You Like It Darker

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories,many never-before-publishedand some of his best EVER. ΓÇ£You like it darker? Fineso do IΓÇ¥ writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of lifeΓÇöboth metaphorical and literal. King hasfor half a centurybeen a master of the formand these storiesabout fatemortalityluckand the folds in reality where anything can happenare as rich and riveting as his novelsboth weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel ΓÇ£the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behindΓÇ¥ and in You Like It Darkerreaders will feel that exhilaration tooagain and again. ΓÇ£Two Talented BastidsΓÇ¥ explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In ΓÇ£Danny CoughlinΓÇÖs Bad DreamΓÇ¥ a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of livesDannyΓÇÖs most catastrophically. In ΓÇ£RattlesnakesΓÇ¥ a sequel to Cujoa grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritanceΓÇöwith major strings attached. In ΓÇ£The DreamersΓÇ¥ a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. ΓÇ£The Answer ManΓÇ¥ asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful. KingΓÇÖs ability to surpriseamazeand bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrillsjoysand mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.