Description
Originally published in 1978, Night Shift is the inspiration for over a dozen acclaimed horror movies and television series, including Children of the Corn, Chapelwaite, and The Lawnmower Man.
Here we see mutated rats gone bad (“Graveyard Shift”); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity (“Night Surf,” the basis for The Stand); a possessed, evil lawnmower (“The Lawnmower Man”); unsettling children from the heartland (“Children of the Corn”); a smoker who will try anything to stop (“Quitters, Inc.”); a reclusive alcoholic who begins a gruesome transformation (“Gray Matter”); a man convinced that a crack in the closet is responsible for the murder of his children (“The Boogeyman”); and many more shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.
From the undisputed master of modern American fiction, his first collection of short stories showcases the darkest depths of his imagination. Includes the story “The Boogeyman” — now a major motion picture from 20th Century Studios.
Endorsements
“Chill the cockles of many a heart.” — Chicago Tribune
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