The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates

I just read The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates in Stephen King's book of short stories, "Just After Sunset." I really liked this story.
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Twilight Zone:
Many of the stories in Just After Sunset remind me of the feel of the Twilight Zone. This story not only has the tone of the Twilight Zone, it reminds me of a specific episode. The Twilight Zone's "Long Distance Call" is the story of a grandmother who just can't let go. It's actually not very good.
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King's story is about a woman whose husband has died in a plane crash. As his funeral is being planned downstairs, his wife gets a call from him! He warns her of some upcoming events. The story ends with a Twilight Zone like twist.
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Death
So how does the dead husband describe death? Interestingly, it's grand central station! But don't think the light at the end of the tunnel is a train engine, because there are no trains. There is an escalator that goes somewhere. (I would not push the down button on any elevators, gang!)
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And time is slippery. That is, time on his side is not the same as it is on ours. That reminded me of elements in the dark tower.
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Just After Sunset is proving to be a true King classic, chalk full of strong stories.

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