It would have been given the perfect narrator. Fear, wonder, scorn and longing are all here and it's a shame that one of the most famous stories - Children of the Corn - is not included. Glover is an immensely talented actor, able to give dignity to even the most hoary old lines as anyone who has seen Smallville will testify. Its fitting then that such a broad spectrum of chills is given a fine voice in the form of John Glover, who effortlessly gives life to the stories and characters with such ease that this title immediately deserves a second listen. Presiding over them all is 'Jerusalem's Lot' which is as good as some of his full length works and cries out still for a movie adaptation. Here we have some of his best stories including 'Strawberry Spring', 'The Ledge', 'Graveyard Shift ' and 'I know what you need'. Night Shift is by far King's finest short story collection and closest to pure horror rather than the sci-fi influenced selection of 'Skeleton Crew' or the Ray Bradbury flavours of 'Nightmares and Dreamscapes'.
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