Autopsy Room Four Summary

This story takes place in a hospital and at a golf course.

Autopsy room four summary.

The last thing howard cottrell remembers is entering the woods to find his golf ball. 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. The short story autopsy room four by stephen king fits into the horror short stories genre. 10 31 2014 7 51 16 am keywords.

The story was called autopsy room four. It wasn t entirely original rather a twist on an old tv show i had seen before to which king pays homage. He graduated from the university of maine and then became a teacher while we worked on establishing himself as a writer. An executive recalls how he may have ended up going from his golf game to an autopsy room.

Autopsy room four is a short story by american writer stephen king. With richard thomas greta scacchi robert mammone robyn arthur. The story was originally published in the 1997 anthology robert bloch s psychos and king s own collection six stories and was later included in king s 2002 collection everything s eventual. He attended grammer school in durham and graduated from lisborn falls high school in 1966.

Chasing the ball into the undergrowth he s bitten by a snake and completely paralyzed showing no sign of life. He wakes up as he is being rolled into an autopsy room but is completely paralyzed and unable to let the attendants know he is still alive. In 2002 it was collected in king s collection everything s eventual it was adapted into a short film in 2003. He graduated in 1970 with a b a.

The main characters in the story are howard randolph cottrell peter jennings rusty mike and dr. Autopsy room four is a short story written by stephen king. Directed by stephen zakman. Autopsy room four by stephen king grace foulds about the author stephen king was born in portland maine in 1947.

The man protagonist has been bitten by a poisonous snake and is dead by most standards but is completely aware of his situation as he lies on the autopsy table. At the hospital unable to communicate he is the key witness to his own autopsy. Some of king s greatest successes including. He then attended the university of maine at orono.

Howard cottrell is the most important character of this story. With stephen furst torri higginson michael bergin sal catalano.