Mr. Harrigan's Phone
"Mr. Harrigan's Phone" is one of the four novellas published by Stephen King in his collection If It Bleeds (2020). It was released on April 28, 2020.[1]
| Mr. Harrigan's Phone | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen King |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Supernatural horror |
| Published in | If It Bleeds |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Publication date | 2020 |
The audiobook is read by Will Patton, Danny Burstein, and Steven Weber.[2]
Plot
A teenager finds that a dead friend's cell phone that was buried with the body still communicates from beyond the grave.
Craig gets a job working for the retired Mr. Harrigan when he's just nine years old, watering plants and reading to the old man, who has retired to the small town of Harlow, Maine, after a successful business career, earning millions in cash. As the years go on, Craig buys an iPhone for Mr. Harrigan as a thank you gift after a scratch-off lotto ticket that Harrigan had gifted the boy pays off as he got thousands from the scratch-off. The old man is reluctant to accept the phone at first, but comes to enjoy it. When Mr. Harrigan dies, Craig places the phone in his pocket to be buried with him. One night, missing his friend, he leaves a voice message. To his shock, he gets a text in return. Craig will learn that not everything dead is gone.
Film adaptation
On July 10, 2020, it was reported by Deadline Hollywood that Netflix had acquired film rights to Mr. Harrigan's Phone, to be produced by Blumhouse Productions and Ryan Murphy.[3]
Footnotes
- Squires, John (March 31, 2020). "Stephen King's New Book 'If It Bleeds' Now Being Released in April Rather Than May". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- "If It Bleeds Audiobook by Stephen King, Will Patton, Danny Burstein, Steven Weber". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- Mike Fleming Jr (July 10, 2020). "Stephen King Novella 'If It Bleeds' Draws Movie Deals From Netflix & John Lee Hancock/Jason Blum/Ryan Murphy, Two Others From Ben Stiller And Darren Aronofsky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
