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  • Published: 26 July 2011
  • ISBN: 9780307743640
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 544
  • RRP: $22.99

Night Shift





Now in trade paperback. A collection of twenty bone-chilling, nail-biting tales from the undisputed master of horror.

#1 BESTSELLER • A collection of bone-chilling, nail-biting tales from the undisputed master of horror that showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination and will "chill the cockles of many a heart" (Chicago Tribune).• INCLUDES THE STORY “THE BOOGEYMAN” – NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM 20th CENTURY STUDIOS

Originally published in 1978, Night Shift is the inspiration for over a dozen acclaimed horror movies and television series, including Children of the Corn, Chapelwaite, and Lawnmower Man.

Night Shift is Stephen King's first collection of short stories--a perfect showcase of just how far King's dark imagination can go. 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. This is Stephen King at his horrifying best.

  • Published: 26 July 2011
  • ISBN: 9780307743640
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 544
  • RRP: $22.99

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Praise for Night Shift

"A master storyteller." --Los Angeles Times

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