Night Shift
Books | Fiction / Horror
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Stephen King
#1 BESTSELLER • A collection of bone-chilling, nail-biting tales from the undisputed master of horror that showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination and will "chill the cockles of many a heart" (Chicago Tribune).• INCLUDES THE STORY “THE BOOGEYMAN” – NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM 20th CENTURY STUDIOS Originally published in 1978, Night Shift is the inspiration for over a dozen acclaimed horror movies and television series, including Children of the Corn, Chapelwaite, and Lawnmower Man.Night Shift is Stephen King's first collection of short stories--a perfect showcase of just how far King's dark imagination can go. Here we see mutated rats gone bad ("Graveyard Shift"); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity ("Night Surf," the basis for The Stand); a possessed, evil lawnmower ("The Lawnmower Man"); unsettling children from the heartland ("Children of the Corn"); a smoker who will try anything to stop ("Quitters, Inc."); a reclusive alcoholic who begins a gruesome transformation ("Gray Matter"); and many more. This is Stephen King at his horrifying best.
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Author
Stephen King
Pages
368
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2008-06-24
ISBN
0385528841 9780385528849
Ratings
Google: 3.5
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"Well, these were incredibly creepy and I enjoyed almost all of them. Night Shift is an excellent short story collection. My favorites: The Boogeyman, Sometimes They Come Back, The Lawnmower Man, Quitters Inc., The Man Who Loved Flowers, One for the Road, Strawberry Spring, The Mangler, I Know What You Need, and Children of the Corn. I loved it!"
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Emily
"The last story hit particularly hard."
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Gretta Albrecht
"The boogeyman and Children of the Corn were my favorites. "
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Megan
"It was alright. The stories were mostly unpredictable. Not exactly a classic but a nice read. "
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Ishka
"Just finished this book! It being an accumulation of his first short stories, I told myself I would read one and do other stuff. It was literally a just one more chapter type of read. He left me hungry for the next story! This one does include children of the corn and graveyard shift. "
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Kristian Villarreal
"I have several, it just depends on the genre 🤓"
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Amber Coney
"Some really profound, terrifying gems. Even hidden in the stories that feel flat, there's something tobe said for King's grasp of the human experience."
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tinyhouse bigreads
"I couldn't even begin to choose. His earliest: Carrie, Cujo, Salems Lot, Pet Semetery i will still pick up now and then. The Stand was great. So was IT. I love his short stories too, though: tge mist, Shawshank Redemption, The Body (Stand By Me(..latest novel I read was 11/23/1963, great story about time travel but in a way different than I've ever read before. The Green Mile is in my top 5 for sure. But i really can't possibly choose a definite favorite . his writing is so prolific."
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Karen Miles Fisher
"7/10"
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Lil-Farrah
"4.5*<br/>Since this is a collection of short stories, i feel i should at least group them all into what i liked and didn’t like so <br/><br/>Loved: Graveyard Shift, The Mangler, Trucks, I Know What You Need, Children of the Corn, The Last Rung on the Ladder<br/>————<br/>Liked: Jerusalem’s Lot, The Boogeyman, Battleground, The Ledge, The Lawnmower Man, Quitters, Inc., The Man who Loved Flowers, One for the Road<br/>————<br/>Just Ok: Night Surf, Gray Matter, Sometimes They Come Back, Strawberry Spring, The Woman in the Room<br/>————<br/>Didn’t Like: I Am the Doorway<br/><br/>Ones that stuck out to me were Graveyard Shift, which was definitely the most terrifying, I Know What You Need, because it is something that’s still so relevant today, The Last Rung on the Ladder, because it was so emotional and completely different from the others, and the Lawnmower Man, because it was so jawdroppingly weird i cannot even comprehend it completely<br/><br/>Overall, i really enjoyed this collection and was perfect to read around this time of year <br/>"
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McKinsey Tighe
