Skeleton Crew
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Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
Unrivalled monarch of the macabre Stephen King again takes the unsuspecting reader on a fantastic journey through the dark, shadowy areas of our innermost fears. In a bumper collection of truly chilling tales, we meet Gramma, who only wants to hug little George, even after she was dead; The Raft - a primeval sea creature with an insatiable appetite; The Monkey - an innocent-looking toy with sinister powers; the unspeakable horror of The Mist. And there is a gruesome host of other stories, each with the distinctive blend of unimaginable terror and realism that typifies King's writing.
The indisputable king of horror TIME Deliciously scary COSMOPOLITAN Liable to leave the reader in a state of shock SUNDAY TELEGRAPH In the introduction to Skeleton Crew, his second collection of stories, King pokes fun at his penchant for "literary elephantiasis," makes scatological jokes about his muse, confesses how much money he makes (gross and net), and tells a story about getti And he certainly doesSkeleton Crew contains a superb novella ("The Mist") that alone is worth the price of admission, plus two forgettable poems and 20 short stories on such themes as an evil toy monkey, a human-eating water slick, a machine that avenge
Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947. Since publication of his first novel CARRIE he has become perhaps the bestselling author in the world today.
SKU | GOR000588781 |
ISBN 13 | 9780751504385 |
ISBN 10 | 0751504386 |
Title | Skeleton Crew |
Author | Stephen King |
Condition | Very Good |
Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
Year published | 1986-07-17 |
Number of pages | 624 |
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