I hadn't read much King at that point: Carrie and 'Salem's Lot were all. One day while standing behind the cash register and leafing through that month's TZ, I came across a short story called "The Raft"...at least, I think that was the title. It was by Stephen King, and it scared the socks off me.
The Raft is the unforgettable tale of an idyllic autumn swim suddenly transformed into an ordeal of unbridled horror. Read by Stephen King. Mrs. Todd's Shortcut is a story in which a middle-aged woman in a Mercedes roadster finds a terrifying pathway to paradise. Read by Dana Ivey.
Re: The Float A.K.A. The Raft by Mr. Rabbit Trick ยป Mon 9:25 pm Stephen King is on record (and film) stating that he published in men's magazines, "Swank" and "Dude". The covers of both magazines were shown on "The Stephen King Biography".
I read somewhere that Stephen King is currently looking for "The Raft" which was published in 1982 and featured in Gallery Magazine. Is this true and is he still looking for it? I would have figured that in the world of eBay and other sources this would be an easy find for him. Just curious...
In the tradition of Poe and Stevenson, of Lovecraft and The Twilight Zone, Stephen King has fused images of fear as old as time with the iconography of contemporary American life to create his own special brand of horror--one that has kept millions of readers turning the pages even as they gasp.
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