King’s first collection of short stories showcases the darkest depths of
his brilliant imagination. Here we see mutated rats gone bad
(“Graveyard Shift”); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity (“Night
Surf,” the basis for The Stand); a possessed, evil lawnmower
(“The Lawnmower Man”); unsettling children from the heartland (“Children
of the Corn”); a smoker who will try anything to stop (“Quitters,
Inc.”); a reclusive alcoholic who begins a gruesome transformation
(“Gray Matter”); and many more shadows and visions that will haunt you
long after the last page is turned.
**
Review
“A master storyteller.” —Los Angeles Times
“Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart.” —Chicago Tribune
“A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer
“Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . he’s the author who can always make the improbable so scary you'll feel compelled to check the locks on the front door.” —The Boston Globe
“Peerless imagination.” —The Observer (London)
From the Paperback edition.
Review
'An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing, like Truman Capote's, is so fluid that you often forget that you're reading' -- Guardian 'A writer of excellence...King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel...brilliantly done' -- The Sunday Times 'Splendid entertainment...Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers...getting hooked is easy' -- Frances Fyfield, Express
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King’s first collection of short stories showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination. Here we see mutated rats gone bad (“Graveyard Shift”); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity (“Night Surf,” the basis for The Stand); a possessed, evil lawnmower (“The Lawnmower Man”); unsettling children from the heartland (“Children of the Corn”); a smoker who will try anything to stop (“Quitters, Inc.”); a reclusive alcoholic who begins a gruesome transformation (“Gray Matter”); and many more shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.
**
Review
“A master storyteller.” —Los Angeles Times
“Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart.” —Chicago Tribune
“A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer
“Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . he’s the author who can always make the improbable so scary you'll feel compelled to check the locks on the front door.” —The Boston Globe
“Peerless imagination.” —The Observer (London)
From the Paperback edition.
Review
'An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing, like Truman Capote's, is so fluid that you often forget that you're reading' -- Guardian 'A writer of excellence...King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel...brilliantly done' -- The Sunday Times 'Splendid entertainment...Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers...getting hooked is easy' -- Frances Fyfield, Express