''Everything's Eventual'' is a 2002 collection of 11
short stories
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and 3 novellas by American writer
Stephen King
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.
Stories
"The Little Sisters of Eluria" is part of ''
The Dark Tower'' series.
Story order
In the introduction to the book, King describes the unusual method he used to sort the stories:
Audio versions
The unabridged digital
audiobook
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Spoken audio has been available in sch ...
edition includes all fourteen stories, but the physical book-on-cd versions of the stories are spread out over several products. "
L.T.'s Theory of Pets" is the only story not included in any of the book-on-cd collections, but rather as a standalone product.
''Everything's Eventual: Five Dark Tales'' contains these stories:
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Everything's Eventual
''Everything's Eventual'' is a 2002 collection of 11 short stories and 3 novellas by American writer Stephen King.
Stories
"The Little Sisters of Eluria" is part of '' The Dark Tower'' series.
Story order
In the introduction to the book, K ...
" – read by
Justin Long
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Autopsy Room Four
"Autopsy Room Four" is a short story by American writer Stephen King. It was first published in King's limited-edition collection '' Six Stories'' in 1997 and appeared in the anthology '' Robert Bloch's Psychos'' later the same year. In 2002, it ...
" – read by
Oliver Platt
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Following his acting deb ...
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The Little Sisters of Eluria
''The Little Sisters of Eluria'' is a fantasy novella by American writer Stephen King. It was originally published in 1998 in the anthology '' Legends''. In 2002, it was included in King's collection '' Everything's Eventual''. In 2009, it was ...
" – read by
Boyd Gaines
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Luckey Quarter
"Luckey Quarter" is a short story by American writer Stephen King, originally published in '' USA Weekend'' in 1995.
Plot summary
Darlene Pullen, who is a struggling single mother with two children (a rebellious teenage daughter and a sickly y ...
" – read by
Judith Ivey
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The Road Virus Heads North" – read by
Jay O. Sanders
''The Man in the Black Suit: 4 Dark Tales'' contains these stories:
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The Man in the Black Suit
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In 1995, it won the World Fantasy Award and the O. Henry Award for ...
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All That You Love Will Be Carried Away"
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The Death of Jack Hamilton
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That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French
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''Everything's Eventual: Volume 2'' is a retitled edition of ''The Man in the Black Suit: 4 Dark Tales'', along with the addition of "Riding the Bullet". It contains these stories:
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The Man in the Black Suit
"The Man in the Black Suit" is a horror short story by American writer Stephen King. It was originally published in the October 31, 1994 issue of ''The New Yorker'' magazine.
In 1995, it won the World Fantasy Award and the O. Henry Award for ...
"
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All That You Love Will Be Carried Away"
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The Death of Jack Hamilton
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That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French
"That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French" is a horror short story by American writer Stephen King. It was originally published in the June 22, 1998 issue of ''The New Yorker'' magazine. In 2002, it was collected in King's collection ...
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Riding the Bullet
''Riding the Bullet'' is a horror novella by American writer Stephen King. It marked King's debut on the Internet. Simon & Schuster, with technology by SoftLock, first published ''Riding the Bullet'' in 2000 as the world's first mass-market e-b ...
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''
Blood and Smoke'' contains these stories:
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1408
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Events
January–March
* January 12 – Western Schism: King Charles VI of France sends a letter to the Antipope Benedict XIII at Avignon, giving an ...
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In the Deathroom"
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Lunch at the Gotham Cafe
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"
L. T.'s Theory of Pets" and "
Riding the Bullet
''Riding the Bullet'' is a horror novella by American writer Stephen King. It marked King's debut on the Internet. Simon & Schuster, with technology by SoftLock, first published ''Riding the Bullet'' in 2000 as the world's first mass-market e-b ...
" are available as individual single-story productions.
Film adaptations
Of the stories King wrote for this collection, two became films and another is in the works. The novella ''
Riding the Bullet
''Riding the Bullet'' is a horror novella by American writer Stephen King. It marked King's debut on the Internet. Simon & Schuster, with technology by SoftLock, first published ''Riding the Bullet'' in 2000 as the world's first mass-market e-b ...
'' became a
direct-to-video film by the same name, released in 2004 and directed by
Mick Garris
Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist born in Santa Monica, California. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, as well as making Stephen King adaptations.
Early life
Garris was b ...
, who made many films and TV miniseries of King's works, and the film ''
1408
Year 1408 ( MCDVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–March
* January 12 – Western Schism: King Charles VI of France sends a letter to the Antipope Benedict XIII at Avignon, giving an ...
'' (2007) appeared in theaters, starring
John Cusack
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The Death of Jack Hamilton
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" was adapted for the screen for the first time as part of King's "
Dollar Baby
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" deal, and an official teaser trailer for the film was released on September 1, 2012, with an expected release date in 2013.
See also
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Stephen King short fiction bibliography
This is a list of short fiction works by Stephen King (b. 1947). This includes short stories, novelettes, and novellas, as well as poem
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References
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2002 short story collections
American short story collections
Charles Scribner's Sons books
Short story collections by Stephen King