Comments on: (Another) What is the name of that story I read in 1981?

Question: (Another) What is the name of that story I read in 1981?

MrMulan — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:39:18 -0800

Horror short story about a couple on a road trip, end up in a small town during springtime, fight with each other, have sex, then notice the townspeople are all climbing on top of one another, crushing and killing each other to make some sort of ?. Story ends when the couple joins in (WTF?) I read it when I was like 8. I thought it was a Stephen King short story, but wiki'd all of them (I think) and couldn't find it. ...and (bonus question about La Cabina... sorry for cheatin')...

Bonus question -Has the short spanish horror movie La Cabina ever been remade as a TV episode? I swear that I saw a different version on Tales from the Darkside, but can't be sure. Of course, I was 8. Everything happened to me at 8.

By: meehawl

meehawl — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:47:38 -0800

Sounds a bit like Charles Platt's The Gas. A delightful romp - a bit like 28 Days Later only everyone's turned into shagging zombies.

By: MrBadExample

MrBadExample — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:50:02 -0800

Would it be "In The Hills, The Cities" by Clive Barker?

By: MrMulan

MrMulan — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:59:55 -0800

I fucking love AskMeFi and the internets!

Response #1 gave me a great time waster, and response #2 answered my main question. Stick a fork in this thread because it's done! (...someone just answer the second question now...)

By: Chrysostom

Chrysostom — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:27:23 -0800

It does sound vaguely like King's "Rainy Season." Maybe that's what threw you.

By: treepour

treepour — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:44:52 -0800

Great story. I read it when I was about fourteen, and it's haunted me ever since. FWIW, there's is a pretty faithful and decent comic adaptation in this collection.

By: theiconoclast31

theiconoclast31 — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:29:23 -0800

Ohh, now I finally understand this shirt.. !

By: disillusioned

disillusioned — Sun, 27 May 2007 04:36:55 -0800

Thanks for this. I just grabbed this book today from the library and read this wonderful short story.

Wow.