Night Shift
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
King, Stephen Author
Published
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group , 2008.
Status
Checked Out
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#1 BESTSELLER • A collection of bone-chilling, nail-biting tales from the undisputed master of horror that showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination and will "chill the cockles of many a heart" (Chicago Tribune).• INCLUDES THE STORY “THE BOOGEYMAN” – NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM 20th CENTURY STUDIOS 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 Lawnmower Man.Night Shift is Stephen King's first collection of short stories--a perfect showcase of just how far King's dark imagination can go. 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"); and many more. This is Stephen King at his horrifying best.
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Format
eBook
Street Date
06/24/2008
Language
English
ISBN
9780385528849
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Richard Bachman is the pseudonym of Steven King, generally associated with a more gruesome narrative voice. -- Jessica Zellers
Stephen King's and Dean R. Koontz's names are frequently linked as they both write in multiple, often blended genres. Like King, Koontz's stories feature a cast of personable characters involved in fast-paced, deadly battles between good and evil. Koontz, too, writes in a variety of genres, including horror, fantasy, and psychological suspense. -- Krista Biggs
Like father, like son. Both King and Hill blend genres, writing mostly horror that often incorporates suspense and dark fantasy tropes. Both tend to feature story lines with flawed but likable protagonists who confront their dark sides as they battle an evil supernatural being. -- Becky Spratford
The compelling, descriptive prose of these authors can be disturbing, creepy, menacing, and suspenseful. Their intricately plotted tales are violent (even gruesome) and center on well-developed protagonists caught by horrifying circumstances in atmospheric American settings. Besides thrilling, they reveal thought-provoking insight into human values and follies, hopes and fears. -- Matthew Ransom
Both these novelists employ vivid description, careful development of characters, initially believable scenarios that build into horrific experiences, and deft portrayal of the details of each shocking situation. While there is bleak and bloody mayhem in their tales, psychological suspense also plays a significant role in the reader's engagement. -- Katherine Johnson
These masters of horror, both articularly adept at creating well-drawn younger characters and generating a genuine atmosphere of menace and incipient violence, work at the intersection of death and dark humor in their often nostalgia-tinged tales of supernatural possession liberally punctuated with pop cultural references. -- Mike Nilsson
Readers who appreciate Stephen King's snappy dialogue, small-town settings, and tendency to portray childhood as a very dangerous time will savor the work of Dathan Auerbach, a King acolyte who got his start writing short-form horror on the Creepypasta website. -- Autumn Winters
Known for their atmospheric yet understated prose, authors Josh Malerman and Stephen King write pulse-pounding speculative fiction novels featuring well-developed characters, unsettling violence, and gloomy suspense. Their compelling works frequently blend disturbing elements of horror, supernatural thriller, and apocalyptic fiction. -- Kaitlin Conner
Both authors are skilled at creating intricately plotted stories featuring relatable, realistic-feeling characters. While they are both best known for their horror, their work also explores other genres, relying on psychological suspense and the internal darkness humans carry with them. -- Michael Jenkins
Stephen King and Andrew Pyper are versatile writers who have fully explored all corners of the horror genre. Ghosts, demons, the occult, and creepy monsters (both real-life and supernatural) -- you'll find them all scattered throughout Pyper and King's suspenseful novels. -- Catherine Coles
Both authors create relatable, well-drawn characters who deal with real-world struggles as well as supernatural terrors. Ajvide Lindqvist's storylines frequently stem from social issues while King tends to write about good versus evil. -- Alicia Cavitt
Whether conjuring up supernatural frights or exploring the scary side of recognizable social issues, Stephen Graham Jones and Stephen King are horror novelists whose penchant for strong character development is matched by menacing, compellingly written narratives that move along at a quick pace. -- Basia Wilson
Published Reviews
Booklist Review
The author of Carrie serves up a horrifying collection of short stories packed with vampires, bogeymen, a cellar full of rats, and a fatal can of beer.
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Kirkus Book Review
Twenty New England horror shorts by Stephen King (and a painfully lofty introduction by old pro John D. MacDonald). King, of course, is the 30-year-old zillionaire who poured the pig's blood on Carrie, woke the living dead in 'Salem's Lot, and gave a bad name to precognition in The Shining. The present collection rounds up his magazine pieces, mainly from Cavalier, and also offers nine stories not previously published. He is as effective in the horror vignette as in the novel. His big opening tale, ""Jerusalem's Lot""--about a deserted village--is obviously his first shot at 'Salem's Lot and, in its dependence on a gigantic worm out of Poe and Lovecraft, it misses the novel's gorged frenzy of Vampireville. But most of the other tales go straight through you like rats' fangs. ""Graveyard Shift"" is about cleaning out a long unused factory basement that has a subbasement--a hideous colony of fat giant blind legless rats that are mutating into bats. It's a story you may wish you hadn't read. You'll enjoy the laundry mangle that becomes possessed and begins pressing people into bedsheets (don't think about that too much), a flu bug that destroys mankind and leaves only a beach blanket party of teenagers (""Night Surf""), and a beautiful lady vampire and her seven-year-old daughter abroad in a Maine blizzard (""One for the Road""). Bizarre dripperies, straight out of Tales from the Crypt comics. . . a leprous distillation. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
King, S. (2008). Night Shift . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)King, Stephen. 2008. Night Shift. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)King, Stephen. Night Shift Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008.
Harvard Citation (style guide)King, S. (2008). Night shift. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)King, Stephen. Night Shift Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008.
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