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If It Bleeds

If It Bleeds
First U.S. edition cover.
AuthorStephen King
Audio read by
Cover artistWill Staehle
LanguageEnglish
GenreSupernatural fiction, horror, crime fiction
PublisherScribner
Publication date
April 21, 2020
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages448
ISBN978-1-9821-3797-7
OCLC1122461355
Preceded byThe Bazaar of Bad Dreams 
Followed byYou Like It Darker 

If It Bleeds is a collection of four previously unpublished novellas by American writer Stephen King. The stories in the collection are titled "Mr. Harrigan's Phone", "The Life of Chuck", "If It Bleeds", and "Rat". It was released on April 28, 2020.[1]

The audiobook is read by Will Patton, Danny Burstein, and Steven Weber.[2]

Novellas

"Mr. Harrigan's Phone"

Craig gets a job working for the retired Mr. Harrigan, who gifts Craig a winning lottery ticket. Craig then buys Mr. Harrigan a cell phone using some of the money won from the lottery ticket. Eventually, Mr. Harrigan dies and later, Craig leaves a voicemail on Mr. Harrigan's old phone about a bully. The bully is later found to have died by suicide. Craig then decides not to use the phone with Mr. Harrigan's number and switches to a newer model. Later, after the drunk driver responsible for a loved teacher's death receives a light sentence, Craig calls Mr. Harrigan's phone and leaves a voicemail about the drunk driver using his old phone. The drunk driver is then found to have died by suicide; following this, Craig throws his old phone into a lake.

"The Life of Chuck"

The story is split into three acts given in reverse chronological order. Act 3 comes first. They are given in chronological order here:

  • In Act 1, "I Contain Multitudes", Chuck is orphaned and is brought up by his paternal grandparents, where his love of dancing develops. His grandparents always keep their house's cupola locked, but eventually Chuck unlocks the room and sees himself as an adult dying of a brain tumor.
  • In Act 2, "Buskers", Chuck sees a drummer busking and starts dancing. A young girl joins him, dancing with Chuck as a crowd surrounds them. After dancing, Chuck suffers a bad headache and walks away dejected.
  • In Act 3: "Thanks, Chuck", Marty drives home and sees a billboard showing an accountant sitting at a desk, underneath it says "39 Great Years! Thanks, Chuck" as the world appears to be slowly crumbling. That evening as Marty visits his ex-wife Felicia he notices Chuck's image appearing everywhere. In a hospital, Chuck is dying surrounded by his family. Marty and Felicia see the stars disappearing, then blackness.

"If It Bleeds"

Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency sees footage of a horrific school bombing on TV. She suspects that there is something odd about the reporter Ondowsky who was first on the scene and that he may be a supernatural 'outsider'. Holly makes contact with an elderly former policeman who believes that the reporter feeds on the fear of traumatic emotions, and Holly realizes that Ondowsky must be stopped. She, Barbara, and Jerome must all work together to take down Ondowsky.

Gibney previously appeared in King's Bill Hodges trilogy (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers and End of Watch), The Outsider,[3] and subsequently appeared in her own book, Holly, published in 2023.

"Rat"

Writer and academic Drew Larson has published several short stories but has been unable to complete a novel. Then he has the inspiration to write a Western thriller and is determined to complete it. He sets out for an old isolated family cabin and begins to write, but bad weather and sickness set in. Drew strikes a sinister bargain with a rat; it offers to get rid of his writer's block in exchange for the death of one of Larson's loved ones. Thinking that his imagination is getting the best of him, he agrees and goes about his day. Finally, when the storm clears Larson returns home to his family. The novel is successful, his friend recovers from a previous illness but is then killed with his wife in an automobile accident.

Reception

USA Today's Brian Truitt awarded the collection three and a quarter stars out of four, saying, "King still owns the fright business like none other, [and] the iconic author will keep you up late at night engrossed in four tales about our dreams and our frailties."[4]

Publishers Weekly said of the release, "The four never-before-published novellas in this collection represent horror master King at his finest, using the weird and uncanny to riff on mortality, the price of creativity, and the unpredictable consequences of material attachments."[5]

Kirkus Reviews summed up the release as "Vintage King: a pleasure for his many fans and not a bad place to start if you're new to him."[6]

Film adaptations

Mr. Harrigan's Phone

On July 10, 2020, Deadline Hollywood reported that Netflix had acquired the film rights to Mr. Harrigan's Phone, produced by Blumhouse Productions and Ryan Murphy.[7] It premiered on October 5, 2022, to mixed reviews.

The Life of Chuck

On the same day Mr. Harrigan's Phone was acquired by Netflix, The Life of Chuck was optioned by Darren Aronofsky's production company, Protozoa Pictures. Three years later, the project was acquired by Intrepid Pictures. Mike Flanagan wrote and directed the film, with the script completed prior to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. Tom Hiddleston portrayed Chuck and Mark Hamill portrayed Albie. FilmNation Entertainment managed international sales.[8]

Others

Rat was optioned by Ben Stiller, who intends to produce, star and direct.[9]

References

  1. ^ Squires, John (March 31, 2020). "Stephen King's New Book 'If It Bleeds' Now Being Released in April Rather Than May". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ If It Bleeds Audiobook by Stephen King, Will Patton, Danny Burstein, Steven Weber. Simon & Schuster. 21 April 2020. ISBN 9781797104805. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Haysom, Sam (March 14, 2020). "How HBO's 'The Outsider' differs from the book — and what that could mean for Season 2". Mashable. Retrieved April 12, 2020.,” Holly
  4. ^ Truitt, Brian (April 21, 2020). "Review: Stephen King masterfully explores our dreams, frailties in 'If It Bleeds' collection". USA Today. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "If It Bleeds". Publishers Weekly. February 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "If It Bleeds". Kirkus Reviews. March 15, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 10, 2020). "Stephen King Novella 'If It Bleeds' Draws Movie Deals From Netflix & John Lee Hancock/Jason Blum/Ryan Murphy, Two Others From Ben Stiller And Darren Aronofsky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (May 8, 2023). "Tom Hiddleston & Mark Hamill To Star In Stephen King Adaptation 'The Life Of Chuck' For Director Mike Flanagan; FilmNation Launches Hot Project For Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  9. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 10, 2020). "Stephen King Novella 'If It Bleeds' Draws Movie Deals From Netflix & John Lee Hancock/Jason Blum/Ryan Murphy, Two Others From Ben Stiller And Darren Aronofsky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

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