Horror Weekly News: Stephen King's Mr Harrigan's Phone coming soon. Will there be a NOPE sequel?

 

Yet another short story by Stephen King will be coming to your screen soon. 

Taken from the short story collection IF IT BLEEDS, come October, we will be treated to the film adaptation of the story MR. HARRIGAN’S PHONE. 

In the story, a boy called Craig starts working for an elderly man called Mr Harrigan. Soon after, they become friends. One day, Craig gifts Mr Harrigan a smart phone but shortly after, the older man passes away. 

Craig feels heartbroken for losing a friend and before Mr Harrigan could be buried with his phone, pockets it. 

Craig becomes a victim of bullying and one day, calls Mr Harrigan’s phone just so he could hear his friend’s voice. However, when Craig learns that the bully committed suicide the next day, he grows frightened and throws away the phone. 

Craig gets a new phone and the next few years are spent without incident. However, when his favorite teacher is killed in an accident and the driver who caused it is set free without punishment, Craig once more uses the phone to call Mr Harrigan. 

The next day, Craig learns that the drunk driver has committed suicide. 

Following that incident, Craig throws his phone into the lake. 

The story ends there but there is a possibility the film adaptation will bring on an interesting twist to it. 

The movie is set to release on October 5th on Netflix and stars Jaeden Martell as Craig and Donald Sutherland as Mr Harrigan. 

In other news…

Jordan Peele’s NOPE has found success at the box office and with critics. However, the story of Nope doesn’t end just yet. 

Although Jordan Peele’s movies rarely have a sequel, it is rumored that NOPE will have a sequel. Jordan Peele himself has stated that he is not done telling the characters’ stories just yet. 

Interestingly, a character called Nobody was listed in the cast list and fans remember seeing a glimpse of the actor in the trailer, yet the character did not make an appearance in the movie. 

Just what happened to NOBODY?

Well, we will find out what happened to Nobody in the sequel.