Weeds (short story)
| Author | Stephen King |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publisher | Cavalier (magazine) |
Publication date | May 1976 |
| Publication place | USA |
| Media type |
Weeds (also known as The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill) is a short story by Stephen King. It was first published in Cavalier magazine in May of 1976. It was adapted for the film series Creepshow as The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill, the second film in the series.
Synopsis
This is the second story in the film Creepshow, directed by George Romero. It is a darkly humorous story about a backwoods hick who thinks his newfound discovery of a meteorite will provide enough riches to pay off the remaining $200 of his bank loan, but he instead finds himself overcome by a rapidly spreading plant-like organism that arrives in the meteorite.
Film adaptation
Stephen King himself plays the doomed protagonist in the film adaptation.
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