
raaft (cherukatha)

"steefan king ezhuthiya oru horror cherukathayaanu 'dhii raaft'. 1982 novemberil "gallery" yodoppam ulppeduthiya oru cherupusthakamaayi ithu aadyamaayi prasidheekarikkukayum 1985 leeii raajaavinte "skelittan kroo" enna shekharathil shekharikkukayum cheythu.
plott sangraham.
naalu koleju vidyaarthikal-randy, deck, rachell, lavern-shaithyakaalathin munbulla avasana yaathrayaayi octoberil oru vidoora pensylvania thadaakatthile oru thadi raaftilekku neenthunnu. raafttil athumbol penkuttikale pinthudarunnathaayi thonnunna oru nigoodamaaya karutha padaartham uparithalathil pongikkidakkunnathu randy shradhikkunnu. paachinte ennamayamulla uparithalathile manoharamaaya nirangalude baandukalekkurichu rashell paraamarsikkukayum sparsikkukayum cheiyunnathuvare deck lavern randiyude samshayangale parihasikkunnu. karutha paadukal avale vellathilekku valichidukayum avale pothinju murikkukayum cheiyunnu. karutha aakruthiyude valippam vardhippichukondu bhayannupoya moovarum avale vizhungunnathu nissahaayaraayi kaanunnu. 
aadya paribhraanthikk sesham, moovarum avarude avasthayekkurichu chinthikkunnu. karutha padaartham valare vegathil neengunnathinaal athinappuram neenthunnathu saadhyamallenn avar manassilakkunnu. samgham avarude yaathrayekkurich mattarodum parayaathirikkukayum ettavum aduthulla pradhana roadle ninnu ettu mile dooram oodichathinaal avare rakshikkaanaakillenn pratheekshikkanaavilla. avarkk kaathirikkukayum saadhanangal pokumo ennu nokkukayum cheyyuka ennathaanu eaka pomvazhi. jeeviyude manoharamaaya prakaashapooritha uparithala praveshanakavaadangalilekku nokkunnathum kaazhchakkaare aswastharaakkukayum cheiyunnathu avaye theppiyil ninnu veezhunnathinu kaaranamaakunnu. eee jeevi raafttinadiyil pongikkidakkumbol, theerathekku neenthunnathinaayi thadaakathilekku niraashayode chaadaan deck thayyaaredukkunnu. ennaal aaa jeevi rund bordukaliloode ozhuki avane kaalil pidichu bordukalile villaliloode call valikkunnu. deck vizhungukayum villaliloode pathiye, advaanathode valichidukayum cheiyunnathinaal randy lavern kaanaan nirbandhitharaakunnu. laverne bodham nashtappedukayum randy thante vivekathe nilanirthaan pooraadukayum cheiyunnu. aaa jeevi deak kazhikkumbol randy theerathekku neenthunnathinekkurichu chinthikkunnu, pakshe athinartham ayalkku abodhaavasthayilulla lovere upekshikkendivarumennu manassilakkunnu.
laverne bodham veendeduthathinushesham, avalum randy marimari irikkukayum nilkkukayum jeevi nireekshikkukayum cheiyunnu, oraalkk hrasvamaaya vishramam anuvadikkunnu, athesamayam karutha paachu theppinadiyil pookumbool matoraal nireekshikkunnu. raathriyil, avar orumichu irunnu athu kaananamenn lavern randy bodhyappeduthunnu. thaapanila kurayumbol, iruvarum pathukke ooshmalathaye aalinganam cheyyukayum kramena laingika bandhatthil earppedaan thudangukayum cheiyunnu, thaan aaa jeevi nireekshikkumennu randy avalkk urappu nalkunnu. ennirunnaalum, avan anandathaal vyathichalikkappedukayum, laavernte mudi raafttinte vashath veezhumbol, aaa jeevi avalude mudiyil kudungukayum avalude mukhathinu mukaliloode ozhukukayum cheiyunnu. avale rakshikkaan kazhiyillennu arinjukondu, paribhraanthiyode avan avale raafttinte vashath ninnu adichu avalude maranam vegathilaakkunnu.
ratri veezhumbol randic urakkam labhikkarilla, kaaranam randy irikkaan shramikkumbozhellaam eee jeevi raafttinadiyil ozhukukayum sthiramaayi nilkkaan nirbandhithanaakukayum cheiyunnu. oduvil randy thakarnn, saahacharyathinte nirashaye amgeekarichu upekshikkunnu. avan rakshayekkurichu sangalppikkukayum kadutha ksheenam anubhavichu ullaasathode paadukayum cheiyunnu. oduvil, randy aaa jeeviyude aduthekku thirinj, jeeviyude hypnotising nirangal upabhogathil ninnulla vedana illaathaakkumo ennu chinthikkunnu. aaa jeeviyude nirangal avane nokki thilangunnathinaal randy thirinjunokkunnilla.
chalachithra parivartthanam.
"jorjju eiii. samvidaanam cheytha 1987leeii horror antology chithramaaya creepsho 2nte oru bhaagamaayi 'dhii raaft' chalachithramaayi sweekarichu. romero.
kathayude bhooribhaagavum cherukathayodu vishwasthamaanengilum sinimayude avasaanam maatti. aaa jeevi laverne eduthayudane, randy theerathekku neenthukayum vegathil pinthudarukayum cheiyunnu. vellathinte arikil ninnu eathaanum adii akale surakshithathvathinaayi izhayunnu, avan "njaan ninne adikkunnu!" ennu nilavilikkunnu. ningal enthuthanneyaayaalum njaan ningale adikkunnu!"aaa jeevi oru thiramalayayi maarukayum theerathu svayam eriyukayum avane vizhungukayum cheiyunnu. jeevi nishabdamaayi thadaakathilekku thaazhekku pathikkumbol, neenthal illa enna adayaalathinu mukaliloode screen pongunnu, athil oru munnariyipum undu, athu ippol upekshikkappetta camaroic sameepam valarnna noolil maranjirikkunnu. 
arisonayile prescottile graanait thadaakathilaanu chithratthinte eee bhagam chithreekarichathu.
pashchaathalam.
twilight soonn magazin" enna pusthakatthile kathayude aamukhathilum "skelittan kroo" enna pusthakatthinte pinwakkilum, "dhii float" enna peril "aadam" maasikayil kathayude 1969 leeii prasidheekaranathekkurichu oru katha vyathyastha roopathil king vivarikkunnu. katha sweekarichu kurachu samayathinu sesham, theruvukalil ninnu traaphik konukalilonnu thante kaarinu kedupaadukal varuthiyathinu maine orono pattanatthil raajaavine arast cheythu. pizha adaykkaan kazhiyaathathinal "float" enna payment check vannappol jayilil pookaan pookukayaayirunnu, oru ivant king "aarenkilum ningalkk jayil free cardle ninnu oru yadhaartha gettu ayaykkanamennu aavashyappedunnu" ennu paranju."panam labhichittum, prasidheekaricha kadhayodukoodiya maasikayude oru pakarpum rajaavu kandethiyitla.
sweekaranam.
newyork times" enna chithrathinaayi "skelittan kroo" avalokanam cheytha susanne bollotin kathaye "athisayakaramaaya bheekaratha" ennu visheshippichu.