Skeleton Crew

A No. 1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the 1986 Locus Award for Best Collection, SKELETON CREW is a classic collection of riveting stories from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time.Features 'The Mist', adapted into both a feature film directed by Frank Darabont and a 2017 Netflix series, and 'The Monkey' which was made into a film featuring Theo James.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 reader on a fantastic journey through the dark shadows of our innermost fears. Do the dead sing? In this bumper collection of chilling tales, we meet: a woman who has never crossed The Reach, the water dividing her from the mainland; a gramma 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.This 'wonderfully gruesome' collection (The New York Times Book Review) includes:-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 No. 1)-Big Wheels: a Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman No. 2)-Gramma-The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet-The Reach