After receiving bad medical news that could signal the end of his life, richard kinnell buys a painting at a garage sale of a killer driving a car. This is one of the short stories from everythings eventual. The road virus heads north 2006 teleplay by peter filardi directed by sergio mimicagezzan based on the short story the road virus heads north by stephen king from everythings eventual. After purchasing a macabre painting at an estate sale, retired horror. I was listening to it on tape during a solo road trip. The road virus heads north merrimack valley library. The changes are subtle at first then more pronounced as time goes on. The car was now parked in the driveway of the yard sale yard.
The blonds left arm was still cocked out the window, but it had rotated enough back toward its original position so that kinnell could no longer see the tattoo. With dennis dalen, dolores mcdougal, matt brock, alan christy. The road virus heads north the road virus heads north audiobook, by stephen king. Its a compact little story that plays on a number of the usual human i have a firmlyheld belief about yard sales and secondhand stores. What does the end mean when richard thinks to himself im going outside, i. The road virus heads north is a creepy tale of a writer that is used to control the fate of his characters and suddenly loses control of his own life with the discovering that he has a serious health problem and the chase of an evil painting from a tortured genius that committed suicide.
The road virus heads north news newspapers books scholar jstor october 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message. The road virus heads north is a short story by stephen king. The road virus heads north by stephen king bibliography sales rank. The road virus heads north tracks an author who buys a creepy painting at a yard sale which was painted by a metalhead neighbor just before he committed suicide. Tell us what you like and well recommend books youll love. Allegedly, most of the stories in the book are based on real events. The road virus heads north archives cemetery dance online. The road virus heads north to write these words down. Both knocking by rick hautala and the road virus heads north by stephen king are masterfully crafted horror stories that lead readers on a psychological rollercoaster. New york times bestseller everythings eventual, the road virus heads north tracks an author who buys a creepy paiting at a yard sale which was painte. One of the dark, eerie tales that can only come from ste. Listen to road virus heads north by stephen king at.
By stephen king the road virus heads north by stephen king the road virus heads north tracks an author who buys a creepy painting at a yard sale which was painted by a metalhead neighbor just before he committed suicide. The road virus heads north audiobook by stephen king. The road virus heads north is a 25page short story originally published in the anthology 999, and later included in kings own 2002 collection everythings eventual. A popular but terminally ill horror author returning to his old stomping grounds with an eerie painting in tow is greeted by agitated dogs at every stop and death follows in his wake. In 2002, it was collected in kings everythings eventual king wove the story around a painting he has at his home, which is disliked by his family. The graphic short story collection, illustrated by my buddy glenn chadbourne who worked with us on the illustrated stephen king trivia book and illustrated the road to the dark tower adapts the road virus heads north, uncle ottos truck, the rainy season, the reach, jerusalems lot, and. The road virus heads north by stephen king goodreads. The road virus heads north is a creepy tale of a writer that is used to control the fate of his characters and suddenly loses control of his own life with the. The road virus heads north tells of a bigtime novelist tom berenger, who has to confront his own mortality after going to the city for an appearance book signing, discovering that he has a potentially lifethreatening medical problem, and also discovering a strange, almost fluid painting of a frighteninglooking motorist. This book is a mustread for people looking to gain an introduction to the horror field or looking to expand their range of authors to read. The road virus heads north preloaded digital audio player august 1, 2009. I actually have the picture described in this story, how weird is that.
Everythings eventual offers a mixed bag of short stories, fourteen tales that range from the horrifying to the mundane, each of which includes commentary from the author. Amerikanski dead at the moscow morgue kim newman the owl and the pussycat thomas m. The road virus heads north stephen king wiki fandom. The road virus heads north is a 25page short story originally published in the anthology 999, and later included in kings own 2002 collection everythings. I thought my favourite was going to be 1408, but it wasnt, it was the road virus heads north. One of my regulars comes in, a nice guy who i know due to his job at my local gourmet sub delivery joint.
The road virus heads north ebook downloads omsumero. The road virus heads north preloaded digital audio player august 1, 2009 by stephen king author, jay o. The story concerns horror author richard kinnell, who stops at a yardsale on the way home from a writers conference and buys a disturbing painting titled the road. The road virus heads north stephen king horbuch bookbeat. Please explain the ending of stephen kings the road. Good morning the story road virus heads north starts with describing the main character as heis about to attend a certain function, then unexpectedly it starts talking about a picture. With tom berenger, marsha mason, susie porter, marg downey. The road virus heads north is one of stephen kings better short stories. The road virus heads north audiobook by stephen king, jay. King wove the story around a painting he has at his home, which is disliked by his family. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Download or stream the road virus heads north by stephen king.
Download the road virus heads north audiobook by stephen. Richard kinnell buys a creepy painting at a yard sale which was painted by a metalhead neighbor of the woman. This one is a tale of an author who buys a painting done by a kid who later committed suicide and tells what will happen next in the way the painting changes. A man picks up a very creepy painting at a yard sale and finds out that the man in the painting takes very special interest towards people who own it. The road virus heads north is a short story by stephen king, it was collected in written form as a story in kings 2002 collection everythings eventual. The road virus heads north audiobook listen instantly. The road virus heads north wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the road virus heads north is a short story by stephen king.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. My wife saw it and thought id like it or at least react to it, so she gave it to me as a. Anyway, richard kinnell is a writer, and he writes scary books. The authors are able to generate such a detailed and indepth atmosphere that it causes readers to picture themselves in. Richard kinnell buys a creepy painting at a yard sale which was painted by a metalhead neighbor of the woman running the yard sale just before he committed suicide. King himself is a fan of moving picture stories, which inspired him to write this tale. View all covers for the road virus heads north logged in users can change user preferences to always display covers on this page. So, im reading and underlining, and taking all sorts of mental notes because the story i was reading was the road virus heads north, which is a story about a painting that moves. The road virus heads north by stephen king assignment by. The story concerns horror author richard kinnell, who stops at a yardsale on the way home from a writers conference and buys a disturbing painting titled the road virus heads north. The road virus heads north king county library system.
In 2002, it was collected in kings everythings eventual. After purchasing a macabre painting at an estate sale, retired horror novelist richard kinnell suffers nightmarish consequences. From the stories of stephen king, ive noted how teleplay writers found creative ways to. The road virus heads north 21min short, horror, thriller 10 may 2004 usa after purchasing a macabre painting at an estate sale, retired horror novelist richard kinnell suffers nightmarish consequences. The road virus was heading north, all right, coming up route 1 just as he had. The road virus heads north navy general library program. Book talk please explain the ending of stephen kings the road virus heads north. The road virus heads north public library of cincinnati. New stories of horror and suspense by al sarrantonio. The story follows a successful horror writer named richard kinnell as he drives back from boston to his home in derry, maine.
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