Got any nightmares after reading Nightmares and Dreamscapes?

[Queen Judia]

[COLOR="Indigo"]heya constant readers!

im constantly reading Nightmares and Dreamscapes. now tell me, which of the short stories in the collection gave you a nightmare?

well, as for me, popsy-- the kid's gramps scared the hell out of me and it grows on you made me sleep sooo late. not to mention the nightmares ive had after reading them.

[B]bout you, care to share a nightmare?

thanksy much!!

your Queen.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

I love N&D, but I very rarely have nightmares, and the only Sai King story to have engendered one was The Little Sisters of Eluria when Everything's Eventual came out.

But that was a doozy!

But I believe it's bad luck to share a dream or nightmare, so I'll keep it to myself, but suffice to say that I woke up screaming!

Long days and pleasant nights

[Sundrop]

AWJS -- I've always believed that it's bad luck to share dreams or nightmares too.

I can say that my dreams are never related to anything I've read or movies I've seen.

Loved N&D by the way. I love to go back to all the short story collections and read them over and over!

[Jojo87]

I don't get any nightmares after reading N&D. But I love the both books.

[michal]

I really never have nightmares, especially not about make believe stuff, but I loved the book, almost every story in it is special to me.

[tempest]

Just read this book and thought several of the stories were great. No nightmares that I remembered.

My fav's from this book are: The End of the Whole Mess, The Night Flier and Popsy,

All three were really unique stories. I admit I was a little turned off by Popsy in the beginning, but the ending is great.

[sandyroth]

No nightmares for me.

I am reading N&D now. I loved Popsy because the child abducting creep got what he deserved. I was a bit turned off in the beginning, like Tempest, but when the kid started talking about his Popsy, I knew something spectacular was going to happen and I wasn't disappointed. Don't mess with our children!

Dolan's Cadillac was great and Chattery Teeth was a nice surprise. The bullies got their due in these stories.

I am reading Desperation right now and wonder who the writer was that SK met and thought was a complete jerk, according to his notes about this story. Does anyone know?

[DanishReader]

You mean Dedications?

[Denise Marsden]

Im working my way through the short stories, I had a few bad moments with 'Chattery Teeth' I will let you know if I enter any nightmares from now.

[Denise Marsden]

Still working my way through the short stories. The House on Maple Street, I read years ago and on rereading I was impressed by its timeless nature. I noticed too how the short stories would with SK effort stretch into novels really easy. I was not a fan of short stories until I found Stephens, the only other I had found before SK was published was Edgar Allen Poe. I found a lot of short stories left me wanting more, like getting a snack when you need a meal. Not so with SKs wonderful and satisfying stories.