384 pages | paperback |

From the undisputed master of modern American horror: His first collection of short stories showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination and will “chill the cockles of many a heart” (Chicago Tribune). INCLUDES THE STORYTHE BOOGEYMAN SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM 20th CENTURY STUDIOS

Originally published in 1978,Night Shiftis the inspiration for over a dozen acclaimed horror movies and television series, includingChildren of the Corn,Chapelwaite, andLawnmower Man.

Here we see mutated rats gone bad (Graveyard Shift); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity (Night Surf, the basis forThe 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); a man convinced that a crack in the closet is responsible for the murder of his children (“The Boogeyman”); and many more shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.