'Nightmares & Dreamscapes' by Stephen King is a collection of short stories that offers a variety of tales ranging from mediocre to exceptional. The book includes stories that delve into horror, fantasy, and suspense genres, with some standing out for their captivating plots and eerie atmospheres. King's writing style in this book is described as rich, entertaining, and capable of making the reader feel a range of emotions, from fear to fascination.
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Triggers/content warnings for Nightmares & Dreamscapes include violence, child abduction, gore, and themes of trauma, making it potentially unsettling for some readers.
From The Publisher:
Includes the story "It Grows on You"-set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine
The classic short story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King.
A wrong turn on a lonely road lands a wayward couple in Rock and Roll Heaven, Oregon, where there's no escaping the free nightly concert….A novelty toy becomes an unexpected and terrifying instrument of self-defense….An ex-con pieces together a map to unearth a stolen million dollars-but at what price?...A private investigator in Depression-era Los Angeles is finding his life unraveling as he discovers the shocking truth of who he really is….A third-grade teacher is willing to dig deep in order to exact revenge for his murdered wife.... These are just some of the haunting scenarios to be found in this classic collection-spellbinding tales from the darkest places and the unparalleled imagination of fiction's master storyteller.
Stories include:
-Dolan's Cadillac
-The End of the Whole Mess
-Suffer the Little Children
-The Night Flier
-Popsy
-It Grows on You
-Chattery Teeth
-Dedication
-The Moving Finger
-Sneakers
-You Know They Got a Hell of a Band
-Home Delivery
-Rainy Season
-My Pretty Pony
-Sorry, Right Number
-The Ten O'Clock People
-Crouch End
-The House on Maple Street
-The Fifth Quarter
-The Doctor's Case
-Umney's Last Case
-Head Down
-Brooklyn August
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Brutal, wild stories from the master of horror, Stephen King, Nightmares & Dreamscapes takes the reader on a vigorous ride through the dark. My favorite story was "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band," which was chock full of dead rockstars doing what they do best. The unsettling, twisted geography of this lengthy book will have you turning page after page, into the deep ends of the night.
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About the Author:
Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, and Doctor Sleep are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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