an 80-77 victory in Minnesota. The win gave the Liberty a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals.

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• We will make a subtle change to the Saturday column format. Read and see if you notice what it is. There are no prizes for the catch. Just a bit of fun. See you later …

The N.B.A Preseason for the Golden State Warriors was simply outstanding. With a perfect record of 5-0, Steve Kerr’s team is setting its sights on another championship Stephen Curry lead the charge. Recently, a former NBA All-Star reflected on Curry’s crucial role in shaping the team’s dynasty.

It’s not just Curry’s brilliance on the court; In this way, his original contract also allowed the Warriors to build a strong team. Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas discussed this on the Gil’s Arena Show, We look at how Curry’s early deal laid the foundation for Golden State’s success.

“Steph Curry signed a bad deal that created a dynasty,” Arenas said. “If Steph Curry had been Steph Curry earlier, he would have signed a rookie max, which would have limited their flexibility. But because he signed a bad deal at the beginning, the foundation for the Warriors dynasty was laid.”

Curry’s four-year, $44 million contract for 2013 became one of the biggest bargains in NBA historyThis allows the Warriors to maintain cap flexibility and assemble a championship-caliber roster.

Arenas explains how Curry’s contract benefited the Warriors

Arenas explained how Curry’s undervalued contract worked in the Warriors’ favor: “I got you for four years, $44 million. If you become a two-time All-Star and two-time MVP, that’s great. When these four years are up, I can offer you more. But right now you’re with me for pennies on the dollar.“

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Cap space is saved Curry’s deal allowed the Warriors to acquire additional talentand ultimately built the dynasty that dominated the league for much of the last decade.

Curry’s immense contribution to the Warriors dynasty

Since joining the Warriors in the 2009-2010 season Curry was instrumental in leading the team to four NBA championshipssix conference titles and five division crowns. His presence ended a 40-year championship drought for the franchise.

Over the course of his career Curry has played 956 games, averaging 34.2 minutes per contest. He averaged 24.8 points per game, shot an impressive 42.6% from distance and dished out 6.4 assists per game.

As the NBA regular season approaches, Curry wants to continue to build on his legacy Lead the Warriors back to championship glory after a five-year title drought. The Warriors are ready to compete again with their strong preseason performance.

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Stephen King’s iconic, frightening and emotional work has inspired some of the most famous films in almost every genre. Of course, Stephen King will always be associated with horror, and now Max is dominating a new horror film based on one of his most notable novels.

Of course, with Halloween fast approaching, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the film is trending at this time. Especially when horror fans are almost always in the mood for a good Stephen King story – be it on the big screen or in traditional literary form. This particular film from director Gary Dauberman does take a few liberties compared to Stephen King’s original novel, but that doesn’t seem to deter viewers from checking out the film.

In fact, it already seems to be the second biggest film about Max. You could even call the film the number one horror film on the platform, right behind a thriller in the service’s top spot. For a film that Warner Bros. initially put on hold in recent years, things seem to be doing quite well.

The Max exclusive film titled Salem’s propertyis based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. It revolves around the titular city, also known as Jerusalem’s Lot, which is infiltrated by a vampire named Kurt Barlow and his human assistant. Barlow begins turning the town’s citizens into vampires and creates a small group to try to fight back against the spread of the undead.

The original novel, which is essentially a modern version of Bram Stokers Draculais often considered one of King’s greatest stories. It was popularly adapted as a miniseries in 1979 The Chainsaw Massacre in Texas Director Tobe Hooper and again as another miniseries in 2004.

This 2024 work marks the first official feature film based on the novel, and while it leaves out some things from the book, audiences generally seem satisfied with the film as a solid, standalone vampire story. Of course, it wouldn’t hurt if Warner Bros. released the director’s original (and much longer) version of the film in the future. Especially when it has worked so well so far.

Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for more updates on author Stephen King and the latest trending titles in streaming, including Max as we have it. In the meantime, subscribers can stop by Salem’s property on Max and see for yourself whether the adaptation is worth the hype or not.