Skeleton Crew

Selections...

Skeleton Crew is the latest book I have read from Stephen King. I usually don't like to read short stories because most of the ones I've read were bad. This suprised me though. There were several stories that I thouht were really good and some that I didn't. Some of the stories didn't feel like they were written by King, but by someone else. Not that they were bad. They just weren't as weird and as intertaning as his others. Overall, this is a book worth buying. My favorite stories are 'The Mist', which is like a short novel, about people getting trap in a grocery store by a mist that is full of creatures that kill anyone who leaves the store. 'The Monkey' is about a man that has this windup toy monkey that kills people when it is on. 'The Raft' is about four college students that get trap on a raft out in a lake that has a murderous blob in it. The other stories were good too, but those were the ones I liked the most. I will be looking forward to reading Kings other short story collections.

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This book is the epitome of imagination.

Rarely do I read everything a short story collection has to offer. I normally prefer a good-sized novel, reserving a short story or two for the in-between times when I can't decide which novel I'd like to read next. I approached Skeleton Crew in this manner. I skipped ahead (ignoring many fine stories in the process), read the story Gramma, and placed the book back on my shelf. The next day at work, however, I couldn't get the story out of my head. It was maddening, but in a good way. I decided to give a few more of the stories a chance. I soon devoured The Jaunt, The Monkey, Uncle Otto's Truck, and The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet. They all had Gramma's staying power, and Skeleton Crew became somewhat of an addiction. I decided to read every story, and I spaced them out one per day (excluding The Mist, which is of novella length). Once I'd finished them all, I found just how imaginative Stephen King can be in short bursts, and how valuable and overlooked a meduim the short story is. They're the literary equivalent of a television show. Both can be experienced in one sitting, but the short story won't rot your brain or fatten your posterior. And although some people seem to harbor nothing but disrespect for Stephen King, he really is a good writer with a great imagination. Skeleton Crew is one of his best offerings.

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Skeleton Crew, Short Stories/Collections

Coming soon.

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Wow...

I've been reading SK since 4th grade. The Jaunt was simply brilliant. 'Gramma' is the only story of his in 26 years that I cannot read again....purely horrifying. Just remembering it gives me the shivers...but I suppose that's the point? Ayuh.

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First of 2012

I love all of king's work. The mist however, may be my favorite one of all time.

totally amazing

i love the stephen king novels! this one especially has you on the edge of your seat

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skeleton crew

It was a very good book.You have to read some of the short stories very closely otherwise it gets confusing.my favoritse were were: the mist,the monkey,mrs todds short cut,the raft,word processor of the gods ,survivor type,uncle ottos truck,and the ballad of the flexible bullet.

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Skeleton Crew

Great book, i loved the short stories, and the poem paranoid is one of my faveorites.

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Great Short Stories!!

This is my favorite collection of short stories by Stephen King!! I have read it several times. My favorite story is 'The Mist', which I always thought would make a great movie, and it did!! You won't be disappointed.

Awesome

This was awesome. Pure perfection of the horror short story. My favorites had to be 'The Mist,' 'The Monkey,' and 'Gramma.' Amazing stuff. And deliciously frightening.

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Your #1 Fan

Skeleton Crew is absolutely the best of the short story series. The Mist is my favorite and unforgettable. Every time I see a mist or fog, I think of this short story. The Jaunt is so clever, Beachworld is sci-fi, The Raft is chilling, there are too many great short stories in this collection to mention, yet each and every one brings something different to the table. This is a must read for anybody who is into sci-fi, (The Mist) or horror, (The Raft).

skeleton crew is great

the mist is the best story in this book... there are alot of other good ones too.. i cant wait til the movie comes out....

Steven RULES!!!

This book was amazing. My favorite story was The Mist. It was so awsome and left me with so meny questions about where the mist in the book came from and what will happen. The ending just left me wanting more! and I just can't get enough of Steven Kings books!

THE MIST=GREAT SUSPENSE

Of the many short stories in this collection, 'The Mist' is by far the best. I first found this book after discovering that 'The Mist' took place in Naples, Maine-my favorite camping spot. My family spends two weeks up there every year, just relaxing on beautiful Long Lake. A family friend told me that Stephen King lived on the lake while he was younger and wrote a story about it. Upon returning home, I immediately went to the local library and searched through all of Kings' novels until I found 'Skeleton Crew.' I read 'The Mist' that night, and was scared out of my wits. The story includes so many real life places in the Lakes Region, it was incredible. If anyone has spent time up there, please drop me a line via email. For those who haven't, 'Skeleton Crew' is a great book, although slow at times, it is sure to give you the chills. Get SOME

Plenty of meat on these bones.

My very first stroll down horror lane with Stephen King was his book Skeleton Crew, a collection of creepy short stories I would strongly recommend to anyone who enjoys a good scare. These short horror stories were written earlier in King's career, offering much to his army of fans. You can tell that he was still a hungry writer and was able to hook you early and reel you into his dark imagination. King will take you to ghoulish places and will go straight for your jugular with such stories as 'Survivor Type' about a man who is stranded on a remote island and has to resort to eating parts of his own body in order to keep from starving to death. Join a band of people who are holed up inside a supermarket while a mysterious fog swirls outside where strange creatures are lurking in 'The Mist'. Ride along with some teens to a remote lake which is off limits for a cool refreshing swim - and then learn to scream when the creature in 'The Raft' comes for you. Witness death each time 'The Monkey' claps his cymbols together. Or try one of my favorites, 'Word Processor of the Gods' where a man who is unhappy with his life gets a new beginning with a djinie-like computer. Find out why a young boy fears staying home with his 'Gramma' and learn true horror. These stories will entertain and quench your thirst for things that go bumb in the night. There were only a few (ones I didn't mention) which were weak. Ever since reading this collection, I was craving more Stephen king and was soon buying his books. I think Skeleton Crew was a good way to break my way into the world of King. Some of his short stories are far better than some of his full-length novels - no kidding. Check this book out and you'll be hooked on King, if you aren't already. I read it back in 1987 and am a devoted fan.

This book isn't too bad.

I'm a 15 year old freshman. I love stephen king. i don't get much time to read book with basketball and baseball and football and track, but when i do get time, i love to read. only stephen king books though. i rate skeleton's crew at a 3 because i have read almost every stephen king book put in front of me, and i just didn't think skeleton's crew was up to king's usual standard. it would be ok for an old geizer, but not a high school athlete, or a high schooler at all, in my opinion. you need to read gerald's game! that is truelly a great book!

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The Tales of the Insane.WONDEFUL!!!!

I have recently finshed this book.I must say that i am an avid reader of King and he never lets me down.In all the other books by him that i have had the pleasure of reading,he has given somewhat a sense of reality but in this book,i must say that he went way beyond my configurations and surpassed m imagination.His insanity is what keeps me sane.I highly recommend this to all that like to get lost in the world of the unknown!!!

Stephen Sinks

This book takes forever to read but overall a good book. The stories are still filled with suspense and horror.

This book was dumb

I thought this book was going to be good. I was wrong. I have loved all the other Stephen King book I have read, and this was a let down. The stories were dumb. I didn't even finish the book.

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