Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume I

I have this, and almost all the rest of King's novels in hardback (and a prized Bachman in paperback...prized b/c we didn't yet know). Re-reading this book of shorts proved two things to me...• I really do forget things• finding forgotten things still makes me happy• Stephen King is still my favorite author.I know I said two...I lied.I usually remembered these stories halfway through but some were brand new to me. (Age is a bitch.)

Once again, the gift Stephen King was given at this time in his life, is phenomenally appreciated. Only a couple stories did I skip, for I lost interest from the start, but it didn't take away from the enjoyment this collection of stories brought me. Even if Mr. King never writes another novel or collection of short stories, his legacy will continue for years to come. Kudos!

I guess it's me, getting older, but when I was a teen, Stephen King stories were some SCARY stuff. I loved Night Shift, The Shining, The Stand... but sometime along the way, the thrill was lost and King seemed to churn out things just for the paycheck. Not that there's anything wrong with that- God bless the crazy prog loon- the guy can WRITE, but "Cell" was awful. "Under The Dome"? Ugh.I bought this collection because it had "Home Delivery" in it, and I worked through a few of the other stories, such as "Chattery Teeth" (animated Chattery wind-up teeth with a will of their own!) and "The Moving Finger" (there's a looooong finger that pokes out of a guy's sink drain) and I said to myself "I'm bored." KIng is successful and that lets him write whatever the heck he wants, secure in the knowledge that he has a dedicated market. Who's gonna tell the man "hey, your story is really 5000 words longer than it needs to be. Maybe pare it down some? Make it punchier?"No one.It's Stephen F King. No one tells him how to write.So if you know his style, and like his style, you'll enjoy this collection. If you did a lot of growing up between reading some of his books, maybe these will help you sleep.If you want to get scared by something Stephen King did, maybe check out the movie "Salem's Lot" and wait for the scene where that little vampire kid is floating around the other kid's window, trying to get in.

Another excellent collection of short stories by Stephen King! Some of my favorites:Home Delivery: A zombie tale that takes place on a Maine island community.The Ten O'Clock People: A handful of smokers seeing creatures who have taken over the bodies of people in high places of commerce and government.Crouch End: An American couple get lost in a London suburb and encounter creatures and other mysterious things.

What can I say, it's Stephen King. He is an amazing writer in my book (pun intended). I've read all his books, own all his books many in both hardback and digital format and have read them all multiple times. They just keep getting better. I've never been a short story fan but Stephen King never fails to entertain me with anything he writes.

Absolutely love the stories . Extremely entertaining I bought other books from this author. Well worth it!

Read this many a year ago. Bought for Kindle so I will always have a short story to read will waiting somewhere. Big King fan

I love it. I always enjoy his books. I will admit I didn't care for the baseball ones. I am not a baseball fan. I did read them. The rest of the stories made up for it.

Kindle version 898 pages.Similar to Night Shift, Skeleton Crew - many short stories (approx. 20).Differs from Four Past Midnight and Different Seasons - they have fewer but longer stories.The notes section describes King's inspiration for each story and is interesting.Readers will find a favourite story, mine was Dolan's Cadillac.King writes great short stories but this collection doesn't seem to have many stand out stories (compared to other collections).Worth reading if you are a fan.If new to King and short stories, Different Seasons is highly recommended first as it contains the classic, Rita Haywood and the Shawshank Redemption.

A great collection of very bizarre, surreal stories. I think my favourites were popsy, the moving finger and umney's last case (took a while to figure that story out!). I really wasn't keen on 'head down', the baseball story. I know King is a huge baseball fan but it's really not that interesting to me and I had to skip it (the first time I've ever done that with a Stephen King book). The other stories more than made up for it though. A good read!

There are as me real gems in here (bat people, tapping finger, rock and roll hell) but there are plenty of rubbish ones to sift through that show King at his laziest; bland horror, writers from Maine by the dozen, predictable twists.

Whilst this was quite good with some interesting stories, I have to say that I didn't find it as compelling as some of his other short story compilations. A lot of the material in this book almost felt "Experimental", and a few of the stories left me somewhat underwhelmed. One or two classics in the mix, but not enough to make this volume anything special for me.

I like Stephen King, and I've liked his previous anthologies. This one didn't really hit the spot in quite the same way. Some of the stories are good though. "You Know They Have a Hell Of a Band", and "Rainy Season" are two of my personal favorites. It's okay for dipping into, but don't expect to be scared.