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"Graduation Afternoon"
Short story by Stephen King
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Horror
Publication
Published in	Just After Sunset

"Graduation Afternoon" is a short story by American writer Stephen King, originally published in the March 2007 issue of Postscripts, and collected in King's 2008 collection Just After Sunset.^[1]

Plot summary

The story tells of a young woman enjoying her wealthy boyfriend's high school graduation party at his suburban Connecticut home when events take an unexpected turn.

Critical response

PopMatters compared the ending of the story to Two Suns in the Sunset by Pink Floyd.^[2] M. John Harrison at The Guardian called it an "elegaic and old-fashioned end-of-the-world piece."^[3] Matt Thorne at The Independent said the horror in Graduation Afternoon "is not just a premonition of something that could happen, but something that would happen."^[4]

Short film adaptation

Graduation Afternoon
Directed by	Rob Padilla Jr.
Written by	Marie D. Jones
Story by	Stephen King
Produced by	Tony Gorodeckas George Jac Marie D. Jones Romeo Núñez Rob Padilla Jr. Luke Anthony Pensabene
Starring	George Jac Jade Kaiser Diane Sargent Noor Razooky Brian Patrick Butler
Cinematography	S.G. Nair
Edited by	Rob Padilla Jr.
Music by	Antoni M. March
Production companies	Gray Area Multimedia IndieMan Productions Irontree Film Collective
Release date	January 10, 2021 (2021-01-10)
Country	United States
Language	English

The story was adapted by Marie D. Jones into a short film in 2019 as part of Dollar Baby^[5] and released on January 10, 2021.^[6]

From left to right: Jade Kaiser and George Jac in Graduation Afternoon (2021).

Cast

Production

Jones chose to adapt the story because it was one of King's shorter Dollar Baby choices. It was shot over three weekends and Rob Padilla Jr. directed the film.^[5]

Critical response

Steve Hutchinson at Tales of Terror said it was a quality film that is relatable because the filmmakers connected Donald Trump.^[7] Adam Groves at The Bedlam Files said "the film isn’t very invigorating."^[8]

References

^ "PS Publishing Postscripts Magazine". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
^ "Just After Sunset by Stephen King, PopMatters". PopMatters. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
^ Harrison, M. John (2008-11-15). "My poisoned bon-bons". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
^ Thorne, Matt (2008-11-09). "Just After Sunset, By Stephen King". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
^ ^a ^b "Marie D. Jones – February 09; 2020". Stephen King Short Stories (Interview). February 9, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Graduation Afternoon". Rotten Tomatoes. January 10, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ Hutchison, Steve (2021-05-25). "Graduation Afternoon". Tales of Terror. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
^ Groves, Adam. "The Dollar Babies | The Bedlam Files". Retrieved 2023-10-30.

External links

Graduation Afternoon at Stephen King's official site
Graduation Afternoon title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Graduation Afternoon at IMDb

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