What is your favorite

[JellybeanJay]

I have a copy of Nightmares and Dreamscapes sitting on my to read pile. I am just wondering if anyone would like to share with me what their favorite story in the collection was.

[Pucker]

I have always been very partial to Suffer the Little Children.

Some people like to say there's no such thing as a bad child, but when they're in groups, children can get up to some pretty nasty shenanigans.

:glare:

[GNTLGNT]

Sneakers-it truly gave me the willies(and the hand jive too...:biggrin2:)...

[greatblueheron]

Definitely the one I still remember clearest is The Moving Finger, maybe because it was just so bizarre...

[wally wonder]

umney's last case...:y:

i liked the raymond chandler feel of it...but this one goes one further than raymond chandler...

and "you know they got a hell of a band" is right up there, too...as is moving finger...dolan's cadillac...rainy season...crouch end...the doctor's case...that one is nice for the different style, somewhat...experimenting i guess he was.

[Doktor_Slyus]

The night flier and The Moving Finger - these stories are amazing:wink2:

[cormac]

the one that really stuck with me was 'dolan's cadillac' ... one of my favorite shorts of the king

also 'umney's last case' was a beaut ... also this one was very well-done in the TNT series that took some of the stories and made them into 1-hour episodes

[JellybeanJay]

the one that really stuck with me was 'dolan's cadillac' ... one of my favorite shorts of the king

also 'umney's last case' was a beaut ... also this one was very well-done in the TNT series that took some of the stories and made them into 1-hour episodes

I just saw the movie Dolan's Cadillac and it was pretty good. Now I have to go read the story!

[cormac]

I just saw the movie Dolan's Cadillac and it was pretty good. Now I have to go read the story!

yeah i stumbled onto the movie recently and was very pleased with it ... christian slater is really hit and miss, at least the quality of the movies he's in are inconsistent, but he was very good in this adaptation :) i recommend it :)

[JellybeanJay]

yeah i stumbled onto the movie recently and was very pleased with it ... christian slater is really hit and miss, at least the quality of the movies he's in are inconsistent, but he was very good in this adaptation :) i recommend it :)

At first I wasn't sure if I wanted to see this adaptation or not. I tend to stay away until I have read the novel or story it is based on. In this case I am pleased that I saw it!

[Doc Wilson]

This is my favorite of his collections. Two that others haven't mentioned which are standouts are Home Delivery (kings artful spin on the classic zombie tale) and the 10'0 Clock People (an oddly moving surreal little piece).

[giraffe]

I'd have to go with Sorry, right number.....that would just be too weird to get your head around.

[Becks19]

I thought " You know they've got a hell of a band" was good........It's the ultimate Rock and Roll heaven......Hey there's Elvis and Janis Joplin and so on and so on.

[deroche]

The ones that I remember the most were "Dolan's Cadillac", "You know they got a hell of a band", and "Sorry, right number", these were really good stories but The whole book in general when I first read it was really great though.

[Banjo Kazooie]

My favorite story in this collection? Quite difficult to decide; probably a toss-up between Chattery Teeth, a perfect blend of humor and horror, and Umney's Last Case, because of how deeply attached to Umney I was. Popsy and Rainy Season and The End of the Whole Mess were very good too, but the last one I mentioned is too depressing for me to be my favorite story of the group.

[Ericw]

My favorite has to be Chattery Teeth. You have three elements coming into one: First you have a description of Scooter's Grocery and Roadside Zoo, with Scooter and Mrs. Scooter, followed by 2. the nasty hitchhiker coming into the picture by being in the store to buy cigarettes and hopefully hitch a ride (the part about the kid counting his change out slowly was excellent!) and 3. The Chattery Teeth being in a novelty display case in the store, which the main character in the story buys for his son. Stephen King's writing at its best!!

[TheEllimist]

At first I wasn't sure if I wanted to see this adaptation or not. I've still put off seeing it for fear of it not living up to expectations (I've been let down by a lot if them.). This was the first S.K. Collection that I read, so I have high hopes.

"Umneys Last Case", "Crouch End", "Dolan's Cadillac", and "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band"(runner up for favorite) are all awesome stories, my favorite is "The Night Flier".
I really wish it had made the cut for the tv series.

[Silhouette86]

My favorite would have to be The Moving Finger. The idea in itself is really creepy.

[Ericw]

While we're on the subject, and with no offense to Stephen King, I heartily recommend reading the scary novel "Let's Go Play at the Adams'" by Mendal W. Johnson. If you can stomach it and if you can find a copy. Copies can still be found at Amazon.com or Alibris.com

[Chris1974100]

Im still looking for this short story collection

[Dave Sartin]

Oh god that is SUCH a hard choice....Dolan's Cadillac was AMAZINGLY detailed. End of the whole mess was so Sci-Fi flavored. suffer the little children was terrifying. umm. I don't know. its a tie between Suffer the little children, moving finger, hell of a band, rainy season, sorry right number, the ten o' clock people, crouch end (SCARY AS HELL) and umney's last case.

[Chris1974100]

Just bougth my copy of this collection for a very very cheap price

[AchtungBaby]

Just bougth my copy of this collection for a very very cheap price
Enjoy!

I still need to finish this collection...

[mustangclaire]

Crouch End... My Pretty Pony... You know they got a Hell of a Band... pretty much all of them really.