Reading the line which states that "in some cases, the act of reemerging had actually seemed to shock them to death" is amazing... To see this turned into film would be one worth seeing...
Posted By: James Baxter - 10/21/2009 - 6:02 AM EST
He clawed his eyes out, that is f**king terrifying I was so intrigued the whole story to know what was inside the jaunt and the build up was great, i would rank this the same as other stories i love such as Children of the Corn, Quitter's Inc, and may be my favorite of his stories. I can't blame Rick, i probably wouldn't have done the same thing.
Posted By: Bonedaddy - 07/30/2009 - 3:58 PM EST
This is undoubtedly one of my favorite Stephen King stories. I seem to like the stories where there is a trek involved. The Jaunt, Talisman, The Stand, Mrs. Todd's Shortcut, etc. I agree that the urge to try it and find out is eerie. This should be on audio book like Mrs. Todds shortcut. I would love to hear this.
Posted By: Wilv79 - 06/18/2009 - 5:48 AM EST
I absolutely LOVED this story. I think if it was adapted for tv or theater it would strike a chord giving the similar tones it has w/ regards to the flashbacks of the economic crisis and the gas prices skyrocketing. It wasn't an out and out scary story more of a suspenseful sci-fi story but the possibility that you mind could be left wondering for what seems like untold ages is unnerving.
Posted By: Roger - 03/12/2009 - 1:48 PM EST
This story is the scariest story in Stephen King's catalog. Not immediately terrifying as some of his other, more notable works. But if you really sit and consider the Jaunt, really consider it, then it will hit you like a ton of bricks. Who among you gets bored waiting at a doctor's office? Ever had cabin fever? One might say that fear of lonliness and isolation is the most gripping of all fears, worse than fear of death itself. As I always say to myself when confronting the grief of mortality: "Well its better to die than to live foever".
