Trivia / Sometimes They Come Back

• Technology Marches On: The greasers would have a much tougher time explaining themselves away as transfer students in a 21st century public school with security cameras and digital student records. They'd also have to contend with School Resource Officers (SRO), locked external doors and having to check in at the front desk before entering during school hours. The same goes for bullying and pursuing their victims when everyone has a smartphone and access to social media making their antics more likely to be noticed.
• Write What You Know: King was working as a teacher when the story was published. Stratford, Connecticut is also one of King's childhood home towns.