Favorite King Short Story?

[EMARX]

This morning as I performed my "regular" duties, I was startled by a sound emanating from the drain in the bathroom sink. And it was very much like those in The Moving Finger. One of my personal faves and one of King's funniest stories too! Needless to say I hightailed it out of there. Literally!!

 

[HPMcClendon]

I have many favorites, but to narrow it down to just one... The Monkey. Skeleton Crew was the first King book I ever read. I was a pre-teen and loved the whole book, but The Monkey really stuck with me. It made me look at my toys in a whole new light. Lol.

"Jang, Jang, JANG!"

 

[Riot87]

I have not read them all yet but so far I have alot of favorites.

Graveyard Shift
the Mangler
Gray matter
BattleGround
Trucks
The Ledge
Cain Rose Up
The Jaunt
Word Processor Of The Gods
BeachWorld
Nona
Survivor Type
Gramma
Dolan's Cadillac
Suffer The Little Children
Popsy
The Moving Finger
Home Delivery
The Ten O Clock People
Crouch End
The House On Maple Street
The Fifth Quarter

 

[Riot87]

I have many favorites, but to narrow it down to just one... The Monkey. Skeleton Crew was the first King book I ever read. I was a pre-teen and loved the whole book, but The Monkey really stuck with me. It made me look at my toys in a whole new light. Lol.

"Jang, Jang, JANG!"

Yea that story is messed up lol i would add that to my list as well.

 

[blunthead]

The End of the Whole Mess
The Jaunt

 

[blunthead]

...Survivor Type...

Being the list maker I obsessively am a while back I decided The End of the Whole Mess is my favorite sK short story. So how come when I went to answer the question I thought Oh this is easy, The Jaunt. And then I remember Survivor Type...

I'm working on it.

 

[Riot87]

The Jaunt was excellent story.

Spoiler

Lol his son should not have held his breath though...bad choice

 

[GNTLGNT]

Being the list maker I obsessively am a while back I decided The End of the Whole Mess is my favorite sK short story. So how come when I went to answer the question I thought Oh this is easy, The Jaunt. And then I remember Survivor Type...

I'm working on it.

...Yep, Survivor Type-I could just eat that one up....

 

[MadamMack]

...Yep, Survivor Type-I could just eat that one up....

Me too . . .

Ha-ha . . .

 

[kingricefan]

For me it will always be The Reach. King packs alot into this short story. ALOT! And, he hits you with the sledgehammer at the end, then touches your heart and makes you choke up.

 

[mjs9153]

Crouch End,for me..the Lovecraftian theme,of a city that never ends,trying to find your way out,and eventually getting only horror and pain for your efforts..loved it..though Rainy Season was also neat,a short quick nasty little read,kinda like zombies with warty skin and tongues..

 

[Riot87]

...Yep, Survivor Type-I could just eat that one up....

I feel thats the most messed up short story he has written lol.

 

[GNTLGNT]

I feel thats the most messed up short story he has written lol.

...depends on your taste in men....

 

[Blake]

Night Surf. But all his short stories are pretty good. Mark.

 

[HPMcClendon]

I have not read them all yet but so far I have alot of favorites.

Graveyard Shift
the Mangler
Gray matter
BattleGround
Trucks
The Ledge
Cain Rose Up
The Jaunt
Word Processor Of The Gods
BeachWorld
Nona
Survivor Type
Gramma
Dolan's Cadillac
Suffer The Little Children
Popsy
The Moving Finger
Home Delivery
The Ten O Clock People
Crouch End
The House On Maple Street
The Fifth Quarter

LOL If I thought I could get away with it, I'd have posted a list like this too!

 

[The Nameless]

I'm between books right now, and I have picked up Nightmares and Dreamscapes in a bid to try a few shorts again (I usually just don't get into short stories). Can anyone reccomend any "must read" shorts from this book? The only story I've read from it is Crouch End, and I didn't care for it too much.

 

[Ben.]

I've been flicking through the short story collections and gobbling up the stories that are science fiction (I'm on a sci-fi binge at the moment). I Am The Doorway and Beachworld are my favourite in this respect.

 

[Riot87]

LOL If I thought I could get away with it, I'd have posted a list like this too!

What do you mean get away with?

 

[HPMcClendon]

What do you mean get away with?

If I thought I could "get away with" picking more, I would have.
Ya know, just an expression.
If I thought naming several was what I was meant to do, I'd have done it.

There's no shortage of good picks.

 

[Riot87]

Oh ok ^^

A few more i like are Jerusalem's Lot and I am the doorway.