Skeleton Crew

Stephen King. Signet Book, $4.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-451-14293-1

This hefty sampler of King's shorter works, from all stages of the horror master's career, demonstrates the range of his abilities. Some of the stories here rank among his best, and ""even the less successful ones are fun,'' PW observed. (June)

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