https://hunterward.micro.blog/categories/short-stories/ en Sat, 23 Sep 2023 23:53:49 -0500 https://hunterward.micro.blog/2023/09/24/i-still-love.html Sat, 23 Sep 2023 23:53:49 -0500 http://hunterward.micro.blog/2023/09/24/i-still-love.html <p>I still love short stories, especially when I’m reading horror. There’s just something great about a story that’s shorter than a movie but messes you up just as much.</p> https://hunterward.micro.blog/2023/09/23/according-to-stephen.html Sat, 23 Sep 2023 21:53:16 -0500 http://hunterward.micro.blog/2023/09/23/according-to-stephen.html <p>1408” is Stephen King's twist on the perennial “haunted hotel room” ghost story.</p> <p>According to King’s short story and novella collection <em>Everything’s Eventual</em> (2002), the author first intended “1408”  as a simple exercise, an example to include in his book <em>On Writing</em>. But “1408” begged to be written—and scared him while he wrote it.</p> <p>In the story, a scorched but working micro cassette contains recordings that help explain what happened in room 1408. Apparently this short story first appeared in King’s audio compilation <a href="https://stephenking.com/works/audiobook/blood-smoke.html">Blood and Smoke</a>, which I’ll listen to for my second pass through this story.</p> <p>📚📝</p>