The Mangler

"The Mangler"
Author	Stephen King
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Horror short story
Published in	Night Shift
Publisher	Doubleday
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Publication date	1978

"The Mangler" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the December 1972 issue of Cavalier magazine, and later collected in King's 1978 collection Night Shift.

Setting

"The Mangler" is set in an American town, and the action largely takes place in an industrial laundry. Stephen King has stated that, among the many jobs he took to support his family before he became famous, he worked in an industrial laundry.^[1]

Plot summary

A police detective investigating a sudden rash of grisly deaths caused by an industrial laundry press machine discovers that, through a series of unfortunate coincidences that inadvertently replicate a demon-summoning ritual when various ingredients, including medicine containing extract of nightshade, a live bat, and fresh blood getting into the machine, causing the machine to become possessed by such a demon. The story ends after the detective and his friend underestimate the demon's power; and in seeking to exorcise the machine, they instead goad it into ripping free of its moorings and prowling the streets in search of fresh prey.

Adaptations

This story was adapted for the screenplay of a 1995 film (directed by Tobe Hooper) of the same title, though the brevity of the source material required significant additions not present in the original tale. The film, starring Robert Englund (of Freddy Krueger fame), was followed by two sequels, The Mangler 2 and The Mangler Reborn.

References

↑ King, Stephen (2003). "Acceptance Speech, Stephen King, Recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN LETTERS AWARD". the National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2008-04-16.

External links

The Mangler at the Internet Movie Database
The Mangler 2 at the Internet Movie Database
The Mangler Reborn at the Internet Movie Database

Night Shift by Stephen King

"Jerusalem's Lot" "Graveyard Shift" "Night Surf" "I Am the Doorway" "The Mangler" "The Boogeyman" "Gray Matter" "Battleground" "Trucks" "Sometimes They Come Back" "Strawberry Spring" "The Ledge" "The Lawnmower Man" "Quitters, Inc." "I Know What You Need" "Children of the Corn" "The Last Rung on the Ladder" "The Man Who Loved Flowers" "One for the Road" "The Woman in the Room"

Stephen King

Bibliography Short fiction Unpublished and uncollected Awards and nominations

Novels	Carrie (1974) 'Salem's Lot (1975) The Shining (1977) The Stand (1978) The Dead Zone (1979) Firestarter (1980) Cujo (1981) Christine (1983) Pet Sematary (1983) Cycle of the Werewolf (1983) The Talisman (1984; with Peter Straub) It (1986) The Eyes of the Dragon (1987) Misery (1987) The Tommyknockers (1987) The Dark Half (1989) Needful Things (1991) Gerald's Game (1992) Dolores Claiborne (1992) Insomnia (1994) Rose Madder (1995) The Green Mile (1996) Desperation (1996) Bag of Bones (1998) The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) The Plant (2000; unfinished) Dreamcatcher (2001) Black House (2001; with Peter Straub) From a Buick 8 (2002) The Colorado Kid (2005) Cell (2006) Lisey's Story (2006) Duma Key (2008) Under the Dome (2009) 11/22/63 (2011) Joyland (2013) Doctor Sleep (2013) Mr. Mercedes (2014) Revival (2014) Finders Keepers (2015) End of Watch (2016)

The Dark Tower series	The Gunslinger (1982) The Drawing of the Three (1987) The Waste Lands (1991) Wizard and Glass (1997) Wolves of the Calla (2003) Song of Susannah (2004) The Dark Tower (2004) The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012)

Richard Bachman novels	Rage (1977) The Long Walk (1979) Roadwork (1981) The Running Man (1982) Thinner (1984) The Bachman Books (1985) The Regulators (1996) Blaze (2007)

Short fiction collections	Night Shift (1978) Different Seasons (1982) Skeleton Crew (1985) Four past Midnight (1990) Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993) Hearts in Atlantis (1999) Everything's Eventual (2002) Just After Sunset (2008) Full Dark, No Stars (2010) The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)

Non-fiction	Danse Macabre (1981) Nightmares in the Sky (1988) On Writing (2000) Secret Windows (2000) Faithful (2004; with Stewart O'Nan) "Guns" (2013)

Screenplays	Creepshow (1982) Cat's Eye (1985) Silver Bullet (1985) Maximum Overdrive (1986; also director) Pet Sematary (1989) Sleepwalkers (1992) A Good Marriage (2014) Cell (2016; with Adam Alleca)

Teleplays	"Sorry, Right Number" (1987) Golden Years (1991) The Stand (1994) The Shining (1997) "Chinga" (1998; with Chris Carter) Storm of the Century (1999) Rose Red (2002) Kingdom Hospital (2004) Desperation (2006) "Heads Will Roll" (2014)

Comics	Creepshow (1982) Heroes for Hope (1985) The Secretary of Dreams (2006) The Dark Tower (2007–) The Stand (2008–12) The Talisman (2009–10) American Vampire (2010) N. (2010) Road Rage (2012) The Dark Man (2013)

Musical collaborations	Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997; with Michael Jackson) Black Ribbons (2010; with Shooter Jennings) Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (2012; with John Mellencamp)

Anthologies edited	The Best American Short Stories 2007 (2007; with Heidi Pitlor)

Worlds and concepts	Fictional locations of Maine Jerusalem's Lot Castle Rock Derry Fictional books Multiverse All-World Connections to The Dark Tower Dollar Baby (term) Richard Bachman (fictional author)

Related articles	List of adaptations The Dark Tower Books about Stephen King Rock Bottom Remainders Philtrum Press Stephen King Goes to the Movies Tabitha King Joe Hill Owen King

Book Category

Stephen King's The Mangler

Films	The Mangler (1995) The Mangler 2 (2001) The Mangler Reborn (2005)

Related	Night Shift Mangle

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