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Night Shift

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: John Glover
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A collection of tales to invade and paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is infiltrated by the shadows of the night.

As you read, the clutching fingers of terror brush lightly across the nape of the neck, reach round from behind to clutch and lock themselves, white-knuckled, around the throat.

This is the horror of ordinary people and everyday objects that become strangely altered; a world where nothing is ever quite what it seems, where the familiar and the friendly lure and deceive. A world where madness and blind panic become the only reality.

(P)1995 Random House Audio, A Division of Random House Inc.©1976 Stephen King Anthologies & Short Stories Horror Short Stories Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fantasy Fiction Scary
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I got this specifically for one of the stories (one for the road) which I have always loved, the blurb mentions it but it isn't there!! Disappointed.

where is one for the road?

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Night Shift is by far King's finest short story collection and closest to pure horror rather than the sci-fi influenced selection of 'Skeleton Crew' or the Ray Bradbury flavours of 'Nightmares and Dreamscapes'. Here we have some of his best stories including 'Strawberry Spring', 'The Ledge', 'Graveyard Shift ' and 'I know what you need'. Presiding over them all is 'Jerusalem's Lot' which is as good as some of his full length works and cries out still for a movie adaptation.

Its fitting then that such a broad spectrum of chills is given a fine voice in the form of John Glover, who effortlessly gives life to the stories and characters with such ease that this title immediately deserves a second listen. Glover is an immensely talented actor, able to give dignity to even the most hoary old lines as anyone who has seen Smallville will testify. Fear, wonder, scorn and longing are all here and it's a shame that one of the most famous stories - Children of the Corn - is not included. It would have been given the perfect narrator. Also missing are 'Trucks' and 'One for the Road' so be warned this is not the full collection.

For newcomers to King its worth noting that ten of the original twenty stories have been adapted for film or television (Children of the Corn runs to eight films thus far) and with good reason - they are great tales and extremely well told. For fans, this should be first on your list and easily worth a credit.

With the caveat of the missing stories, heartily recommended.

All Hail John Glover!!

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I’m very dissatisfied with this book only bought it for children of the corn and it’s missing

Stories missing

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Narration was brilliant - very poor sound clips in the background detract from stories and drown out narrator in some instances which wasn't great

Some king classics in here - some not so classics in between

Some great stories, some forgettable

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Very clever and punchy mini King classics

But who thought music and sound effects were needed?! Annoying and poor quality.

Great stories but why the music and sound effects?!

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