Night Shift by Stephen King

'In the stories that follow you will encounter all manner of night creatures . . .None of them are real. The thing under my bed . . . isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.'

In this chilling collection, which includes 'Children of the Corn' and 'Graveyard Shift' - both now terrifying films - Stephen King conducts us through a chamber of horrors ranging from the small and comprehensible, which evoke fear because they make us worry about our own mortality, to the period grand guignol.

Here everyday objects and situations assume new and sinister overtones - a laundry machine is possessed by the devil, trucks turn against man, there is something nasty in the beer. Even domestic problems such as trying to give up smoking or hiring someone to mow the lawn become terrifyingly distorted. You may not believe in the bogeyman you frighten your children with, but that doesn't mean it might not actually be lurking in your closet, leaving slimy trails along the hall and up the stairs . . .

With a forword by the author which gives fascinating insight into why he writes horror - and why people have always been enthralled by it - NIGHT SHIFT is your guide through the darker side of the human mind.