More than twenty-five stories of horror and nightmarish fantasy transform everyday situations into experiences of compelling terror in the worlds of the living, the dying, and the nonliving.
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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
Description:
More than twenty-five stories of horror and nightmarish fantasy transform everyday situations into experiences of compelling terror in the worlds of the living, the dying, and the nonliving. **
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