Skeleton Crew
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4.2 • 195 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Includes the story “The Monkey”—now a major motion picture!
The #1 New York Times bestseller—a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King.
An eerie-looking child’s toy harbors an unimaginable evil. A supermarket is unexpectedly the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to hell. An idyllic lake conceals a bottomless terror. And a desert island is the scene of the most frightening struggle for survival ever waged.
Featuring the short story “The Monkey” (now a major motion picture) and the novella “The Mist,” which was both a feature film and television series, as well as many other haunting now classic tales, this magnificent collection is enduring and irresistible proof that Stephen King is a true master of the short story form.
Table of Contents:
“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.
Customer Reviews
Another great collection from Stephen King!
I read Night Shift before I read this book, which was my main motivation for wanting to read this collection. Being my first collection of short stories by Stephen King, I love Night Shift! I’m a huge fan of horror stories and Night Shift didn’t disappoint! I love this book because it’s almost as good! Forget The Mist; to me, some of the creepiest stories in this book include: The Monkey, Cain Rose Up, The Raft, The Jaunt, Gramma, Nona, Survivor Type, Uncle Otto’s Truck, and The Reach. If you’re a horror fan who loves Stephen King’s short stories, this book is for you! The other reviewer is right; this is not a new book. Like him, I don’t know why they would try to make it seem like one, other than the fact that it’s recently been reissued. For anyone who’s curious, I think this book was originally published in 1985(as a print book, of course. That’s what I prefer to read, by the way. I have samples of numerous books on my phone, but I like reading an actual, physical book better than anything else.)
NOT A NEW BOOK.
I don't understand why they don't use the original published date. Great book, loved it. But this is marketed as if it's new. AND it's not.