King`s exciting collection contains twenty short stories, a short novel, THE MIST, and two poems, each tale showing the distinctive blend of unimaginable terror and realism that typifies King`s early work. We meet GRAMMA - who only wants to hug little George, even after she`s dead; a primeval sea creature with an insatiable appetite in THE RAFT; an innocent-looking monkey with evil powers in MONKEY and a host of other memorable King creations as he takes the unsuspecting reader on a fantastic journey through the dark, shadowy areas of our innermost fears.