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For the exercise bicycle, see Stationary bicycle.

Short story by Stephen King

"Stationary Bike"

Short story by Stephen King
Country| United States
Language| English
Genre(s)| Horror
Publication
Published in| From the Borderlands, Just After Sunset
Publication type| Anthology
Publisher| Scribner
Media type| Hardcover
Publication date| 2003
Chronology

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"Stationary Bike" is a short story by the American writer Stephen King, originally published in the fifth edition of From the Borderlands in 2003. In 2008, it was republished in King's collection Just After Sunset.

## Film adaptation

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In 2012, the film production company Gwynplaine Films and its associates adapted the story into a short film, Bike.[1] The film starred Stephen Hope-Wynne, an independent cinema and TV veteran.

In 2019 The Blaenau Gwent Film Academy produced a short film adapted from the story[2]

In 2022, Verloren Productions adapted the story into a film title, The Stationary Bike. The film was directed by A.M. Walters. It had a successful run in the film festival circuit.

## Audiobook

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An audiobook version, read by Ron McLarty, was adapted from Stephen King's work "Stationary Bike" and released on CD in June 2006.[3]

## See also

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* Novels portal

* Short fiction by Stephen King

## References

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1. ^ "Gwynplaine Films". Retrieved May 30, 2012.
2. ^ "Blaenau Gwent Film Academy: 'Putting Tredegar on the map'". BBC News. 7 October 2019.
3. ^ "STATIONARY BIKE - Audiobook to be read by Ron McLarty". Retrieved February 16, 2014.

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* "Stationary Bike" at King's official site

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