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I Am the Doorway - Wikipedia

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"I Am the Doorway"
Short story by Stephen King
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction, Short story
Publication
Published in	Night Shift
Publisher	Doubleday
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Publication date	1978

"I Am the Doorway" is a science fiction short story by American writer Stephen King, first published in the March 1971 issue of Cavalier magazine, and later collected in King's 1978 collection Night Shift.

Plot summary

After being exposed to an alien mutagen on a spaceflight to Venus, disabled former astronaut Arthur narrates the frightening changes he goes through. Arthur begins the narrative with his hands bandaged and complains of horrible itching both before and after the expedition. The transformation manifests as a swarm of tiny eyeballs on his fingertips. These eyes serve as the titular "doorway" for an extraterrestrial civilization, allowing them to peer into our world, but from an alien perspective; humans are hideous monstrosities that they fear and despise, according to Arthur.

Soon, the alien presence is able not only to peer through this portal, but also to take control of Arthur's shattered body and use him to perform heinous atrocities. Arthur douses his hands in kerosene and sets them on fire in a frantic bid to retain his humanity, only to discover that once the gateway is opened, it cannot be simply closed. For over seven years, he is able to keep the extraterrestrial presence at bay. However, as the aliens' eyes emerge on Arthur's chest, he announces that he intends to commit suicide with a shotgun to stop them from killing anyone else.

Film adaptation

In 2009, the Czech director Robin Kašpařík obtained rights from King to adapt his short story into a non-profit short film. The film, Jsem brána (I Am the Doorway), was shot using the fulldome technology. The story was finally adapted as a short film^[1] by Robin Kašpařík in 2017.^[2] The film was shot in a first-person viewpoint, with the main character played by mime Radim Vizváry.

In 2015, British director Matthew J. Rowney produced the short story via the Dollar Baby campaign. The adaptation currently has the most international awards attached to a Dollar Baby movie. The film stars Greg Patmore and Luke Brandon Field in the title roles. ^[3]^[4] As of 2015, the film was in postproduction.^[5]

In 2018, director Simon Pearce adapted the story into a short film by the same name.^[6] This adaptation, produced by noted independent filmmaker Robert Shulevitz, ^[7] won multiple awards,^[8] including the Philip K. Dick Best Sci-Fi Short 2018.^[9]

References

^ "I Am the Doorway".
^ "I Am the Doorway". IMDb.
^ "Čech točí exkluzivně podle Stephena Kinga, nesmí však vydělat ani korunu". 6 October 2014.
^ "První český film podle Stephena Kinga".
^ "První projekce ukázky filmu Jsem brána". Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
^ "I Am the Doorway". IMDb. 2 May 2018.
^ "Robert Shulevitz". IMDb.
^ "I Am the Doorway - IMDb". IMDb.
^ "THE PHILIP K DICK FILM FESTIVAL".

External links

"I Am the Doorway" at StephenKing.com
I Am the Doorway title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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Pet Sematary (1983)
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Never Flinch (2025)

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