Description

This is a list of short stories which have not appeared in mass-market King anthologies. They have often appeared in small publications, limited printings or are first-editions of short stories later modified for inclusion into later short story or novels.

Story List

• The 43rd Dream
• An Evening At Gods
• The Bear
• Before the Play
• The Bird and the Album
• The Blue Air Compressor
• Calla Bryn Sturgis
• Codename Mousetrap
• The Cursed Expedition
• The Dark Man
• The Dimension Warp
• Donovan's Brain
• For the Birds
• The Furnace
• The General
• The Glass Floor
• The Hardcase Speaks
• Harrrison State Park '68
• Heroes For Hope Starring The X-Men
• The Hotel At The End Of The Road
• I Hate Mondays
• I Was a Teenage Grave Robber
• I'm Falling
• I've Got To Get Away
• In The Key Chords Of Dawn
• Jhonathan and the Witchs
• Keyholes
• The Killer
• The King Family And The Wicked Witch
• The Leprechaun
• Man with a Belly
• Memory
• Monster In The Closet
• Never Look Behind You
• The New Lieutenant's Rap
• The Night of the Tiger
• The Old Dude's Ticker
• The Other Side Of The Fog
• Return Of Timmy Baterman
• The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson
• Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan, The
• She Has Gone to Sleep While..
• Silence
• Skybar
• Slade
• The Star Invaders
• The Stranger
• Stud City
• The Tale of Gray Dick
• The Thing At The Bottom Of The Well
• UR
• Weeds
• Woman With Child

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The 43rd Dream

Description

The narrator, a high school student, tells of his dream.

Published

1966, Jan 29 - The Drum

People

Name	Description
?, Jesse	The narrator asked what the stumble bum would do if Jesse came to town
Bardot, Brigette	From France
Captain Hook	Hit the narrator on the head and caused him to get detention hall after the class threw bowling-balls at him
Jack the Ripper	The bartender whom the narrator ordered a drink from. His aim was not very good
Pontius Pilate	Captain Bligh wanted to swing him from the yardarm
Streisand, Barbra	Proctor of Lisbon High in the narrator's dream

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An Evening At Gods

Description

This is about a conversation between God, who has been drinking, and St Peter. The Earth is in between God and his TV, so God crushes the Earth, but finds that many of the people that he likes watching on TV are (Or more correctly were) still living on Earth.

The story was a one minit play written for a benefit evening. It was auctioned on 23 April 1990 at the American Repertory Theatre's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training.

Published

1990 - A one minit play

People

Name	Description
Alda, Alan	Actor on TV that God liked. Alive when God crushes the Earth
God	God, a big guy with a white beard watching TV when he crushes the Earth because it is in his way
Pryor, Richard	Actor on TV that God liked. Alive when God crushes the Earth
St Peter	God's helper
Williams, Robin	Actor on TV that God liked. Alive when God crushes the Earth

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The Bear

Description

A small excerpt from The Dark Tower III. It was revised for inclusion into the Dark Tower novel.

Published

1990, Dec - The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
1991 - Dark Tower III - The Wastelands (Revised)

There are no characters listed for this story.

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Before the Play

Description

This is a lengthy introductory 5 scene section which was cut from "The Shining". It tells the history of the Overlook Hotel in wicked detail.

Scene 1 deals with the construction of the overlook and the death of the owners son.

Scene 2 describes the nightmares experienced by Lottie Pillsbury during her honeymoon at the Overlook.

Scene 3 describes the Grand Masquerade Ball and the death of the homosexual lover of Horace Derwent.

Scene 4 describes the accident when Jack Torrance had his arm broken by his drunk father.

Scene 5 describes the mob hit in the presidential room in gory detail.

Published

1982, Aug 17/18 - Whispers
1997, Apr 26/May 2 - TV Guide (abridged)

People

Name	Description
?, Norman	An employee of Derwentf1 quote s who, wearing an Arabian nights costume, was with a secretary who was half naked. Norman had a small pencil moustache in imitation of Derwent
?, Richard	Bell captain at the Overlook Hotel between 1915 and 1922
?, Ronnie (The San Diego Dago)	First homosexual lover of Lewis Toner. A career sailor
Abruzzi, Walt	He lent two of his boys to guard a man in the overlook in 1958, but they both got shot
Anastasia, Albert	Died. Mentioned as being in Hell by murderers in 1958
Arkinbauer, Mr	Husband of Mrs Arkinbauer. Owned a meat packing business
Arkinbauer, Mrs	Wife of Mr Arkinbauer. She fell and broke her wrist getting out of the bath at the Overlook on June 1, 1910, the day of the opening
Brandywine, Cecil	Bought the Overlook and reopened it in May 1923 with Clyde Brandywine. Bought from the estate of James Parris
Brandywine, Clyde	Bought the Overlook and reopened it in May 1923 with Cecil Brandywine. Bought from the estate of James Parris
Breughel, ?	Lottie Kilgallon thought that the playground of the Overlook Hotel was like a Breughel landscape
Burrey, ?	Worked for Derwent Enterprises in the Aircraft Division
Compson, Mr	Couple that played bridge with Pillsburys at the Overlook in 1929
Compson, Mrs	Couple that played bridge with Pillsburys at the Overlook in 1929
Derwent, Horace M (Harry)	Millionaire inventor that owned the Overlook 1945-1970. He was the husband of Sylvia, and homosexual lover of Lewis Toner
Derwent, Mrs	Mother of Horace. Died of cancer at the age of 46
Derwent, Sylvia	Wife of Horace Derwent from 1942 until 1948. Owned the Overlook for some time
Durker, Harry	Groundskeeper of the Overlook when owned by James Parris
Ford, Whitey	Baseball player mentioned in passing
Geroux, ?	Head cook of the Overlook in 1914
Giorgio, Tony	Crazy little west coast hood mentioned in 1958
Grondin, ?	He was hired by Bob Watson to pave the road from the Overlook to Sidewinder in 1910. He used substandard material, charged $70,000, and the road broke up after the first winter
Hanneman, ?	On the Derwent Enterprises board, but died of a heart attack
Hart, ?	Social Secretary and homosexual lover of Horace Derwent. He went to the Grand Ball as the Devil
Homer	Character in a Greek story told by Bob T Watson
Kaiser, The (Kaiser Wilhelm II)	His war (World War One) bought about inflation
Kilgallon, Lottie	Maiden name of Lottie Pillsbury
Norman, Robert	Manager of the Overlook in 1966. Worked for Derwent Enterprises. He was seen in a compromising position with a woman at the Overlook by Lewis Toner
Parris, James	Owned the overlook from 1915 to 1923. Started as a shyster in 1880. He died of a heart attack where the topiary stands
Parris, Mrs	Wife of James. She left him in 1920 and filed for divorce on the grounds of Mental Cruelty in 1921. She was a broadway actress before her marriage
Pillsbury, Harold M	Father of William. His family owned publishing business, textile mills, a foundry and more. Died of a heart attack 2 weeks after the stock market crash
Pillsbury, Lottie	Married name of Lottie Kilgallon. She has been having nightmares since she arrived at the Overlook in August 1929 for her Honeymoon. She committed suicide in 1949, 20 years after her Overlook visit. A real bitch that tried to dominate her husband
Pillsbury, William (Bill)	Publishing heir. Husband of Lottie Kilgallon. Lost almost all his money in the stock market crash
Poe, Edgar Allan	Poet mentioned in passing
Rascal	The horse that Boyd Watson was riding when he fell and broke his neck. The horse broke his leg in the jump
Rutherford, ?	Overlook accountant from 1912 to 1914. He advised Bob T Watson to file for bankruptcy
Steeves, William (Bill)	President of the First Mercantile Bank of Denver and personal friend of Bob Watson. He gave the second mortgage on the Overlook to Bob T Watson on the basis of their friendship
Tessie	Bay mare that William Pillsbury rode at the Overlook in 1929
Toner, Lewis	Homosexual 'lover' of Horance Derwent. Found dead in the bath in his room on the second floor of a drug overdose on June 1, 1910, but the drugs were never found. Went to the grand ball as a Dog at the request of Derwent. Joined Derwent Enterprises as a book keeper in 1936, and was head book keeper from 1940
Torrance, John Daniel (Jacky)	A young boy who's father beat him on numerous occasions. He had his arm broken after his father wrecked the family car while drunk
Torrance, Mark Anthony	Father of Jack. Alcoholic, and child beater. Orderly at the Berlin Community Hospital. Smashed the car on the way home, and when Jack spoke to him he broke Jack's arm
Torrance, Mrs	Mother of Jack. Scared of her husband and did not intervene when Jacky was attacked by his father
Verecker, Dr	70 year old retired surgeon that played bridge with the Pillsbury's at the Overlook in 1929. Retired after a heart attack
Verecker, Malvina	Wife of Dr Verecker that played bridge with the Pillsbury's at the Overlook in 1929
Watson, Boyd	Oldest son of Robert T Watson. Died in a riding accident where he broke his neck jumping over a pile of lumber at the site where the Topiary was built in about 1909. Buried in Denver
Watson, Mr	Father of Robert T Watson. Gunned down in Denver in about 1893
Watson, Mr	Grandfather of Robert T Watson. He used to ride and break wild horses
Watson, Richard (Dick)	Youngest son of Robert T Watson. Born in 1897. Worked as a caretaker at the Overlook Hotel from 1915, and acted as a guide from 1929
Watson, Robert Towenley (Bob)	Built the Overlook in 1907 and sold it to James Parris in 1915 on the condition that he and his son were employed as maintenance men for life. Born 1864
Watson, Sarah	Wife of Robert T Watson. She hated the Overlook. She died in the winter of 1910/11 of influenza, and was buried in Denver
Wilson, Mrs	Wife of Woodrow Wilson. Stayed in the overlook in 1922
Wilson, Woodrow	President of the USA mentioned as being a guest of the overlook in 1922

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The Bird and the Album

Description

This small section eventually bacame the majority of Chapter 13 if the book It, although it was substantially revised for the book.

Published

1981, Oct 30 - A Fantasy Reader, The Seventh World Fantasy Convention Program Book
1986 - It (Substantially revised)

There are no characters listed for this story.

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The Blue Air Compressor

Description

Gerald decided to write a short story about Mrs Leighton. She finds the story that he has hidden away, and when he realises it he decided to make her pay.

The obscenely large Mrs Leighton has the nozzle of an air compressor placed in her mouth by Gerald, until she blows up like a beach ball! Unlike the Warner Brothers cartoon's where characters simply float away, Mrs Leighton explodes, and her remains are buried away.

In the Heavy Metal reprint, Gerald first shoots Mrs Leighton, then overinflates her.

Published

1971, Jan - Onan
1981, Jul - Heavy Metal (Revised)

People

Name	Description
Dosteyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich	Mrs Leighton said that she was simply too big for Gerard Nately to write about, but maybe not for Poe, Dostoevsky or Melville
Freud, Sigmund	Mentioned in passing
God	Mentioned in passing
Jesus	Mentioned in passing
King, Stephen (Steve)	Mentioned by name in the story. Narrator of the story who tries to explain some of the things that happen, and why
Leighton, Mr	Husband of Mrs Leighton. Gerald Nately had been his friend before he died
Leighton, Mrs	An extremely large woman that is blown up like a beach ball by Gerald Leighton and the Blue Air Compressor after she laughs at his story called "The Hog" based on herself. Her body was buried under the tool shed
Melville, Herman	Mrs Leighton said that she was simply too big for Gerard Nately to write about, but maybe not for Poe, Dostoevsky or Melville
Nately, Gerald	A writer who killed Mrs Leighton before fleeing to the Far East. The crime was never discovered. He cut his own head off with a guillotine. Wrote four monumental, twisted and misunderstood novels. Also wrote poetry and at least four essays. Wrote "The Hog", retitled "The Blue Air Compressor"
Poe, Edgar Allan	Mrs Leighton said that she was simply too big for Gerard Nately to write about, but maybe not for Poe, Dostoevsky or Melville
Pope, The	He defecates because he has to
Terrell, Carroll F	English professor of Stephen King at the University of Maine
Zola, Emile	Mentioned in passing

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Calla Bryn Sturgis

Description

This excerpt from The Dark Tower V was released on King's official website www.stephenking.com in August 2001.

As per usual with King, it was revised before inclusion into The Dark Tower V novel, where it appeared as the the prologue 'Roont'.

Published

2001, Aug 21 - www.stephenking.com
2003 - The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (Revised as the Prologue 'Roont')

There are no characters listed for this story.

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Codename Mousetrap

Description

Kelly breaks in to a supermarket but was chased by items such as the soup can display, a mousetrap, and finally dozens of beefsteaks. Panicking, he threw himself through a glass window in a desperate bid to escape, only to be grabbed by a parking meter.

Published

1965, Oct 27 - 'The Drum', Lisbon High School's newspaper

People

Name	Description
Kelly	A young man who broke into a supermarket where he was chased by various strange objects. He escaped by throwing himself through a plate glass window but was quickly grabbed by a parking meter
Williamson, Albert	Representative for B.J. Burglar Alarms. He left a note on the supermarket door saying the new alarm had tested out fine

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The Cursed Expedition

Description

Hugh and Jimmy land on the planet Venus, but soon after landing, Jimmy is found dead. Hugh soon finds out the cause of death - Venus is alive, and still hungry. Will Hugh escape in time...

Nope!

This story was originally published in "People, Places and Things", a 18 page book of single page short stories written by Stephen King and Chris Chesley

Published

1960 - People, Places & Things

People

Name	Description
Bullford, Hugh	Astronaut that lands on Venus, with disastrous results
Keller, Jimmy	Astronaut that lands on Venus, but is found dead soon after landing

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The Dark Man

Description

A short poem that was the basis of Randall Flagg in future books. In an interview with Waldenbooks in July 2003 King had this to say, 'Actually, Flagg came to me when I wrote a poem called "The Dark Man" when I was a junior or senior in college. It came to me out of nowhere, this guy in cowboy boots who moved around on the roads, mostly hitchhiking at night, always wore jeans and a denim jacket. I wrote this poem, and it was basically a page long. I was in the college restaurant .. I wrote the poem on the back of a placemat. It was published, as a matter of fact, but that guy never left my mind.'

Published

1969, Fall - Ubris
1970 - Moth
2004 - The Devil's Wine

There are no characters listed for this story.

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The Dimension Warp

Description

Although listed in the index of People, Places & Things, this story has been lost from the book.

Published

1960 - People, Places & Things

There are no characters listed for this story.

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Donovan's Brain

Description

This 104 word, 24-line poem was based on Curt Siodmak's novel and the film of the same name, the poem focuses on Shratt, the victim of a pseudo-science that transmutes into horror.

Published

1970 - Moth
2004 - The Devil's Wine

People

Name	Description
Donovan, ?	Shratt signed checks with his name and made love to his woman
Shratt, ?	Made love to Donovan's woman and is driven by a 'Thing' in an electric tank

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For the Birds

Description

King contributed a 1-page story which had to end with a pun. In 1995 London's pollution is so bad that all the Rooks are dying, and numbers are dwindling. Bangor, Maine is decided to be the place to help breed rooks as their climate is very similar to London's.

The London Council hears nothing for a while, and sends a telegraph every day with the only line being: "Bred any good rooks lately?"

Published

1986 - Bred Any Good Rooks Lately? (reprinted in 1990 and 1994)

There are no characters listed for this story.

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The Furnace

Description

Tommy is off to get Firewood from the cellar, but believes that there is something living behind the furnace. His worst fears were realised and the door closed, and the lights went out. King will not be completing any more of the story in the future

King wrote the opening 2 paragraphs for The Weekly Reader and the readers are encouraged to submit the next section of the story, printed each week. If chosen, the authors section is added to the continuing story each week, and displayed on the website. Other known authors will be writing sections throughout the year.

Published

2005 - The Weekly Reader (King wrote the opening 2 paragraphs only)

People

Name	Description
(Tommy's mother)	Tommy's mother said that he would grow out of his fear of the cellar as he aged
?, Tommy	It was his job to get the wood from the cellar, but he believed that there was something living behind the furnace. While getting wood, his worst fears were realised and the door closed, and the lights went out

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The General

Description

General, Amanda's cat, was suspected of killing their pet parakeet, so Amanda's mother takes it off to the animal shelter. What she does not know is that the cat had actually saved the life of Amanda when it fought a small creature who was trying to steal the girl's breath and kill her. General escapes, returns home and this time kills the tiny evil

This story is basically the same as the screenplay for the movie "Cats Eye".

Published

1997 - Screamplays

People

Name	Description
?, Amanda	Eight year old daughter of Hugh
?, Billy	Worked at the animal shelter. General ran past him to escape
?, Carla	Character in the book 'Carla's Best Friend'. Mentioned in passing
?, Hugh	Father of Amanda. 38 years old
?, Sally-Ann	Mother of Amanda. Took General to the animal shelter where he was to be put down
Garfield	Cartoon character mentioned in passing
General	Amanda's cat. He was taken to be put down by Amanda's mother, but he escaped, returning to Amanda's room where he saved her from the Creature
Mussolini, Benito	Mentioned in passing
Nanny	Sally-Ann's mother who said cats can steal the breath of a sleeping child
Paulie	Parakeet of Amanda's. He was thought to have been killed by General but in reality he was killed by the Creature
Sylvester	Cartoon character mentioned
Tweetie Bird	Cartoon character mentioned
Whitsuns, ?	Friends of Hugh and Sally-Ann. They would smoke funny cigarettes together

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The Glass Floor

Description

Charles Wharton wishes to see the place where his sister Janine died. Anthony Reynard, her husband, refuses to allow the room, which has since been sealed, to be re-opened.

Eventually Charles enters the room, only to find it a has a glass floor and ceiling. He soon loses his balance and dies. His body is removed from the room, and the doorway replastered.

This was the first story for which King was paid ($35)

Published

1967, Fall - Startling Mystery Stories (King's first professional sale)
1990, Fall - Weird Tales

People

Name	Description
?, Louise	Housekeeper for Anthony Reynard. Very old, suffered from arthritis, and had none of her teeth left
Poe, Edgar Allan	Poet that wrote "Black Cat"
Reynard, Anthony	Owner of the house where the glass floor resided. Husband of Janine
Reynard, Janine	Married name of Janine Wharton and wife of Anthony. She died of a broken neck when she fell in the East Room of their house. This room has a glass floor and was sealed after her death, but the arrival of her brother leads to the room being opened again.
Wharton, Charles	Died in the same room as his sister, Janine, after wishing to see where she died
Wharton, Janine	Sister of Charles. Died of a broken neck when she fell in the east room, where the floor is a mirror. his room has a glass floor and was sealed after her death

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The Hardcase Speaks

Description

This 60 line free-verse poem was actually listed as written by Stephan King. Many of the images in the poem were made into later novels, or short stories such as Strawberry Spring, The Tommyknockers, the Shining and more.

Published

1971, Dec 1 - Contraband #2
2004 - The Devil's Wine

People

Name	Description
Berry, Chuck	Mentioned in passing
Lane, Lois	Mentioned in passing
Starkweather, Charles	Charles killed 10 people in 1958, and makes a fairly regular appearance in King's books. The narrator lit a candle for him

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Harrrison State Park '68

Description

An unusual free-form poem initially written for "Ubris", 1968.

Published

1968, Fall - Ubris
2004 - The Devil's Wine

People

Name	Description
?, Brucie	Cousin Brucie is mentioned in passing
?, Ishmael	The narrator says, 'call me Ishmael'
Aileen	Queried as to her opinion of peach poachers
Bono, Sonny	Mentioned in passing
Cher	Mentioned in passing
Dean, James (Jimmy)	Mentioned in passing as a possible one of "the cools"
Doors, The	Mentioned in passing
Floyd, Charles (Pretty Boy)	Mentioned as having been played in a movie by Mickey Rooney
Mitchum, Robert	Mentioned in passing as a possible one of "the cools"
Narrator, The	Reached for a hand but touched only bones
Rooney, Mickey	Remembered as having played Pretty Boy Floyd
Sales, Soupy	Mentioned in passing as a possible one of "the cools"
Sanders, Ed	Quoted
Szasz, Thomas	Quoted

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Heroes For Hope Starring The X-Men

Description

Hungry appears as an evil hooded figure and attacks Kitty Pryde in the kitchen. Nightcrawler, one of the X-Men, finds Kitty Pryde after the attack.

Published

1985 - Marvel Comic Book, first segment (illustration by Bernie Wrightson)

There are no characters listed for this story.

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The Hotel At The End Of The Road

Description

Tommy Riviera and Kelso Black have just escaped from the police, and wandered into an old hotel at the end of a side road. They demand a room at gunpoint, and are given room 5. When they wake up in the morning, they find that this is no ordinary hotel!

When they wake up in the morning, they can not move, and find out that it is a macabre museum of the living dead, and there is no way out.

This story was originally published in "People, Places and Things", a 18 page book of single page short stories written by Stephen King and Chris Chesley

Published

1960 - People, Places & Things

People

Name	Description
Black, Kelso	Punk that is paralysed in the Motel after evading the police. Partner of Tommy Riviera
Riviera, Tommy	Punk that is paralysed in the Motel after evading the police. Partner of Kelso Black

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I Hate Mondays

Description

Never published.

Published

Never Published. Held in Box 1010 of the Special Collections of the Raymond Fogler Library

There are no characters listed for this story.

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I Was a Teenage Grave Robber

Description

This was King's first published story, which appeared in a 1965 issue of Comics Review, and is also known as "In a Half-World of Terror"

Gerad is hired by Weinbaum, a mad scientist, to work as a grave robber, but he falls in love with a young girl whos uncle David used to be employed in the same job as Gerad.

Weinbaum's mad experiments end up turning his radioactive maggots against him, and eventually they kill him.

Published

1965 - Comics Review
1966 - Stories of Suspense (as "In a Half-World of Terror")

People

Name	Description
?, Charlie	Great Uncle of Danny Gerad
?, David	Uncle and guardian of Vicki Pickford. He used to work for Weinbaum as a grave robber. Died in a car accident
?, Polly	Aunt of Danny Gerad
Bradstreet, ?	Attorney at Erwin, Erwin and Bradstreet that ripped off Dan Gerad for $15,000 and the firm did not really exist
Erwin, ?	Attorney at Erwin, Erwin and Bradstreet that ripped off Dan Gerad for $15,000 and the firm did not really exist
Gerad, Danny	Hired by Rankin to rob graves for Steffen Weinbaum. Falls in love with Vicki Pickford
Gerad, Mr	Father of Danny Gerad. Died in a car accident when he was 13
Gerad, Mrs	Mother of Danny Gerad. Died in a car accident when he was 13
Phibbs, ?	Grandmother of Danny Gerad
Pickford Mrs	Mother of Vicki. Killed in a train crash in 1958
Pickford, Mr	Father of Vicki. Killed in a train crash in 1958
Pickford, Vicki	Falls in love with Danny Gerad after he saves her from her abusive Uncle David
Rankin, ?	Assistant to Steffen Weinbaum. Offered Danny Gerad a job robbing graves for Steffen Weinbaum. Killed in Weinbaum's lab
Weinbaum, Steffen	Mad scientist that experiments with radioactivity and human flesh, to grow large radioactive maggots, but they eventually turn on him and kill him
Wheatherby, Daniel	Born 1899, Died 1962, and his body was dug up and delivered to Weinbaum for his experiments
Wheatherby, Mrs	Wife of Daniel Wheatherby. Died before her husband in 1962

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I'm Falling

Description

Although listed in the index, the story has been lost from the book.

Published

1960 - People, Places & Things

There are no characters listed for this story.

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I've Got To Get Away

Description

Denny Phillips finds himself on the assembly line of an Atomic Factory, and he is being held prisoner by the guards around him. Denny tries to escape and is shot in the process, but it's then that we find that Denny is not human - he is a robot that has achieved human consciousness.

This story was originally published in "People, Places and Things", a 18 page book of single page short stories written by Stephen King and Chris Chesley.

Published

1960 - People, Places & Things

People

Name	Description
?, Joe	One of the guards in the atomic factory where Denny Phillips worked
Phillips, Denny	Robot x-238A that becomes conscious and tries to escape from his position on the assembly line at an atomic factory. He is shot in the process and has to be sent back for rep

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In The Key Chords Of Dawn

Description

I have no information on this story.

Published

1971 - Onan
2004 - The Devil's Wine

There are no characters listed for this story.

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Jhonathan and the Witchs

Description

Cobblers son by the name of Jhonathan tries to make a life for himself by asking the king for work. The king tells him to kill 3 witches to get a reward of 5,000 crowns.

With the help of a fairy that Jhonathan helped earlier, he wishes each of the 3 witches dead and collects his money from the King, and of course, lives happily ever after. In "First Words" the title of this story is shown to be "Jhonathan and the Witchs" not Witches.

Published

1993 - First Words

People

Name	Description
First Witch	One of three witches that lived in a mountain. She could not be stabbed, so Jhonathan killed her by smothering
Jhonathan	Son of a cobbler that is given 20 days to kill 3 witches. He helps a fairy disguised as a rabbit, and the fairy grants him 3 wishes. He uses the wishes to kill the witches and is granted a treasure of 5000 crowns by the king
Second Witch	One of three witches that lived in a mountain. She could not be smothered, so Jhonathan killed her by crushing
The King	He told Jhonathan to kill the 3 witches or he would have his head removed
Third Which	One of three witches that lived in a mountain. She was invisible, so Jhonathan killed her by wishing she was a normal woman and than hit her in the head with stones until she died

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Keyholes

Description

Only the first 2 pages of this story were ever written. It describes a man names Michael Briggs attending a psychiatrist named Conklin to talk about his son Jeremy.

Published

Never published. Written in the 1980's

People

Name	Description
Abrams, Milton	Psychiatrist in Albany
Abrams, Nancy	Receptionist & nurse for Conklin. She is also called Nancy Adrian
Adrian, Nancy	Receptionist & nurse for Conklin. She is also called Nancy Abrams
Briggs, Jeremy	7 year old son of Michael
Briggs, Michael	Went to talk to Conklin about his son Jeremy. A construction worker
Conklin, Dr	Psychiatrist that Michael Briggs comes to see
Street, Della	Mentioned in passing

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The Killer

Description

This is a rewrite of I've got to get away. A factory worker awakens and does not know who or where he is. Nobody answers him, so he shoots two guards while attempting to escape. The guards that watch him get taken away think that the robot workers are almost human.

Published

1994, Spring - Famous Monsters Of Filmland #202

There are no characters listed for this story.

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The King Family And The Wicked Witch

Description

Like most parents, King liked amusing his children, so he wrote this short story that included all the members of their family (at the time). The wicked witch gave the 4 members of the King family magic cookies, but they had dire consequences - Stephen could only write the word banana, Tabitha's hands turned into milk bottles, and the 2 children cried all the time.

With the help of a prince on which witch Hazel had cast a spell, the Kings take their revenge in the form of a cookie containing 300 year old baked beans. When ingested, the witch developed a serious case of wind!

This was originally named The King Family And The Farting Cookie, but later changed.

Published

1977, Aug 25 - Flint newspaper

People

Name	Description
Cordozi, Dom	Worked at Bridgeton trading post when Witch Hazel knocked it down while he was on the toilet
King, Joe	4 year old boy
King, Naomi	6 year old girl
King, Stephen	Father of Naomi and Joe
King, Tabitha	Mother of Naomi and Joe that looked after the house and wrote poetry
Walters, Barbara	Reporter
Witch Hazel	An evil witch that eventually eats a magic cookie that makes her fart a LOT!

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The Leprechaun

Description

Like most parents, King liked amusing his children, and poor Owen was not born when he wrote The King Family And The Wicked Witch, so he wrote this story for Owen, and included him as the main character.

Initially Stephen planned this as a novel, similar to Eyes of the Dragon, and wrote several pages longhand in a notebook, which were later transcribed. Later he wrote another 30 more pages on a trip on his motorbike from Boston to Bangor, but the notebook was lost on the trip. The only part that exists today is the first 5 pages, plus a cover letter, both owned by a King collector.

Published

1983 - Never Published

People

Name	Description
?, Chris	Older friend of Owen who goes to school
Butler	Owen King's pet Guinea Pig
King, Joseph	Older brother of Owen. Not mentioned by name
King, Naomi	Older sister of Owen. Not mentioned by name
King, Owen	Main character that finds a leprechaun
King, Stephen	Father of Owen. Not mentioned by name
King, Tabitha	Mother of Owen. Not mentioned by name
Springsteen	King family cat
The Leprechaun	A leprechaun found by Owen after being attacked by Springsteen

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Man with a Belly

Description

Vittorio Correzente pays John Bracken to rape his gambling wife Norma. After the rape, Norma offers to pay him twice his fee if he would make her pregnant.

After he child is born, a dying Vittorio calls Bracken and says that while his wife died, the baby survived, but it has blue eyes, and there are no blue eyed Sicilians in his family.

Published

1978, Dec - Cavalier
1979, Nov-Dec - Gent

People

Name	Description
Bracken, John	Hitman that was hired to rape Norma Correzente but ended up being her lover
Correzente, Norma	Woman that John Bracken was supposed to rape, but turned the lesson back onto her husband. Compulsive gambler, and died in childbirth
Correzente, Vittorio	Had John Bracken rape his wife Norma Correzente. Head of a Mafia family
Sills, Benny	Contact man that told people when John Bracken was for hire. Ran a hock shop, and sold weapons as well
Torreos, Benito (Benny The Bull)	Initially called John Bracken about the 'hit'. Right hand man of Vittorio Correzente
White, Norma	Maiden name of Norma Correzente

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Memory

Description

Edgar Freemantle was almost killed in a freak accident when a crane reversed over his pickup truck at a construction site. He lost his right arm, but as a result of the pain and injuries he became violent to those about him. He attempted to strangle his wife during this time, and she left him soon after. While recovering at his lake house he saw a small dog get struck by a car, and while the young owner of the dog was distracted, he broke the dogs neck. This release brought back the memory of his attempt to strangle his wife.

This is an excerpt from the 2007 novel "Duma Key".

Published

2006, Jul - Tin House magazine

People

Name	Description
?, Dr Phil	TV show host
?, Reba	Aunt of Edgar Freemantle. She used to pinch his fingers if he did not eat his vegetables
Bozeman, William III	Divorce lawyer
Fevereau, Mrs	Ran over Gandalph the dog owned by Monica Goldstein
Freemantle, Edgar	Construction company owner who was injured on the job when a crane backed over the vehicle he was in. He lost his right arm, and sufferedf1~severe internal and psycological injuries as well. At the time of his accident he was worth an estimated $40 million. He became violent after the accident, and moved out into his lakeside house, leaving his wife, Pamela,~the main house as part of the divorce. He still suffers speech problems~
Freemantle, Ilse	Younger daughter of Pam and Edgar Freemantle. She attends Brown University
Freemantle, Melissa	Oldest daughter of Pam and Edgar Freemantle. She is teaching in France on a foreign exchange program
Freemantle, Pamela (Pam)	Wife of Edgar Freemantle, and mother of Ilse and Melissa. She left him 6 months after his accident. She laterf1~married a man who owned a number of bowling alleys. Married name of Pamela Gustafson
Gandalf	Jack Russell terrier owned by Monica Goldstein. Hit by the car driven byf1~Mrs Fevereau, and was put down by Edgar Freemantle
Goldstein, Ava	Mother of Monica Goldstein
Goldstein, Monica	Owner of Gandalf, the Jack Russell terrier that was run over by Mrs Fevereau. 11 Years old
Green, Kathi	Nicknamed the "Rehab Queen" when Edgar Freemantle was recovering from his accident. She used to come to do rehab on Monday, Wednesday & Fridays
Green, Pat	On the radio when Edgar Freemantle had his accident
Gustafson, Pamela (Pam)	Maiden name of Pamela Freemantle
Hastings, Mr	Lived 2 doors from the Goldstein's
Kamen, Dr. Xander	40 Year old Afro-American psychologist who specialised in hypnotherapy. Edgar Freemantle saw him after his accitent
McEntire, Reba	Singer on the radio shortly before Edgar Freemantle's accident
Phoenix, River	Thought of by Edgar Freemantle
Plastic Ono Band	Band listened to by Edgar Freemantle
Randall	Thought of by Edgar Freemantle
Reba	Blond Fluffy Rage-Doll given to Edgar Freemantle by Dr Kamen. Probably namesd after Reba McEntire who was on the radio shortly before the accident
Riley, Tom	Accountant of Edgar Freemantle
Rudolph	Thought of by Edgar Freemantle
Russell	Thought of by Edgar Freemantle
Seuss, Dr	Mentioned in passing
Simpson, Homer	Mentioned in passing
Winfrey, Oprah	TV show host

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Monster In The Closet

Description

This is an an excerpt from Cujo, with minor changes and additions.

Published

1981, Oct - Ladies Home Journal

There are no characters listed for this story.

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Never Look Behind You

Description

George Jacobs is a thief that is killed by an old woman with supernatural powers. A real strange story written by both Stephen King and Chris Chesley.

This story was originally published in "People, Places and Things", a 18 page book of single page short stories written by Stephen King and Chris Chesley.

Published

1960 - People, Places & Things

People

Name	Description
Jacobs, George	George is confronted by an old woman that kills him with her supernatural powers

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The New Lieutenant's Rap