Review

“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)

From the Paperback edition.

Product Description

Night Shift—Stephen King’s first collection of stories—is an early showcase of the depths that King’s wicked imagination could plumb.  In these 20 tales, we see mutated rats gone bad (“Graveyard Shift”); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity (“Night Surf,” the basis for The Stand); a smoker who will try anything to stop (“Quitters, Inc.”); a reclusive alcoholic who begins a gruesome transformation (“Gray Matter”); and many more.  This is Stephen King at his horrifying best.

From the Paperback edition.