"The Revelations of Becka Paulson" is a short-story written by Stephen King, and originally published in the July/August 1984 issue of Rolling Stone.
Synopsis[]
After accidentally shooting herself in the head, housewife Rebecca Paulson begins to experience odd visions.
Characters[]
Appearances[]
Though the story remains uncollected, the titular character and most of the plot later appeared as a subplot in King's 1987 novel The Tommyknockers.
Adaptations[]
The Outer Limits[]
The story was adapted into episode 3x15 of The Outer Limits, which aired on 6 June 1997. The episode was scripted by Brad Wright, and directed by Steven Weber, starring Catherine O'Hara, John Diehl, Bill Dow, Steven Weber, and Marilyn Norry.
The CW TV Series[]
This story is currently in development at The CW. It is presented as a one-hour drama from Maisie Culver, Katie Lovejoy, and Warner Bros. TV. Revelations is the working title.
The premises reads — After accidentally shooting herself in the brain with a nail gun, a Pollyanna-ish Becca Paulson is recruited by an over-it Jesus to be his “chosen one” in stopping the apocalypse. In order to save the world, Becca will have to prove that our deeply backward planet Earth is redeemable — starting with her quirky midwestern hometown.[1]