Night Shift - Stephen King

Night Shift Includes ‘The Boogeyman’ — Inspiration for the Hit Film The master of modern horror at his most chilling. From Stephen King, the No. 1 bestselling author, comes Night Shift — his first classic collection of short stories, where the everyday turns terrifying and the ordinary hides unspeakable horror. The Collection In these twenty haunting tales, King invites readers into a world where madness and blind panic lurk just beneath the surface of normal life. A laundry machine becomes a killing machine. Children worship something unspeakable in the cornfields. A hitch-hiker discovers that some roads should never be taken. And in The Boogeyman, a father learns that the creature haunting his child’s closet might be terrifyingly real. Each story in Night Shift reveals the dark side of the familiar — where light bulbs flicker, whispers echo, and ordinary people find themselves trapped in extraordinary nightmares. Stories Include Jerusalem’s Lot Graveyard Shift Night Surf I Am the Doorway The Mangler The Boogeyman Gray Matter Battleground Trucks Sometimes They Come Back Strawberry Spring The Ledge The Lawnmower Man Quitters, Inc. I Know What You Need Children of the Corn The Last Rung on the Ladder The Man Who Loved Flowers One for the Road The Woman in the Room Why You’ll Love Night Shift Stephen King’s debut short-story collection – The book that cemented his reputation as the master of horror. Includes “The Boogeyman”, the story that inspired the terrifying film adaptation. Features several classics later adapted into films and TV episodes, including Children of the Corn and The Lawnmower Man. Showcases the full range of King’s imagination – from cosmic horror to psychological dread. Perfect for fans of Skeleton Crew, Everything’s Eventual, and The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. Product Details Author: Stephen King Format: Hardback / Paperback (check edition type) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Genre: Horror / Short Story Collection / Supernatural Fiction