The Road Virus Heads North

Richard kinnell tom berenger is a lauded famous horror writer pushing his way through an enthusiastic crowd of fans at his latest book signing event. The road virus heads north starts off promisingly.

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The road virus heads north is a 25 page short story originally published in the anthology 999 and later included in king s own 2002 collection everything s eventual.

The road virus heads north. The road virus heads north. Watch nightmares dreamscapes. 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.

Of hastings 80 or more paintings road virus was the only one not burned by its creator before hastings committed suicide. The road virus heads north is a short story by stephen king. King wove the story around a painting he has at his home which is disliked by his family.

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 story first appeared in 999 an anthology published in 1999 and edited by al sarrantonio in 2002 it was collected in king s everything s eventual. Writer richard kinnell is on a way back from a check up where he s found out he.

King himself is a fan of moving picture stories which inspired him to write this tale. From the stories of stephen king season 1 episode 5 the road virus heads north. 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 painting was sold to author richard kinnell at a yardsale by hastings neighbor judy diment. There are some fun kooky characters and it s not too hard to picture the author of the short story upon which this episode is based steven king wearing those same shoes. 10 31 2014 7 59 16 am keywords.

Richard kinnell buys a creepy painting at a yard sale which was painted by a metal head neighbor of the woman running the yard sale just before he committed suicide. The road virus heads north painting the road virus heads north was a painting by bobby hastings.

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