An eerie-looking childs toy harbors an unimaginable evil. A supermarket is unexpectedly the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to hell. An idyllic lake conceals a bottomless terror. And a desert island is the scene of the most frightening struggle for survival ever waged.

This magnificent collection is enduring and irresistible proof that Stephen King is a true master of the short story form.Table of Contents:

The Mist.Here There Be Tygers.The Monkey.Cain Rose Up.Mrs. Todds 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 Reapers Image.Nona.For Owen.Survivor Type.Uncle Ottos Truck.Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1).Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman #2).Gramma.The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet.The Reach.

The #1 New York Times bestseller. Includes the story The Monkeynow a major motion picture.