The closest King has ever come to a remake the author cites this as being a riff on Nathaniel Hawthornes 19th century short Young Goodman Brown The Man In The Black Suit is a get under your skin tale of boy goes into the woods and leaves having come face to face with pure evil. The story was originally published in 1994 for The New Yorker and later featured as the starring moment in 2002 collection, Everythings Eventual. The baddie of the title is what gives this story its Gothic menace, as adventurous young scamp, Gary, finds himself being taunted by a gnarled, fish snaffling man in the woods. Told from the perspective of an adult and still terrified Gary, as he recounts his woodland nightmare to the reader, this is a great beat the devil tale, which also stands as one of Kings most lauded, having been crowned with the prestigious O. Henry Award following its publication.