Thank you very much for the link Ms. Mod. I'll read it this weekend.
The Music Room
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So is this being published in an issue of Playboy? Am I going to have to go into a Barnes & Nobles and sheepishly explain to the clerk as she (it's always a 'she' when I have to get a copy of Playboy with a King story in it)rings me up that I'm buying it for the King story inside. 'Cause you know I have to have everything King-ly for my collection, right? I do have the Cemetery Dance book with the story in there coming soon, so it's not like I'll be missing out on the story.
If said cash register lady only knew....
I don't even know where they sell Playboy magazines. Guess I never looked.
See, my dad had a subscription, for the articles.
See, my dad had a subscription, for the articles.
'bout that.. My best friend in grade school made me confess to the priest that we were snooping at them. Said we had to. I did. She didn't - half hour later, she was snickering and I was still doing Hail Mary's
Very nice! I liked the rhythm of the narrative--very era appropriate. Mr. King has an ear for that, and it's lovely. And the story is appropriately creepy! I'd love to read more of the stories in the book--Hopper is an interesting artist.
I did. It reminded me a lot of the concepts at the core of FAIR EXTENSION and MORALITY. FAIR EXTENSION is great, it's dark and amusing - but I didn't find MORALITY or THE MUSIC ROOM amusing at all.
Are there any other newly written Stephen King short stories likely to come out in the near future?
Creepy, unsettling little story!
I am guessing that since the version of the story in the link provided by Moderator says "Excerpted from 'In Sunlight or in Shadow: Stories...", the full story will be longer.
Gives one hope...or those without work without purpose...to read of a strong marriage, a couple who found work during trying times.
...the story itself IS the excerpt from that collection......
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Yes - very creepy!
I did, (read it, that is) I liked the details about the newspapers, the street corners, different little things that build the story up for me .....
It was OK. A bit of a throwaway in my opinion. I thought it was smart the way he referenced the couple in the painting right up front and it made me go back and forth to it at the top of the page to see exactly what he was describing. I was engaged at that point and hoping for a deeper story, I guess. What I got instead was a bit pedestrian. I feel like he took the easy way out. I guess after reading Cookie Jar earlier this year I was expecting something of that caliber.
I still like the painting though.
Thanks for mentioning Cookie Jar
I guess I missed seeing any threads about it (or thought the threads were dedicated to GNT lol) but I found it online and I'm looking forward to reading it
Do any of y'all remember that old tv series Monsters? A film adaptation of The Music Room would have been perfect for Monsters. It has the right vibe.
Trivia: The final episode of Monsters was an adaptation of SK's short story The Moving Finger. I loved it!
Trivia: The final episode of Monsters was an adaptation of SK's short story The Moving Finger. I loved it!
...heck yeah, I remember!...dad and I were glued to the TV when it came on.....Do any of y'all remember that old tv series Monsters? A film adaptation of The Music Room would have been perfect for Monsters. It has the right vibe.
Trivia: The final episode of Monsters was an adaptation of SK's short story The Moving Finger. I loved it!
The story has been nominated for an Edgar Award -- here's the category:
BEST SHORT STORY
"Oxford Girl" – Mississippi Noir by Megan Abbott (Akashic Books)
"A Paler Shade of Death" – St. Louis Noir by Laura Benedict (Akashic Books)
"Autumn at the Automat” – In Sunlight or in Shadow by Lawrence Block (Pegasus Books)
"The Music Room" – In Sunlight or in Shadow by Stephen King (Pegasus Books)
"The Crawl Space” – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by Joyce Carol Oates (Dell Magazines)
BEST SHORT STORY
"Oxford Girl" – Mississippi Noir by Megan Abbott (Akashic Books)
"A Paler Shade of Death" – St. Louis Noir by Laura Benedict (Akashic Books)
"Autumn at the Automat” – In Sunlight or in Shadow by Lawrence Block (Pegasus Books)
"The Music Room" – In Sunlight or in Shadow by Stephen King (Pegasus Books)
"The Crawl Space” – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by Joyce Carol Oates (Dell Magazines)
Congratulations to Steve and the other writers.
What in the world is this!!! I'm 22 so did I miss this show/movie or whatever it is....heck yeah, I remember!...dad and I were glued to the TV when it came on.....
Monsters is a syndicated horror anthology series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel (now known as Syfy) during the 1990s. As of 2011, Monsters airs on NBC Universal's horror/suspense-themed cable channel Chiller in sporadic weekday marathons.