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Tuesday’s Tale of Terror October 20, 2015
Halloween season requires at last one Stephen King story. Not too many are available online to read for free and this one about a cold death seems appropriate as we approach Halloween.
We are in King’s famous town of Castle Rock, Maine, with Mary and Ray, a married couple on route to Wal-Mart to buy grass seed. How mundane is that? They argue about petty things, which is actually amusing. Then something really shocking happens. This is not a traditional spooker—more like a dark comedy or weird fiction. You be the judge. Did you like this story? What did you think of the “smoky” ending?
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Read the short story here at The New Yorker Magazine.com.
At Open Culture.com, you can find a few more free Stephen King stories.
And here’s a review of King’s
Bazaar of Bad Dreams: http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/books/article41913834.html
Are you looking for a real Halloween story? Try this spooky tale.
“The White Scarecrow” at Underworld Tales.com. This time of year yields some pretty weird happenings.
Other Reading Web Sites to Visit
Bibliophilica Lovecraft Ezine HorrorAddicts.net
Horror Novel Reviews Hell Horror HorrorPalace
HorrorSociety.com Sirens Call Publications
Monster Librarian Tales to Terrify Spooky Reads
Rob Around Books Sillyverse The Story Reading Ape Blog
For Authors/Writers: The Writer Unboxed
Don’t forget to view the INDEX above of more free
Tales of Terror classic authors.
I really need to read this – I’m a King fan!
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