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Skeleton Crew: Stories

by Stephen King

A collection of varied encounters with the uncanny

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    #1 New York Times bestseller

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A collection of varied encounters with the uncanny

This collection brings together short fiction and the novella “The Mist,” moving among everyday places made threatening, strange objects, and extreme tests of survival. Its contents range from “The Monkey” and “The Raft” to “The Jaunt” and “The Reach,” giving the book a broad set of premises rather than a single continuous storyline. The settings and situations include a supermarket facing destruction, a lake hiding a danger, and a desert island where survival is at stake. The table of contents also includes paired “Milkman” stories, alongside pieces with more unusual forms, including “Paranoid: A Chant.”

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking a collection of suspense and uncanny fiction.
  • Those who prefer short stories and novellas over one continuous novel.
  • Stephen King readers interested in a range of story premises in one volume.

Themes

The uncanny in ordinary settingsSurvival under threatDangerous objects and hidden terrorsShort fiction and novella form

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Book overview

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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