Summer of Stephen
Title: “Gramma”
Publishing Date: 1985 Length: 31 pages Start Date: November 18, 2018 End Date: November 18, 2018 I really wish that when I started this Summer of Stephen challenge, I had thought to keep track of all of the connections between King’s stories. But it’s far too late for that now, so I’ll just have to hope someone else has done all of that work for me. That being said, this is yet another King story set in Castle Rock, Maine. It tells the story of a young boy left to care for his ancient, terrifying grandmother while his mother goes to the hospital to care for her other son. The boy quickly discovers his grandmother has died, but she still manages to get out of bed and attack him. He tries to fight her off, but is unsuccessful. When his mother returns home, the boy seems to be far too calm about the events that just took place and it is implied that he is now possessed by the demon that was his grandmother. As far as King stories go, I ranked this one somewhere in the middle. The plot is good, but at 31 pages it just takes too long. It feels like he wanted to expand on it even more and turn it into a full-length novel, but then changed his mind. So if you don’t feel like taking the time required to read “Gramma,” you can instead watch The Twilight Zone episode of the same name.
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