Stephen Kings first collection of short stories showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination and 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 more shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.