
'Night Shift' by Stephen King is a collection of early short stories that showcase King's skill as a storyteller. Readers are taken on a journey through a variety of tales ranging from paranormal encounters to psychological thrillers, all written in King's signature style. The book includes stories that have been adapted into popular movies and TV series, demonstrating the lasting impact of King's work. The narratives cover a range of themes, from horror to human nature, providing a diverse reading experience for fans of the genre.
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Content warnings include themes of violence, death, mental illness, addiction, and grief, as well as disturbing imagery that may not be suitable for all readers.
From The Publisher:
A collection of tales to invade and paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is infiltrated by the shadows of the night.
As you read, the clutching fingers of terror brush lightly across the nape of the neck, reach round from behind to clutch and lock themselves, white-knuckled, around the throat.
This is the horror of ordinary people and everyday objects that become strangely altered; a world where nothing is ever quite what it seems, where the familiar and the friendly lure and deceive. A world where madness and blind panic become the only reality.
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This is a collection of twenty short stories written by Stephen King in the seventies. Out of the twenty stories, there were three which I particularly enjoyed due to the probability of the situations occurring.
My first favorite story was “Night Surf” which tells the story of a group of people surviving after the world has been wiped out by A6. I won’t ruin the story for you but I’ll just say make sure you get a flu shot.
My second favorite story was “Trucks” which is a story of people trapped inside a restaurant and being held hostage by sentient trucks.
My third favorite story was “Quitters Inc.” which presents a creative yet painful and effective way to stop smoking and lose weight.
The three stories I mentioned above were, to me, the best of the bunch and I felt most of the other stories tended to focus more on scaring the reader with tales of possessed inanimate objects, monsters, and exploring the darkness of the human soul. Overall, this was a great collection of horror short stories.
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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