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Skeleton Crew
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Matthew Broderick, Michael C. Hall, Paul Giamatti, Will Patton, Norbert Leo Butz, Lois Smith, Dylan Baker
- Length: 22 hrs and 29 mins
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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
- Stories
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Dylan Baker, Brooke Bloom, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
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A master storyteller at his best - the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or rewrite) each story. Magnificent, eerie, utterly compelling, these stories comprise one of King's finest gifts to his constant fan. "I made them especially for you," says King. "Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth."
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not bad, but not his best work
- By Can't Read Enough - Kindle Rocks! on 2018-09-19
Written by: Stephen King
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Everything's Eventual
- 14 Dark Tales
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Becky Ann Baker, John Cullum, Boyd Gaines, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago, Everything's Eventual includes one O. Henry Prize winner, two other award winners, four stories published by The New Yorker, and "Riding the Bullet", King's original e-book, which attracted over half a million online readers and became the most famous short story of the decade. Intense, eerie, and instantly compelling, they announce the stunningly fertile imagination of perhaps the greatest storyteller of our time.
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Great
- By Denis on 2023-11-16
Written by: Stephen King
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Four Past Midnight
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: James Woods, Tim Sample, Willem Dafoe, and others
- Length: 29 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Four chiller novellas set to keep listeners awake long after bedtime. One Past Midnight: "The Langoliers" takes a red-eye flight from LA to Boston into a most unfriendly sky. Only 11 passengers survive, but landing in an eerily empty world makes them wish they hadn't. Something's waiting for them, you see.
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2 outta 4 isnt bad
- By Ryan Granson on 2018-09-22
Written by: Stephen King
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume I
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Tim Curry, Rob Lowe, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic best-selling short story collection.
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it's really boring
- By Anonymous User on 2023-02-21
Written by: Stephen King
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume II
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Kathy Bates, Matthew Broderick, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic best-selling short story collection.
Written by: Stephen King
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The Tommyknockers
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 27 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Writer Bobbi Anderson becomes obsessed with digging up something she's found buried in the woods near her home. With the help of her friend, Jim Gardener, she uncovers an alien spaceship. Though exposure to the Tommyknockers, who piloted the alien ship, has harmful effects on residents' health, the people of Haven develop a talent for creating innovative devices under their increasingly malignant influence.
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Narrator elevates a so-so book
- By Kelly Brianna on 2019-04-02
Written by: Stephen King
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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
- Stories
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Dylan Baker, Brooke Bloom, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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A master storyteller at his best - the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or rewrite) each story. Magnificent, eerie, utterly compelling, these stories comprise one of King's finest gifts to his constant fan. "I made them especially for you," says King. "Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth."
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not bad, but not his best work
- By Can't Read Enough - Kindle Rocks! on 2018-09-19
Written by: Stephen King
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Everything's Eventual
- 14 Dark Tales
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Becky Ann Baker, John Cullum, Boyd Gaines, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago, Everything's Eventual includes one O. Henry Prize winner, two other award winners, four stories published by The New Yorker, and "Riding the Bullet", King's original e-book, which attracted over half a million online readers and became the most famous short story of the decade. Intense, eerie, and instantly compelling, they announce the stunningly fertile imagination of perhaps the greatest storyteller of our time.
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Great
- By Denis on 2023-11-16
Written by: Stephen King
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Four Past Midnight
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: James Woods, Tim Sample, Willem Dafoe, and others
- Length: 29 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Four chiller novellas set to keep listeners awake long after bedtime. One Past Midnight: "The Langoliers" takes a red-eye flight from LA to Boston into a most unfriendly sky. Only 11 passengers survive, but landing in an eerily empty world makes them wish they hadn't. Something's waiting for them, you see.
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2 outta 4 isnt bad
- By Ryan Granson on 2018-09-22
Written by: Stephen King
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume I
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Tim Curry, Rob Lowe, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic best-selling short story collection.
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it's really boring
- By Anonymous User on 2023-02-21
Written by: Stephen King
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume II
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Kathy Bates, Matthew Broderick, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic best-selling short story collection.
Written by: Stephen King
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The Tommyknockers
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 27 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Writer Bobbi Anderson becomes obsessed with digging up something she's found buried in the woods near her home. With the help of her friend, Jim Gardener, she uncovers an alien spaceship. Though exposure to the Tommyknockers, who piloted the alien ship, has harmful effects on residents' health, the people of Haven develop a talent for creating innovative devices under their increasingly malignant influence.
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Narrator elevates a so-so book
- By Kelly Brianna on 2019-04-02
Written by: Stephen King
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume III
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Gary Sinise, Joe Morton, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic best-selling short story collection.
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33 yrs of reading his books.
- By Anonymous User on 2018-07-17
Written by: Stephen King
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Just After Sunset
- Stories
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Jill Eikenberry, Holter Graham, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
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Just After Sunset - call it dusk, call it twilight, it's a time when human intercourse takes on an unnatural cast, when nothing is quite as it appears, when the imagination begins to reach for shadows as they dissipate to darkness and living daylight can be scared right out of you. It's the perfect time for Stephen King.
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Just After Sunset
- By Sharron padden on 2021-10-03
Written by: Stephen King
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Needful Things
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
- Length: 25 hrs and 11 mins
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Leland Gaunt opens a new shop in Castle Rock called Needful Things. Anyone who enters his store finds the object of his or her lifelong dreams and desires: a prized baseball card, a healing amulet. In addition to a token payment, Gaunt requests that each person perform a little "deed", usually a seemingly innocent prank played on someone else from town. These practical jokes cascade out of control, and soon the entire town is doing battle with itself. Only Sheriff Alan Pangborn suspects that Gaunt is behind the population's increasingly violent behavior.
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Fantastic Narration from Stephen King
- By Michael Kolasa on 2018-10-13
Written by: Stephen King
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Desperation
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
- Length: 21 hrs and 15 mins
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Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada, has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. And it is a place where several travelers are abducted by Collie Entragian, the maniacal police officer of Desperation. Entragian uses various ploys for the abductions, from an arrest for drug possession to "rescuing" a family from a nonexistent gunman.
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Good, but not great
- By Sally on 2018-10-01
Written by: Stephen King
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Bag of Bones
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
- Length: 21 hrs and 21 mins
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Even four years after the sudden death of his wife, best selling novelist Mike Noonan can't stop grieving, nor can he return to his writing. He moves into his isolated house by the lake, which becomes the site of ghostly visitations, ever-escalating nightmares, and the sudden recovery of his writing ability. What are the forces that have been unleashed here - and what do they want of Mike Noonan?
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Slow and Uneventful
- By John on 2018-06-21
Written by: Stephen King
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Different Seasons
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 20 hrs and 15 mins
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Four gripping novellas tied together by the changing of seasons. Hope Springs Eternal - "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption": An unjustly imprisoned convict seeks a strange and startling revenge...the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award nominee The Shawshank Redemption.
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I love Stephen King!
- By Debbie on 2019-05-18
Written by: Stephen King
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Christine
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins
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Evil is alive in Libertyville. It inhabits a custom-painted red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine and young Arnold Cunningham, who buys it. Along with Arnold's girlfriend, Leigh Cabot, Dennis Guilder attempts to find out the real truth behind Christine and finds more than he bargained for: From murder to suicide, there's a peculiar feeling that surrounds Christine - she gets revenge on anyone standing in her path. Can Dennis save Arnold from the wrath of Christine?
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Great Plot - weird cuts in audio.
- By Amazon Customer on 2017-11-02
Written by: Stephen King
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The Dead Zone
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: James Franco
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
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Johnny Smith awakens from a five-year coma after his car accident and discovers that he can see people's futures and pasts when he touches them. Many consider his talent a gift; Johnny feels cursed. His fiancée married another man during his coma, and people clamor for him to solve their problems. When Johnny has a disturbing vision after he shakes the hand of an ambitious and amoral politician, he must decide if he should take drastic action to change the future.
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Compelling; scary accurate prediction of politics
- By metalxjamie on 2021-06-28
Written by: Stephen King
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Pet Sematary
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Michael C. Hall
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
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When Dr. Louis Creed takes a new job and moves his family to the idyllic, rural town of Ludlow, Maine, this new beginning seems too good to be true. Yet despite Ludlow's tranquility, there's an undercurrent of danger that lingers...like the graveyard in the woods near the Creeds' home, where generations of children have buried their beloved pets.
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perfection of horror
- By Chris on 2019-06-06
Written by: Stephen King
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The Dark Half
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
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Thad Beaumont would like to say he is innocent. He'd like to say he has nothing to do with the twisted imagination that produced his best-selling novels. He'd like to say he has nothing to do with the series of monstrous murders that keep coming closer to his home. But how can Thad deny the ultimate embodiment of evil that goes by the name he gave it - and signs its crimes with Thad's bloody fingerprints?
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The King Of Horror Does Not Disappoint
- By Goodie Two Shoes on 2018-09-20
Written by: Stephen King
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The Outsider
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
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An 11-year-old boy's violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City's most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad.
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Not a Waste of Time
- By Kyle G on 2018-06-04
Written by: Stephen King
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'Salem's Lot (Movie Tie-in)
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Stephen King
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
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Writer Ben Mears has returned to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot with the hope that moving into a delapidated mansion, long the subject of town lore, might help him get a handle on his life and provide inspiration for a new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods and only one comes out alive, Mears begins to realize that there may be something sinister at work.
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great
- By Tawny on 2018-03-23
Written by: Stephen King
Publisher's Summary
Narrated by Stephen King, Matthew Broderick, Michael C. Hall, Paul Giamatti, Will Patton, Norbert Leo Butz, Lois Smith, Dylan Baker, Kyle Beltran, Dana Ivey, Robert Petkoff, David Morse, and Frances Sternhagen.
The master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy - tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time!
In "The Mist", a supermarket becomes the last bastion of humanity as a peril beyond dimension invades the earth.
Touch "The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands", and say your prayers.
There are some things in attics that are better left alone - things like "The Monkey".
The most sublime woman driver on earth offers a man "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" to paradise.
A boy's sanity is pushed to the edge when he's left alone with the odious corpse of "Gramma".
If you were stunned by Gremlins, the Fornits of "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" will knock your socks off.
Trucks that punish and beautiful teen demons who seduce a young man to massacre; curses whose malevolence grows through the years; obscene presences and angels of grace - here, indeed, is a night-blooming bouquet of chills and thrills.
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- Priscilla
- 2020-01-09
Great stories, presentation needs works
As is most early King material, these are honest, down to earth, good old-fashioned scary stories. The narrators, for the most part, do a fine job of relating the tone of each tale. BUT, what I cannot understand, is why an audio collection of short stories is labeled by chapter, not story (as in the print version). For the price of the books, certainly Audible could have put just a smidge more effort into organizing the material.
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- Toby L.
- 2019-12-09
Great collection
Great stories, great narration. Loved how the stories were narrated by different people, kept things fresh. Buy it already :)
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- MacIntyre Family
- 2019-07-30
Enjoyed
Enjoyed most of the short series, the book was perfect for driving to and from work as many of the chapters were 50 mins long
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- A
- 2019-04-07
Great mix of stories
in many ways I think that King is a better short story writer than long. this collection is in example of that. some really great stuff is found here, including not all being horror. great use of different narrators
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- Rike Sickmann
- 2019-02-21
50/50 good and bad
couple of very good stories and a couple really bad ones, but overall worth the money.
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- samONT
- 2018-09-13
Great book
This is one of King’s best selection of stories. It’s nice to listen to these novellas..
#Audible1
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-10-21
I could not finish this book.
Great narrators as always with most Stephen King books but some content was over the top disturbing.
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- Gomer
- 2018-09-13
An amazing, creepy collection of short stories
The book starts off very strong and continues all the way through.
Now granted some stories aren't as strong as others, but this book had me HOOKED from front to back. Even during some of the weaker moments. There are several unforgettable, skin crawling, and well written stories in here, that it's a must have for any horror fan! Especially for any aspiring King fans.
Not only are the stories creepy, but the narration really plays a big part in illustrating these stories. Definitely don't skip out on this one!! #audible1
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- Kyle
- 2017-11-19
Fantastic
I loved just about every story in this collection. The narrator for each story was perfect match.
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- Brent
- 2022-08-16
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Probably my least favorite Stephen King collection ever. I just couldn't get into it.
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- Sheryl McCallister
- 2020-04-07
Excellent narrators for classic King collection
MOST LISTENERS would prefer that anthologies with multiple narrators LIST WHO IS READING EACH STORY! How hard can that be, Audible?
These are excellent renditions of many early Stephen King favorites; well worth investing my monthly credit to hear them in new voices.
The Mist- Will Patton (consists of chapters 1-11, since it's a long novella)
Here There Be Tygers – Kyle Beltran
The Monkey – Matthew Broderick
Cain Rose Up – Kyle Beltran
Mrs Todd’s Shortut – Dana Ivey
The Jaunt - Robert Petkoff
The Wedding Gig – Paul Giamatti
Paranoid: a Chant – Will Patton
The Raft – Stephen King
Word Processor of the Gods – Norbert Leo Butz
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands - Paul Giamatti
Beach World – Michael C Hall
The Reapers Image – David Morse
Nona - Norbert Leo Butz
For Owen – David Morse
Survivor Type - Norbert Leo Butz
Uncle Otto’s Truck – David Morse
Morning Deliveries, Milkman # 1 – Dylan Baker
Big Wheels: Tales of the Laundry Game : Milkman # 2 – Dylan Baker
Gramma – Frances Sternhagen
The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet – Michael C Hall (consists of chapters 32 and 33)
The Reach – Lois Smith
I know I'm not the only listener who will want to have this info.
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- Jim "The Impatient"
- 2016-07-16
Not Bazaar, but still The King
GOOD LOOKS ARE CHEAP IN A WEALTHY COUNTRY
There are several very good stories in this collection. The Mist runs over five hours, but is very good. I especially liked Mrs. Todd's Shortcut, which was not scary. These stories are older than The Bazaar of Bad Dreams and the collection as a whole is not as good. If you are trying to decide between the two, get Bazaar. Of the 22 stories in this collection, there were seven that I loved and the rest fell between okay and boring. This is normal for any collection, but of course King has us spoiled. Several of these stories must have been written in the sixties or early seventies. King's habit of using lots of pop culture does not appear in these stories. The stories vary greatly also in style and content. One really good story is a Noir and than their is science fiction, paranormal, cannibal, coming of age, teenagers, grandmas, lovecraft, etc. It is a must for King fans, but you might want to fast forward a few of the stories.
I GROK YOU, THAT'S A PISS CUTTER
The narrators are top notch. King understand the importance of a good narrator and rarely lets anyone but the best read his stuff. I especially loved Will Patton and Paul Giamatti. They both read two stories and Patton does The Mist.
I LIKE A WOMAN WHO CAN LAUGH, WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO POINT HER AT THE JOKE.
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- Mike L Lane
- 2017-07-25
A Book Full of Bones to Unearth…
Skeleton Crew is a fantastic collection of short stories by Stephen King and holds many of his classics. I love a great collection of shorts because it gives the reader a great sampling of the writer’s strengths (not that Stephen King needs anyone’s approval at this point, lol). Skeleton Crew contains twenty-two stories and most of them are horror or supernatural related. There are a few that focus more on the monsters who walk among us (King is great at pointing out the real monsters in our world- humans), but mostly they give you a glimpse into the unknown and he is the master at fleshing these nightmares into a believable reality, mostly through his realistic character development. In case you are wondering what stories are in this collection, here is a complete list-
1. The Mist
2. Here There Be Tygers
3. The Monkey
4. Cain Rose Up
5. Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut
6. The Jaunt
7. The Wedding Gig
8. Paranoid: A Chant
9. The Raft
10. Word Processor of the Gods
11. The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands
12. Beachworld
13. The Reaper’s Image
14. Nona
15. For Owen
16. Survivor Type
17. Uncle Otto’s Truck
18. Morning Deliveries (Milkman No. 1)
19. Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman No. 2)
20. Gramma
21. The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet
22. The Reach
Each story has its own special place for me, but here are a few that I love. The Mist because it has a great Lovecraft feel to it and leaves you wondering what happens long after the story ends. The Raft was extremely terrifying in that it has a way of putting the reader right on the raft itself and the tension is nearly unbearable. The Monkey has its moments and I’ve always loved the idea behind Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut. King broaches some sci-fi in The Jaunt and Beachworld, both with strong elements of horror. Survivor Type and Gramma are fantastic shorts, both creatively unique and entertaining (plus Gramma gives a shout out to Hastur, so there’s that!) There are also a ton of good narrators in this bunch, too, including King himself, Will Patton, Paul Giamatti and Matthew Broderick. The best narration, in my opinion, was Michael C. Hall (Dexter) reading The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet. His voice puts you right in the middle of the story. This collection is a must read/listen for any Stephen King fan and makes for a great introduction to his work for those who haven’t tried out King. The audio quality is top notch and all of the narrators did a fantastic job!
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- Joe Barlow
- 2017-09-17
Not Unabridged
This is a well-narrated version of Stephen King's seminal short story anthology, but it's not truly unabridged. While it contains all the short stories, it lacks King's original Introduction to the volume, as well as his (always indispensable) Author's Note at the end. Combined, that's approximately 20 pages of material omitted from the audiobook. King's explanatory text is always fascinating, and for those who enjoy hearing the history of the story, this is a disappointment. Otherwise, it's very well done.
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- Gary & Jay
- 2016-07-15
Don't care if you've read these stories 20 times.
You have to listen to this audio version. They are read by some fine and favorite actors, and they all seemed new to me. This was a real treat!
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- Chris
- 2016-07-06
Newer is better
I read Frank Mullers version of this a while back. As good as it was, I'd have to say this version is better. Each story has a different narrator that gives the story it's on unique voice. My personal favorites were survivor type read by Norbert Leo Butz, and The mist read by Will Patton. I also thoroughly enjoyed Frances Sternhagen's reading of Gramma. Thanks to Simon Schuster for making Skeleton Crew an Audio book and thanks to Audible for making this book available for download.
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- Sara's Opinions
- 2016-07-13
Michael C. Hall and Norbert Leo Butz - awesome
Overall, this is pretty good, even though I already have these stories in other Audible releases. The Raft is one of my favorites so I didn't mind hearing this one again. I didn't give it five stars all across the board because of that, and also, there are so many stories and while I loved many of them, there were a few that didn't quite do it for it me the first time I listened through it. I've listened several times now (gets me through the day) and a couple of those iffy ones improved upon a second listen. I was really impressed with Beachworld. Michael C. Hall nailed that one. I wish he could have narrated the Dexter novels, but since the Showtime series was a little bit different, I guess it's appropriate someone else narrated those, but I digress. (And, BTW, the narration job on the Dexter novels was not bad - the author did a good job with that). The point is, Michael C. Hall is a super performer. Also, Norbert Leo Butz did a great job with Nona and Survivor Type. He was perfectly creepy in Nona, and Survivor Type is one of the most horrific situations I can imagine, and I'm glad that the story wasn't ruined with an inept narrator. The short story Gramma had notably cheesy music with it, which reminded me of an 80's B horror film. Cain Rose Up was one of the stories that I just didn't like - it was just sort of incomplete, blah, boring. The story about the tiger in the bathroom seemed stupid at first, but it did make me smile at one point. Overall, there are some stories/performances that are really good, and made up for the ones that didn't seem to be all that great at first.
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- Alex
- 2020-03-30
Inconsistent but worthwhile
A very inconsistent collection of stories. Some are pretty brilliant and brilliantly read. Others bored me to tears. Everything read by Paul Giamotti was fantastic!! “The Mist” was also a standout (I think it was narrated by Will Patton). Sadly, most everything read by a female left me cold and emotionless; the stories and how they were narrated seemed to go nowhere. “Grandma” was good, but utterly boring for its first half, and then picked up in its second half and ended with a really nice (and scary) ending. Overall, Skeleton Crew was worth the credit. The good definitely outweighed the not so good.
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- Just_Radar
- 2021-03-24
Good with Grace
It seems odd that we unpublished readers and listeners should critique the writing of someone like Stephen King, but here we are. This is classic King. I fully enjoyed most of the stories, loved one or two, and less enjoyed only a couple. I felt like all but one of the performers did justice to the stories, but I don't recall which performer it was.
I liken anthologies to the musings of a verbose elderly relative: sometimes you enjoy some stories more some times than you do other stories other times. Listen to it. Enjoy it. Then listen again another time, and I think you'll enjoy what you missed the first time through.
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- SS
- 2020-01-13
Chapter 1 is the mist
Why is the mist in this book in chapter 1 is this right why ree
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