I actually saw the film version of this story and couldn't believe it is not better known. The last scene lingers in my mind to this day. A worthy subject to examine!
Audiences seem to have a tough time with King’s more heartfelt material. If it isn’t balls-to-the-wall horror, it flops. This story is especially awkward, in that sense, because it doesn’t fit into any particular genre. And then there’s bad marketing. The poster implies it’s more-or-less a straight-up horror film, and while the story has its chilling moments, it will not please an audience expecting serious scares.
I actually saw the film version of this story and couldn't believe it is not better known. The last scene lingers in my mind to this day. A worthy subject to examine!
Audiences seem to have a tough time with King’s more heartfelt material. If it isn’t balls-to-the-wall horror, it flops. This story is especially awkward, in that sense, because it doesn’t fit into any particular genre. And then there’s bad marketing. The poster implies it’s more-or-less a straight-up horror film, and while the story has its chilling moments, it will not please an audience expecting serious scares.
Wow this was powerfully confronting. I look forward to part two! I couldn’t read this fast enough…so good.
What a cool premise for a short story. My phone, we wants it!
I find it helpful to leave it behind a few times a day and have been working up the courage to leave it home for a full workday.
Even if we use our phones productively, we are still so tethered to them.