Includes the stories âUncle Ottoâs Truckâ and âMrs. Toddâs Shortcutââset in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine
Features âThe Mistâ now a TV series event on Spike
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 diabolicalâŠKing 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
-âThe Reachâ
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.
Zenny
2023-07-03
VÀldigt varierande kvalitet pÄ berÀttelserna i den hÀr samlingen, nÄgra guldkorn men ocksÄ vÀldigt mycket utfyllnad.