Skeleton Crew

By Stephen King

Unseen horrors lurk in everyday places, turning the mundane into a nightmare.

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643 pages· 207,681 words

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Bookroo's summary

In a world where the ordinary becomes terrifying, a child's toy hides a sinister force, a supermarket becomes humanity's last stand, and a lake conceals endless horror. This collection of chilling tales, including 'The Monkey' and 'The Mist,' showcases the relentless grip of fear. Each story, from a hellish attic journey to a desert island survival, challenges the boundaries of reality and sanity. Will you dare to uncover the darkness lurking in the familiar?

From the publisher

Includes the story “The Monkey”–now a major motion picture! The #1 New York Times bestseller–a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King. An eerie-looking child’s toy harbors an unimaginable evil. A supermarket is unexpectedly the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to hell. An idyllic lake conceals a bottomless terror. And a desert island is the scene of the most frightening struggle for survival ever waged. Featuring the short story “The Monkey” (now a major motion picture) and the novella “The Mist,” which was both a feature film and television series, as well as many other haunting now classic tales, this magnificent collection is enduring and irresistible proof that Stephen King is a true master of the short story form. Table of Contents: “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 #1)” “Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman #2)” “Gramma” “The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet” “The Reach”

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