Night Shift by Stephen King (MOBI)

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Stephen King’s first collection of short stories, originally published in 1978, showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination and will “chill the cockles of many a heart” (Chicago Tribune). Night Shift is the inspiration for over a dozen acclaimed horror movies and television series, including Children of the Corn , Chapelwaite, and Lawnmower Man.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 alcoholic who begins a gruesome transformation (“Gray Matter”); and many more shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.

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⭐Stephen King and I both turn the dreaded age of 70 years old this year! If that is not scary enough I decided to plunge into a reading of many of King’s classic novels and short stories. Night Shift is the first of his story collections . It was published in 1976. The tales hold up well and will be read well into the future. Among the stories:Graveyard Shift-Mutant Rats run on a rampage of murder and horror deep within the confines of an old and decaying buildingThe Mangler;A machine possessed by evil goes on the rampage in a laundry.Trucks-Trucks without their drivers unite in an evil confederacy against humanity.Sometimes they Come Back-A group of murderers return to a classroom to torment a man whose brother had been murdered by the returned students many years before the story begins.Battleground-Toy soldiers run wild and attack a man.The Lawnmower Man-A worker for the mythical god Pan destroys a suburban homeowner with his mad mowingQuitters Inc.-You will never pick up another cigarette after this story!Children of the Corn-A famous story about children with evil eyes in the cornfields of middle America. The edition I read contained a good introduction to King by John MacDonald and also a fine prologue written by King. Curl up and enjoy this early but outstanding book of short stories!

⭐I’m a bit hesitant to write a review on this book, seriously are any of us worthy to review and or critique Stephen King? No, no we are not.If you haven’t read this book, I am both jealous of and shocked by you at the same time. You get to read this book for the first time! That is a precious gift. Yet, I am shocked! How have you never read this book? Is that possible? The mind whirls…Buy this book, read it, put in your library.

⭐I can’t believe I’d never read this one before. Stephen King is excellent at short stories, and this was a great collection. The only story I didn’t like was Night Surf, the rest were good to great.Standouts for me:The ManglerThe BoogeymanBattlegroundThe LedgeQuitters, Inc.Children of the Corn (about a thousand times better than that crappy movie)The Last Rung on the LadderOne for the Road

⭐Night Shift by Stephen King opens a Pandora’s Box full of unearthly nightmares. Stories of miniature army men coming to life, a bandaged hand that has a mind of its own, a terrifying wager taking place on a five inch apartment building ledge many stories up and a monster worm that dwells in darkness beneath a church. Many of these works of art harkens back to the Tales From The Crypt days of old. This classic formula of grabbing the reader instantly and not letting go, is achieved by successfully claiming their undivided attention by applying an unordinary reading experience leading to an unforeseen twist ending. With his dark imaginative twists on life and conceiving things that go bump in the night that are cleverly hidden in the darkness of a bedroom closet, Stephen King may be at his best using the short fiction format. There have been an abundance of screen adaptations of these twenty tales of terror, it seems this collection resembles a gruesome greatest hits album. King indeed has a writing capability that is guaranteed many sleepless nights and will permanently stain your mind with the macabre. Readers, grab a copy of Night Shift, pull up your favorite nice comfy chair and your beloved giant flabby warm legless rat and enjoy what King has to offer…times twenty.

⭐I have been an avid book reader since I was 6 years old (this was many many moons ago my gentle readers) I read Carrie, Salems Lot and The Shining etc when they first came out – the Nghtshift escaped me somehow; plus I do not like short stories that might be why I missed it,,,anyway I have recently read Doctor Sleep, Mr Mercedes and Revivial and out of the three I guess I’d pick Doctor Sleep as the best one but even that is tepid by King standards WHAT HAPPENED – I am reading this Nightshift and am so amazed at his writing – he IS the epitomy of author extraordinaire and I again do NOT like short stories but these are so good, so entertaining – they aren’t dated in a bad way – to me theyre dated in a way that takes me back way back to being 7/8 years old under the covers with my torch staring at the words in the middle of the night as my mom told me time and time again GO TO BED and yet my spine was tingling for Pet Semetary or whatever other deliciously scary book King was creating why can’t he go back to that I guess Joe Hill is picking up where his dad left off? I don’t know I just know that after reading this Nightshift I am going straight to “IT” the only other great King novel that I didn’t get a hold of when it came out (at the time I think its page numbers intimidated me then I read the 1400 page the stand and now I can read anything) point of all this gibber gabbish is I WANT MY KING BACK!!! STEPHEN BABY SWEETHEART COME BAAAACK SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK …..RIGHT???? RIGHT?…..hello…??

⭐Don’t get me wrong! The book is fantastic, and Mr King is on top form with these stories, all of which range from the horrific to downright grotesque (with more than a touch of beauty along the way).My 1-star review is for the Kindle edition which is full of spelling errors which are NOT in the paperback version of the book, right down to an entire line of text missing from the story ‘Battleground’. Okay, the line is only one word long, but it’s pretty crucial to the story.I contacted Amazon about the issue, but never received a response.

⭐Some absolute gems in this collection. I’d say this is King at his earliest best. Strange, dark, wierd and funny as you would expect but also quite thought provoking. The Lawnmower Man is just outrageous and confirms that Mr King enjoyed his drugs! Genius work that takes you to places and introduces you to characters that chill and astound. Jerusalems Lot was an excellent prequel story to Salems lot and worth the purchase price alone if your a fan. If this is your first venture into a King book be prepared for some oddities but don’t let it put you off the multiverse.

⭐Having read other stephen king short story collections in the past this is by far his best. This was his first story collection and like all his early novels seem to be of a higher standard compared to his later works.Some of these stories you may recognise as they’ve been adapted to film such asTHe Graveyard Shift, The Lawnmower Man, Children of the corn and about a couple which featured in the film CATS Eyes starring James woods.If you’re a stephen king fan then this you should definitely add this this to your collection, as its such an important body of work.Another collection I recommend is Different Seasons.

⭐”night shift” is a collection of short stories with eerie little twists which are sometimes predictable but otherwise haunting.the best one, in my opinion, is ‘the boogeyman’, where a man confesses to a local psychiatrist what happened when the boogeyman came knocking. although you’re all familiar with the monster-in-the-closet scenario, something occurs in this story that you didn’t think would be possible & as silly as it seems, it surprisingly works; it makes you realise just how ubiquitous the stretch of a monster can be. (see also ‘oh, whistle & i’ll come to you lad’ by m. r. james for a similar feeling).my other favourites were ‘i am the doorway’, ‘battleground’, ‘sometimes they come back’ & ‘quitters inc.’the first is the only short story with a sci-fi/horror element. an astronaut survives the crash-landing of his spaceship from an orbit of venus, only to discover that there are alien eyes peering up at him from his hands…the second is strangely humorous: a professional hitman receives a mysterious parcel from the wife of a man he just killed & finds himself in combat with a sentient toy army with real-life weaponry…the third is about a teacher recovering from a nervous breakdown. he is still haunted by the death of his brother by a gang of bullies & if he isn’t mistaken, they’re coming back for him too in the guise of transfer students at the school where he works…the fourth takes quitting cigarettes to interesting extremes. a man determined to quit needs only the right incentive & the program will punish not just the man but also his wife & children…what i wasn’t so impressed with were ‘strawberry spring’ (the culprit & ending was too obvious), ‘night surf’ (really boring), ‘the man who loved flowers’ (made no impression on me apart from the charming descriptions of a man clearly in love), ‘the woman in the room’ (quite drab & had no suspense or passion whatsoever) & ‘the lawnmower man’ (became a little too ridiculous in the end for me).all in all, “night shift” is quite enjoyable, teenage-friendly (in my opinion!) & offers a nice break from the soft, normal stories out there on the bookshelves. i would definitely recommend & will probably read another short story collection by stephen king.

⭐I enjoy novels. Short stories are fine, but more often than not I want something with a lot of layers, something I can be immersed in. I guess that’s why it took me a while to get around to reading Night Shift.Alongside Pet Sematary this has to be one of the best Stephen King publications I’ve read, and I’ve read a lot of them! The Boogeyman is, quite simply, one of the scariest pieces of literature ever. Like the best of King, it’s terrifying but also filled with heart and the ending is truly devastating. Similarly, Sometimes They Come Back is absolutely brilliant for the same reasons.And you would think a story about a box of toy soldiers coming to life and attacking a man would be stupid. It’s not, it’s entirely gripping.Even the lesser stories here (Trucks, Night Surf, etc.) are fun, entertaining reads.This really is vintage King. It’s scary, bloody, funny and there is a warmth to his writing that makes you really care what happens to his characters.Don’t let the fact that this is a collection of short stories put you off – this is right up there with the best King has written.

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