J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof will not pursue their big screen adaption of Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series.

In May, Lindelof ("Lost") told MTV News that he was still excited about the project, yet indicated he was apprehensive about it after witnessing the fan discord that director Zack Snyder experienced adapting "Watchmen."

"I just get headaches thinking about changing anything," Lindelof said at the time.

After all, King's seven books -- juggling genres from horror, western, fantasy and science fiction -- would require a delicate hand and a lengthy commitment from the duo.

Now, Lindelof is confirming the project is dead.

"You'll be hard-pressed to find a huger fan of 'The Dark Tower' than me, but that's probably the reason that I shouldn't be the one to adapt it," said Lindelof in a recent interview with USA Today. "After working six years on Lost, the last thing I want to do is spend the next seven years adapting one of my favorite books of all time. I'm such a massive Stephen King fan that I'm terrified of screwing it up.

"I'd do anything to see those movies written by someone else. My guess is they will get made because they're so incredible. But not by me."