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He was bitten by a snake. A snake bit Howard while he was golfing. Lucky for him someone found the snake in his golf-bag...Sorry, no comment on how the coroner found out Howard was alive. If you can't remember, you'll have to read it again. :-)
94.2. His temperature was 94.2. Pete then said. "Gee, that ain't too shabby. This guy could almost be alive, Katie...Dr. Arlen"
'Long Ago and Far Away'. I don't think I'll ever go fishing again...
'O. Henry Award'. Mr. King won the 'O. Henry' award in 1996 for the 'Best Short Story' competition.
Motel 6. The First line of the story--"It was a Motel 6 on I-80 just west of Lincoln, Nebraska." I found this story very interesting. Does anyone else think it might be based on a true story?
He was shot. "Little Bohemia Shootout"
Vampires. This is one of the many stories linked to 'The Dark Tower' series. I can't wait until Part Five is published!
James Loved of family. Loved of God. The boy was found in a 'Ironwood trough' with a medallion that said "James Loved of family. Loved of GOD," in italics. I believe the medallion wound up around Roland's neck after he was admitted to 'the hospital.'
'Fantasy and Science Fiction'. This short story was published in October/November 1997 issue of 'Fantasy and Science Fiction.' It was also published on 'Stephen King's F-13' CD ROM.
Lucy. 'Lucy' is the Siamese cat that appeared in this story. I guess this proves all theories that cat people should marry cat people and dog people should marry dog people. The only exception is that you should find out which animal likes you! :-)
A picture that changes. These stories have a 'picture that changes'. In "Rose Madder," Rose uses hers to escape, as she was a victim of domestic violence. In "The Road Virus Heads North," Richard is an author that tries to escape his...Both are great stories.
Fifty-third Street. The 'Gotham Cafe' is located on Fifty-third Street. "Between Madison and Park." I'd advise against eating there, especially if it's raining.
Deja vu. Carol, the main character of the story, is subject to frequent deja vu episodes.
once a month. The room '1408' had been unoccupied since 1978; however, the hotel manager explained that "There are maids in once a month to give the place a light turn." The room has been unoccupied due to strange occurrences that have happened in that room.
'Fun Is Fun and Done Is Done'. Alan looked at the gravestone and saw "Fun Is Fun and Done Is Done"; however after he had a mishap he looked again and it said "Well Begun, Too Soon Done".
| Which story has a depressed man who's struggling to write a book about rest-stop graffiti? | Everything's Eventual
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All That You Love Will Be Carried Away. "All That You Love Will Be Carried Away" is partially based on Stephen King's short stint at recording rest-stop graffiti in a journal.
| Roland the Gunslinger is entangled in a mysterious tent inhabited by other-worldly witches. In which story does this event take place? | Everything's Eventual
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The Little Sisters of Eluria. The setting of this story is somewhat similar to the Queen's tent in "The Talisman".
| At a yard sale, a horror writer buys a disturbing painting that follows him through town. What is the name of this haunting story? | Everything's Eventual
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The Road Virus Heads North. This story is probably my favorite of King's short stories because of its Hitchcock-esque ending.
| What story is about another horror author that goes to a hotel to write about a room that's filled with paranormal activity? | Everything's Eventual
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1408. Although all these stories take place in a hotel room, "1408" is the only one that has a haunted theme.
| Which story takes place inside a paralyzed man's head as he is mentally tortured in a hospital? | Everything's Eventual
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Autopsy Room Four. This story was inspired by a episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents".
| The "Dillinger Gang" travel across the midwest commiting crimes in which one of the short stories? | Everything's Eventual
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The Death of Jack Hamilton. Although John Dillinger did exist, this story is a fictional account of his life.
| In which story does a young boy encounter the devil while fishing at a stream with a deadly past? | Everything's Eventual
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The Man in the Black Suit. Stephen King won the O'Henry Award for Best Short Story for this tale that was inspired by a story that King's friend had told him about his grandpa.
| A married couple blames their breakup on their pets, a cat and a dog. In which story does this happen? | Everything's Eventual
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L.T.'s Theory of Pets. King says this is his favorite story to read aloud because of its variety of emotions.
Golf. In the first short story, a stockbroker named Howard is pronounced dead on a golf course and he realizes he's still alive as his autopsy begins. Soon, he desperately tries to show his morticians that he's still alive, and just in the nick of time, they discover that he was knocked unconscious due to a rare venomous snake bite on the golf course. In the end, he stays alive, but has to recuperate for four years after his near-death ordeal in autopsy room four.
Bees. This story is told by an old man who experienced the events when he was a child. His brother had died of a bee sting a year earlier and he was going fishing down at a creek. During this, a man smelling of sulfur wearing a black suit arrived and he realized it was the devil. He manages to escape and he returns with his father to find that the man has left. Now, as an old man, Gary wonders if the man in the black suit will return when he is ready to die.
Motel 6. Alfie checks into a Motel 6 on the interstate in Nebraska to kill himself, but he can't seem to part with a small notebook of graffiti that he has been adding to for many years. In the end of this short story, Alfie considers throwing the book into a nearby farmer's field, where no one will ever find it again, but he struggles to let go of the one thing that has seemingly given him meaning over the years on the road. It is unknown whether Alfie kept the book and lived, or whether he tossed it and used the gun.
Homer. This is a story about a gang of bank-robbing criminals and the last days of a member of their gang. After Jack Hamilton is shot, Homer and John take him to a town and are forced to flee to a small house occupied by another gang. Here, they attempt to perform surgery, but it's not enough to save their friend and they watch him slowly die. In the end, Homer and John go on to rob one more bank.
The New York Times. In this story, a man named Fletcher is captured by the government of a South American country for siding with Communists that the leaders are opposing. Fletcher is threatened to reveal information for a panel of three or else he will be shocked by a machine that killed the last visitor of the blood-stained deathroom. He manages to devise a plan and ends up killing everyone in the room before escaping and returning to New York.
Sister Jenna. This short story follows the "Dark Tower" storyline, but it occurs before the first book, "The Gunslinger" and after Roland's time in Mejis (as mentioned in "Wizard and Glass"). In this story, Roland is nearly killed by Slow Mutants in the small town of Eluria, but he's somewhat saved by the Little Sisters of Eluria. These Sisters act as nurses and heal Roland's wounds, but they keep him drugged through his food. One sister, Jenna, reveals that the 'doctors' are actually bugs that are healing the patients, and the Sisters control them with their dark bells. He discovers that the Sisters are vampires when a nearby patient is killed in the night. Roland is protected by a cross that he found on a body in Eluria while Jenna manages to sneak a powerful herb under his pillow that counters the drug that the sisters are using to keep Roland from healing. Eventually, he and Jenna escape, but Sister Mary tries to stop them. In the end, Roland is saved by a dog with a cross-shaped patch of fur and after he and Jenna claim that they love each other, she turns into 'the doctors' in the night and he continues on his quest for the Dark Tower.
Mr. Sharpton. Mr. Sharpton discovers Dinky after one of his workers realizes that he has special powers. After training at the Trans Corporation Headquarters in Peoria, Dinky is told to get to work. His work involved sending messages to people online and through letters using symbols he created. He gets paid $70 a week, but the fringe benefits are amazing. He gets his own house and whatever he wants every week (excluding dirty magazines). When Dinky realizes that his job involves killing the recipients of his letters, he decides to send one to his boss.
Lucy. In this story, L.T. tells the story about how his wife got him a Jack Russell Terrier (Frank) for their first anniversary, and how he got her a Siamese Cat (Lucy) for their second. Over time, the pets ended up being loyal to the ones that bought them rather than their intended owner, and because of the pets, L.T. and his wife Lulubelle went their separate ways. L.T. tells the story to his friends at work and to others, but he hopes that Lulubelle is out there somewhere despite the idea that she and Frank may have been murdered.
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