I’m currently reading The name of the wind and I’m craving a good horror for context i liked the shining, the institute and i enjoyed IT but haven’t read the book By short i mean less than 500 pages by Lotusartsy
NoFleas on March 2, 2026 2:21 pm He has several compilations full of short stories – they’re all good. Here are some: Night Shift (1978) Skeleton Crew (1985) Different Seasons (1982) Full Dark, No Stars (2010) The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) You Like It Darker (2024)
CeleryHistorical8423 on March 2, 2026 2:25 pm The Langoliers and Joyland are both great shorter Stephen King books
General-Skin6201 on March 2, 2026 2:34 pm I’m not a big fan of his, but I liked his earlier books. I’d suggest Salem’s Lot
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He has several compilations full of short stories – they’re all good.
Here are some:
Night Shift (1978)
Skeleton Crew (1985)
Different Seasons (1982)
Full Dark, No Stars (2010)
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)
You Like It Darker (2024)
The Langoliers and Joyland are both great shorter Stephen King books
I’m not a big fan of his, but I liked his earlier books. I’d suggest Salem’s Lot