Originally published in Onan in 1971 and revised for its 1981 appearance in Heavy Metal magazine, this story is seeing the light of day again in the new anthology from Cemetery Dance: Shining in the Dark
The Blue Air Compressor
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Thanks, Bev. I've always been intrigued with this story. Do you know if King will be retooling it? After 45 years he may think differently about it than he did when it was originally published. This is not a personal commentary on the story's merit but, rather, a question of if he ever feels the itch to improve upon older stories. I know he reworked The Gunslinger (for different reasons, of course) and there may be others. Do you have any insight or opinions on this subject? Thanks.
I'm not involved in production, so I don't know.
Seems like something always is changed in a reprint of King's stories, be it something small like a non-major character's name or a date.
Good enough, thanks.King has not changed the story for this publication.
Lilja
Lilja
Thanks, Lilja. I enjoy your podcast and website.
Off Topic but I wanted to say I enjoyed your interview with Joe and your other contributions to the Joe Hill edition of CD magazine.
Thanks -- that was a record-setting issue for me!
It's nice to see the issue being done in such an elaborate way. You should be proud to have been a part of it, Bev!
...got my copy in the mail a few days ago.....
I just finished mine last night. What did you think of Joe's tale? I liked it a lot.
...haven't gotten into it yet buddy......been a bit pre-occupied.....
Wow I am still waiting for mine.