Book description
Includes the stories "Uncle Otto's Truck" and "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut"--set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine Features "The Mist" now a TV series event on Spike The #1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the 1986 Locus Award for Best Collection, Skeleton Crew is "Stephen King at his best" (The Denver Post)--a terrifying, mesmerizing collection of stories from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time. "Wildly imaginative, delightfully diabolical...King once again proves to be the consummate storyteller" (The Associated Press). A supermarket becomes the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to hell. A woman driving a Jaguar finds a scary shortcut to paradise. An idyllic lake harbors a bottomless evil. And a desert island is the scene of the most terrifying struggle for survival ever waged. This "wonderfully gruesome" collection (The New York Times Book Review) includes: -"The Mist" -"Here There Be Tygers" -"The Monkey" -"Cain Rose Up" -"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" -"The Jaunt" -"The Wedding Gig" -"Paranoid: A Chant" -"The Raft"- "Word Processor of the Gods" -"The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands" -"Beachworld" -"The Reaper's Image" -"Nona" -"For Owen" -"Survivor Type" -"Uncle Otto's Truck" -"Morning Deliveries (Milkman No. 1)" -"Big Wheels: a Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman No. 2)" -"Gramma" -"The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" -"The Reach" King is best known for his iconic, immersive long novels, but he is also a master of the short story, and this is a magnificent collection.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience