The Raft

[baba12]

What a great story... weird thing is that it came true outside of Alaska:

http://www.adn.com/2835/story/864687.html

Even down to just bones being found inside of it! Weird stuff.

[Not Me]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews

Reminds me of The Raft. You?

BB

[phreakwenci]

There's a story on the anchorage daily news website (I don't have a high enough post count to post a link so google is your friend) about a Huge blob floating in the Arctic..

Apparently there's a blob of "goo" that is floating around alaska and no one knows what the hell it is...

Here's a quote from the Story: "Nobody knows for sure what the gunk is, but Petty Officer 1st Class Terry Hasenauer says the Coast Guard is sure what it is not.

"It's certainly biological," Hasenauer said. "It's definitely not an oil product of any kind. It has no characteristics of an oil, or a hazardous substance, for that matter.

"It's definitely, by the smell and the makeup of it, it's some sort of naturally occurring organic or otherwise marine organism."


I guess the kids that died on the raft in Creep Show were just the beginning... it does beg the question...

"Do you love??" ... hehe..

[Machine's Way]

http://http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533080,00.html?test=latestnews

Creepshow 2 anyone? The Blob. Even looks the same. Iam staying out of Alaskan waters.

[thebarbster24]

This was an awesome short story. Apart from the Mist my fave from this collection.
Interesting read about Alaskan waters, everyone, lol

[The Outsider]

Yeah I loved this story, along with survivor type, beachworld, the monkey, and a few others.

"Do you love"

[Drawn to Ka-tet]

Skeleton Crew was the first Stephen King book I ever read years ago.
The horror of The Raft stuck with me like nothing else ever has.

I had a fear of water before The Raft, but this story gave me a fear of what lies under the water- The things that we know are there- but we can't see them. It's that kind of fear where you catch your breath and hold it tight. The knowing and the unknowing gnaw at my insides.
Dang! I love that feeling now! Its one of those things that make me feel ALIVE !
A self-induced electrical jolt to get the ole ticket going.

I have no doubt that the 'Alaskan biological goo' is looking for some over-sexed teenagers to chow down on.

Long days and pleasant nights.

[Tombrun]

I just read this story for the first time. I saw Creepshow 2 around 6-7 years ago and finally got to read the story. Creepy stuff! Kind of creepy to read about the Alaskan goo too. Thankfully no one's dead over there yet :-)

[Nutty Bavarian]

That part where Deke got pulled thru the planks in the wood was rough. Loved the story

[luckygehrig]

This was easily one of my favorite stories from Skeleton Crew. I watched Creepshow 2 a couple of weeks after finishing it, and I thought the adaptation was pretty good too. Anyone know if they ever figured out what the Alaskan goo was?