Cuando nuestra hija ha prometido llegar a casa a las once y ya son las doce y cuarto y la nieve azota la ventana como arena seca, nos sentamos y fingimos contemplar el programa de Johnny Carson y miramos de vez en cuando el teléfono silencioso y experimentamos la emoción que nos ciega, la emoción que reduce el proceso intelectual a una piltrafa." Some of the stories in here are truly superb, and I consider them among the best horror short stories I've ever read. I love how diverse the collection is; there's a bit of everything in here, as Stephen King shows the world what he can do with short fiction for the first time. Stories like Jerusalem's Lot, which is SK doing a Lovecraftian psychological horror story, written in old timey language and with the pervading sense of dread throughout that Lovecraft was known for. King really nailed it. If you erased all my knowledge of 'Salem's Lot and told me Lovecraft himself wrote this story, I would 100% believe you. Many readers consider this book to be one of Stephen King's most popular short story collections, and I can't disagree with that opinion ... mostly because it's only the second anthology by King I have read so far. Many original horror stories are included in this collection, with most of them having been adapted into classic horror movies like "Children of the Corn", "Graveyard Shift" or "The Mangler". In its entirety, however, I consider "Night Shift" to be a rather weak collection of short stories, and critics will certainly find affirmation that King is also able to write true crap. But on the other hand, some of the best short stories which might be discovered in King's writing universe are included here. The basis for King's only directorial endeavor, the classic Maximum Overdrive (yeah, I said classic! FIGHT ME!) They also made another movie based on it, but I am not sure why. What if all those semis on the interstate took over? Maybe they're mad? There is a nostalgic place in my heart for this story! You may think that I was so frustrated after those first nine stories that I was tempted to give up on it? Well, yes, I certainly was. But I kept telling myself to continue, not to abandon this, to believe in the power of King's writing ...

Love is in the air, but so is murder, and the fateful date of a man with the woman who loves will turn into a tragedy. Da questo racconto è stato tratto il primo film della serie " Grano rosso sangue" e un piccolo riadattamento per la TV dal titolo: " Campi insanguinati".A crossover between the genres Horror and Sci-Fi, this story fantastically explores the effects of a confrontation of one human being with alien powers. I was hooked from the beginning and suffered vicariously my way through to the ending along with a hardly remarkable protagonist who turned into an interesting character because of his fate - as, after being exposed to a certain mutagen, tiny eyeballs break out on his fingertips ... And earlier story of the same town and environs found in the novel 'Salem's Lot. Written in a style - letters and journal entries - that reminded me a lot of horror classics like Dracula and Frankenstein. This is a nice little taste of demonic shenanigans and eerie foreshadowing. A great way to start off a short story collection!

level of creepiness: 4/5 (αυτα τα "ηχοι μεσα στους τοιχους, γελια, κλαματα κλπ" τυπου Ποε με φρικαρουν ασχημα.. This short story is perfect; it's as simple as that. No supernatural elements, but instead chilling and suspenseful writing with an ending which made me swallow more than once. Easily one of my favorite short stories of all time. L'ultimo lato di strada descriveva una brusca svolta a sinistra, e dall'altro lato di un torrentello grigio e ribollente, c'era simile a un'apparizione, Jerusalem's Lot!In "The Ledge", a rich man is cheated on by his wife with her tennis instructor. The two men are confronted with each other in the penthouse of a skyscraper. And the husband has to settle a score - he comes up with a plan you will not believe that a human being is able to create. Something about mutated rats really caught my interest. I'm not normally afraid of rats, but if ever I see one as big as the ones described in this short story, then I would probably be scared as hell.