The Glass Floor Short Story

Connections coincidences and chestnuts.

The glass floor short story. A very short very good read. King s first published story which he sold for 35 00. King was paid 35 for the story which when adjusted for. 1967 the glass floor.

A room with a glass floor appears in king s 2002 teleplay rose red. The story has only been reprinted once since then i believe and it has never appeared in any of his collections. King wrote the story a few months before his twentieth birthday and it s full of raw talent. Lowndes and published in the fall 1967 edition of the magazine.

The glass floor is a short story originally published in startling mystery stories in 1967. Eventually charles will find a way to enter the room with the glass floor and he ll quickly discover that not all is as it seems. It was reprinted in weird tales issue 298 and the glass floor later republished in issue 68 of cemetery dance released in december of 2012. Originally published in startling mystery stories in 1967 the glass floor was stephen s first professional sale and was subsequently published in the weird tales fall 1990 edition.

1965 i was a teenage grave robber. The glass floor was first published in startling mystery stories in 1967 and it was king s first professional sale. The story was king s first professional sale earning him a 35 paycheck. The story concerns a man who goes to meet the grieving husband of his dead.

In 1967 two years after his publication in the fanzine king submitted the short story the glass floor to startling mystery stories the story was accepted by startling mystery stories editor robert a w.