The #1 New York Times bestsellera mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King.

An eerie-looking child's 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.

Featuring the short story ';The Monkey' (now a major motion picture) and the novella ';The Mist,' which was both a feature film and television series, as well as many other haunting now classic tales, this magnificent collection is enduring and irresistible proof that Stephen King is a true master of the short story form.