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King and I both turn the dreaded age ofyears old this year! If that is not scary enough I decided to plunge into a reading of many of King's classic novels and short stories.
Night Shift is the first of his story collections, It was published in. The tales hold up well and will be read well into the future,
Among the stories:
Graveyard Shift Mutant Rats run on a rampage of murder and horror deep within the confines of an old and decaying building
The ManglerA machine possessed by evil goes on the rampage in a laundry.
Trucks Trucks without their drivers unite in an evil confederacy against humanity,
Sometimes they Come Back A group of murderers return to a classroom to torment a man whose brother had been murdered by the returned students many years before the story begins.
Battleground Toy soldiers run wild and attack a man,
The Lawnmower Man A worker for the mythical god Pan destroys a suburban homeowner with his mad mowing
Quitters Inc, You will never pick up another cigarette after this story!
Children of the Corn A famous story about children with evil eyes in the cornfields of middle America,
The edition I read contained a good introduction to King by John MacDonald and also a fine prologue written by King, Curl up and enjoy this early but outstanding book of short stories! I'm a bit hesitant to write a review on this book, seriously are any of us worthy to review and or critique Stephen King No, no we are not.
If you haven't read this book, I am both jealous of and shocked by you at the same time, You get to read this book for the first time! That is a precious gift, Yet, I am shocked! How have you never read this book Is that possible The mind whirls
Buy this book, read it, put in your library, Some absolute gems in this collection, I'd say this is King at his earliest best, Strange, dark, wierd and funny as you would expect but also quite thought provoking, The Lawnmower Man is just outrageous and confirms that Mr King enjoyed his drugs! Genius work that takes you to places and introduces you to characters that chill and astound.
Jerusalems Lot was an excellent prequel story to Salems lot and worth the purchase price alone if your a fan, If this is your first venture into a King book be prepared for some oddities but don't let it put you off the multiverse, Having read other stephen king short story collections in the past this is by far his best, This was his first story collection and like all his early novels seem to be of a higher standard compared to his later works,
Some of these stories you may recognise as they've been adapted to film such as
THe Graveyard Shift, The Lawnmower Man, Children of the corn and about a couple which featured in the film CATS Eyes starring James woods.
If you're a stephen king fan then this you should definitely add this this to your collection, as its such an important body of work,
Another collection I recommend is Different Seasons, night shift is a collection of short stories with eerie little twists which are sometimes predictable but otherwise haunting,
the best one, in my opinion, is 'the boogeyman', where a man confesses to a local psychiatrist what happened when the boogeyman came knocking, although you're all familiar with the monster in the closet scenario, something occurs in this story that you didn't think would be possible it makes you realise just how ubiquitous the stretch of a monster can be.
see also 'oh, whistle night shift is quite enjoyable, teenage friendly in my opinion! offers a nice break from the soft, normal stories out there on the bookshelves, i would definitely recommend will probably read another short story collection by stephen king, Kings short stories vary between brilliant and very clumsy and poor, The last rung on the ladder, the woman in the room are very poignant stories, Children of the corn reminds me in part of the wicker man, and pagan gods, Graveyard shift is like a short story version of James Herbert's, the rats novel, Strawberry Spring is a brilliant atmospheric story written by a then young Stephen King, Some stories though like the mangler, and lawnmower man are almost comedy such is the ridiculous nature of the story, Night Shift by Stephen King opens a Pandoras Box full of unearthly nightmares, Stories of miniature army men coming to life, a bandaged hand that has a mind of its own, a terrifying wager taking place on a five inch apartment building ledge many stories up and a monster worm that dwells in darkness beneath a church.
Many of these works of art harkens back to the Tales From The Crypt days of old, This classic formula of grabbing the reader instantly and not letting go, is achieved by successfully claiming their undivided attention by applying an unordinary reading experience leading to an unforeseen twist ending.
With his dark imaginative twists on life and conceiving things that go bump in the night that are cleverly hidden in the darkness of a bedroom closet, Stephen King may be at his best using the short fiction format.
There have been an abundance of screen adaptations of these twenty tales of terror, it seems this collection resembles a gruesome greatest hits album, King indeed has a writing capability that is guaranteed many sleepless nights and will permanently stain your mind with the macabre,
Readers, grab a copy of Night Shift, pull up your favorite nice comfy chair and your beloved giant flabby warm legless rat and enjoy what King has to offertimes twenty.
I can't believe I'd never read this one before, Stephen King is excellent at short stories, and this was a great collection, The only story I didn't like was Night Surf, the rest were good to great,
Standouts for me:
The Mangler
The Boogeyman
Battleground
The Ledge
Quitters, Inc,
Children of the Corn about a thousand times better than that crappy movie
The Last Rung on the Ladder
One for the Road Night Shift was my first dive into a compilation of Stephen Kings short stories.
I really enjoyed this book a lot, and was very surprised considering I am not a fan of short story anthologies very much, However, the King of horror can seemingly pull anything off with finesse,
Although Night Shift is packed with twenty stories, many of which have been adapted to film or television, it was a new experience, The aspect I loved the most was the very bleak nature to the stories that with many of the adaptations, although nostalgic, are a bit campy, I am a sucker for an extremely bleak ending,
I picked five stories that I loved the best from Night Shift, Although I did enjoy almost the entire book, I had to choose my favorites, Therefore, I will say in this review I will rate Night Shift as a whole, but for fun will mention my top five,
My top five favorite short stories of Night Shift has to be, The Ledge. Children of the Corn. Sometimes They Come Back. Trucks. Quitters, Inc. The reason I chose these, and this order is for personal reasons and taste, but most of all how they are darker, sinister, and definitely bleak, As runners up I would probably have to choose Graveyard Shift, The Mangler, I Am the Doorway, and One for the Road, My top five I chose have been adapted into films, and two are included in the movie Cats Eye, I definitely felt that the adaptations, although fun, cannot hold a flame to the cold and bleakness of the endings of these short stories,
Overall, I enjoyed most of the stories in Night Shift with the exception of a couple I thought were just alright, Therefore, I give Night Shift by Stephen King four out of five, I think this compilation is a great book to suggest to a reader new to Kings writing, It is a very easy, quick, and entertaining read, Until next time, my friends, Stephen Kings first collection of short stories showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imaginationand will "chill the cockles of many a heart" Chicago Tribune, Featuring Jerusalems Lot," the basis for the upcoming tv series Chapelwaite,
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 shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned, Don't get me wrong! The book is fantastic, and Mr King is on top form with these stories, all of which range from the horrific to downright grotesque with than a touch of beauty along the way.
Mystar review is for the Kindle edition which is full of spelling errors which are NOT in the paperback version of the book, right down to an entire line of text missing from the story 'Battleground'.
Okay, the line is only one word long, but it's pretty crucial to the story,
I contacted about the issue, but never received a response,
Night Shift is the first of his story collections, It was published in. The tales hold up well and will be read well into the future,
Among the stories:
Graveyard Shift Mutant Rats run on a rampage of murder and horror deep within the confines of an old and decaying building
The ManglerA machine possessed by evil goes on the rampage in a laundry.
Trucks Trucks without their drivers unite in an evil confederacy against humanity,
Sometimes they Come Back A group of murderers return to a classroom to torment a man whose brother had been murdered by the returned students many years before the story begins.
Battleground Toy soldiers run wild and attack a man,
The Lawnmower Man A worker for the mythical god Pan destroys a suburban homeowner with his mad mowing
Quitters Inc, You will never pick up another cigarette after this story!
Children of the Corn A famous story about children with evil eyes in the cornfields of middle America,
The edition I read contained a good introduction to King by John MacDonald and also a fine prologue written by King, Curl up and enjoy this early but outstanding book of short stories! I'm a bit hesitant to write a review on this book, seriously are any of us worthy to review and or critique Stephen King No, no we are not.
If you haven't read this book, I am both jealous of and shocked by you at the same time, You get to read this book for the first time! That is a precious gift, Yet, I am shocked! How have you never read this book Is that possible The mind whirls
Buy this book, read it, put in your library, Some absolute gems in this collection, I'd say this is King at his earliest best, Strange, dark, wierd and funny as you would expect but also quite thought provoking, The Lawnmower Man is just outrageous and confirms that Mr King enjoyed his drugs! Genius work that takes you to places and introduces you to characters that chill and astound.
Jerusalems Lot was an excellent prequel story to Salems lot and worth the purchase price alone if your a fan, If this is your first venture into a King book be prepared for some oddities but don't let it put you off the multiverse, Having read other stephen king short story collections in the past this is by far his best, This was his first story collection and like all his early novels seem to be of a higher standard compared to his later works,
Some of these stories you may recognise as they've been adapted to film such as
THe Graveyard Shift, The Lawnmower Man, Children of the corn and about a couple which featured in the film CATS Eyes starring James woods.
If you're a stephen king fan then this you should definitely add this this to your collection, as its such an important body of work,
Another collection I recommend is Different Seasons, night shift is a collection of short stories with eerie little twists which are sometimes predictable but otherwise haunting,
the best one, in my opinion, is 'the boogeyman', where a man confesses to a local psychiatrist what happened when the boogeyman came knocking, although you're all familiar with the monster in the closet scenario, something occurs in this story that you didn't think would be possible it makes you realise just how ubiquitous the stretch of a monster can be.
see also 'oh, whistle night shift is quite enjoyable, teenage friendly in my opinion! offers a nice break from the soft, normal stories out there on the bookshelves, i would definitely recommend will probably read another short story collection by stephen king, Kings short stories vary between brilliant and very clumsy and poor, The last rung on the ladder, the woman in the room are very poignant stories, Children of the corn reminds me in part of the wicker man, and pagan gods, Graveyard shift is like a short story version of James Herbert's, the rats novel, Strawberry Spring is a brilliant atmospheric story written by a then young Stephen King, Some stories though like the mangler, and lawnmower man are almost comedy such is the ridiculous nature of the story, Night Shift by Stephen King opens a Pandoras Box full of unearthly nightmares, Stories of miniature army men coming to life, a bandaged hand that has a mind of its own, a terrifying wager taking place on a five inch apartment building ledge many stories up and a monster worm that dwells in darkness beneath a church.
Many of these works of art harkens back to the Tales From The Crypt days of old, This classic formula of grabbing the reader instantly and not letting go, is achieved by successfully claiming their undivided attention by applying an unordinary reading experience leading to an unforeseen twist ending.
With his dark imaginative twists on life and conceiving things that go bump in the night that are cleverly hidden in the darkness of a bedroom closet, Stephen King may be at his best using the short fiction format.
There have been an abundance of screen adaptations of these twenty tales of terror, it seems this collection resembles a gruesome greatest hits album, King indeed has a writing capability that is guaranteed many sleepless nights and will permanently stain your mind with the macabre,
Readers, grab a copy of Night Shift, pull up your favorite nice comfy chair and your beloved giant flabby warm legless rat and enjoy what King has to offertimes twenty.
I can't believe I'd never read this one before, Stephen King is excellent at short stories, and this was a great collection, The only story I didn't like was Night Surf, the rest were good to great,
Standouts for me:
The Mangler
The Boogeyman
Battleground
The Ledge
Quitters, Inc,
Children of the Corn about a thousand times better than that crappy movie
The Last Rung on the Ladder
One for the Road Night Shift was my first dive into a compilation of Stephen Kings short stories.
I really enjoyed this book a lot, and was very surprised considering I am not a fan of short story anthologies very much, However, the King of horror can seemingly pull anything off with finesse,
Although Night Shift is packed with twenty stories, many of which have been adapted to film or television, it was a new experience, The aspect I loved the most was the very bleak nature to the stories that with many of the adaptations, although nostalgic, are a bit campy, I am a sucker for an extremely bleak ending,
I picked five stories that I loved the best from Night Shift, Although I did enjoy almost the entire book, I had to choose my favorites, Therefore, I will say in this review I will rate Night Shift as a whole, but for fun will mention my top five,
My top five favorite short stories of Night Shift has to be, The Ledge. Children of the Corn. Sometimes They Come Back. Trucks. Quitters, Inc. The reason I chose these, and this order is for personal reasons and taste, but most of all how they are darker, sinister, and definitely bleak, As runners up I would probably have to choose Graveyard Shift, The Mangler, I Am the Doorway, and One for the Road, My top five I chose have been adapted into films, and two are included in the movie Cats Eye, I definitely felt that the adaptations, although fun, cannot hold a flame to the cold and bleakness of the endings of these short stories,
Overall, I enjoyed most of the stories in Night Shift with the exception of a couple I thought were just alright, Therefore, I give Night Shift by Stephen King four out of five, I think this compilation is a great book to suggest to a reader new to Kings writing, It is a very easy, quick, and entertaining read, Until next time, my friends, Stephen Kings first collection of short stories showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imaginationand will "chill the cockles of many a heart" Chicago Tribune, Featuring Jerusalems Lot," the basis for the upcoming tv series Chapelwaite,
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 shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned, Don't get me wrong! The book is fantastic, and Mr King is on top form with these stories, all of which range from the horrific to downright grotesque with than a touch of beauty along the way.
Mystar review is for the Kindle edition which is full of spelling errors which are NOT in the paperback version of the book, right down to an entire line of text missing from the story 'Battleground'.
Okay, the line is only one word long, but it's pretty crucial to the story,
I contacted about the issue, but never received a response,
Stephen King is the author of than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers, His first crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges, MR MERCEDES, won the Edgar Award for best novel and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award, Both MR MERCEDES and END OF WATCH received the Goodreads Choice Award for the Best Mystery and Thriller ofandrespectively, .