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Skeleton Crew : Stories by Stephen King (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherScribner
ISBN-101501143506
ISBN-139781501143502
eBay Product ID (ePID)240106768
Product Key Features
Book TitleSkeleton Crew : Stories
Number of Pages672 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicHorror, Short Stories (Single Author), Thrillers / Supernatural
GenreFiction
AuthorStephen King
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.9 in
Item Weight17.8 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
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ReviewsWildly imaginative, delightfully diabolical...King once again proves to be the consummate storyteller., Wildly imaginative, delightfully diabolical…King once again proves to be the consummate storyteller.
SynopsisThe #1 New York Times bestseller--a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King, including "The Monkey" and "The Mist"! From one of the greatest storytellers in modern times comes this classic collection of twenty-two works of fright and wonder...unforgettable tales that will take you to the edge of imagination, where your darkest fears await. Whether it's a mysterious, impenetrable mist camouflaging bizarre, otherworldly terrors that could herald the destruction of humanity...or an eerie-looking child's toy that harbors an unimaginable evil...or four college students on a deserted lake encountering something that crosses the boundary of sanity...or a man suddenly given the omnipotent ability to quite literally edit his own reality...the extraordinary narratives found in Skeleton Crew are the enduring and irresistible proof that Stephen King is a true master of the short fiction form. Skeleton Crew includes: "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", 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. Skeleton Crew includes: 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", Includes the stories "Uncle Otto's Truck" and "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut"--set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine Features "The Mist" 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 "Stephen King at his best" ( The Denver Post )--a terrifying, mesmerizing collection of stories from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time. "Wildly imaginative, delightfully diabolical...King once again proves to be the consummate storyteller" (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 "wonderfully gruesome" collection ( The New York Times Book Review ) includes: -"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 No. 1)" -"Big Wheels: a Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman No. 2)" -"Gramma" -"The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" -"The Reach" 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.
