I Am the Doorway

**strange** · July 30th, 2009

Out of all the stories in this book this had to be my favourite. I don't know whether it was the ideal or the way it was written but something about it pulled me in and never let go. The ending especially was a good twist.

**Mr Nobody** · August 3rd, 2009

Not sure if it's the best in the collection - there are a lot of good stories in there, IMO - but it's well up there. For me, it had a strong appeal because it was so Twilight Zone/Outer Limits, and the final twist really nailed it on my first read.
I've said before that Skeleton Crew is my favourite collection (The Mist, The Jaunt, Mrs Todd's Shortcut, The Raft, Beachworld, Word Processor of the Gods), but I Am the Doorway compares well with anything in there - despite being published (and presumably written) earlier.

**wally wonder** · September 14th, 2009

there's word sk uses in this story, orlesque. can't find it in my dictionaries, webster's , oed. looked online. came up with this for one hit:

Forums - [ the.stephen-king.net 2.0 ]
This site may harm your computer.
The problem we came across is the word orlesque page 74, it is on their vocabulary list and we can not find the definition anywhere. Can you help us? ...
www.stephen-king.net/forums/thread.asp?id=67 - Similar

p 72 my usa pbc. one of the few instances sk uses a word i have to look up

lot of these stories in this collection repeat that cyclical evil theme thingy. o! the wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round! comforting, too, hey, that "this site may harm your computer." great. like i don't have enough to worry about.

**michal** · September 15th, 2009

It's a pretty good story - the idea and how it is written. But I think this entire collection is a pretty fantastic one.

**Breger3** · August 29th, 2010

I loved this story, it's one of my favorites out of this collection. It was one that I wanted to keep going, to see what would happen next. I wanted more details to know exactly what they did to kill people. And to me, wanting more means it's a sign of a good story.

**Evil Queen** · June 1st, 2011

This story was pretty awesome! It made me squirm, when the guy described what was happening to his hands......disgusting!!! & the ending was great! I thought after he burned his hands, that was it. But I was surprised by the ending-it was great!

**jkcrue** · August 15th, 2011

Can you imagine that the itch in your hands is so bad that you have to put them in a fire to burn them off ? Wow, that makes me shudder just thinking about it.

**Evil Queen** · August 15th, 2011

Or imagine your hands having sores & when you inspect them, you see eyes looking back at you?? I would totally freak out!!

**CarrieJo** · August 15th, 2011

I loved this story. I'm not sure if I've ever laughed harder at another Stephen King story. I mean, just picturing a guy running full speed with his arms stretched straight above his head.

Maybe it's just me. That's not the only reason I liked it, it was definitely an interesting story.