The Skeleton Book: Get to know your bones, inside out

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The Reapers Image is one of King's best stories period. As someone who actually has seen an inexplicable image in a mirror, I love scary stories involving mirrors.

This one scared me! Something I really find interesting is coming across as story that scares you more you'd have thought. This one just got to me, and from the blurb it didn't sound that bad -- but it was!

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Nona. Bumpy at the beginning, this is another terrific yarn, a jailhouse confessional by a convicted killer whose account of his raven haired, irresistible accomplice cannot be verified by any witness. It's quite creepy. The tie-in to The Body was an unexpected treat. For me this is the scariest book in the collection. It's about the fear of death essentially, the fear of old people, being alone and not being 'a man' or a grown up. Gramma, is one of those books were if you get it you get and if you don't you don't, for some people/children seeing a grandparent ill or old is nightmarishly scary and I sympathized with the main character so much. I felt an instant fear of Gramma, and as the story progresses it only gets scarier. This one is beautifully written and has the most amazing descriptions. Spine chilling. newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}}}\) \( \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash{#1}}} \)\(\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\) \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\) \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \(\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\) \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\) \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)\(\newcommand{\AA}{\unicode[.8,0]{x212B}}\) The Monkey. Not quite as scary as I remember it, but still wonderfully written. A windup monkey with crashing cymbals doesn't quite scare me, but the journey the protagonist takes from orphaned boy to adult and his battle with this evil thing is compelling.

This one could be could be seen as a spiritual successor to "The Breathing Method," even going so far as to reference that earlier novella. It revoles around the same, strange story-telling club that we first met in Different Seasons. Particularly creepy. I found this uncomfortably believable! Anything with ominous toys/dolls tends to get under my skin.

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The Monkey, Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut, The Jaunt, Paranoid: A Chant, Word Processor of the Gods, The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands, Beachworld, The Reaper’s Image, For Owen, and Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1) are the other stories I loved out of this selection. Interesting characters doing crazy or unspeakable things. The nondescript character who does something horrible to his neighbors. The lady who drives like a bat out of hell or maybe actually in hell itself. The men who land on the unforgiving land of a barren planet. Objects that are manipulated by other forces become characters as well. The stories about children who are victims of the terrible things in life are the hardest (as a mother) to read. And if you have a little boy or girl fascinated by the funnier types of story book, books like funny bones are sure to be a hit. From non-fictionchildren’s booksthat educate kids about the humanskeletal systemandbody partsto fictional picture books that feature skeletons as characters in stories, you will find a nice mix on this list. Insomma, per una raccolta di racconti perfetta io vi suggerirei Stagioni diverse, o anche A volte ritornano; ma Scheletri contiene dei racconti che sono delle opere d’arte in miniatura che meritano di essere lette e amate, quindi una sbirciatina a questo libro gliela darei!

The Jaunt - 4 Stars - The possibilities within this short story are endless. Plus, it features one of the creepiest lines of dialogue in any King story. In un generico college, di sera, uno studente attende l’esito di un esame e sale nella sua stanza a esorcizzare la paura. Soggetto a suo modo spaventoso nonché reiterato nella cronaca nera americana. Forse serviva un contesto più rilevante e approfondito per far risaltare quanto narrato.The Jaunt: Science fiction and horror with technology gone wrong. This one kept me thinking and guessing and it was a complete story. That's all I can legitimately ask for in a short story. So, yay! An upturn! (5/5) Forensics Skulls and Skeletons by Danielle Denega. True-life stories of bone detectives. Need I say more? For kids in grades 4-8 who like the gruesome-but-true. This is a good collection of weird and unnerving stories. I loved The Mist, Gramma and The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet - some of the longer pieces. They are all upsetting in different ways. They have that creepy feel from the long burn of King’s suspenseful description. Like you’re walking around a twisted haunted house and you know something is going to happen but you just can’t tell which way it’s going to go for you. Such a great feeling if you love psychological horror. King really plays with different genres but he always finds the scary and horrific in them. Such a talent!