Quitters, Inc.

Quitters, Inc.

"Quitters, Inc." a short story by Stephen King published as part of his 1978 award-winning collection Night Shift. Unlike most other stories in this book, "Quitters, Inc." had been previously unpublished until February 1978 under Doubleday Publishing. "Quitters, Inc." is one of King’s lesser known works but was featured in Edward D. Hoch's 1979 ‘Best detective stories of the year’ collection. The plot follows Dick Morrison’s discovery of the brutal enforcement methods used by Quitters, Inc., the firm which he enlists to aid him quit smoking. Like much of Stephen King’s work, this short story exhibits elements of horror fiction, which intend to induce feelings of terror and suspense in the reader, and satire. The tale was adapted in the 1985 American anthology horror film Cat’s Eye.

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