King's stunning second collection contains twenty short stories, a short novel, "The Mist", and two poems, each tale showing the distinctive blend of unimaginable terror and realism that typifies King's early work. We meet gramma -- who only wants to hug little George, even after she's dead; a primeval sea creature with an insatiable appetite in the raft; an innocent-looking monkey with evil powers in monkey, and a host of other memorable King creations as he takes the unsuspecting reader on a fantastic journey through the dark, shadowy areas of our innermost fears.
A lengthy collection of novellas and short stories with tales ranging from "ripping good" to "not bad". When we read a Stephen King story our expectations are high and some of the tales in this collection didn't meet my expectations. My favourite tales in this collection were The Monkey, The Jaunt, Word Processor of the Gods, and Gramma. If you've never read King's short stories before, I'd suggest grabbing a copy of "Nightmares and Dreamscapes" or "Everything's Eventual" before this collection.
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