Author Stephen King pays emotional tribute to director Rob Reiner The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the filmmaker and his wife were murdered over the weekend.

The “It” and “Carrie” screenwriter described Renner inviting him to a Beverly Hills hotel in 1985 to watch a rough cut of his film “Stand By Me,” based on King’s 1982 novella “The Body.”

King recalled feeling “deeply affected” when watching the film for the first time and said Reiner had adapted his “nakedly autobiographical story” very well.

James Woods pays heartfelt tribute to slain Rob Reiner, friend who ‘saved my career’

In 1986, Rob Reiner directed the film “Stand by Me,” based on Stephen King’s novella “The Body.” (Columbia Photos/Getty Images)

“After the movie, I surprised myself by thanking Rob and giving him a hug.” Kim wrote. “I’m not usually a hugger, and I don’t think he’s used to hugs either. He stiffened, mumbled something about being glad I liked it, and we both walked away.”

He continued, “I obviously wasn’t over what I was feeling. I walked into the nearest men’s room and sat in a stall until I got a hold of myself. Nostalgia can be dangerous when it’s close. I’m not quite sure what I mean, but it felt real.”

Whoopi Goldberg praises Rob Reiner as a ‘stand-up comedian’ after director’s death

Renner later directed the 1990 film Misery, based on King’s 1987 novel of the same name. King wrote that he was “equally delighted but not emotionally devastated by the film.”

Author Stephen King (left) praises filmmaker Rob Reiner (right) in a New York Times article. (Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)

King added that he also participated in a documentary “about how much we dislike Donald Trump” at Renner’s request.

“Rob, with his usual grace, got a lot of flak and slander for this on Twitter. (I refuse to call it an “That boy who cried was me. It was Rob Reiner who brought it to the screen,” King wrote.

Click here for more media and cultural coverage

Rainer was found dead He and his wife Michelle were at their Los Angeles mansion on Sunday. Their son, Nick Renner, was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of murdering his parents.

Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday. (Lester Cohen/Getty Images for Hilton Hotels)

Click here to download the Fox News app

Family friends told the Los Angeles Times that Nick had entered a Arguing with parents They attended Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party on Saturday night and acted strangely before their deaths.