In it, King offers commentary on death and technology as well as how society is wrapped up in the two. While the premise of the story is enticing to say the least, it is a slow burn from beginning to an unsatisfactory ending. Harrigan’s phone and leaves voicemails about issues he has with school bullies and drunk drivers, these people begin to die.
What ensues is a paranormal story about a young man who ends up missing a dearly departed friend.Īs Craig calls Mr. One evening, the young boy discovers that Mr. When the first-generation iPhone is released, Craig receives one and, with money won from a lottery scratch-off, he buys one for the old man.
He does not have any family, and considers Craig to be the closest thing he could have to a son. Harrigan’s Phone”, tells the story of a young man named Craig who has befriended an elderly man named Mr. Here are all four stories from If It Bleeds ranked, worst to best. King may be the master of creating horror, but these four short stories showcase how deeply embedded real-life horrors are in his works and the ways that they live on in society's memories. Its themes range from climate change, fears of the apocalyptic end of the world, technology mixed with the paranormal, mass shootings, and varying degrees of tragic events that have occurred throughout American history. The release of If It Bleeds could not come at a better time. Related: The Shining: How Stanley Kubrick Referenced His Stephen King Book Changes Currently, four adaptations of short stories or novellas written by King are in production to become feature length films such as Blumhouse Productions’ adaptation – release date pending – of his 1982 novella, “The Breaking Method." Fritz Kiersh’s 1984 horror film, Children Of The Corn, and Frank Darabont’s 2007 thriller, The Mist, were adapted from short stories previously published in a collections similar to If It Bleeds. Countless King novellas and short stories have transformed from pages in a book to the big screen throughout the years.
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