false 666371 2 In the introduction to <I>Skeleton Crew</I> (1985), his second collection of stories, King pokes fun at his penchant for "literary elephantiasis," makes scatological jokes about his muse, confesses how much money he makes (gross and net), and tells a story about getting arrested one time when he was "suffused with the sort of towering, righteous rage that only drunk undergraduates can feel." He winds up with an invitation to a scary voyage: "Grab onto my arm now. Hold tight. We are going into a number of dark places, but I think I know the way."<p> And he sure does. <I>Skeleton Crew</I> contains a superb short novel ("The Mist") that alone is worth the price of admission, plus two forgettable poems and 20 short stories on such themes as an evil toy monkey, a human-eating water slick, a machine that avenges murder, and unnatural creatures that inhabit the thick woods near Castle Rock, Maine. The short tales range from simply enjoyable to surprisingly good. <p> In addition to "The Mist," the real standout is "The Reach," a beautifully subtle story about a great-grandmother who was born on a small island off the coast of Maine and has lived there her whole life. She has never been across "the Reach," the body of water between island and mainland. This is the story that King fans give to their friends who don't read horror in order to show them how literate, how charming a storyteller he can be. Don't miss it. <I>--Fiona Webster</I> 652423 1 6 1994 Skeleton Crew: Selections (Penguin Audiobooks) total:493|5:124|4:179|3:165|2:23|1:2| 493 1879 572 19 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1986 Wed Sep 24 08:16:42 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 08:42:46 -0700 2008 can't remember Skeleton Crew was one of my favorites because (1.) I actually quite like the short story format and (2.) one of the stories, The Mist, not only took ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sun Jul 06 07:46:11 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 07:49:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Feb 09 20:31:55 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 20:32:36 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 10:53:36 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 10:54:08 -0700 2009 5 0 true false Sun Mar 01 22:12:42 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 19:26:12 -0800 2009 5 3 0 false false Sun Mar 08 16:01:26 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 12:08:38 -0700 2009 5 0 true true Sat Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 22:09:30 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 22:12:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 05 03:01:32 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 03:01:57 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Nov 25 12:55:24 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 28 16:09:13 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 25 12:55:24 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 12:22:41 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 13:49:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 07 13:01:17 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 10 13:06:29 -0700 2008
***OK I'm finally finished with this stupid book... I really enjoyed most of the short stories at the beginning of the book and towards the end the f*@king FORNIT can die.

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