{"product_id":"you-like-it-darker-stories-9781668037713b","title":"You Like It Darker: Stories","description":"\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\" roman serif auto style=\"font-weight: bold;\" font-size:=\"\" text-size-adjust:=\"\"\u003e2024 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Horror\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\" roman serif font-size:=\"\" text-size-adjust:=\"\" auto style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e2024 Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Horror\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\" roman serif font-size:=\"\" text-size-adjust:=\"\" auto style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\" roman serif font-size:=\"\" text-size-adjust:=\"\" auto style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\" roman serif font-size:=\"\" text-size-adjust:=\"\" auto style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Best Horror of 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\" roman serif font-size:=\"\" text-size-adjust:=\"\" auto style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan times=\"\" new=\"\" roman serif font-size:=\"\" text-size-adjust:=\"\" auto style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFrom legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,”\u003c\/i\u003e writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel “the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind,” and in \u003ci\u003eYou Like It Darker\u003c\/i\u003e, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eTwo Talented Bastids\u003c\/span\u003e” explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In “\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDanny Coughlin’s Bad Dream\u003c\/span\u003e,” a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny’s most catastrophically. In “\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eRattlesnakes\u003c\/span\u003e,” a sequel to \u003ci\u003eCujo\u003c\/i\u003e, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance—with major strings attached. In “\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Dreamers\u003c\/span\u003e,” a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. “\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Answer Man\u003c\/span\u003e” asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKing’s ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42871067377744,"sku":"9781668037713B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781668037713-l.jpg?v=1785882746","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/you-like-it-darker-stories-9781668037713b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}