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The Raft

Stephen King

First published November 1982
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

Four teenagers are trapped by a creature resembling an oil slick on a raft in the middle of a lake.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1983 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (24)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1982 The Raft Gallery Magazine Chapbook 5
May 1983 Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, May-June 1983 TZ Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 32
June 1985 Skeleton Crew Macdonald Collection 245
June 1985 Skeleton Crew G. P. Putnam's Sons Collection 245
October 1985 Stephen King's Skeleton Crew Scream/Press Collection 239
1986 Skeleton Crew Futura Collection 287
June 1986 Skeleton Crew Signet / New American Library Collection 278
July 1986 Skeleton Crew Futura Collection 287
May 1991 Skeleton Crew Futura Collection 287
July 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Prentice-Hall Anthology 174
July 2001 Skeleton Crew / Different Seasons Little, Brown UK Omnibus |245
2003 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Prentice-Hall Anthology 174
May 2006 Skeleton Crew Hodder Paperbacks Collection
November 2007 Skeleton Crew Hodder Paperbacks Collection
June 2008 Skeleton Crew Hodder Paperbacks Collection
July 2008 Skeleton Crew Paw Prints Collection
October 2015 Skeleton Crew PS Publishing Collection 235
January 2016 Skeleton Crew Scribner Collection |10
July 2016 Skeleton Crew Simon & Schuster Audio Collection |10
December 2016 Skeleton Crew Scribner Collection
May 2017 Skeleton Crew Pocket Books Collection 349
August 2017 Skeleton Crew Turtleback Books Collection
September 2024 The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks Greymore Publishing Anthology 41
September 2024 The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks Greymore Publishing Anthology |5