Gazing at the creature's beautifully iridescent surface entrances and disorients the onlookers, nearly causing them to fall off the raft. Their only option is to wait and see if the thing leaves. The group told no one else about their outing, so they cannot hope to be rescued. The horrified trio helplessly watch her be devoured, expanding the size of the black shape.Īfter the initial panic, the three contemplate their next action, realizing they are trapped, since swimming past the black substance is impossible, as it moves too fast. The black patch pulls her into the water, coats her, and rips her to shreds. Deke and LaVerne ridicule Randy's suspicions until Rachel remarks on the beautiful bands of colors on the patch's oily surface and touches it. Randy notices a mysterious black substance floating on the surface that appears to chase the girls as they reach the raft. It was first published as a booklet included with Gallery in November 1982 and was collected in King's 1985 collection Skeleton Crew.įour college students – Randy, Deke, Rachel, and LaVerne – swim to a wooden raft on a remote Pennsylvania lake in October as a final outing before winter. " The Raft" is a horror short story by Stephen King. For the Marvel comic book prison of the same name, see The Raft (comics).
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