In the Tall Grass
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3.9 • 606 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Mile 81 meets “N.” in this novella collaboration between Stephen King and Joe Hill—also made into a Netflix film!
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 more and more desperate. What follows is a terrifying, entertaining, and masterfully told tale, as only Stephen King and Joe Hill can deliver.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Who knew that a patch of grass could be so utterly terrifying? After hearing a cry for help coming from the side of the road, a brother and sister wade into a seemingly endless field, only to discover that they may now be trapped too—and that the cry for help may have been a lure. Teaming up for a bizarro father-son bonding experience, horror maestros Stephen King and Joe Hill skillfully bend time, space, and reality for their enjoyably disorienting novella that’s chock-full of twists and wrong turns. King and Hill both have a way of imbuing everyday people and things with sinister qualities—In the Tall Grass masterfully plays on our fear of the unknown. It’s a short, fast read that left us utterly terrified. We’re never going into a corn maze again!
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
A fun “what will happen next” short story
While not my favorite King short story, it was a great way to spend an evening. I’d recommend it.
Awful!!
Mean-spirited & disgusting. I am normally a Stephen King fan but there is little to like about this short, nasty tale.
Fantastic short read
Gave me goosebumps