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Night Shift - by Stephen King (Hardcover)

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#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).
About the Author: Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers.
368 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective

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About the Book

"Nineteen of [King's] most unsettling short pieces: bizarre tales of dark doings and unthinkable acts from the twilight regions where horror and madness take on eerie, unearthly forms, where noises in the walls and shadows by the bed are always signs of something dreadful on the prowl"--Dust flap.

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#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.

Review Quotes

"A master storyteller." --Los Angeles Times
"[King] probably knows more about scary goings-on in confined, isolated places than anybody since Edgar Allan Poe." --Entertainment Weekly

"Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart." --Chicago Tribune
"The most wonderfully gruesome man on the planet." --USA Today

"An undisputed master of suspense and terror." --The Washington Post

"He's the author who can always make the improbable so scary you'll feel compelled to check the locks on the front door." --The Boston Globe
"A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense." --Palm Beach Post

"Peerless imagination." --The Observer (London)

About the Author

Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Among his most recent are Full Dark, No Stars; Under the Dome; Just After Sunset; Duma Key; Lisey's Story; Cell; and the concluding novels in the Dark Tower saga: Wolves of the Calla, Song of Susannah, and The Dark Tower. His acclaimed nonfiction book On Writing is also a bestseller. In 2003, he was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2007 he received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Maine with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.57 Inches (H) x 6.49 Inches (W) x 1.22 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.41 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 368

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective

Publisher: Doubleday Books

Theme: General

Format: Hardcover

Author: Stephen King

Language: English

Street Date: October 1, 1993

TCIN: 77028417

UPC: 9780385129916

Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-6859

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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