A writer (again, Stephen King in disguise) stops by a garage sale on the way back from a conference. He buys a painting, titled The Road Virus Heads North, which has a creepy looking person driving a car. As he makes his trip back home, he's encouraged to get rid of the painting. He tries several times, and each time it reappears. The painting seems to change, making it clear that the driver is following the writer, and has killed other people that have interacted with him.
I remembered liking this story when I read it, but now I feel like King was just phoning it in. The story doesn't seem to have any particular depth, and it doesn't feel like he's addressing a deeper fear.
The episode also has a few other weaknesses. They spend a lot of time addressing how dogs are now angry/afraid of the writer. Whenever there are traveling shots, the music seems incongruous.
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