Never Look Behind You
An "old miser"[1] and "usurer"[2] named George Jacobs is counting his money when an old woman dressed in rags with a scarred face enters his office behind him.As Jacobs finishes counting his money, the woman tells him "too bad you won't be able to spend it".[3][4][5] It was self-published in 1960 as part of the short story collection People, Places and Things,[2][6] which was mimeographed by Chesley and King.[7] Rocky Wood describes People, Places and Things as "juvenilia" but with "clear hints of the King to come"."[2] Michael R. Collings states, "In approach, content, theme, and treatment [the stories] clearly suggest directions the mature King would explore in greater detail...".