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- Night Shift (1978) This was King’s first collection of short stories, and let’s just say he entered this realm of literature not with a whimper, but with a bang.
- Different Seasons (1982) King's first collection of novellas has a more dramatic than horrific bent. Indeed, its first story inspired the popular film (and an obsession with Morgan Freeman’s voice): The Shawshank Redemption.
- Skeleton Crew (1985) Sometimes the best type of horror is the kind that turns the seemingly normal and innocuous into something sinister and downright terrifying.
- Four Past Midnight (1990) Do you keep wishing that Stephen King’s short stories would last just a little longer? Rejoice: here’s another collection of novellas!
A comprehensive list of short fiction by Stephen King, including stories, poems, and novellas, arranged chronologically by first publication. Find out which works are collected in his books and which remain uncollected.
Browse the complete list of Stephen King's short stories, essays, poems and interviews. Find titles, dates, types and links to read or listen to his works online.
- Graveyard Shift
- Strawberry Spring
- The Last Rung on The Ladder
- The Woman in The Room
- The Raft
- The Jaunt
- Gramma
- Popsy
- Chattery Teeth
- The House on Maple Street
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What's it about? While helping clear out the cluttered basement of a large textile mill, a group of men discover a nest of rats. Big rats. Why should you read it? This may be one of Stephen King's earliest short stories, but it's also one of his best. I think it's something about the lurking inevitability of where the story is headed that makes thi...
What's it about? A man thinks back to a series of gory murders that took place while he was at university. Why should you read it? As well as being a quick and eerie read, this tale also has one of my favourite last lines of any King short story. Some people would argue the ending is a bit predictable, but in this case I don't think it matters too ...
What's it about? A guilt-ridden man remembers a game he played with his little sister in their family barn when they were children. Why should you read it? Fair warning: this one's a tear-jerker. It's also the first of five stories on this list that don't actually contain any supernatural elements. Really this story is an excellent example of King'...
What's it about? A man struggles with a horrible decision after visiting his terminally ill mother in hospital. Why should you read it? Another poignant read, another tale rooted in the real world, and -- the main reason I'm including it in this list -- another story with an ending that's really stuck with me. The dialogue in the final scene with t...
What's it about? A group of four friends go night swimming in a lake, only to get trapped on the wooden raft by a mysterious creature. Why should you read it? Tense situations in which characters are stuck in a cramped location is something Stephen King does very, very well. In a sense The Raft is like a much more compact version of Cujo or Misery-...
What's it about? A future in which scientists have discovered a way to teleport people between planets. The story revolves around a father telling his children how "jaunting" was first discovered as they prepare for a family trip to Mars. Why should you read it? In short it's a fun, mysterious concept with a spectacularly horrible ending. The grim ...
What's it about? A small boy has to stay home alone to keep watch over his bedridden grandmother, who he's always been scared of. As the story progresses, we find out he has good reason to be afraid. Why should you read it? Stephen King is at his best when he's writing from the perspective of children. Somehow he's got a real knack for capturing th...
What's it about? A man kidnaps a small boy outside a supermarket. As he flees across the country in his car, he begins to realise there's something not quite right about the child. Why should you read it? Two other things Stephen King does brilliantly: 1) writing from the perspective of the perpetrator, and 2) combining a real-world, human threat w...
What's it about? A man driving through the desert picks up a pair of broken chattering teeth at a convenience store. Later, when he has a run-in with a hitchhiker, the teeth turn out to be not quite as broken as they first seemed. Why should you read it? On paper this sounds like a ridiculous story. Despite the concept of some joke-shop chattery te...
What's it about? Four children find metal growing behind the walls in their house, and discover a mysterious clock slowly counting its way down to zero. Why should you read it? Once again, this story is another great example of a human threat coming into contact with something other-worldly. In this case the human threat is the children's highly un...
A list of 13 of King's short stories from different collections, ranging from horror to suspense to drama. Each story is briefly summarised and recommended with a reason why you should read it.
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- One for the Road. Stephen King’s first short stories collection, Night Shift, contains bookends to one of his most popular early novels, ‘Salem’s Lot. The collection opens with “Jerusalem’s Lot,” an 1850s era epistolary tale which serves as an origin story for the vampires that eventually overtake the small community.
- I Am the Doorway. Best known as a horror writer, King has also written quite a bit of science fiction with many stories in his canon straddling the line between genres.
- I Know What You Need. This unsettling tale of college love may be set in the 1970s, but it feels frighteningly familiar today. Elizabeth Rogan is a college student who’s new friend Ed Hamner Jr.
- Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut. Stephen King’s second short stories collection may not boast as many cinematic adaptations as its predecessor, but Skeleton Crew contains some of the author’s best short stories to date like “The Raft,” “Gramma,” and “The Jaunt.”
Browse and read some of Stephen King's short stories from various collections, with PDF links for selected stories. Find classics like "The Mist", "The Jaunt", and "The Boogeyman".
May 21, 2018 · Explore over 120 short stories by horror master Stephen King, from the supernatural to the mundane. Find out where to read them online for free, or in print and eBook collections.
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