King’s first collection of short stories showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination. Here we see mutated rats gone bad (“Graveyard Shift”); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity (“Night Surf,” the basis for The Stand); a possessed, evil lawnmower (“The Lawnmower Man”); unsettling children from the heartland (“Children of the Corn”); a smoker who will try anything to stop (“Quitters, Inc.”); a reclusive...

When they get lost on their way to Zoo Gardens Theme Park, the Morris family instead finds HorrorLand, an amusement park with no crowds, no lines, and heart-stopping rides that go beyond creepy.

"It started with the strange howling at night. Then there was the dead rabbit. Everyone thinks Grady's new dog is responsible. After all, he looks just like a wolf. And he seems a little on the wild side. Grady knows his dog is just a regular old dog. But dogs don't howl at the moon and disappear at midnight. Or do they?"--Back cover.

"Carly's found the best Halloween mask ever. With yellow-green skin and long animal fangs the mask terrifies the entire neighborhood. But before long, it's having a surprising effect on Carly too. Halloween is almost over, but fright night is just beginning. Because when she tries to take it off . . . it won't budge!" --P. [4] of cover.

Age-old images of fear fuse with the iconography of contemporary American life in this collection of tales from the modern master of horror.

Eddie, tired of show-off Courtney, comes up with a plan to lure her down to Muddy Creek and scare her with the rumors of creepy Mud Monsters, but he makes his first mistake when he refuses to believe the rumors himself.

After last year's scary adventure, Gabe's a little nervous about being back in Egypt. Back near the ancient pyramids. Back where he saw all those creepy mummies. Then he learns about an Egyptian superstition. A secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies back to life. Gabe's uncle says it's just a hoax. But now it sounds like something's moving in the mummy's tomb. No way a couple of dumb words can wake the dead. Can they?

Paul Sheldon, the author of "Misery Chastain" romance series, learns what real misery means when he wrecks his car and becomes the patient of one of his biggest and angriest fans -- held captive in a wheelchair, made drug-dependent, and locked in his room by a nurse who demands he bring her favorite character back to life.

Greg is excited when he finds a mysterious old camera, but excitement turns to fear when the pictures he takes foretell terrifying events.

"Laney Kilpatrick has been renting her vacation home to strangers. The invasion of privacy gives her panic attacks, but it's the only way she can keep her beloved Hemlock Island, the only thing she owns after a pandemic-fueled divorce. But broken belongings and campfires that nearly burn down the house have escalated to bloody bones, hex circles, and now, terrified renters who've fled after finding blood and nail marks all over the guest room closet,...