The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (December Issue)Ī trivia show addict is haunted by a finger which comes up through his bathroom sink drain and taps on the porcelain. Her story includes domestic abuse, black magic spells, and a possible reincarnation of a famous writer into her child. After the shady individual brings trouble, the teeth seem to come alive.Ī black hotel maid spins her tale to a co-worker friend on the eve of her son's first published novel. Folklore suggests strange circumstances which take place inside, and the structure seemingly taking on a life of its own.Ī man with past hitchhiker trouble stops by a road-side convenience store, and after noticing and buying a remarkable set of chattery novelty teeth, unwillingly picks one up. After he kidnaps a pale boy, he's chased by an unseen terror the boy lovingly refers to as his 'Popsy'.Ĭitizens in the town of Castle Rock muse about an ugly locally known house. Eye witness accounts liken the methods to those from traditional vampire tales.Ī man tries to erase his debt to shady criminals by abducting children for unknown purposes. After more children show signs and begin to torment her, she's propelled to take matters into her own hands.Ī reporter for a paranormal tabloid seeks out The Night Flier, a man in a cloak who flies via personal plane and commits gruesome murders near the airports. The emergency memoirs chronicle the exploits of his genius younger brother, the biggest of which an attempt to change the mean spirited nature of the human race.Īn elderly elementary school teacher is haunted by one of her students after they begin to show hints of an evil paranormal nature. He sets up a physically straining and elaborate trap in the Nevada desert, determined to bury the killer alive in his own silver Cadillac.Īn author writes down the cause and history of an unknown tragedy which limits his time alive. He also divulges his method of coming up with short stories, reveals the recent difficulty of creating them, and muses on the suspension of belief necessary when immersing into his fiction.Ĭastle Rock Magazine (February - June Issue)Ī nameless narrator seeks revenge for his wife's death by the hands of a crime-boss named Dolan.

King reflects on his adult life as well, and the nature of his popularity and drive. In the introduction (aka ' Myth, Belief, Faith, and Ripley's Believe it or Not!') King details his childhood when he was overly imaginative, easy to believe, and fond of the paperback serial 'Ripley's Believe it or Not!'.

In memory of Thomas Williams, 1926-1990 : poet, novelist, and great American storyteller.

Nightmares and dreamscapes volume 1