Stephen King Short Story Project, #19: “Survivor Type”
The story: “Survivor Type,” collected in Skeleton Crew. First published in 1982. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: A former surgeon (now a drug dealer) is shipwrecked while trying to...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #20: “Popsy”
The story: “Popsy,” collected in Nightmares and Dreamscapes. Published in 1993. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: To pay off his gambling debts, a man named Sheridan has resorted to...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #21: “Rainy Season”
The story: “Rainy Season,” collected in Nightmares and Dreamscapes. First published in 1989. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: A married couple gets ready for a relaxing vacation in a...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #22: “In the Deathroom”
The story: “In the Deathroom,” collected in Everything’s Eventual. First published as an audiobook in 1999. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: In a murky interrogation room in some fascist...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #23: “Children of the Corn”
I’ve been wrestling with this post for two days now—I suspect that I’m starting to overdose on Stephen King. But I’m in the final stretch now! This post will be less polished than usual, but I’m...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #24: “Crouch End”
The story: “Crouch End,” collected in Nightmares and Dreamscapes. First published in 1980; revised for inclusion in Nightmares and Dreamscapes. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: An...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #25: “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut”
The story: “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut,” collected in Skeleton Crew. First published in 1984. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: An old man recounts the story of a woman who disappeared years ago...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #26: “Graveyard Shift”
The story: “Graveyard Shift,” collected in Night Shift. First published in 1970. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: Workers at an old, run-down textile mill are tasked with cleaning out the...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #27: “I Am the Doorway”
The story: “I Am the Doorway,” collected in Night Shift. First published in 1971. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: Years after he took part in a space mission to Venus, a crippled...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #28: “The Fifth Quarter”
The story: “The Fifth Quarter,” collected in Nightmares and Dreamscapes. First published in 1979. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: A crook named Jerry Tarkanian sets out to avenge the...
View ArticleThe October Stephen King Short Story Project, Round 2: The Revenge
Two years ago, I spent the month of October reading Stephen King short stories and writing up my reactions. It was a greatly rewarding experience for me, so I’m going to try it again: throughout the...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #29: “Dolan’s Cadillac”
The story: “Dolan’s Cadillac,” collected in Nightmares and Dreamscapes. First published in 1985. Wikipedia entry here. Read my introduction to this blog series. Spoiler-filled synopsis: Elizabeth...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #30: “All That You Love Will Be Carried Away”
The story: “All That You Love Will Be Carried Away,” collected in Everything’s Eventual. First published in 2001. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: A travelling salesman checks into a...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #31: “The Reaper’s Image”
The story: “The Reaper’s Image,” collected in Skeleton Crew. First published in 1969. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: An arrogant art collector visits a private museum to inspect, and...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #32: “N.”
The story: “N.”, collected in Just After Sunset. First published in 2008. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: A psychiatrist counsels a new patient who exhibits extreme symptoms of...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #33: “Dedication”
The story: “Dedication”, collected in Nightmares and Dreamscapes. First published in 1988. Spoiler-filled synopsis: A hotel maid recounts her interactions with a brilliant, but also deeply unpleasant,...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #34: “The Cat from Hell”
The story: “The Cat from Hell,” collected in Just After Sunset. First published in part in 1977. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: An aging man hires a hitman to murder his cat, which he...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #35, “Lunch at the Gotham Café”
The story: “Lunch at the Gotham Café,” collected in Everything’s Eventual. First published in 1995. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: Steve Davis is reeling from his wife’s unexpected...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project Interlude: Richard Bachman’s “The Long Walk”
Well, I seem to have misplaced my copy of Night Shift. If you’ve ever been to our house, you know that any book lost amidst the sea of tomes therein is quite possibly lost forever. Hopefully I’ll...
View ArticleStephen King Short Story Project, #36: “The Night Flier”
The story: “The Night Flier,” collected in Nightmares and Dreamscapes. First published in 1988. Wikipedia entry here. Spoiler-filled synopsis: A cynical tabloid reporter stumbles upon what looks like...
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