Posted By: Joe Michaels - 07/14/2010 - 9:20 PM EST
The first SK book (Skeleton Crew) I read was in 1987 while recovering from my 1st heart attack in the hospital. I have always been a fan of horror and supernatural. In my opinion, you are THE best writer of this genre that ever lived. No ass kissing, just fact. I am a retired disabled cop of the NYPD. I have many stories to share if you are ever interested. In addition I have several supernatural stories passed on to me by my grandparents from Europe. When I initially read THE MIST in Skeleton Crew I said; This HAS to be made into a movie. It took a long time; but finally it happened. I read the short story and your writing placed me into the story in a small upstate town called Callicoon, NY. The market store name was Pecks and up the mountain pass was a small village of homes. It was so uncanny. Anyway, I just purchased Nightmares and Dreamscapes and look forward to reading it on vacation next week. Thank you once again for your writing genius.
Posted By: Dontay1982 - 07/14/2010 - 12:44 AM EST
my wife has this book and i looked under the dust cover and it is signed is this a rare book or just like the others
Posted By: LOSTie - 07/13/2010 - 7:35 PM EST
So far I have read "The Mist," "Here There Be Tygers," "Cain Rose Up," "Paranoid: A Chant," "The Raft," "The Reaper's Image" and "Survivor Type." My favorite is The Mist. The Gross one was Survivor Type. The Shocking one was Cain Rose Up. I also loved The Raft, very thrilling. But overall, I LOVED all of them. I did not much get the Tygers and A Chant....but Cain Rose Up just kept me on the edge of my seat!!!
Posted By: Kiba - 04/30/2010 - 2:16 PM EST
Awesome. Simply awesome. I have read survival type, gramma, and the mist. I will certainly continue reading to the end!
Posted By: Scooby_doo Lover - 08/12/2009 - 4:00 PM EST
Man, I am reading this book. And yeah, I just started this book, but I feel like I am right there when this is all going down. I love the movie the Mist. Keep up the good work Stephen King.
Posted By: Rex13 - 06/27/2009 - 12:26 PM EST
I loved this book I would have to say my favorite stories were The Jaunt, The Mist, the Word Processor of the Gods, and Survivor Type An excellent read
Posted By: Leomar - 06/03/2009 - 6:29 AM EST
the best and the scariest story in here would be "Gramma"..on page 464, if i'm not mistaken... i really got scared of George's grand mother....
Posted By: Doc - 05/24/2009 - 9:19 PM EST
Have you ever heard a song on the radio and remembered where you were when you first heard it, or it brought back a memory? That's how it is with Stephen King's books for me. I won't go into all of the fond memories this book brings back for me, but the thrills it brought me were priceless. My favorites are "Uncle Otto's Truck" , "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" and "The Reaper's Image". Every single story in this book gave me chills up my back. No lie.
Posted By: Jazz Cat Of Newbury - 04/06/2009 - 12:03 PM EST
This is simply my favorite collection of short stories. My favorite would have to be Caine Rose Up. I love the story but it scared me so much that it felt like my intestines were slipping through my belly button. It kept me on the tips of my toes and made my heart race. Thanks Steve.
Posted By: Lallo - 03/02/2009 - 3:08 AM EST
I read The Mist on a train.I was so lost in it that when I looked out the widow to see what stop I was at noticed that the fog had lifted. Then I remembered that the fog was only in the book.
Posted By: Drick - 02/02/2009 - 10:58 AM EST
The Monkey is the best shor story from that book. It was an excellent story. I've always been scared by Toys, they all look so scary.... The whole book's good. I haven't read all the short stories but I liked a lot Survivor Type. I started reading The Mist but I've seen the movie and I stopped reading this one, but The Mist is great as well.. Very Good Book
Posted By: Constant Reader - 01/21/2009 - 12:54 PM EST
I have read many of your short stories. I can't remember which one had the story about the couple picking each others pets. Well to this day I will not pick a pet for anyone, or have one picked for me. I even told my husband when our son gets a pet he will pick his own. He now has a Dog & a Cat. He picked the cat. We kinda rescued the dog. This just shows that your stories have a BIG impact on people!
Posted By: Jeanneb - 11/13/2008 - 7:42 PM EST
I read Skeleton Crew so many years ago - my husband was away and I read "The Mist" in bed before going to bed. I had a night terror and called a friend to come over and check to see if I survived. Today I look out my window and it is totally fogged in and I have a flashback to that story. It was the scariest, most realistic imagery I have ever read. King is truly the King of Imagination. I gave Skeleton Crew away the next day and never finished reading the other stories. Amazing!
Posted By: Nico Pliskin - 10/14/2008 - 5:57 PM EST
the mist is one of the best stories i have ever read in my life.
Posted By: Luna - 09/11/2008 - 4:49 AM EST
A good collection from Stephen King, Skeleton Crew is a mixed bag of horror. While not everything was to my liking, several gave me chills. The novella "The Mist" is not normally my type of horror, but I enjoyed it for how it was told. I found "The Monkey," "The Reaper's Image," "Uncle Otto's Truck" and "Gramma" pretty creepy, while "Survivor Type" was totally gruesome. "Word Processor of the Gods" was one of my favorites, loved the idea of a word processor that can change things in the real world. "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" was another standout for me (another story involving a writer), and "The Reach" was a lovely and poignant finish to the collection.
