The #1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the 1986 Locus Award for Best Collection, Skeleton Crew is âStephen King at his bestâ (The Denver Post)âa terrifying, mesmerizing collection of stories from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time.
âWildly imaginative, delightfully diabolicalâ¦King once again proves to be the consummate storytellerâ (The Associated Press).
A supermarket becomes the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to hell. A woman driving a Jaguar finds a scary shortcut to paradise. An idyllic lake harbors a bottomless evil. And a desert island is the scene of the most terrifying struggle for survival ever waged. This âwonderfully gruesomeâ collection (The New York Times Book Review) includes: âThe Mistâ; âHere There Be Tygersâ; âThe Monkeyâ; âCain Rose Upâ; âMrs. Toddâs Shortcutâ; âThe Jauntâ; âThe Wedding Gigâ; âParanoid: A Chantâ; âThe Raftâ; âWord Processor of the Godsâ; âThe Man Who Would Not Shake Handsâ; âBeachworldâ; âThe Reaperâs Imageâ; âNonaâ; âFor Owenâ; âSurvivor Typeâ; âUncle Ottoâs Truckâ; âMorning Deliveries (Milkman No. 1)â; âBig Wheels: a Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman No. 2)â; âGrammaâ; âThe Ballad of the Flexible Bulletâ; and âThe Reach.â
King is best known for his iconic, immersive long novels, but he is also a master of the short story, and this is a magnificent collection.
Categories:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
- Thrillers & Suspense
- Supernatural
- Thrillers & Suspense
Publisher : Scribner
Author : King, Stephen
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2016-12-06
Number Of Pages : 672
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 1501143506
ISBN-13 : 9781501143502
Item weight : 1.35 lb
Dimensions : 2.1 in x 5.5 in x 8.4 in
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