Night Shift

New York: Penguin Random House, 1978. 23rd Printing. Paperback. New. 344 pp. Octavo [20 cm]. Illustrated wraps. "Stephen Kin's first collection of short stories showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination. Here we see mutated rats gone bad ('Graveyard Shift'); A cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity ('Night Surf' the basis for The Stand); a posessed evil lawnmower ('The Lawnmower Man'); unsettling children from the heartland ('Children of the Corn'); A smoker who will try anything to stop ('Quitters, Inc.'); A reclusive alcoholic who begins a gruesome transformation ('Gray Matter'); and many more shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned."-From back wrap.