Gramma

[elevelyn]

I love Stephen King but I have never been scared before by his books... Untill last night!! I read this story and I couldnt sleep afterwards, I think its the scariest story I have ever read, I had to read at least two more stories before I could sleep.

Even IT didnt do this to me! Thank you Sai King for finally scaring me

[Cthulhu]

Gramma loves Cthulhu and the Old Ones.

[Bluedog]

Wonderful story with lots of suspense. The moral to the story is always be nice to your little brothers/sisters, oh and stay away from Gramma.

[michal]

It's almost unbelievable how excellent a short-story can be. However, I wouldn't say it scared me more than It.

I went on loving my grandma after reading it, but just the sight of clown gives me goosebumps...

[Cthulhu]

I saw the Twilight Zone adaptation of this when I was a kid and it gave me nightmares.

[Doc Wilson]

Yep it was awesome. Recently reread this collection after 20 years or so and just couldn't believe how excellent it was. Stephen was so intense back then.

[Hand_of_Roland]

A big nod to Lovecraft for this one

[GNTLGNT]

My Gramma's sachet was what always scared me...anyone within a 50 foot radius would immediately be rendered unconscious

[arsepoetica]

I have a very old copy of this story on cassette, read by Gale "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" Garnett. There is also another version read by Frances Sternhagen, which is serviceable but not nearly as good. As far as I know, the Gale Garnett version is out of print, which is a shame--if it becomes available, please let me know, because it is one of my most prized possessions, and I would love a copy on CD so I don't have to worry about anything happening to it.

By the way, this is SK's best short story, in my opinion, and certainly his scariest. That audio version triggered an entire phase of my life as a boy (about the same age as George in the story) when I was afraid of the dark.

[motocop]

I kinda felt this way about my great-grandmother. She was 94 when I was 12 and everything about her creeped me out. You know the way old people smell? Like powder and perfume in bottles with the spritzer ball or whatever they call it. She did have cool stories of the old days though. Luckily I wasnt around when she died. That would have been scary for sure.