Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 1:39:52 GMT
The first thing I read by him, except for his short story "Suffer the Little Children"
Jerusalem's Lot - boring 3/10
Graveyard Shift - didn't particularly like this. I think James Herbert did rat stories better. 5/10
Night Surf - superbly atmospheric. 9/10
I Am the Doorway - kinda silly. King struggles with sci-fi stories. 3/10
The Mangler - highly enjoyable 8/10
The Boogeyman - love the ending 8/10
Gray Matter - delightfully icky gross-out story 8/10
Battleground - brilliant idea for a story 8/10
Trucks - decent enough 7/10
Sometimes They Come Back - enjoyable "nightmare scenario" type of story 7/10
Strawberry Spring - bland 4/10
The Ledge - great story, suspenseful and with a good ending 9/10
The Lawnmower Man - enjoyably bizarre story 8/10
Quitters, Inc - one of the weakest stories in the collection 2/10
I Know What You Need - another weak one 3/10
Children of the Corn - the first one I read. Highly enjoyable and atmospheric - 9/10
The Last Rung on the Ladder - maybe his most poignant story? -10/10
The Man Who Loved Flowers - poor title and poor story - 3/10
One For the Road - I usually enjoy his vampire stories. 7/10
The Woman in the Room - inspired by King's feelings about his mother's death. This is pretty gut-wrenching. 8/10
Jerusalem's Lot - boring 3/10
Graveyard Shift - didn't particularly like this. I think James Herbert did rat stories better. 5/10
Night Surf - superbly atmospheric. 9/10
I Am the Doorway - kinda silly. King struggles with sci-fi stories. 3/10
The Mangler - highly enjoyable 8/10
The Boogeyman - love the ending 8/10
Gray Matter - delightfully icky gross-out story 8/10
Battleground - brilliant idea for a story 8/10
Trucks - decent enough 7/10
Sometimes They Come Back - enjoyable "nightmare scenario" type of story 7/10
Strawberry Spring - bland 4/10
The Ledge - great story, suspenseful and with a good ending 9/10
The Lawnmower Man - enjoyably bizarre story 8/10
Quitters, Inc - one of the weakest stories in the collection 2/10
I Know What You Need - another weak one 3/10
Children of the Corn - the first one I read. Highly enjoyable and atmospheric - 9/10
The Last Rung on the Ladder - maybe his most poignant story? -10/10
The Man Who Loved Flowers - poor title and poor story - 3/10
One For the Road - I usually enjoy his vampire stories. 7/10
The Woman in the Room - inspired by King's feelings about his mother's death. This is pretty gut-wrenching. 8/10
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