Killings is a short story written by Andre Dubus in 1979. The short story entails how a man seeks revenge after the murder of his son.^[1] In 2001, the story was adapted into Todd Field's film, In the Bedroom. The film starred Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, and Marisa Tomei, and was nominated for five Academy Awards – Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role (Wilkinson), Actress in a Leading Role (Spacek), Actress in a Supporting Role (Tomei), and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published (Robert Festinger & Field). After the film's release the story was republished in a collection called "In the Bedroom" for which Field wrote the preface.^[2]

The work deals with the emotional struggle that the main character, Matt Fowler, encounters as he is forced to confront the killer of his son.