Six Scary Stories Selected and Introduced by Stephen King by Various
Reviewed by: Sylvia Shults, Circulation
Genre: Short Stories – Horror
Suggested Age: Adults
What is the book about?: This is a collection of horror short stories, the winners of a contest put on by King’s British publisher. (The contest was, write a short story, and Stephen King will judge it. Yowza!)
My Review: Well of course, any horror short story is going to get a second glance from me. And when those stories are suggested by the master himself? You bet I’m going to read them. I was not the least bit disappointed. These stories are perfect little gems of horror. A couple of them had me nodding — yep, that’s how I would have written it. They were all delicious slices of the macabre. My ONLY beef with the collection is that there were only six stories in it — perfect to while away a frigid winter afternoon, but I wanted more, more, more!
Three Words That Describe This Book: Quick, dark, intelligent
Give This a Try if You Like… Well, the contest was to celebrate the release of King’s short story collection Bazaar of Bad Dreams, so you won’t go far wrong if you pick that one up too.
Rating: 5/5
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