num_pages: 816
description: From the Flap:A solitary finger pokes out of a drain. Novelty teeth turn predatory. Flies settle and die on an old pair of sneakers in New York, and the Nevada desert swallows a Cadillac. Meanwhile the legend of Castle Rock returns . . . and grows on you. What does it all mean? What else could it mean? First there was Night Shift (1978), then Skeleton Crew (1985), and now Stephen King is back with a third collection of stories--a vast, many-chambered cave of a volume, with passages leading every which way to hell . . . and a few to glory.The long reach of Stephen King's imagination and the no-holds-barred force of his storytelling have never been so richly demonstrated. There's something here for readers of every stripe and predilection--classic tales of the macabre and the monstrous, cutting-edge explorations of the borderlands between good and evil, brilliant pastiches of Chandler and Conan Doyle, even a teleplay and a non-fiction bonus, a heartfelt piece of Little League baseball that first appeared in The New Yorker.In story after story, several published here for the first time, he will take you to places you've never been before, places that are both dark and vividly illuminated. Fair warning: You will lose a good deal of sleep. But Stephen King, writing to beat the devil, will do your dreaming for you.Can you believe? Then come . . .Dolan's Cadillac --The End of the Whole Mess --Suffer the Little Children --The Night Flier --Popsy --It Grows on You --Chattery Teeth --Dedication --The Moving Finger --Sneakers --You Know They Got a Hell of a Band --Home Delivery --Rainy Season --My Pretty Pony --Sorry, Right Number --The Ten O'Clock People --Crouch End --The House on Maple Street --The Fifth Quarter --The Doctor's Case --Umney's Last Case --Head Down --Brooklyn August
language: English
title: Nightmares & Dreamscapes
titlecomplete: Nightmares & Dreamscapes
characters: Matt Knaide, Andy Estes, Mr. Oliver Stanley, Johnny Rosewall, Duke Rhineman, Lady Hull, Ramu, La Plata, Mrs. Hemphill, Briggs Sheridan, Mr. Jefferies, Douglas Keefer, Jagger Barney, John Squales, Maddie Sullivan, Clem Upshaw, Carlton Gagnon, Lewis Evans, Suzanne Holding, Doris Freeman, Matt Arsenault, Ron St. Pierre, Mike Wentworth, Harris Burdick, Merton Morrison, Candi Pulsifer, Mrs. Dattlebaum, Candy Kane, Peoria Smith, Jory Hull, Kate Weiderman, Mr. Lathrop, Dennis Feeney, Bedelia Aaronson, Gary Martin Paulson, Gloria Demmick, Burt Dorfman, Claire Bowie, Ryan Iarrobino, Cora Leonard, Lonnie Freeman, Officer O'Bannion, Johnny Brinkmayer, Boxcar Willie, Ryan Stretton, Carl Stowe, Lord Albert Hull, Ching-Ling Soong, Phil Budreau, Dave King, Mama Delorme, Cameron Stevens, Selida McCammon, Janet Brightwood, Robbie Delray, Old Clut, Joe Wilcox, Reverend Chadband, Matt Hoyt, Sissy Thomas, Phil Tarbox, Richard Bachman, Samuel D. Landry, Ray Sarch, Richard Dees, Miss Rotrock, William Weiderman, Georgie Ronkler, Katie Weiderman, Lenny Partridge, Fred Moore, Orrin Campbell, George Sullivan, Frank Daggett, Ezra Hannon, General Mercantile, Oliver Stanley, Lou Reed, Reverend Johnson, Tim Flanders, Amigo Bill, Constable Vette, Andy Kingsbury, Nick Trzaskos, Richard Rubinstein, Carlton Cagnon, Paul Jannings, Alden Osgood, Mrs. Scooter, Vernon Klein, Peter Rosewall, Violet Mitla, Casey Kinney, Mr. Slattery, Graf Dracula, Polly Weiderman, Henry Eden, Clive Banning, Lester Olson, Clark Willingham
genres: Thriller, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Supernatural, Anthologies, Collections, Horror, Fantasy, Short Stories
ratings_count: 81381
places: London, England, Willow, Maine, Las Vegas, Nevada, The United States of America
publisher: Viking