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The Influence Of 'The Man In The Black Suit'
"The Man in the Black Suit" is one of the best and clever short horror story ever written. The little details, the characters and the religious themes are all well done and wrap the story together. Nevertheless, it's Stephen King's short piece that pulls in the readers and grabs at their curiosity in the story. To this day, his stories influence and inspire his

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