Stephen King recalls hugging Rob Reiner after watching 'Stand by Me' in tribute to director

Author Stephen King wrote an emotional tribute to director Rob Reiner for The New York Times on Tuesday after the filmmaker and his wife were murdered over the weekend.The "It" and "Carrie" writer described Reiner inviting him to the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1985 to watch a rough cut of his film "Stand by Me," which was based on King's 1982 novella "The Body."King recalled feeling "deeply affected" upon watching the film for the first time, remarking how well Reiner had adapted his "nakedly autobi