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STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. He is described in the Daily Mail as 'one of the greatest storytellers of the past century . . . a master at revealing the horrors that lurk beneath the surface of what looks like ordinary life.' His recent work includes Holly, Fairy Tale, If It Bleeds and and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel). Many of his other titles are also the basis for major motion pictures, TV series and streamed events, including IT, Misery and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time. King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
"One of the great storytellers of our time * Guardian * As classic as King's novels are, his shorter fiction has been just as gripping over the years * USA Today * Vintage King brings fate and luck into dark relief . . . among his best * New Zealand Listener * The titular darkness promised is as riveting and all-consuming as ever * New York Magazine * King is writing some of the best work of his long career * Seattle Times * King proves he's still a master of short fiction in his sterling seventh collection... This remarkably assured collection will thrill the author's fans * Publishers' Weekly * King's first book, Carrie, was published 50 years ago. YOU LIKE IT DARKER proves that he is still at the height of his powers. A triumph * Booklist * A dozen tales from the master will draw you in-page by page, horror by horror-and hold you fast * Kirkus * Displays his familiar, unmatched ability to embed moments of fantasy or horror in otherwise social-realist tales * Sunday Times * One of my favourite writers * New Scientist * King demonstrates once again why he reigns supreme in the realm of suspense and terror ... With his signature blend of vivid imagination and psychological depth, King delivers a riveting reading experience that will haunt readers long after they've turned the final page * Glamour * 'You like it darker? Fine, so do I"", the master of horror writes, and in these 12 stories, which delve into the darkest corners of humanity, King delivers * The i * Entertaining * Daily Mail * King is still the King * Guardian * These 12 stories will have you on the edge of your deckchair. He's a genius at dialogue, mixing the mundane and the macabre, the bog-ordinary and the bizarre * Saga Magazine * King explores the darkest aspects of human existence through metaphorical monsters and psychological thrills (and sometimes pure realism) while demonstrating how morality always has a chance to prevail * Evening Standard *"
