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Night Shift

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: John Glover
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A collection of tales to invade and paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is infiltrated by the shadows of the night.

As you read, the clutching fingers of terror brush lightly across the nape of the neck, reach round from behind to clutch and lock themselves, white-knuckled, around the throat.

This is the horror of ordinary people and everyday objects that become strangely altered; a world where nothing is ever quite what it seems, where the familiar and the friendly lure and deceive. A world where madness and blind panic become the only reality.

(P)1995 Random House Audio, A Division of Random House Inc.©1976 Stephen King Anthologies & Short Stories Horror Short Stories Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fantasy Fiction Scary
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I love Stephen King novels but I guess short stories are not my thing. I was left wanting in a lot of cases and just didn't really get what the author was trying to achieve with some of the stories. The voice performance was excellent and kept me interested.

not the best of the Stephen King books

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How to describe Night Shift: Selection, read by John Glover. Two words come to mind, Radio Theatre.

Mixing the story telling talents of Stephen king with John's beautiful entrancing performance is a quick way to step right into a Twilight Zone / Tales From The Crypt episode.

While not all the stories resonated with me personally, the hit rate on being narratively invested in these characters and drawn into their small worlds is impressive and never once did I step away from the performance due to quality or dragging.

This has now become my go-to recommendation for anyone trying out audio books or that have been scared off by flat readings or the fear of over committing to a standard Stephen King novel.

Heartstopping, Enthralling. An Audible Must Have.

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These short story’s pack a nasty little punch right to your fears, they tickle and poke your self doubt and make you question if you are indeed scared.

Without the need of gore and violence, the layered descriptions and language really nestle inside of your mind.

I’d recommend listening to them of an evening while it’s dark and quiet to get the most spine tingling for your dollar.

Also nice stories for kids if they are into that kind of thing.

Brilliant- Night Shift Selections.

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This was a great listen, except for the incidental music. it is unnecessary for Stephen King as his brilliance shines out without the need to add atmosphere using music. It would have been OK except that the incidental music completely drowned out the voice of the narrator at certain times. if there must be music, can the level be lowered so we can still hear the narrator?

incidental music is not necessary or desirable

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an average of 4 stars here because each short story was a minimum 3 star rating, a couple of 4 stars, and some nice 5 stars aswell. my first introduction to short stories has definitely whet my appetite for more. king is so funny.

some stories much more memorable than others

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