In the Tall Grass
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3.9 • 90 Ratings
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- $1.99
Publisher Description
This is a terrifying new short story from authors Stephen King and Joe Hill, brought to you as an eBook original by sister publishers Orion and Hodder & Stoughton.
As USA TODAY said of Stephen King's MILE 81: 'Park and scream. Could there be any better place to set a horror story than an abandoned rest stop?' IN THE TALL GRASS begins with a sister and brother who pull off to the side of the road after hearing a young boy crying for help from beyond the tall grass. Within minutes they are disoriented, in deeper than seems possible, and they've lost one another. The boy's cries are growing more and more desperate.
What follows is a terrifying, entertaining, and masterfully told tale, as only Stephen King and Joe Hill can deliver.
This eBook original also contains exclusive extracts from the eagerly anticipated novels NOS4R2 by Joe Hill, and DOCTOR SLEEP by Stephen King.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Narrator Stephen Lang supplies plenty of chills in his reading of this eerie story collaboration between father and son horror masters King and Hill. In this bizarre tale, the road to hell truly is paved with good intentions. Brother and sister Cal and Becky DeMuth are on a trip across the U.S. when they stop on the side of a country road after hearing a young boy calling for help. The call comes from a huge field full of incredibly tall grass. Aiming to help the poor boy, the two make their way into the overgrown vegetation. But it isn't long before the siblings discover that this is no field of dreams, but rather a field of nightmares. Lang is on top of his game in this audio edition. His easy, low-key delivery captures the comfortable normalcy of Cal and Becky's lives before they fall victim to the tall grass. And then, that same straightforward narration serves to create a growing sense of horror as Cal and Becky's lives descend into despair and madness.
Customer Reviews
Started great but disappointing ending
I really enjoyed it at first as it was quite intriguing. By the end I sort of found it a bit silly though. I suppose in this way I’m glad it it was only a short story as I wouldn’t have liked to invest a longer period of time on it. So in saying all that, it’s a 3/5 because the first half was pretty awesome.
In The Tall Grass
This was to date the most exciting short story I have read. Loved the suspense and was totally absorbed. Thanks Stephen King and Joe Hill:)
Tallest grass
This short story really terrified me! Long time since a story did that to me. Well done!!!