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emmadthompson 's review for:
Night Shift
by Stephen King
It's been awhile since I read anything by Stephen King, and opening his first collection of short stories really helped me get back into the swing of reading his writing. Nowadays, I find myself watching more horror than reading it, but once I do I am reminded just how enjoyable written horror is, especially in such a condensed format. King has a chilling way of crafting horrifying stories that both captivate and disturb me (and most of America it seems).
I have an affinity for stories that are primarily depicted in letters or journals and a fascination with Christian imagery, which makes Jerusalem's Lot easily my favorite of the collection. The Boogeyman is a particularly unsettling story for me as well, as I was often tortured with stories of "the boogeyman" by my family as a child. Other greats from this collection are "The Ledge" (not horror but still panic inducing) and Children of the Corn (this may be purely my nostalgia as I studied this film in high school during a screenwriting class).
Overall, this is a short and sweet shot of Stephen King, sweet like whiskey that is. I would recommend this to anyone looking to branch into horror for the first time and not wanting to commit to a full length novel, or to someone who already loves horror but wants a quick read (for that reason, I think this will become my new annual "Spooky Season" book).
I have an affinity for stories that are primarily depicted in letters or journals and a fascination with Christian imagery, which makes Jerusalem's Lot easily my favorite of the collection. The Boogeyman is a particularly unsettling story for me as well, as I was often tortured with stories of "the boogeyman" by my family as a child. Other greats from this collection are "The Ledge" (not horror but still panic inducing) and Children of the Corn (this may be purely my nostalgia as I studied this film in high school during a screenwriting class).
Overall, this is a short and sweet shot of Stephen King, sweet like whiskey that is. I would recommend this to anyone looking to branch into horror for the first time and not wanting to commit to a full length novel, or to someone who already loves horror but wants a quick read (for that reason, I think this will become my new annual "Spooky Season" book).