A No. 1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the 1986 Locus Award for Best Collection, SKELETON CREW is a classic collection of riveting stories from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time, now with a stunning new cover look. Features 'The Mist', adapted into both a feature film directed by Frank Darabont and a 2017 Netflix series. Hold tight. We are going into a number of dark places, but I think I know the way. Just don't let go of my arm . . . Unrivalled master of suspense Stephen King takes the unsuspecting reader on a fantastic journey through the dark shadows of our innermost fears. Do the dead sing? In this bumper collection of chilling tales, we meet: a woman who has never crossed The Reach, the water dividing her from the mainland; a gramma who only wants to hug little George, even after she is dead; an innocent looking toy with sinister powers; and a primeval sea creature with an insatiable appetite. This 'wonderfully gruesome' collection (The New York Times Book Review) includes: -The Mist -Here There Be Tygers -The Monkey -Cain Rose Up -Mrs. Todd's Shortcut -The Jaunt -The Wedding Gig -Paranoid: A Chant -The Raft - Word Processor of the Gods -The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands -Beachworld -The Reaper's Image -Nona -For Owen -Survivor Type -Uncle Otto's Truck -Morning Deliveries (Milkman No. 1) -Big Wheels: a Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman No. 2) -Gramma -The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet -The Reach