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The novellas in If It Bleeds demonstrate King’s signature brand of horror and coming-of-age tales, as well as the crime thriller stories that became more prominent in the author’s later career. These stories explore impulsivity as a social illness, the fear of death, and the banality of evil.
If It Bleeds is a collection of four previously unpublished novellas ... She suspects that there is something odd about the reporter Ondowsky who was first on the ...
- Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
- The Life of Chuck
- If It Bleeds
- Rat
As a kid, Craig works for an old, rich man named Mr. John Harrigan, helping out with various tasks and chores. Each Valentines Day, Birth Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, Mr. Harrigan gives Craig a card with a $1 lotto scratcher ticket with the same message, Good Wishes from Mr. Harrigan. Harrigan used to own a variety of businesses, including a te...
Act III: Thanks, Chuck! Marty Anderson is a high school teacher. The internet around the world has been shaky for months, cell coverage is a mess and suicides are at a high. Meanwhile California is getting destroyed due to earthquakes, with refugees fleeing into Nevada and beyond. The day before the Internet goes down, Marty notices a billboard ret...
In January 2021, an padded envelope containing containing a flash drive labeled “If it bleeds” is delivered to Detective Ralph Anderson. The drive contains some photographs, some audio spectrograms and a report from Holly Gibney. Anderson knows Gibney from a case they worked on involving a cave (The Outsider). The report consists of a series of spo...
Drew Larson is a professor and a writer of short stories. He gets an idea for a novel as he stands at a street corner. In his mind’s eye, he sees a western-themed scene play out. At home, he announces this to his wife, Lucy, who is concerned. The last time he attempted to write a novel, The Village on the Hill, it resulted in a mental breakdown and...
If these novellas show King’s range, they also prove that certain themes endure. One of King’s great concerns is evil, and in If It Bleeds, there’s plenty of it. There is also evil’s opposite, which in King’s fiction often manifests as friendship. Holly is reminded that friendship is not only life-affirming but can be life-saving.
Oct 23, 2019 · Stephen King. If it Bleeds is a collection of four new novellas —Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat, and the title story If It Bleeds— each pulling readers into intriguing and frightening places.A collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider.News people have a saying: 'If it ...
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May 18, 2020 · There’s both a warmth of character and a reassuring familiarity to his worlds that mitigates the horror within. The same can be said for his latest collection of novellas, If It Bleeds, which feels like a coming home, both for King and the reader. Each of the tales is a return to well-trodden ground for King, but for the most part, they’re ...
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And in "Rat," a struggling writer must contend with the darker side of ambition. If these novellas show King's range, they also prove that certain themes endure. One of King's great concerns is evil, and in If It Bleeds, there's plenty of it. There is also evil's opposite, which in King's fiction often manifests as friendship.
