Includes the story "The Monkey"--now a major motion picture! The #1 New York Times bestseller--a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King. An eerie-looking child's toy harbors an unimaginable evil. A supermarket is unexpectedly the place where humanity makes its last stand aga...

Includes the story "The Monkey"--now a major motion picture! The #1 New York Times bestseller--a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King. An eerie-looking child's toy harbors an unimaginable evil. A supermarket is unexpectedly the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to hell. An idyllic lake conceals a bottomless terror. And a desert island is the scene of the most frightening struggle for survival ever waged. Featuring the short story "The Monkey" (now a major motion picture) and the novella The Mist, which was both a feature film and television series, as well as many other haunting now classic tales, this magnificent collection is enduring and irresistible proof that Stephen King is a true master of the short story form. Skeleton Crew includes:

The Mist

"Here There Be Tygers"

"The Monkey"

"Cain Rose Up"

"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut"

"The Jaunt"

"The Wedding Gig"

"Paranoid: A Chant"

"The Raft"

"Word Processor of the Gods"

"The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands"

"Beachworld"

"The Reaper's Image"

"Nona"

"For Owen"

"Survivor Type"

"Uncle Otto's Truck"

"Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1)"

"Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman #2)"

"Gramma"

"The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet"

"The Reach"

Includes the story "The Monkey"--now a major motion picture! The #1 New York Times bestseller--a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King. An eerie-looking child's toy harbors an unimaginable evil. A supermarket is unexpectedly the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to hell. An idyllic lake conceals a bottomless terror. And a desert island is the scene of the most frightening struggle for survival ever waged. Featuring the short story "The Monkey" (now a major motion picture) and the novella "The Mist," which was both a feature film and television series, as well as many other haunting now classic tales, this magnificent collection is enduring and irresistible proof that Stephen King is a true master of the short story form. Table of Contents:

"The Mist"

"Here There Be Tygers"

"The Monkey"

"Cain Rose Up"

"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut"

"The Jaunt"

"The Wedding Gig"

"Paranoid: A Chant"

"The Raft"

"Word Processor of the Gods"

"The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands"

"Beachworld"

"The Reaper's Imag