Rating: Summary: Short stories worthy of a King Review: Though this collection may not be quite as consistent as "Night Shift" or "Skeleton Crew," there are still plenty of chills to keep you up at night. Stories like "The Night Flier," "Chattery Teeth," "Dolan's Cadilac," "The Ten O'Clock People," and "Rainy Season" are among the best and scariest that he's written. King works best in the short story format that presents his inexhaustable supply of ideas at their sharpest and most visceral. This collection is no exception.
Rating: Summary: Though its no Night Shift or Skeleton Crew still great. Review: I liked Nightmares and Dreamscapes though there are a few clunkers, its definitely a must have for King Completists. "Suffer the Little Children" has to be my favorite King short story ever. This Bradburyish tale is so cool. I also loved "Dolon's Cadillac" its kind of like "Bag of Bones". "The End of the Whole Mess" was really clever and original. The "Ten O'Clock People" is also a highlight. I didn't like every tale but there are enough great ones to justify adding this to your library.
Rating: Summary: Short stories to keep you listening Review: This volume contains the following:Introduction - Read by Stephen King Suffer the Little Children - Read by Whoopee Goldberg Crouch End - Read by Tim Curry Rainy Season - Read by Yeardly Smith Dolan's Cadillac - Read by Rob Lowe My only complaint (which knocks off a star) is that two of the stories are needlessly split over separate cassettes - Crouch End and Rainy Season. This is a real pain when travelling and you're caught up in the story. I accept that longer stories have to span more than one cassete, but this just seemed sloppy. Otherwise, an excellent audiobook.
Rating: Summary: A few good stories Review: This is a great collection of stories from the creepy man himself. My favorite has to be,"The Moving Finger." It takes you on a trip into the mind of a man slowly going mad because of something he sees that he doesn't know if it's real or not. Many of these stories had me so caught up that I could barely put this book down. I recomend this book to anyone who enjoys the works of Stephen King.
Rating: Summary: Dull and unsuspenseful Review: I imagine that Stephen King, like most writers, must keep several writer's notebooks around to jot down new plots and storylines whenever they come to mind. King undoubtedly developed some of those ideas into his novels, but had quite a number lying around unused until he (or his publisher) decided to assemble those stories into this collection. By and large, this book's stories are mediocre plotlines that played themselves out in a few dozen pages without developing enough suspense, interest or character to justify turning into a novel. The first story, Dolan's Cadillac, is the best of the bunch, developing a simple theme of revenge cleverly and believably. Much of the rest of the stories left me wanting more: more intrigue, more suspense, more plot, more terror, more psychological profiles. Most of the stories are of the variety "what if something really weird happened in the typical small town US of A?" Some of the stories just didn't make much sense, including "Crouch End," a tale of an American couple's ill fated entry into a supposedly haunted, extradimensional section of London. Good short stories of this genre should be very clever, like the ending in the movie The Sixth Sense. These stories are, by and large, not very clever, but are merely mildly imaginative. This book is to suspense and horror writing what Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" is to irony: a few of the examples are on point, but most go wide of the mark. If you are looking for a truly great work by King, read The Shining or The Stand. Nightmares and Dreamscapes is definitely not representative of King's best efforts.
Rating: Summary: A few good stories Review: This book is a great collection of short stories from the creepy man himself. My favorite was the one about the finger coming out of a sink in New York. I wouldn't recomend this whole book, but a few of the stories are well worth reading.
Rating: Summary: Oooo.... creepy book! Review: I REALLY liked this book! (this among other Stephen King books) I liked how it was a collection and not just one... it was new for me, and it's a collection of different tastes. My favorite so far was the one about the frogs.. the ones that always came during rainy season and the couple who got stuck in a basement when the frogs decided thier fate (how sad)... =). That was definitely my fav. I also liked the one about the guy who buried that one other guy in the desert in his cadillac.... some of these were really CREEPY, but they were good nevertheless. now the one story about the finger coming back to life... now that was wacky...
Rating: Summary: Some were good, some were not Review: I listened to the first volume of the audio tapes, and I have to say that I had mixed feelings about it. Dolan's Cadillac was very well read, Rob Lowe did an excellent job with it. I also liked Rainy Season, although I have to say that it was a little disturbing to hear Lisa Simpson reading Stephen King. Some of the readers aren't very good at reading out loud, though.
Rating: Summary: Good Short Stories Review: I enjoyed all the stories in the book, except one so I cannot give the book 5 stars. I found My Pretty Pony to be difficult to "get into". My favorite was Dolan's Cadillac, great suspense short story.
Rating: Summary: The Night Flier is the BEST (so far) Review: I have only read "The Night Flier" and "Sorry, Right Number" so far. Let me just say, THESE STORIES ARE SOOOOOOOO GOOD THAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY GASP ALOUD AT THE END AND BE ALMOST OUT OF BREATH! I am currently working on "The Ten-O'Clock People," as well as "The House on Maple Street", both of which seem awful creepy. Good luck in trying to sleep after reading these...
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