The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates explained

The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates
Author:	Stephen King
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Horror
Published In:	The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1st release) Just After Sunset
Publication Type:	Magazine (1st release)
Media Type:	Print (Magazine & Hardcover)

"The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates" is a horror short story by American writer Stephen King, originally published in the October/November 2008 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and collected in King's 2008 collection Just After Sunset.^{[1] [2]}

Plot summary

A widow answers a phone call from her husband who died two days earlier in an airplane crash. He is presumably in an afterlife. The husband predicts two tragedies which later come true and helps his wife avoid death herself.

Adaptation

In 2013, The Hollywood Reporter reported that "The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates" was being adapted by Haven writers Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn into a television series titled Grand Central for ABC Signature.^[3] When asked about the project in 2016, Jim Dunn said that the series was not moving forward.^[4]

See also

• Short fiction by Stephen King

External links

• "The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates" at StephenKing.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fantasy and Science Fiction: Index to Volumes 114 & 115, January-December 2008. Rodger Turner. Webmaster. sfsite.com. March 4, 2017.
2. Web site: The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates. January 25, 2021. Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
3. Web site: Goldberg. Lesley. December 11, 2013. ABC Preps Stephen King Series as Boutique Division Ramps Up. January 25, 2021. The Hollywood Reporter. en.
4. Jim Dunn . HavenJim . 770121090433712130 . Grand Central sleeps fitfully in a shallow grave, awaiting the summons to rise and walk again.