Skeleton Crew
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- 11,99 €
Description de l’éditeur
The #1 New York Times bestseller—a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King, including “The Monkey” and “The Mist”!
From one of the greatest storytellers in modern times comes this classic collection of twenty-two works of fright and wonder…unforgettable tales that will take you to the edge of imagination, where your darkest fears await. Whether it’s a mysterious, impenetrable mist camouflaging bizarre, otherworldly terrors that could herald the destruction of humanity…or an eerie-looking child’s toy that harbors an unimaginable evil…or four college students on a deserted lake encountering something that crosses the boundary of sanity…or a man suddenly given the omnipotent ability to quite literally edit his own reality…the extraordinary narratives found in Skeleton Crew are the enduring and irresistible proof that Stephen King is a true master of the short fiction form.
Skeleton Crew includes:
“The Mist”
“Here There Be Tygers”
“The Monkey”
“Cain Rose Up”
“Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut”
“The Jaunt”
“The Wedding Gig”
“Paranoid: A Chant”
“The Raft”
“Word Processor of the Gods”
“The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands”
“Beachworld”
“The Reaper’s Image”
“Nona”
“For Owen”
“Survivor Type”
“Uncle Otto’s Truck”
“Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1)”
“Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman #2)”
“Gramma”
“The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet”
“The Reach”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This hefty sampler of King's shorter works, from all stages of the horror master's career, demonstrates the range of his abilities. Some of the stories here rank among his best, and "even the less successful ones are fun,'' PW observed.