Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales, Stephen King

Everything's Eventual is a collection of eleven short stories and three novellas by American writer Stephen King, published in 2002.

Stories include:
Autopsy Room Four,
The Man in the Black Suit,
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away,
The Death of Jack Hamilton,
In the Deathroom,
The Little Sisters of Eluria,
Everything's Eventual,
L. T.'s Theory of Pets,
The Road Virus Heads North,
Lunch at the Gotham Café,
That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French,
1408,
Riding the Bullet,
and Luckey Quarter.

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A collection most known for The Dark Tower short, The Little Sisters of Eluria (hypnotic) and original short stories of the movies, Room 1408 (over the top?) and Riding the Bullet (horror story with a heart).

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This collection is better recommended for having just 4 weak stories of the 14, and for 'Lunch At The Gotham Cafe' - a wonderfully unhinged festival of violence; 'LT's Theory of Pets' - a delight of stories within stories; and the show-stopping headline story 'Everything's Eventual' - that should haunt you for ever. All in all, a decent King collection with the bonus of each story's origin/genesis as a preface to each short! 7 out of 12, Three Star read overall.

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This is a reread for me, I first read this collection sometime back in the mid-2000’s. I just read “Elevation” by SK, and it left me a little unsatisfied and wanting more of King’s magic. I wasn’t ready to take on a full novel, so I grabbed this thinking I would just read a short story or two. Well, the next thing you know, I’ve finished the whole thing. “Everything’s Eventual” is a collection of 14 stories, or as the title states, 14 dark tales that I believe King wrote mostly in the 1990’s. I always enjoy King’s explanatory notes included with his short stories that often reveal his inspiration or parts of his process.

This collection certainly filled the void that reading Elevation left. I think what really struck me about this group of stories is the honesty that King reveals. The stories hit on marriage, mother & son relationships, divorce, and other relationships that King has clearly torn pieces from his past and laid bare for us to examine. Of course, they are all encapsulated in supernatural or horror stories. In two of the stories, “1408” and “The Road Virus Heads North”, King uses main characters that are writers, which is not unusual for him. But, continuing the theme of honesty, I feel he opens the kimono here concerning his insecurities as a writer. In both stories the writers are horror authors and King uses phrases “bottom feeders” or “projectile vomiting” to describe their genre and style. I think King did experience some self-doubt back in the ‘90s and it bleeds through here in his stories.

I really enjoyed the title story, “Everything’s Eventual”. The main character, Dinky, reminds me a bit of Arnie from “Christine”, but the storyline harkens to “Hearts in Atlantis” and the Dark Tower series. I love the way King sets up some very unusual plot points and then slowly reveals the fantastic, weird backstory, a strip tease.

You also get a Roland of Gilead (Dark Tower) story, that’s not crucial for the Dark Tower storyline, but is essential if you’re a big fan of the series. The winner of the O. Henry short story competition, “The Man in the Black Suit” is included and is an excellent creepy fireside story. And “Riding the Bullet” was an early ebook that sold a half million and helped establish that format.

All-in-all, a very strong assemblage of shadowy tales, some clever, some brilliantly horrific, but all engaging and authentically told.horror151 s Hannah Greendale (Hello, Bookworm)692 3,771

Everything’s Eventual offers a mixed bag of short stories, fourteen tales that range from the horrifying to the mundane, each of which includes commentary from the author.

“Autopsy Room Four” explores the frightful prospect of premature burial. Comedic and tense, this is arguably the best story in the entire collection.

In “The Man in the Black Suit,” an old man recalls a chance encounter from his childhood that’s haunted him all his life. King plays to his strengths in this one, dabbling in the realm of shadowy figures and terrifying monsters.

“All That You Love Will Be Carried Away” is an inconclusive tale of a man with a penchant for collecting rest-area bathroom graffiti who suffers from a waning interest in being alive. King explains that he was encouraged by Bill Buford of The New Yorker to keep the ending ambiguous, and both Buford and King believe that decision strengthened the story. Whether or not that’s true is subjective.

Bullets fly in “The Death of Jack Hamilton,” a story of Depression-era outlaws going head to head with the cops that will ly appeal to fans of car chases, westerns, or John Dillinger.

“In the Deathroom” sees an American newspaper reporter interrogated in South America. The reporter must find a way to turn the tides if he wants to get out of the room alive. Labeled by King as “Kafka-esque,” this story investigates an unorthodox “what if” scenario to satisfying effect.

The Little Sisters of Eluria is a fantasy novella about Roland Deschain of Gilead (from the Dark Tower series) in which Deschain crosses paths with some cunning women who are more than the doting caretakers they appear to be at first glance. King rightly states that “you don’t need to have read the Dark Tower novels” to enjoy this novella.

The book’s namesake, “Everything’s Eventual,” reveals why nineteen-year-old Dink Earnshaw grinds paper in the garbage disposal and drops change down the storm-drain every week. Based on an image that randomly popped into King’s head, this story demonstrates his ability to take an idea and use it to craft an intriguing story that gives meaning to an imaginary character’s odd behavior.

“L.T.’s Theory of Pets” introduces a disgruntled couple who gift each other a pet that bonds with the person who bought them, rather than the person they were gifted to. Intended to soften their discord, the gifted pets instead exacerbate their owners’ troubled relationship. King toys with his readers’ emotions in this one, tugging on heartstrings before throwing in a shocking twist.

King once again romps through the realm of horror in “The Road Virus Heads North,” a gruesome tale about an unwitting man who acquires an eerie painting that seems to continually change in subtle yet grim ways.

Amidst an argument over divorce papers, lunch takes an unexpected, violent turn in “Lunch at Gotham Café.” Though this reads classic King, the plot twist feels clunky and forced.

King conveys his idea of Hell in “That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French” – an intentionally repetitive story of déjà vu.

“1408” takes a stab at being a supernatural tale of a haunted hotel room and succeeds marvelously. Coming in at a close second for best story in the collection, this shudder-inducing tale of a room on the thirteenth floor (whose room number totals thirteen) starts strong and continues to get better and better.

Riding the Bullet is a novella that was first published as an e-book in 2000 to great acclaim, but King questions if the novella did well because of its content or because of the “novelty of the electronic package.” It’s reminiscent of an R.L. Stine book (i.e. creepy in a kitschy way), but underneath the surface it’s about the author grappling with the harsh reality that death eventually finds our loved ones.

In “Luckey Quarter,” a hotel cleaning woman finds a lone quarter in her tip jar along with a note that reads, “This is a luckey quarter! It’s true! Luckey you!” If her premonition about the coin is correct, she may indeed by a fortunate woman.

Given its absence of a running theme and the way the book deviates from a particular genre, Everything’s Eventual is a meandering collection of stories. Some satiate while others feel out of place, making for a relatively engaging but ultimately inconsequential read.adult fantasy fiction ...more147 s Johann (jobis89)716 4,383

"I want to make you laugh or cry when you read a story... or do both at the same time. I want your heart, in other words. If you want to learn something, go to school."

14 dark tales from the Master of Horror. From a serious case of deja-vu 16,000 feet in the air to a moving picture that becomes deadly, King delivers stories brimming with imagination and terror.

Overall, this collection was a winner for me! However, it does not surpass Night Shift - that one is pretty hard to beat, in my opinion. I thought it would be easiest if I just gave a quick overview for my thoughts on each story as there was only 14 in this collection. Nearly all of the stories got 4 or 5 stars from me - only two failed to meet the mark!

Autopsy Room 4 - really great story that made me feel quite claustrophobic and panicked. Loved the ending in particular!! Trust King to come up with that (excuse the pun)! 4.5 stars

The Man in the Black Suit - a lot of people had said how scary this one was, but unfortunately I did not find it scary at all *sad face*, however I still enjoyed the story and execution! A memorable King short. 4 stars

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away - a surprisingly emotional one that made me feel my feelings... one of those stories that really makes you think and will stay with you long after you put down the book. 4.5 stars

The Death of Jack Hamilton - when I started this one I really didn't think I'd it, but ended up enjoying it a lot more than I anticipated. A nice surprise! 4 stars

In the Death Room - probably my least favourite in the collection, just fell a little flat for me. No doubt I'll forget about this one pretty quickly! 3.5 stars

The Little Sisters of Eluria - well... I was always going to love this one (I can be honest when it comes to me being a bit biased...). It was AMAZING to be back with Roland in Mid-World, the little references to characters Cort and Susan had me fangirling, as did all the usual Mid-World dialogue. The story was very compelling as a standalone and I was left wanting more! 5 stars

Everything's Eventual - again, a heavily linked Dark Tower story with the inclusion of Dinky Earnshaw, and again, really really enjoyable. 5 stars

LT's Theory of Pets - this was one of my favourites in the collection! I don't really laugh out loud that often when I read, but King has a way of tickling my funny bone and this one had me chuckling along. Then towards the end he starts toying with my emotions out of nowhere!! 5 stars

The Road Virus Heads North - quite a creepy and unsettling story. Would put me off buying anything from a yard sale. Loved it!! 5 stars

Lunch at the Gotham Cafe - this one was pretty crazy and made me feel pretty nervous. Sometimes if I imagine these things happening in real life it just sets me on edge. Situations this are my worst nightmare - to be trapped somewhere with a complete psycho! *shivers* 4 stars

That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French - King is right, hell is some form of repetition. This story was terrifying in its own way! 4 stars

1408 - one of my most anticipated stories in this collection as the movie is quite popular (I haven't watched it yet, but now I can!). To be honest, I felt a little disappointed by it? It started out quite well and the premise was intriguing, but really didn't go down the route I expected and just wasn't scary I hoped it would be. Still a good story, but I just wanted more. 4 stars

Riding the Bullet - another one of my favourites in the collection. It was surprisingly emotional for me - I don't know, it was just pushing a lot of my triggers. I guess King's introduction about how it was related to his mother's death just made me view it in a different way. Loved this one! 5 stars

Luckey Quarter - again, not the best story, pretty forgettable, but it wasn't terrible either! 3.5 stars

So that's my King for the month! I might actually end up reading two King's in May, since we have the release of The Outsider to look forward to at the end of the month. How exciting! Overall, I'd give Everything's Eventual 4.5 stars out of 5. A really solid collection, I was impressed!103 s Dan Schwent3,087 10.7k

The wife had me watch 1408 a while back. I remembered it was in this collection but the only stories I even vaguely remember are the titular one and Little Sisters of Eluria. I figured 2017 was as good a time as any for a reread.

Even though I've been a Constant Reader for twenty years now, I always forget just how good Stephen King is at what he does until I start reading. The man knows his way around a story, though he gets a little wordy at times.

all short story collections, the stories vary in quality. I was surprised at how much I'd forgotten since I originally read this in 2002. Little Sisters of Eluria was better than I remembered, though Roland's story is missing something without the rest of the ka-tet. Everything's Eventual was great but since I came to it with more experienced eyes, it somewhat reminded me of Time Out of Joint. Autopsy Room was another great one. I d The Road Virus Heads North but I feel I read something similar a long time ago.

Some of the stories seemed a little out of place. I wasn't enamored with LT's Theory of Pets, The Death Room, or The Death of Jack Hamilton. As for 1408, the story that prompted me to pick the book back up... I actually preferred the movie. It was an okay story about a hotel room haunted by something but the movie really fleshed things out. Also, the Mike Enslin in the book is couple notches higher on the douche scale than the one John Cusack plays in the movie.

As with all short story collections, this one is a little hard to rate. Do Everything's Eventual, Little Sisters of Eluria, and Autopsy Room overcome the drag factor of the stories I didn't care that much for? At the end of the day, I'm slapping the traditional safety rating on this one. Three out of five stars.2017 2017-books horror69 s LTJ168 314

“Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales” by Stephen King is truly an amazing collection of short stories written by the master himself. This was a fantastic read that touches on many subjects and has a bit of everything for those of you that love reading great horror stories.

Of course, when it comes to an anthology of short stories, you’ll find some great ones, decent ones, and some that probably aren’t to your liking. That’s all completely fine but when it comes to this one, I felt they all hit different kinds of horror well. There’s everything from ghosts, zombies, craziness, weirdness, gambling, dark fantasy, and everything else in between.

If I had to pick my favorites, they would be…

- Autopsy Room Four
- The Man in the Black Suit
- In the Deathroom
- The Little Sisters of Eluria
- Everything's Eventual
- The Road Virus Heads North
- Lunch at the Gotham Café
- 1408
- Riding the Bullet

As you can see, I genuinely enjoyed the majority of these short stories. I’ve yet to read anything of The Dark Tower series by King but “The Little Sisters of Eluria” got me hooked and well, I ended up purchasing the entire series to hopefully read one of these days. If I had to pick the best story out of this entire collection, that would easily be ??Lunch at the Gotham Café” as it was absolutely INSANE! That one stood out the most for me and will be something I’ll never forget.

Overall, I give “Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales” by Stephen King a 5/5 as it’s over 600 pages of pure horror awesomeness. I’d highly recommend this to anyone that loves King’s work or is interested in reading some of the short stories that helped make him the phenomenal author he is today!71 s8 comments Melki6,453 2,462

"Yet for me, there are few pleasures so excellent as sitting in my favorite chair on a cold night with a hot cup of tea, listening to the wind outside and reading a good story which I can complete in a single sitting."
Stephen King, from his introduction



I genuinely looked forward to reading one of these tales each day, and that's the highest praise I can give a collection of short stories.horror short-story-collections68 s Constantine957 257

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"Everything's Eventual" is a collection of short stories by Stephen King. The book has 14 stories, including the novella "1408," which was adapted into a movie, and "Riding the Bullet," which was first published as an ebook and later adapted into a movie as well. The genres of the stories range from horror to science fiction, fantasy, and crime.

Here are the stories and my ratings of each one:

Autopsy Room Four: 3.0
Howard Cottrell collapses while golfing at a prestigious club. The hospital declares him dead. Just before the autopsy is about to begin, Howard wakes up on a stretcher with physicians and technicians poised to cut him open.

The Man in the Black Suit: 4.0
Gary is out fishing when he meets a weird man in a black suit. The guy tells Gary about a devil who is always ready for a deal to claim souls. Gary is scared by the story and the man, but he senses there's more.

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away: 2.0
Alfie Zimmer, a salesperson, stays at a Motel 6 in Nebraska. He decides to commit suicide. Alfie collects unusual bathroom graffiti from his trips. He is captivated by the wall scrawls he takes notes on. He sees these graffiti as voices and friends. They are valuable and significant to him, and they speak to him.

The Death of Jack Hamilton: 1.5
This is the most boring story in the collection. I can’t even recall anything about it. It is a western with crime elements. All I can say is that I didn’t it at all.

In the Deathroom: 2.5
A reporter called Fletcher is brought to the Death Room, an interrogation room where inmates are routinely killed. Fletcher reflects on his life, family, and decisions while he awaits death. As he confronts death, Fletcher re-evaluates his beliefs, actions, and loved ones.

The Little Sisters of Eluria: 4.5
The story takes place in King's "Dark Tower" series and is a prequel that tells Roland Deschain's backstory. Roland is hurt and unconscious as the story begins. He's located and sent to Eluria, where a group of nuns with extraordinary powers cares for him. Roland begins to think that Eluria and the Little Sisters are not what they appear as he recovers. Before it's too late, he must get away. I loved this one.

Everything's Eventual: 3.0
Dinky is a 19-year-old who dropped out of high school and can influence people's minds by drawing complex designs or pictures. Dinky's previous employer, Skipper, humiliated him until Dinky used his abilities to kill him. Then, Dinky is asked to kill certain people by an organization that says these people are all criminals. But how true is this?

L.T.'s Theory of Pets: 3.5
This is the story of a husband and wife and the pets they gifted each other. Both the pets are not getting along with their new owners! The story is a dark comedy and has an open ending.

The Road Virus Heads North: 4.0
I enjoyed reading this one! A dark story about a creepy painting that an author buys at a yard sale. Buying that painting was obviously a very bad idea.

Lunch at the Gotham Café: 3.5
Steven and his wife are getting divorced. He meets with her and her lawyer at the Gotham Cafe. What happens inside the cafe is something that they did not anticipate and have never experienced before.

That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French: 3.0
Have you ever had the sensation that you saw something or someone or expected something to happen before it did? This is the main idea behind this story. That is the feeling that Carol has on her second honeymoon ride.

1408: 3.5
This one was adapted into a movie. It is the story of a nonfiction writer who writes about haunted places. He heard the horrific stories about room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel but wants to experience the whole thing by himself.

Riding the Bullet: 5.0
My absolute favorite story in the collection. Alan is a university student. He receives a call that his mother has suffered a heart attack. Alan will hitchhike to his hometown to be with his mother in the hospital. This follows Alan’s journey on the road. This story made me cry!

Luckey Quarter: 3.0
A struggling single mother who is working as a maid. One day she receives a single quarter as a tip with a note that says luckey quarter. She decides to gamble and see if it is truly lucky for her. physical-books x-4-star z2023-0148 s Iloveplacebo384 239

Un libro de relatos muy bueno.
La mejor nota de un relato es 9 y la peor un 6 (sobre 10). La media de los 14 relatos sería un 7'5.
Todos los relatos tienen el toque King que nos gusta tanto.


__Sala de autopsias número 4 (4?, releído)
Al protagonista están a punto de hacerle la autopsia; el problema es que está vivo.
Tiene unas descripciones que te angustian.

__El hombre del traje negro (3'5?, releído)
Un niño que va a pescar se encuentra con un hombre, en traje, que resulta ser el diablo.
Podemos sentir el terror que siente el niño, y como de mayor sigue sin poder olvidar esa experiencia.

__Todo lo que amas se te arrebatará (3?, releído)
Un vendedor, al que le encanta escribir en su cuaderno frases escritas en las puertas de los baños públicos, quiere suicidarse. Al final hace un trato consigo mismo.

__La muerte de Jack Hamilton (4?)
La versión de King de como murió 'Red' Hamilton, socio de Johnnie Dillinger.
Es toda una odisea, con un poco de gore y descripciones detalladas.

__En la habitación de la muerte (4?)
Un Ministerio de Información, un país desconocido (aunque todo apunta a que es México), una sala de interrogatorios, y una máquina de tortura. ¿Qué puede salir mal?

__Las hermanitas de Eluria (4?)
Un relato de la saga La Torre Oscura.
Se puede leer sin haber leído la saga; yo no la he leído y no he tenido problemas para disfrutarlo.

__Todo es eventual (5?)
Un protagonista con un poder psíquico, una organización que lo contrata, y personas a las que matar.
Si habéis leído 'El instituto' se os hará familiar, ya que parece una precuela, o parte del mismo universo.

__La teoría de L.T. sobre los animales de compañía (3?)
L.T. cuenta la historia de como su mujer desapareció. Todos sus compañeros piensan que el 'Asesino del hacha' ha podido matarla, pero L.T. es optimista.
Cuenta como odiaba al perro que ella le regalo, y como ella odiaba a la gata que él le regalo.

__El virus de la carretera viaja hacia el norte (4?)
Un escritor para en una venta de garaje y compra un cuadro horrible. Todo empieza a ir mal cuando se da cuenta de que el cuadro va cambiando.

__Almuerzo en el café Gotham (4?)
Un hombre queda con su mujer, que le ha pedido el divorcio, en un restaurante para hablar. El maitre se vuelve loco y... Sangre, violencia, persecución.
No esperéis a Batman, yo me he llevado una decepción.

__Esa sensación que solo puede expresarse en francés (3'5?)
Un bucle en el que la protagonista y su marido se ven envueltos. Todo empieza cuando ella tiene un déjà vu.
King cuenta al final que es una especie de infierno.

__1408 (3?)
La habitación 1408 del hotel Dolphin parece embrujada. El protagonista pasa algo más de una hora en ella, y no dura más. Casi muere quemado. La grabación -con su grabadora de voz- que hace es muy rara y siniestra.

__Montado en la bala (4?)
Una mala noticia, autostop, un anciano raro, un cementerio, un chico más raro aún. ¿La culpa?

__La moneda de la suerte (4?)
25 centavos, un casino, suerte.2022 authors-male fantasy-paranormal ...more47 s Kandice1,619 341

I'm always amazed at how varied his subjects can be. He is certainly not "just" a horror writer.

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Introduction 5 stars. I love King and when he is brutally honest (when is he not?) I love him all the more.

Autopsy Room 4 4 stars I've actually seen the AHP episode that inspired this and Cotton was amazing. I love that only King could mention Michael Bolton and then bring up the fact that Percy is probably rolling in his grave at Bolton's rendition of "When a Man Loves a Woman." This story is scary because...well, who knows?! It could be us, any day, any way.

The Man in Black 5 stars I can't say what it is about this story that I love. I guess that's why it won awards. Who but King can say "he skun his knee" and we not only accept it but realize how true that is? People spoke that way. He uses words to paint a world and mood, and he is a master.

All that You Love will be Carried Away 5 stars I know King s to drive, so I can only imagine he has actually seen all the graffiti described in the pages of this little tale. I really feel for Alfie by the end, but I think he is just the excuse King needs to get these little (weird) gems on the page.

The Death of Jack Hamilton 4 stars Dillinger has always been a fascinating guy. He had charisma, and that will get you so much farther in life than almost any other trait. Many say charisma was Kennedy's ace in the hole. This read to me King testing the waters for the eventual 11/22/63. Rabbits was an endearing character, and King's ability to create so many characters we can connect to in such a limited number of pages is one of the things I love about him.

In the Deathroom 4 stars This is such a novel way to end this sort of story. It reads a scene from Scarface and yet...he gets away. There's no way to be sure it's Fletcher buying smokes at the end, but I choose to believe it is him.

The Little Sisters of Eluria 5 stars many of King's fans, I love Roland and his world. This story was lovely. The phrases King uses when he is in Dark Tower mode have a certain magic to them. he is a different writer when he is telling DT tales. Two quotes from this that I highlighted are "Good liars were common. Honesty, on the other hand, was dear." and as Roland ran his hands through Jenna's hair he thinks "it felt rain, rain with weight." Both beautiful, beautiful examples of the language the Dark Tower tales insist upon. It gives me a little thrill to read the different accents/versions of the High Speech as well. "Sai" and "thee." They make you feel a part of that world, not just an observer.

Everything's Eventual 5 stars More if I could! I am so glad this is the title tale of the collection. This story has always reminded me a bit of The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet. Dinky's shapes are a bit "fornits." I am always thrilled when an author can just pull stuff out of their ass and make me not only accept, but genuinely believe in it! King does that here. I truly believe (as I read) that people can do what Dinky does, that other people can "see" the Dinkys of the world, and that there could be an organization (Shop, anyone?) that would finance and set it all up. Even setting Dinky up in this mild, almost cashless existence makes sense. I want another story about a Tranny from a privileged life to see how they would deal with that.

L.T.'s Theory of Pets 3 stars While I find King's musings about marriage and how it works incredibly true in this story, it always leaves me unsatisfied. There is no real ending. Usually, I can accept that, but for some reason, I just can't in this case. Why do we need to know about L.T. breaking down, but have no clue what happens to Lulu? Why do we need to know Holly took a shine to him, but not if it will lead anywhere? It does contain a great quote, though: “It might be that the biggest division in the world isn't men and women, but folks who cats and folks who dogs."

The Road Virus Heads North 3 stars I think it's fascinating that King really owns this picture, but that doesn't make the story any better for me. I think it's a bit silly.

Lunch at the Gotham Café 4 stars I don't think the story rates the stars, but the way in which it is told does. None of what happens makes any sense, and we are given no reasons, which I am ok with. I do really want to know what made Diane so unhappy, though. That's one question I really, really want an answer to.

That Feeling, The One You Can Only Say What it is in French 2 stars King says in his note that he believes Hell may be repetition. I could not agree more. I really dis stories that show the same scene over and over, this one. It's just so frustrating to read or watch on film. It feels a colossal waste of time.

1408 5 stars This a great story and has a The Yellow Wallpaper feel to it. I that King makes it very clear this is not a haunted hotel room, because haunting is done by something that was once alive, but is instead just...wrong. I also applaud his choice to allow Mike to live through the ordeal. To have him die would have felt almost cliché. I have yet to see the movie because I am afraid it won't be a fair adaptation, but I did imagine Cusak as Mike as I read this time. Perfect casting.

Riding the Bullet 5 stars I've always felt this one and The Woman in the Room were about King's mother's death, and he confirms that in his author's note. I love when a story is told in such a way that you can believe in the supernatural parts or not - as you choose. King gives us that choice with this little tale.

Lucky Quarter 5 stars King writes in the voice of women so well, and the voice of single mothers best of all. This poor woman is doing all she can and getting jack crap for it. Such is life, and this story rings so incredibly true because of it. I to think it ends just the way her fantasy ended, and King lets me think that because he doesn't say. How sweet...44 s Erin 1,374 1,390

The title of this story collection is deceiving, Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales. Except I don't think all 14 tales were dark, in fact I think this collection had more "happy" endings then most Stephen King stories. As with all story collections there are winners and not winners with one loser(I'm looking at you The Little Sisters Of Eluria).

My favorites: 1)1408- is my undisputed favorite story in this collection. It lives up to all the hype its received.
2) The Autopsy Room- explores one of my biggest fears. The fear of being pronounced dead prematurely.
3) That Feeling You Can Only Say What It Is In French- I truly believe that may be what hell is.
4) The Road Virus Heads North- sent chills down my spine.

Now the (Not) Favorites:1) The Man In Black- was exactly what you would think it would be. *Spoiler Alert* He's the Devil.(Yawn)
2) In The Deathroom-Yawn
3) L.T.'s Theory Of Pets- I reread it and I still missed the point
4) Lunch at the Gotham Cafe- Meh!

The Worst- The Little Sisters of Eluria- it made me never want to read The Dark Tower series and it was long for no reason and pointless.

The rest of the stories were great and probably some of them deserved to be on my favorites list. Overall I really enjoyed it and definitely recommend it to Stephen King lovers and newbies a.

Around The Year In 52 Books: An award winning short story or short story collection
Hooked On Books Read-A-Thonaugust-2018 king-me52 s Tim2,280 241

These 14 shorts stories don't do Stephen King justice in my opinion. 2 of 10 stars47 s Karla1,166 328

Story 3.5 stars**
Audio 4 stars**
Narrator Justin Long

Rating for everything’s Eventual
I d this story even if I felt a bit confused cuz the ending was abrupt but, I think this is just kinda of a prologue. I definitely want to continue with this story. I was surprised to realize Justin was narrating this story I know him as an actor it was a good surprise though. He did a good job, it suited the personality of the MC of this story. 42 s Ron419 109

Is this collection scares, nostalgia, and downright straight-up story telling underappreciated among King’s other works? Lesser known maybe? Well, I’m here to give this one a big, sloppy ghost hug of appreciation (technically, I don’t think that’s even possible, but I’m going with it).

This would be my second read through of Everything’s Eventual - sort of. I used to hunt and peck through Stephen King short story collections. Read some of the stories. Skip some. No real rhyme or reason to it, unless someone had suggested a favorite. That’s what I did the first time around. Now I’m being thorough, and that is a good thing, especially considering the quality here. I d so many of them. Have you read them? Well, following is a little something about each story that I hope will entice you, or perhaps refresh your memory. Get ready for hugs:


Autopsy Room Four - Here’s a nightmare I most certainly blocked from memory the first time around. You know the scenario: state of catatonia, everyone thinks you’re dead. So off to autopsy we go – with eyes open. And here’s another thing I never thought about before: Post-mortem shears. Maybe I’ll just block it out until the next go around.
The Man in the Black Suit - From romp (in the previous story) to introspection as Gary tells us about a day that has remained with him forever. A single day 81 years in the past could be called scary as hell. The horror at the center of this one balanced by the tender memories of a young boy make this story more than worthy of the O. Henry Award received.
All that You Love Will Be Carried Away - Beautiful title for a short story. The subject here is actually serious. Very much so. You don’t realize that, until the matter comes up. Kind of hit me a right cross.
The Death of Jack Hamilton - I know John Dillinger of course, but figured Jack Hamilton and narrator, Homer, to be characters of fiction. There I was wrong. King says in the afterward that his dying is also a fact. Everything around it is made up. Good without excitement. No need for it.
In the Death Room - The ending is the best part of this interrogation, because as said in the afterward, it is happier than the typical.
The Little Sisters of Eluria - A Dark Tower story, any fan will enjoy because it can be read as a stand-alone, or at any point in your personal Dark Tower quest. It feels almost as if our hero Roland and Mid-World have crossed paths with Night Shift here. There was a bonus for me in reading this after just completing Black House because at one point the two books are linked - by the tiniest of threads. Good thing for Jack Sawyer that the Little Sisters have moved on, but in this one Roland has his work cut out for him.
Everything’s Eventual - The namesake to this collection is one of the best. I had no idea of its direction because no point is given until necessary. Then, it’s a kind of a doosy. I don’t know how the whole idea came from picturing a man pouring change into a sewer, but that makes it even cooler.
L.T.’s Theory of Pets - SK considers this his favorite of the bunch, but I don’t think the ending fits with the whole. The fun of story, the often true quirkiness of pets and their owners suddenly goes dark. I just don’t know why.
The Road Virus Heads North - In Rose Madder, a painting also transforms on its own. That would be the only ness to Road Virus where the pace is much quicker and more sinister to the eye that beholds it. Rose Madder meets Christine? Not really, but that’s what I thought of.
Lunch at the Gotham Cafe - I thought this would be about divorce, then I thought it was about quitting smoking (ala Quitters, Inc.). Turns out it’s attempted murder. The characters and story are great – provided you subtract the maître d’.
That Feeling, You Can Only Say What it is in French - “Déjà vu” is what that title is saying. Carol has that feeling again and again during the drive to her and Bill’s second honeymoon, certain she knows what’s coming around the next bend. None come true – until they begin to – along with flashbacks of a past regret.
1408 - Half the story has passed before you enter room 1408 with Mike. That time is spent not in building the tension, but a belief that something actually does reside in that haunted room. So when the reader finally gets there, he’s all in. It’s a different take on a ghost tale because there is no ghost to see. But something is there. Oh yeah.
Riding the Bullet - “Things have to be just right for you to see a ghost.” Tonight they were for Alan. Hitchhiking his way down state to see his mother in the hospital. Full moon. Dark roads. Just trying to get there. What makes this more than a ghost story is the nostalgia and real meaning behind it - which is about losing someone you love, and what you’d do for them in that moment. Would you ride the bullet?
Luckey Quarter - I would have d this to end with Riding the Bullet, but in a way this smallest story of the bunch left me with a good feeling.
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There’s no doubt that Stephen King is great at writing short stories. Not all of the ones that were in this book were appealing to me, but several were. A couple of them were creepy in my opinion, so it may not be a wise idea to read them at night. My favorite ones were: Autopsy Room Four, The Man in the Black Suit, Everything’s Eventual, L.T’s Theory of Pets, and The Road Virus Heads North. I only disd a few, but not because they were bad, they just did not catch my attention. One of the things I enjoyed was how King added notes before and after for some of the stories. For some reason that had an impact on my reading experience since it made those specific ones seem more personal. I thought the short story “1408” was average. I had watched the movie several years ago without knowing who the author was. I seemed to have enjoyed the movie more since it seemed to have gone in much more detail, so i was more engaged with the main character. There are great stories presented in this novel, and I can assure you that you will AT LEAST one…. unless if you are a picky or difficult person to entertain. This book does not lack variety. There is a story out there for everyone!
Nandakishore Mridula1,267 2,418

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times... and I'll say it again. Steve King is a fantastic storyteller, and very few of his stories have actually bored me. It is the same with this collection.

That said, very few of the stories here are actually frightening. Some give a mild sense of unease, that's all. However, almost all of them are readable and most are highly enjoyable.

My personal favourites were That Feeling, The One You Can Only Say What it is in French, In the Deathroom and Riding the Bullet - these were the ones which made me uneasy. The title story is fantastically original and a thumping good read. The Little Sisters of Eluria is a worthy addition to The Dark Tower canon.

I was disappointed by 1408, as I have seen the movie based on it and it was way more frightening than the story. The Man in Black and Lunch at the Gotham Cafe also didn't work for me.

Overall, an enjoyable collection.31 s Daniel ClausenAuthor 10 books491

Let me be clear, Mr. King. You earned this one fair and square. You had to win a skeptic over and you did.

I've always thought of you as the Nicholas Cage of writing. Try enough random stuff regularly without hesitation and at least some of your stuff will be pretty good. But try enough random stuff and you're sure to come up with some very bad writing as well.

There is also another dark secret -- some of this variability occurs in the same book. They might start off well enough, get really good, then fall apart, then try to pick up the pieces, and then fall apart again.

Much of what you write sometimes seems a first draft.

But for all my hesitancy to ever pick up a book by you again, I did. And it's clear --you're a great short story writer. You know how to craft compelling characters, dramatic tension, details that really sell the story and make you want to read them again.

Not everything you wrote in this book was great. I gave up at least two short stories before finishign them. You have also cemented for me the metaphor that you're the Nick Cage of writing. But you're Nick Cageishness works wonders in the short story medium. You just go for it! Without reservation or apology. And when your short stories fall apart, I can forgive you, because I know you're just a writer working at his craft -- just going for it whenever you can.

My experience reading this book was so good that I'm contemplating writing Nicholas Cage a letter asking him to stop acting in feature length movies and to just do two-hour features with eight to ten mini-movies. Thus, whenever he does a little mini-movie where he yells, "Aw the bees!" and flashes me strange demented grins for another ten minutes, I can forgive him and wonder, Aw yes, but what's next?

And so, I leave this review wondering, Aw what will Stephen King do next?

When I do pick up another book by you, I think it'll be a short story collection. Why not? It's "Riding the Bullet" of fiction. Nick Cage knows what I'm talking about, "Aw the bees!"


29 s cinnamon girl ??113 29

?im sam dobila ovu knjigu kao poklon za ro?endan, znala sam da ?e mi se svideti baš zato što se sastoji od 14 pri?a. Svaka predstavlja poseban svet u koji utonete ne razmišljaju?i o prethodnom.
Susre?ete se sa pri?ama koje imaju elemente horora i fantastike, ali i one koje se dešavaju u stvarnom svetu.

Ova knjiga je savršena za osobe koje se do sada nisu susrele sa Kingovim delima, jer pomo?u "Kabineta smrti" ?e otkriti sve osobine Kingovih knjiga. Neke ?e im se više svideti, dok neke manje.
Li?no bih izdvojila par pri?a koje su na mene ostavile utisak: "?ovek u crnom odelu", "Kabinet smrti", "Sestrice iz Elurije"
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