The movie, "The Long Walk," is now streaming at home

The film is based on a short story by Stephen King

Stephen King is a native of Bangor, Maine

If you've ever read the short story, "The Long Walk" by master horror novelist and Maine native Stephen King, you know it's a shocking tale.

And it's now streaming on digital platforms, and video-on-demand.

The story was one of four in King's 1982 release, "The Bachman Books." King wrote the story under his pseudonym, Richard Bachman.

In the film, "a group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as 'The Long Walk,' in which they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot," IMDb states .

But there's much more to the story.

Some Stephen King fans have maintained over the years that the story has roots in true hi

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