Stephen King reveals what the text messages in 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone' really mean

It's not always easy to decipher messages from the dead when they're in the form of text.

Fans of Stephen King will most likely have seen the new movie adaptation of Mr. Harrigan's Phone on the internet.

What's the hook? Craig was able to communicate with Mr. Harrigan from the grave after he was buried with his phone in his pocket.

In both the book and the movie, the real meaning of the messages is never fully explained, even though they are in a fairly cryptic form.

King took to the social networking site to get people's guesses.

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Craig guessed "Craig, stop" to mean "Craig, stop", after he called on My Harrigan to take care of something for him in the world of the living. The first two messages are open to interpretation, and King's post prompted a lot of guesses from fans.

The author came back the next day to give his opinion.

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I think it makes sense. Mr. Harrigan is sending Craig his love from beyond the grave, but he's also expressing uneasiness, either from the effort he's going to to respond to Craig's messages, or both. He finally told him to stop because Craig's requests were hurting both of them.

The messages are written in code. King also said that.

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Mr Harrigan's Phone is currently available to watch on the internet.