Skeleton Crew

by Stephen King

I’m your boogie man that’s what I am and I’m here to do whatever I can… —K.C. and the Sunshine Band

A short story is a different thing altogether—a short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger. That is not, of course, the same thing as an affair or a marriage, but kisses can be sweet, and their very brevity forms their own attraction.

You either ate the world or the world ate you and it was okay either way.

“As I said, there was a slight problem…” Yes. Horror, lunacy, and death. How’s that for a slight problem, kids?

Johnson Spangler had learned a long time ago that the only way to talk to a fool was to ignore him.