Night Shift / King, Stephen

King s first collection of short stories showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination. Here we see mutated rats gone bad ( Graveyard Shift ); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity ( Night Surf, the basis for The Stand); a possessed, evil lawnmower ( The Lawnmower Man ); unsettling children from the heartland ( Children of the Corn ); a smoker who will try anything to stop ( Quitters, Inc. ); a reclusive alcoholic who begins a gruesome transformation ( Gray Matter ); and many more shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.