Short Work: "The End of the Whole Mess”
Author: Stephen King
Type: Fiction
Synopsis: Howard Forney’s journal recounts the intense promise and disastrous effects of his younger brother Bobby’s genius. When Bobby discovers an unknown chemical that diminishes anger and hostility, he believes he’s found the path to world peace. Only after utilizing an erupting volcano to spread the chemical throughout the world does Bobby learn that the chemical also causes dementia and eventually death.
First Appearance:
Omni: Volume 9, Number 1
Author/Editor: Bob Guccione
Date Published: October 1986
Issue Price: $3.00
Stephen King-related Artist(s): Interior illustrations by Rudolf Hausner
Publisher: Omni Publications Internations Ltd
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