num_pages: 1064
description: Many people who write about horror literature maintain that mood is its most important element. King disagrees: "My deeply held conviction is that story must be paramount...All other considerations are 2ndary--theme, mood, even characterization &amp; language." These fine stories, each written in what King calls "a burst of faith, happiness &amp; optimism," prove his point. The theme, mood, characters &amp; language vary, but throughout, a sense of story reigns supreme. Nightmares &amp; Dreamscapes contains 20 short tales--including several never before published--plus one teleplay, one poem &amp; one nonfiction piece about kids &amp; baseball that appeared in the New Yorker. The subjects include vampires, zombies, an evil toy, man-eating frogs, the burial of a Cadillac, a disembodied finger &amp; a wicked stepfather. The style ranges from King's well-honed horror to a Ray Bradbury-like fantasy voice to an ambitious pastiche of Raymond Chandler &amp; Ross MacDonald. And like a compact disc with a bonus track, the book ends with a charming little tale not listed in the table of contents--a parable called "The Beggar &amp; the Diamond."--Fiona Webster
language: English
title: Nightmares and Dreamscapes
titlecomplete: Nightmares and Dreamscapes
characters: Clark Willingham, Bedelia Aaronson, Fred Moore, Doris Freeman, John Squales, General Mercantile, Douglas Keefer, Andy Kingsbury, Suzanne Holding, Samuel D. Landry, Paul Jannings, Gloria Demmick, Phil Tarbox, Duke Rhineman, Graf Dracula, Orrin Campbell, Lord Albert Hull, Claire Bowie, Lewis Evans, Richard Dees, Sissy Thomas, Katie Weiderman, Andy Estes, Matt Hoyt, Mrs. Dattlebaum, Violet Mitla, Officer O'Bannion, Ryan Iarrobino, Georgie Ronkler, Cora Leonard, Gary Martin Paulson, Burt Dorfman, Casey Kinney, Lonnie Freeman, Selida McCammon, Tim Flanders, Ray Sarch, Johnny Brinkmayer, Polly Weiderman, La Plata, William Weiderman, Mr. Jefferies, Briggs Sheridan, Henry Eden, Mike Wentworth, Frank Daggett, Jagger Barney, Alden Osgood, Merton Morrison, Johnny Rosewall, Carl Stowe, Vernon Klein, Mama Delorme, Dennis Feeney, Matt Knaide, Clive Banning, Oliver Stanley, Maddie Sullivan, Lester Olson, Peoria Smith, Mrs. Hemphill, Cameron Stevens, Robbie Delray, Phil Budreau, Joe Wilcox, Ron St. Pierre, Boxcar Willie, Lou Reed, Peter Rosewall, Candy Kane, George Sullivan, Mr. Oliver Stanley, Ryan Stretton, Constable Vette, Lady Hull, Carlton Cagnon, Harris Burdick, Mr. Slattery, Amigo Bill, Ching-Ling Soong, Old Clut, Carlton Gagnon, Lenny Partridge, Miss Rotrock, Ramu, Ezra Hannon, Janet Brightwood, Nick Trzaskos, Candi Pulsifer, Kate Weiderman, Reverend Chadband, Dave King, Reverend Johnson, Richard Bachman, Mr. Lathrop, Jory Hull, Matt Arsenault, Mrs. Scooter, Richard Rubinstein, Clem Upshaw
genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Anthologies, Collections, Short Stories, Suspense, Thriller, Supernatural, Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 81382
places: Willow, Maine, London, England, The United States of America, Las Vegas, Nevada
publisher: Chivers Press