Skeleton Crew - Stephen King

'Skeleton Crew', I believe is one of King's most enjoyable and easier novels - wait, sorry, it's not strictly a novel but a collection of 22 short stories written by King over a period of around 20 years. The earliest novel being ‘The Reapers Image’, written by him when he was eighteen – the rest following over that huge period of writing. One would wonder why King even still bothers writing short stories when his bigger novels are the real moneymakers, well; he kind of explains that in his introduction, telling us a story when him and his friend were arguing over this particular point and finishes telling us how much they actually do ...  Read the complete review

I received Stephen King's 'Skeleton Crew' for Christmas, along with 'Different Seasons', which I am still reading at the moment. This has to be one of the few Stephen King books I have never read and though I am not a huge fan of short story anthologies, I was looking forward to having something new to read. Skeleton Crew did not disappoint, although I found one or two of the stories a little odd, I enjoyed most of them. The book opens with an introduction from the man himself (Stephen King that is); here he attempts to explain why he loves to write and what he gets out of it. He takes one of the stories from the book and explains how the ...  Read the complete review

This is a collection of short and longer stories by Stephen King, written over a long period of time, some of which have been published previously elsewhere, in magazines for example. There are 22 stories, some are only a couple of pages long and can be read fairly quickly, while a couple of them, most notably The Mist are longer and more developed. I've just re-read this collection and found most of the stories just as good, if not better, second or third time around. My favourites out of the stories were: The Mist - A strange storm, then a mysterious mist rolls in leaving people stranded in a supermarket, the characters in this ...  Read the complete review

I first heard about this book from a friend of mine when he was telling us one of the stories from it. The story he had read was so good that I decided that I wanted this book as well. So, when the opportunity arose in a visit to a nearby town, I jumped at the chance. I have not been sorry. The book comprises of a collection of short stories by the master of horror himself all but one of which you will not be able to put down until you get to the very end. The book opens with a rather long short story entitled 'The Mist', which takes place in a small lakeside community. A strange mist appears over the lake one day after a storm and has ...  Read the complete review

I must admit that I am an avid Stephen King fan, but I believe that this book, unlike some his longer novels, would be enjoyed by anyone, due to the fabulous range of short stories that the book contains. The stories are also accompanied by a comprehensive set of notes, explaining the muse behind each story. The stories in "Skeleton Crew" were put together after the success of previous publications of Stephen King's short stories, and they span his entire writing career, right from his first short story, to other more recent efforts. As the book is a collection of stories, I will not bore you by outlining the plot of each individual tale ...  Read the complete review