Strawberry Spring -- An Early Stephen King Story

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This early Stephen King story is both creepy and mesmerizing... I had so much fun working on this audiobook version of "Strawberry Spring" complete with visuals of foggy nights on the campus of New Sharon Teacher's College...
Stephen King's "Strawberry Spring" was originally written in 1968 and published in Ubris Literary Magazine.
Opening theme: "Sinister" by Anno Domini Beats

[@michellehawkins2865]

This Reading is Very Relaxing for me. I'm Here. 2023. ❤ 🐰

[@camila.sasaki]

I noticed by the end that I already read this short story in my mother language when I was a teenager. I remember getting the creeps when he says he finds the word “trunk” ugly. Stephen King is amazing

[@FloridaMan0561]

I’m really glad that I found these stories. Stephen King has been my favorite author ever since I was a kid back in the 80’s. One of the very first books I ever read was King’s “It” and then I saw the movie. I loved to read his books and then get to see them turned into movies. I started to read the “Dark tower” series of books,a process that took years to read. The narrator really does a great job bringing these stories to life and I’m hoping that I can find some narrations of the Dark tower books.

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

My first Stephen King book was The Shining.

[@abbynormal3068]

@@jenniferlloyd9574Mine was ‘Salem’s Lot. Second was The Shining. I was hooked and remain so to this day.

[@dgsibddbsjbdsi6420]

Does anyone know the audiobook of eyes the dragon Richard Bachman book?

[@Lazy-Journalist]

Salem's lot scared me took a couple of years to read his books😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@manditoemya8478]

Maybe you should try reading Dean Koontz I've read them All right from his 1st from yrs ago to his recent and for me he is much better than King .. it's just my opinion, I'm not saying King is bad as a few of his movies are my favourites and I have read many of his books too but if you like King you should really like Koontz. Happy New yr!

[@chaseroush6503]

This is a favorite of mine, because that last line just sticks with you. "And, oh dear God, I think so, too." Goosebumps.

[@claireslater6243]

My all time favorite author

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Then you've come to the right place!

[@SPOOKYBREWVIDEOS]

I was introduced to Mr. King in high school in the early 70"s. Strawberry Spring was a story printed in The Scholastic Reader which was distributed in my public school. Nothing had ever approached this short story within that publication before. I was hooked on this young writer!

[@J_larubia1992]

This reading was superb! 🤌🏻

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thank you!

[@TravelsTTG]

Fuhgeddaboudit

[@ProperlyParanoid]

I thought about this story today as I was getting home from work. The weather had been unusually warm and wet for this time of year and my bus was going past the University Park. I saw what it looked like: all foggy and dark, the lamps shining through the haze, making these big halos, all very magical and mysterious and remembered: "we're having a honest to goodness strawberry spring, like in that story!" I felt an urge to get out of the bus and walk around there. I don't think I did, and neither did I commit any wrongdoings on my way home, as far as I can tell.

[@purplepaisleypassion]

How I had missed this fabulously creepy story until now is beyond me! Jeez, Steve-O... at 20 years old you could make a grown woman feel the need to sleep with the lights on.

[@TOCC50]

MGTOW

[@orleansartist6095]

​@Afterlife7377 the creepiest acronym you could put here

[@purplepaisleypassion]

@@TOCC50 ?????

[@daverindone655]

Solid reading! I'm from New England and this kind of weather is real.

[@morticialechatnoir6884]

One of my favorite King stories. Really spooky.

[@TOCC50]

Beatles inspired

[@caitlynkelly4312]

1968 ... just getting into his groove. This is what began the repeating cycles. Not just another repeat. Good stuff special for its time

[@joegilbody4878]

Great to find these stories. King and I are roughly the same age and I went to a college in New England, the University of Rhode Island. He captures that era very well.

[@nh8444]

I just bought Graveyard Shift. I had no idea he had short story and novella collections. I’m not a fan of his newest work, but I like the older stuff. Great narration. Fantastic voice.

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thank you so much!

[@crystalchance9200]

I came across this channel last night n I'm enjoying it so far....ur voice is really calming 😌

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Welcome!

[@mariehillard1742]

Actually I think your voice has a creepy quality. Keep up the great work lol. I'm hooked!

[@jessikatkins1173]

I guess it had to be a little creepy for the psyciatrist, though not too much like it's forced...just a hint of sinister in it. I've also just come across this channel and have watched the one about the history of the Overlook Hotel too. Great idea narrating as George Hatfield and brilliant voice acting all round (creepy or otherwise) 😉 I really enjoyed this and have subbed.👍🏻

[@meganluck4352]

Strawberry Spring sounds like it should be lovely but this story definitely says that it is not good at all. Great narrator. I had read many Stephen King books but hadn't heard of this short story.

[@leahkay5269]

I love Stephen King!

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Then you've come to the right place :)

[@andrewdoucet698]

I listen to the audio book at work was hooked instantly! Great short story king never fails!

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

This reading was *chef's kiss*

[@normadesmond6017]

this is so good. Love the early Stephen King. That's when he was at his best.

[@eastsideterri25]

He quit doing coke now his writing isn't so hot for some reason. Lol

[@barbarabrown9676]

Hahahahaha, his cocaine days weren't all detrimental lol

[@tacticaldiarrhea6551]

Good reading 👍

[@cindyh8017]

He had me hooked with Salem's Lot. Been a steady customer ever since.❤😂❤😂

[@JonTanOsb]

I hadn't read this one. Thanks. I figured out who did it early on, but kept listening because it was written extremely well. I recently bought bathroom scales with the name THINNER on it and remembered reading an early story of King's under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. I hope I don't lose too much weight. :) Jon in rural BC, Canada

[@kikiokellern7351]

lol I have one of those scales too and think of the story every time I read it.

[@stephendavis6267]

One of my all-time favourite King stories, and it's always been my pick for his most "underrated" one. I would love to see it done as a short film, although of course it works best in the format it's in. Fantastic reading! You really evoked its haunting imagery.

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thanks! This one combines that eerie Gothic / poetic vibe found in some of King's best moments.

[@danceswithcomicbooks7733]

It's a good story but far from his best.

[@ramastarchild6804]

Well done!

[@pimpozza]

What excellent storytelling.. 👏 Thank you so much!

[@heatherh.197]

I'm looking for something to take my mind off my husband's appointment he has tomorrow. A sigmoidoscopy. To find out if the cancer is gone. Im trusting God it's gone. Glad I found myself here. This wasn't an accident. It's a God hug. Love one another. You never know

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[@LA_HA]

heatherh: It's a month later, but I hope all is well with you both

[@MrPINKFL0YD]

I hope you are both well and happy 😊

[@Virgogirl45]

Praying for you both, I hope that all is well.❤

[@maryhoyt2609]

Another great job narrating from my favorite book of short stories by Stephen King. Nicely done-great tone, pitch, and timing. Awesome job, once again! Looking forward to more!!!

[@bruggeman672]

Killin' it with these videos! Well done sir!

[@dianam.4736]

Wonderfully read! Thank you!

[@margm4]

Love it. Read the story eons ago, but so nice to hear it read! 😍🇦🇺

[@sparklemotion8377]

Even without the flag I'd know your Australian, eons😁

[@margm4]

@@sparklemotion8377 😉😉

[@user-qo9gm4lw1w]

Smooth velvet nervesooting voice❤😊 7:53

[@leeannalovestherain]

now this is something else

[@ameliorationstation7081]

Is this allowed? Love it before the strike.

[@pamelabrown3058]

Stephen King 😌 Ole Reliable

[@bradyblackburn7877]

Very well done. Thanks for doing this 😊

[@Jeff-jw1rl]

Outstanding! Great reading,speed and delivery!!!

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@curiositypiqued6573]

Quite a twist at the end....don't forget king was only 20 in 1968....that's impressive asf...damn how did he do it

[@noneYa66613]

Excellent reading!

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thank you!

[@bruceevans3476]

Simply, thank you.

[@pastordeniseearley6067]

2 more days! 😢. Ok time to set the notification!!😊😊

[@TreborPaulson]

One of his best, stays with me I forget how much I loved his early tales.

[@dawncannon7074]

I've always loved this little tale. ❤

[@DSnake655]

One of the best of his early stories. That, *twist*.

[@aliaperez7809]

Quietly, he sneaks up on his audience and, in the end, reveals what I hated the most to believe.

[@Topdoggie7]

Oh?

[@sharingmyfun8804]

This is the best reading of this 4:06 story that I have ever heard! Thank you.

[@watcher235711]

Wonderful reading and I love the images you chose. I read this story before I went to college in New England 30 years ago. I thought of it every time I walked anywhere in this kind of weather and gave myself a chill. It's so evocative.

[@franceswomble8083]

Thank you for sharing this story. 😊

[@dorabarkley6335]

Good story - great storyteller ❤

[@margaretjohnson6259]

i remember this story and this was great.

[@ckelley8275]

Great job! Your voice is very calming and engaging.

[@danceswithcomicbooks7733]

I read this one years ago. Grest little story.

[@janetparlato4341]

Wonderful narration!

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thank you kindly!

[@ViVi-yw5sr]

Thank you so much for this! Enjoyed soooo much

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

You are so welcome!

[@annabrown7302]

LOVE THIS THANK YOU YOU TUBE AND STEPHEN KING ❤

[@themanyshadesofus7763]

Great narration!

[@laurahately7653]

This was brilliant.x

[@MrUndersolo]

Excellent work with this. Still impressed that it came so early in his career...

[@ronanderson6837]

Easily my favorite of his early stories. Such a creepy one

[@Somelady464]

Oh, such a treat!!!

[@elizabethbose7638]

ive loved him since i was ten...in the 1980's noone cared what kids read. they should. these arent good for kids,.,,anyhow i love your channel sir. read so well.

[@Gatorchik441]

AMAZING!!! I Love Stephen King

[@Lazy-Journalist]

The ending was amazing.😊

[@vileenavinayan8946]

That was something else. Awesome narration 🤌

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@fly_speck_cafe]

Lovely nod to Sandburg. Your visuals are very effective.

[@merrymaid2890]

Oustanding story. Outstanding reading. ❤️

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thanks for listening :)

[@1tarawho]

Stephen King is the Elvis of authors❤. I love his short stories, short and to the point!!

[@rhonaharker6358]

I love this , wish there was more

[@nancyM1313]

Thank you, very nice💗

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Welcome 😊

[@NidusDigishortstories]

Your voice is so smooth. Wish I could also do that for my videos.

[@airmanfirstclass3535]

Thank you for an incredible audiobook presentation. I enjoy the worls of Stephen King. Am currently reading my nth novel by him, was great to breeze through this one as an audio version. Cheers

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

You're very welcome!

[@user-xe8zw8xn7v]

Thanks this was such s good story❤

[@Carmna1129]

Love this

[@TheFaulkned]

Hey great story. Glad this was the first I heard

[@louisakeen9316]

Nicely read.

[@sylvianapalma958]

Excellent job reading this one, dude.

[@karinbarger9192]

So glad to have found this! Been a King fan since (1970?). Wasn’t this story eventually combined in a book with others, into a collection of short stories?

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Yes, this was collected in the NIGHT SHIFT book. :)

[@hatchetjack1031]

Well read! Subtle sound effects. No AI. Well done. 👍

[@LordCommanderSpaceAlligator]

The name came from the way the original killer lept over fences and walls to escape unidentified. Not because he "left no footprints". "It was as if he had springs in the heels of his boots." Makes quite a bit more sense, does it not?

[@ajwinberg]

The end was very predictable, but i really loved this story. Tha k you for reading it.

[@AddinesW]

Great I came across this channel

[@pattyrobidart8882]

Great reading

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thanks!

[@rorysmith2415]

Interesting story. Merci. Diolch.

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

My pleasure!

[@sharonroller8849]

Just found you, loved your reading 😊

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thank you! 🤗

[@davidfaulkner7805]

Love the ending

[@rozita3781]

Wow this voice is magical 🪄🤍

[@niraku321]

"Not on little cat's feet." Best line ever..

[@tamarabeinlich7353]

Stumbled on your channel after listening to the Appalachian Story Teller. I'm subscribed whatever that means cuz youtube never notifies when something new comes up.

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@bbtinman]

Goosebumps

[@lemonsarenastyaf410]

spooky i loved it

[@joanmelnick1704]

Future stories easily seen in this. 😊

[@NataliePrskaloStuff]

I’m beyond appreciative of free audiobooks, but holy crap…I can hear the dry mouth in every sentence and my misophonia is triggered so hard 🤣 why am I like this?! 😭

[@elizabethbose7638]

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thank you! 😄

[@andreac5724]

Another home run

[@christinebrument6851]

Worked it out early on but well narrated.

[@scrollingthecomments.4043]

I knew from the beginning predictable. Very much enjoyed it though. Thankyou. Now onto boogyman 😮

[@benitadominguez2077]

🎃 Gracias ✌️

[@perrinmirise7011]

So the narrator was the killer

[@kirsten007]

I have to admit something, I can't listen to audiobooks at all. I don't know what happened in this story... But I liked the reading. Good job :)

[@billybobtexas]

❤❤❤

[@allessandmegchannel]

I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE HIM THE WHOLE TIME