365 Days of Books of Interest: Day #231: Skeleton Crew: Stories

I think Stephen King is a mastermind when it comes to writing scary stories. He has a way of writing these stories that taps into the reader's fears. Over the years, I've read quite a few of his short stories. This December the author will release a new collection of short stories titled Skeleton Crew. I really look forward to picking this up.

Book: Skeleton Crew: Stories by Stephen King

Publication: December 6, 2016

Description:

A horrifying collection of short stories by the #1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the 1986 Locus Award for Best Collection, Stephen King.

A supermarket becomes the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to hell. A woman driving a Jaguar finds a scary shortcut to paradise. An idyllic lake harbors a bottomless evil. And a desert island is the scene of the most terrifying struggle for survival ever waged. The collection includes some of the following stories: “The Mist”; “Here There Be Tygers”; “The Monkey”; “Cain Rose Up”; “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut”; “The Jaunt”; “The Wedding Gig”; “Paranoid: A Chant”; “The Raft”; “Word Processor of the Gods”; “The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands”; “Beachworld”; “The Reaper’s Image”; “Nona”; “For Owen”; “Survivor Type”; “Uncle Otto’s Truck”; “Morning Deliveries (Milkman No. 1)”; “Big Wheels: a Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman No. 2)”; “Gramma”; “The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet”; and “The Reach.”

King is best known for his iconic, immersive long novels, but he is also a master of the short story, and this is a magnificent collection.