''Just After Sunset'' is the fifth collection of
short stories by
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
. It was released in hardcover by
Scribner Scribner may refer to:
Media
* Charles Scribner's Sons, also known as Scribner or Scribner's, New York City publisher
* ''Scribner's Magazine'', pictorial published from 1887–1939 by Charles Scribner's Sons, then merged with the ''Commentator ...
on November 11, 2008, and features a
holographic dust jacket. On February 6, 2008, the author's official website revealed the title of the collection to be ''Just Past Sunset''. About a month later, the title was subtly changed to ''Just After Sunset''. Previous titles mentioned in the media by Stephen King himself were ''Pocket Rockets'' and ''Unnatural Acts of Human Intercourse''.
On February 19, 2008, the author's official site revealed twelve stories that would comprise the collection, mentioning the possibility that one additional "bonus story" could be included, and on April 16 "
The Cat from Hell" (a much anthologized but heretofore uncollected short story originally published in 1977) was added to the contents list.
King planned to begin writing a new novel, but after he was asked to edit ''
The Best American Short Stories 2007'', he was inspired to write short stories instead.
Upon King's request, a limited edition was released, along with the regular version, featuring a DVD collection of the 25 episodes of the online animated series based on ''N.'', one of the stories collected in this volume.
Stories collected
Connections
References to other King works in ''Just After Sunset''
* "
N."
N. mentions the town of
Castle Rock Castle Rock may refer to:
Geography Islands
* Castle Rock (Alaskan Island), an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska
* Castle Rock, Hong Kong (螺洲白排), an island of Hong Kong, part of the Po Toi Islands
* Castle Rock (Massachusett ...
, where
several of King's stories – including ''
The Dead Zone The Dead Zone may refer to:
* ''The Dead Zone'' (novel), a 1979 novel by Stephen King
* ''The Dead Zone'' (film), a 1983 film adaptation of the novel, starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg
* ''The Dead Zone'' (TV series), ...
'', ''
The Dark Half'', and ''
Needful Things'' – are set. It also mentions the fictional town of Chester's Mill, which is the setting of his later novel ''
Under the Dome''. A clipping from the Chester's Mill local paper, the editor of which is a major character in ''Under the Dome'', is part of the nested narrative.
* "Mute"
In part two of this story, the main character recounts how his wife and her lover, "Cowboy Bob," had gone up to Derry and spent a couple of days at a place called Hollywood Slots. The town of
Derry, Maine is the setting of King's 1986 novel ''
It'' and many of his other novels and stories.
References
External links
''Just After Sunset'' Trailer''Gingerbread Girl Movie'' The Stephen King Competition
See also
*
Stephen King short fiction bibliography
This is a list of short fiction by Stephen King (b. 1947). This includes short stories, novelettes, and novellas, as well as poems. It is arranged chronologically by first publication. Major revisions of previously published pieces are also noted ...
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2008 short story collections
American short story collections
Short story collections by Stephen King
Charles Scribner's Sons books