"The Woman in the Room" is a short story by
Stephen King, first published in King's 1978 collection ''
Night Shift''. It was adapted as a short film of the same name in 1983, directed by
Frank Darabont
Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a s ...
at the beginning of his career.
Plot summary
Johnny is burdened with remorse. He decides to
euthanize
Euthanasia (from el, εὐθανασία 'good death': εὖ, ''eu'' 'well, good' + θάνατος, ''thanatos'' 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering.
Different countries have different eutha ...
his
terminally ill
Terminal illness or end-stage disease is a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and is expected to result in the death of the patient. This term is more commonly used for progressive diseases such as cancer, dementia or advanced h ...
mother with painkillers.
Film adaptation
Director
Frank Darabont
Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a s ...
began his film career by adapting this story as a short film in 1983 as part of the
Dollar Baby initiative. Darabont sent King a query letter in 1980 asking for permission to adapt the story. King agreed because he thought that students adapting short stories as films was a good idea.
See also
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Stephen King short fiction bibliography
References
External links
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Stephen King Short Movies
Short stories by Stephen King
1978 short stories
Short stories adapted into films
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