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thevultureeye 's review for:
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
by Stephen King
I stated this sometime last year, I think? And only finished it just now. Because of that, my memory of some of the stories is a little fuzzy. I am going to try to write this spoiler free.
The book itself is a collection of short stories that I enjoyed a lot. I love short story collections and Stephen King in general, and this was both. I’m not sure how to review a short story collection, so I’m just going to talk about the stories that stuck out to me.
The End of the Whole Mess - A story about the end of the world and the man who started it, told by his brother. I really liked this, I like end of the world stories and I especially enjoyed the angle King took with this one.
The Moving Finger - One day a man notices a finger poking up through the drain in his bathroom sink. This one stands out to me because it reminds of some of the better creepy pastas I’ve read. Like, I legit felt that I had read this story somewhere else before.
Rainy Season - A young couple are vacationing in a small town, when the locals warn them to leave to avoid the rainy season happening that night. I lived the mystery of what is going on in this. I definitely wasn’t expecting what happens, but wow was it worth it.
Sorry, Right Number - A woman receives a mysterious phone call of, what she assumes, is a relative in distress. The ending to this one gave me chills; it just haunts me.
The House on Maple Street - The 3 Bradbury children notice something odd happening in their house following a family vacation. So,I noticed immediately the family name of Bradbury, like the sci-fi author Ray Bradbury, and the story did not disappoint on that end. I can’t really say much else without spoiling it, but I absolutely enjoyed the turn this took.
The Doctor’s Case - 10/10 Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson story.
Umney’s Last Case - A detective in 1930s LA wakes up to what he thinks is the perfect day, only for it to all of his life to start falling apart around him. So, I like the style of old detective stories, which King ends up writing here so well that I initially thought I was reading a story that was part of a larger series. I almost skipped it, but I’m glad I didn’t because it wasn’t a larger series (as far as I’m aware) and the direction it goes in is very interesting.
The book itself is a collection of short stories that I enjoyed a lot. I love short story collections and Stephen King in general, and this was both. I’m not sure how to review a short story collection, so I’m just going to talk about the stories that stuck out to me.
The End of the Whole Mess - A story about the end of the world and the man who started it, told by his brother. I really liked this, I like end of the world stories and I especially enjoyed the angle King took with this one.
The Moving Finger - One day a man notices a finger poking up through the drain in his bathroom sink. This one stands out to me because it reminds of some of the better creepy pastas I’ve read. Like, I legit felt that I had read this story somewhere else before.
Rainy Season - A young couple are vacationing in a small town, when the locals warn them to leave to avoid the rainy season happening that night. I lived the mystery of what is going on in this. I definitely wasn’t expecting what happens, but wow was it worth it.
Sorry, Right Number - A woman receives a mysterious phone call of, what she assumes, is a relative in distress. The ending to this one gave me chills; it just haunts me.
The House on Maple Street - The 3 Bradbury children notice something odd happening in their house following a family vacation. So,I noticed immediately the family name of Bradbury, like the sci-fi author Ray Bradbury, and the story did not disappoint on that end. I can’t really say much else without spoiling it, but I absolutely enjoyed the turn this took.
The Doctor’s Case - 10/10 Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson story.
Umney’s Last Case - A detective in 1930s LA wakes up to what he thinks is the perfect day, only for it to all of his life to start falling apart around him. So, I like the style of old detective stories, which King ends up writing here so well that I initially thought I was reading a story that was part of a larger series. I almost skipped it, but I’m glad I didn’t because it wasn’t a larger series (as far as I’m aware) and the direction it goes in is very interesting.