Skeleton Crew (Signet)
 

Skeleton Crew (Signet)

by Stephen King

In the introduction to Skeleton Crew (1985), his second collection of stories, King pokes fun at his penchant for "literary elephantiasis," makes scatological jokes about his muse, confesses how much money he makes (gross and net), and tells a story about getting arrested one time when he was "suffused with the sort of towering, righteous rage that only drunk undergraduates can feel." He... (read more)

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Lord Shaper
  • Rated 4 stars

A good collection from Stephen King, Skeleton Crew is a mixed bag of horror. While not everything was to my liking, several gave me chills. The novella "The Mist" is not normally my type of horror, but I enjoyed it for how it was told. I found "The Monkey," "The Reaper's Image," "Uncle Otto's Truck" and "Gramma" pretty creepy, while "Survivor Type" was totally gruesome. "Word Processor of the Gods" was one of my favorites, loved the idea of a word processor that can change things in the...

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  • Rated 3.705044 stars
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  • Rated 4.3125 stars
 

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  • Samantha P

    samantha p said:

    I am always disappointed in Stephen King movies.

    posted Friday, June 27 2008
  • Amanda

    amanda said:

    Come and join other Stephen King fans in the STEPHEN KING group to discuss "Skeleton Crew" and other King novels. Join us: http://www.shelfari.com/groups/10679/about

    posted Tuesday, February 5 2008
  • Shannon

    shannon said:

    That's a good question. Now I have to go re-read it so I can get a feel for an answer.

    In response to Valerie M who said she likes The Mist and The Raft, I agree those are great stories. I'm partial to Mrs. Todd's Shortcut, and The Crate (from Creepshow, so it really only indirectly applies to this discussion).

    posted Sunday, November 25 2007
  • Brookietn

    brookietn said:

    What do you think happens at the end?

    posted Saturday, November 24 2007
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