Stephen King, the master of horror and suspense, is set to release his next thrilling collection of short stories titled You Like It Darker in early 2024. This highly anticipated book will feature twelve gripping tales, including a sequel to one of King’s earliest and most popular novels.
It’s been revealed that Rattlesnakes will serve as a sequel to Cujo. will appear as a short story in his upcoming short story collection You Like It Darker. The tale will be one of twelve stories collected in the book, many of which the publication notes were “never-before-published.”
Many of the details for Rattlesnakes are scarce, though the reveal by EW points out it will revolve around “a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance — with major strings attached.” It’s worth noting that this man happens to be none other than Vic Trenton, who was the husband of Donna and the father of Tad from Cujo.
While fans are no doubt happy to catch up with Vic Trenton from Cujo, especially so many decades after the events of its predecessor took place, it’s exciting to note that there are still eleven other stories available. Here’s a complete list of the stories that fans can expect to see in You Like It Darker:
“Two Talented Bastids”
“The Fifth Step”
“Willie the Weirdo”
“Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream”
“Finn”
“On Slide Inn Road”
“Red Screen”
“The Turbulence Expert”
“Laurie”
“Rattlesnakes”
“The Dreamers”
“The Answer Man”
Stephen King’s short story collections have always been great additions to his work. While there are numerous original stories, some of which have been adapted as feature-length films, there are also quite a few prequels and sequels to his more recognizable novels, like Salem’s Lot. Now it looks like Rattlesnakes will be joining that lot as a follow-up to his 1981 novel Cujo.
Fans will recall that the novel was also famously adapted in 1983 as a popular horror film. Though it received mixed reactions upon its release, the movie has since developed a cult following, and horror fans have no doubt never looked at rabies the same way again.