Graveyard Shift, and Other Stories from Night Shift

Stephen King

1988

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onsummate master of his craft, Stephen King has kept millions awake past midnight shivering at tales that probe the shadows and reveal the dark side. Now listeners can chill to this second dramatic unabridged production of short stories from his best selling book, Night Shift. It brings Stephen King's demonic stories fully to life - and the terror even closer to home.

Dropout drifter Hall has crossed the country doing whatever comes his way. Working the "Graveyard Shift" in a decaying Massachusetts mill under a bullying foreman is just one more leg in his crazy quilt journey, until it leads to a nether realm where the Rat Queen defends her empire. Things are never as they seem, as "The Man Who Loved Flowers" proves one perfect Spring evening on the sidewalks of New York. In "The Last Rung on the Ladder" beautiful Kitty hangs from dizzying heights above a hideous fate and, in "Night Surf," a group of teenagers on a late summer beach watch the world end in a gruesome, viral whimper. The mind-numbing secrets of "Jerusalem's Lot" wait in an ancestral mansion where blood binds the Boone family to a timeless history of unspeakable evil.
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Mitchell

I've been meaning to get to the Night Shift collection, so I decided to start with the audiobook, which features five of the short stories in it. John Clover is an excellent narrator and is spot on in his character voices.

Graveyard Shift: 4/5
Perhaps the most eerie story in the mini collection, although I'd recommend reading this one rather than listening. Even though Clover is excellent, I feel like your own voice will seriously disturb you with this one.

The Man Who Loved Flowers: 5/5
King pulling off a great twist ending. It's simple yet really sets the grim mood of the story that'll stick with you. Twists don't always have to be so extravagant.

The Last Rung on the Ladder: 4/5
This story showcases how King makes great character relationships.

Night Surf: 4/5
Didn't even know there was anything directly related to The Stand. Even though this story felt a little incomplete, just discovering what brought one of my favorite books into light makes this story a little special.

Jerusalem's Lot: 3.5/5
Surprisingly, this was my least favorite story of the lot (pun intended). It's probably because I'm not a huge fan of epistolary formatted stories, but I do love seeing a familiar setting.

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Audio read by: John Glover

May 30, 2023

Ghost

3.5 rounded up for the stories (Jerusalem's lot really wasn't my jam and neither was Graveyard Shift), the narrator was 5 stars though.

Night Surf felt a little too close to home for comfort, which reminded me that King really does have a knack for writing this pandemic/humanity ending diseases.

September 2, 2022