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becomes a killer?What ahorror!Not that I let this stop me whenwrote my story Thing.I really like horrorstories ...度  \nBut could I turn the story into a play?Iwasn't sure at first.What about all the stuffthat goes on in Robbie's head?,It's not hard totell this in a stopy.But how do you show it ina play?And what about the ten-year gapbetween the beginning and the end of Thing?How could Iget that to work?And,awful  \nthought,suppose the play just wasn't as scaryas the story?  \nWel,Ihope you agree that it is.The  \nspooky chorus helps a lot,I think.So does thecreepy voice of Thing itself.I also gave abigger part to Greg,Robbie's friend.  \nI'm not sure now that the play isn't morescary than the story …  \nFor Jake,Polly and Suzie ...when they're old enough  \nContents  \n1Introduction  \nCast  \n3  \nScene 1 Robbie's BedroomScene 2 The Kitchen8Scene 3 An Infant Classroom14Scene 4 A Junior Classroom18Scene 5 Robbie's Bedroom25Scene 6 Greg's House31Scene 7 Robbie's Back Garden35Scene 8 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