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@ngraham1500-66.bsky.social

Hello
I am a Stephen King fan
and so...
This is my fan account to the great man.
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'Strawberry Spring'
A maniac is randomly killing women on a New England campus.
They have nicknamed the killer 'Springheel Jack'

Will he ever be caught?
Strawberry Spring -- An Early Stephen King Story
YouTube video by Stephen King Book Club
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February 2, 2026 at 12:13 PM
'Strawberry Spring'
1968
Ubris
Night Shift
The title referring to a 'false' spring in 1968 during a New England college semester where women are periodically discovered: murdered and mutilated by a serial killer nicknamed 'Springheel Jack'
A podcast dramatization by Audio up Media appeared in 2021
February 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
1969
'Stud City'
Ubris
Different Seasons

A gritty short story published by Ubris Magazine originally, but one that reached a much larger audience when it appeared in King's Novella 'The Body' (see Different Seasons) inserted as an example of protagonist Gordie Lachance's writing.
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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When your novels are best sellers
Why bother with Short Stories?

Stephen King's take on this subject.
Stephen King on the Craft of Short Story Writing
YouTube video by Bibliostar.TV
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January 30, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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My Favorite Movie Music
Robocop 2 Theme.

'Go Robo!'
Leonard Rosenman: RoboCop 2 Theme [Extended by Gilles Nuytens]
YouTube video by Gilles Nuytens
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January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
1969
'Night Surf'
Ubris Magazine
Night shift

The 'Captain Trips' Virus first appearance in a story - 9 years before it's appearance in The Stand - originally written as a stand alone 8 page yarn, but one that now serves as an add-on to King's 1978 epic on the fall of Humanity.
January 28, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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The animated trailer for Stephen King's 'Lilly'
Stephen King's first Animated Film, "Lily" Trailer
YouTube video by petescalzitti
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January 26, 2026 at 3:06 PM
1968
Here There Be Tygers

A boy discovers a Tiger (or Tyger) lurking in the halls of his school
Written when King was in High school, but published in Ubris Magazine in 1968.
It also appears in King's Short Story collection 'Skeleton Crew'
An animated version retitled 'Lilly' was produced in 2024
January 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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'The Dark Man'

A poem by Stephen King
The Dark Man - By Stephen King
YouTube video by The Eternal Loop
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January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
1969

'The Dark Man'
A poem by Stephen King published in 1969 which would serve as the genesis for the character of Randal Flagg, the primary villain in 'The Stand'. 'The Eyes of the Dragon' and 'the Dark Tower' series.

Randal Flagg as envisioned by artist Michael Whelan
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Stephen King's 'The Reaper's Image'

A second published story for King printed in 1969 in 'Startling Mystery Stories'
Paid: $35
The story concerns an antique collector attempting to buy a 'legendary mirror' from a museum that allegedly reveals the Grim Reaper to those who look into it.
January 21, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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The Glass Floor
By Stephen King.
"The Glass Floor" by Stephen King, relaxing storytelling
YouTube video by Fast Asleep with Gena Marie
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January 20, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Stephen King's 'the Glass Floor'

Written by King aged 19 and inspired by the notion of
'what it would be like to stand in a room where the floor was a mirror'.
Revisiting the story in 1990, King described it as 'clumsy and badly written -the product of an uninformed storyteller's mind'
January 20, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Stephen King's First Published Story
'The Glass Floor'
Published Autumn 1967 Issue of Startling Mystery Stories
Paid: $35

A copy of the magazine is held in the Library of the University of Maine.
It appears in the Deluxe edition of King's book of short stories: 'Night Shift'.
January 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Carrie
Movie Rating. 10
The first, and still the best adaptation of a King Novel to this date.
Perfect casting across the board and directed by a master (Brian De Palma)
The Prom scene and final closing graveyard moment are still some of the most frightening and effective scenes in movie History.
January 17, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The real Carrie White?

Carrie is based on 2 girls Stephen King went to school with:

Tina White: who was bullied by classmates for 'wearing the same clothes every day'
And
Sandra Irving: who was raised by a fanatically religious single mother and completely ignored and ostracized by her peers.
January 17, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Carrie 1973

Deviations from book to film.
Carrie's appearance differs greatly.
The novel: she is overweight and acne ridden
The movie: slim and willowy

The novel: The prom scene is followed by Carrie walking through town, furiously destroying it
The terrifying tombstone ending does not appear.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Stephen King on Carrie 50 years later.
How Stephen King’s ‘Carrie’ changed horror fiction
YouTube video by The Boston Globe
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January 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Carrie 1974
King's First Novel which was originally intended as a short story, but expanded organically as King wrote.
His initial first draft, he hated and threw away.
Only at his wife Tabitha's insistence -who literally took it out of the trash bin-did he return to it and begin writing again.
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM