If It Bleeds (2020) is a collection of four previously unpublished novellas by American writer Stephen King.

1. “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone”
2. “The Life of Chuck”
3. “If It Bleeds”
4. “Rat”

With Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, once again King proves he is the best of all the great story tellers.

Craig gets a job working for the retired Mr. Harrigan, who gifts Craig a winning lottery ticket.

Craig then buys Mr. Harrigan a cell phone using some of the money won from the lottery ticket.

Eventually, Mr. Harrigan dies and later, Craig leaves a voicemail on Mr. Harrigan’s old phone about a bully. The bully is later found to have died by suicide. …

I also enjoyed If It Bleeds,  a stand-alone sequel to the Mr. Mercedes trilogy, specifically The Outsider.

King is a terrific story teller. You quickly relate to his fictional characters.

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