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Stephen King's first collection of short stories, originally published in 1978, showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination and will chill the cockles of many a heart (Chicago Tribune). Night Shift is the inspiration for over a dozen acclaimed horror movies and television series, including Children of the Corn , Chapelwaite, and Lawnmower Man. 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 shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.

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A master storyteller. Los Angeles Times Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart. Chicago Tribune A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense. The Cincinnati Enquirer Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . 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 Peerless imagination. The Observer (London)

-A master storyteller.- --Los Angeles Times -Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart.- --Chicago Tribune -A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense.- --The Cincinnati Enquirer -Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . 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 -Peerless imagination.- --The Observer (London) A master storyteller. --Los Angeles Times Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart. --Chicago Tribune A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense. --The Cincinnati Enquirer Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . 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 Peerless imagination. --The Observer (London) A master storyteller. Los Angeles Times Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart. Chicago Tribune A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense. The Cincinnati Enquirer Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . 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 Peerless imagination. The Observer (London) A master storyteller. Los Angeles Times Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart. Chicago Tribune A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense. The Cincinnati Enquirer Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . 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 Peerless imagination. The Observer (London) A master storyteller. -- Los Angeles Times Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart. -- Chicago Tribune A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense. -- The Cincinnati Enquirer Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . 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 Peerless imagination. -- The Observer (London) A master storyteller. -- Los Angeles Times Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart. -- Chicago Tribune A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense. -- The Cincinnati Enquirer Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . 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 Peerless imagination. -- The Observer (London)

A master storyteller. -Los Angeles Times Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart. -Chicago Tribune A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense. -The Cincinnati Enquirer Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . 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 Peerless imagination. -The Observer (London)

<br> A master storyteller. -- Los Angeles Times <br><br> Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart. -- Chicago Tribune <br><br> A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense. -- The Cincinnati Enquirer <br><br> Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . 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 <br> <br> Peerless imagination. -- The Observer (London)

A master storyteller. -- Los Angeles Times Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart. -- Chicago Tribune A master. . . . [King] will catch you in his web and reach you at an elemental level where there is no defense. -- The Cincinnati Enquirer Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . 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 Peerless imagination. -- The Observer (London)

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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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