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Skeleton Crew

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Dana Ivey, David Morse, Frances Sternhagen, Matthew Broderick, Michael C. Hall, Paul Giamatti, Stephen King, Will Patton
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Hold tight. We are going into a number of dark places, but I think I know the way. Just don't let go of my arm....

Unrivalled master of suspense Stephen King takes the unsuspecting listener on a fantastic journey through the dark shadows of our innermost fears.

Do the dead sing?

In this bumper collection of chilling tales, which includes the brilliant story adapted into the acclaimed movie The Mist, we meet a woman who has never crossed The Reach, the water dividing her from the mainland; a grandma who only wants to hug little George, even after she is dead; an innocent looking toy with sinister powers; and a primeval sea creature with an insatiable appetite.

Narrated by Stephen King, Matthew Broderick, Michael C. Hall, Paul Giamatti, Will Patton, Norbert Leo Butz, Lois Smith, Dylan Baker, Kyle Beltran, Dana Ivey, Robert Petkoff, David Morse, and Frances Sternhagen.

©1985 Stephen King (P)2016 Simon & Schuster Horror Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary

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I like Kings big sprawling type books so I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy this, whilst I enjoyed most of the stories it was worth it just for The Mist to be honest.

The Mist

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The master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy - tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time!

In The Mist, a supermarket becomes the last bastion of humanity as a peril beyond dimension invades the earth

Touch The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands, and say your prayers.

There are some things in attics that are better left alone - things like The Monkey.

The most sublime woman driver on earth offers a man Mrs. Todd's Shortcut> to paradise.

A boy's sanity is pushed to the edge when he's left alone with the odious corpse of Gramma.

If you were stunned by Gremlins, the Fornits of The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet will knock your socks off.

Trucks that punish and beautiful teen demons who seduce a young man to massacre; curses whose malevolence grows through the years; obscene presences and angels of grace - here, indeed, is a night-blooming bouquet of chills and thrills.

Skeleton Crew probably isn't the best of Stephen King's short story anthologies, nor is it my personal favourite but it does contain two of (in my opinion) his best, these being Mrs Todd's Shortcut and The Reach.

I love the daring and love once lost in the sci-fi of the first. Not to mention the obvious connections with King's epic Gunslinger series. In the second I love the feeling of a community so close it's almost like family and the satisfaction from staying in one place for your entire life, something I never managed myself.

I can recommend this both as a book to read and hold and the audiobook to listen to on a rainy train journey.

Great for a Rainy Day

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Good selection of stories. Only problems were a few of the narrators unfortunately we're not my cup of tea. In particular Mr. Patton reading the mist. One of my favorite stories but almost unbearable narration.

Mixed but mostly great

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This is a good book, well performed and includes many great Stephen King short stories. It does also include a few fillers and lost steam towards the end. Would still recommend highly

Some great stories!

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While being an entertaining listen I found some of the narration to become back ground noise while my mind slung off elsewhere- not a good sign!
Some noteworthy tales here and it kicks off with whats possibly my all time favourite short- The Mist. Unfortunately I didn't find as many short story gems as I'm used to within this compilation.
having said that it is worth the listen even if you do find yourself having to start one or two of the stories over as it's ended and you haven't been paying attention.

Not my Favourite S King compilation!

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