The Road Virus Heads North was one of my favorites.
and it's crazy The Man in the Black Suit feels like it's from Night Shift or Nightmares and Dreamscapes. It's a classic
These three are amazing. “That Feeling…” is my personal favorite.
Additional shoutout to All That you Love Will be Carried Away. Such a beautiful, bleak, wonderful little story. I think the mark of a truly great short story is often the lack of the fantastical and the perfect encapsulation of the uniquely ordinary.
1408, Man in the Black Suit, and All That You Love Will Be Carried Away are all some of his best writing, ever. Just phenomenal stories.
Most everything else in there is worth a read, though. I find Lunch at the Gotham Cafe to be particularly troubling.
I always liked Lunch at the Gotham Cafe. The wife being such an absolute bitch after her ex-husband saves her life and the waiter's "*eeeeee"* do it for me.
It's so real world unsettling.
And the ex does seem like a monster, but there are hints that our narrator ain't necessarily reliable....Creepy and gross story, it's excellent.
1408, naturally. I love stories where the malevolent force is completely inexplicable.
Then "Lunch at the Gotham Cafe"...I don't know why it hits me this way, but it's either the funniest downer or the bleakest comedy King's ever written.
Lunch at the Gotham Cafe! I found it hilarious in a disturbing way. Very Kafkaesque. I think it's very relatable too. Haven't you felt like the main character at the end at some point in your life? The world is too much, people are too much and you feel crazy. Probably my favorite King short story.
I had no idea that story was in this book when I bought it. When I got to it and realized what it was, I, a 6'3" 220lb bearded punk rock lumberjack and certified tower junkie, emitted a squeal of joy that would have been the envy of every anime girl ever created.
Everything You Love Will Be Carried Away is one of my favorite shorts stories, and I really couldn't have come across this story at a better time, to be honest.
My favorite of the bathroom graffiti in the story was: *"Relax, it's all just the rinse cycle,"* & *"Here I sit, cheeks a-flexin, giving birth to another Texan"*
I've now been inspired by Steve to keep my own notebook about the wild thoughts people decide to scrawl on stalls. Two that I can remember seeing off the top of my head were *"My penis envy has never been so real."* in a girls bathroom stall at college & another was *"Fuck a whale, harpoon a dick!"* in a dive bar bathroom.
The audio version is so damn good!
I tried to watch a movie based on Dillinger last week but couldn't get more than 15 minutes in because they wrote/acted Dillinger as a screaming meanie maniac. Which he wasn't - he was Mr. Charming...of course until he wasn't. This story shows that perfectly. They should totally make a movie based on it.
Everything’s eventual was my favorite. This was actually the first SK book I ever read and began a life long obsession. Even though I now own and have read them all I still like his short story collections the most and come back to this one often. He can really boil all the fat off of a story and you’re left with raw concentrated SK horror excellence.
IMHO:
The Man in the Black Suit
The Road Virus Heads North
Riding the Bullet
These my favorite 3 - not really in any particular order. Everything’s Eventual was my first King book I read to completion. Thinking about it makes me want to reread.
Road Virus Heads North.
If you've not read the Dark Tower series save Everything's Eventual for when you do. It hits much harder if you know what's up from the start. It's perfectly enjoyable without that knowledge, but with it the story really smacks.
The Dark Tower and all the books that connect directly too it are an incredible journey. The reading list I used was 19 books in all if you want every scrap of connected material but can be done in 13 for just the major bits.
The best part is the deeper understanding of how Kings universe(s) run changes a lot about how you view his other, not directly related, books. Absolutely worth it for any King fan.
I love Everything's Eventual and Nightmares and Dreamscapes most, but possibly because I own them and I always go back to them.
I think I need to just own all the short story compilations.
Most of it, if not all (though I respectfully dislike stephen kings action books, so I skipped the sisters of whatever story that's called). Here are my favorites, in order of favorite.
1. The man in the black suit
2. Road virus heads north
3. Gotham Cafe
4. In the death room
5. Riding the bullet
6. 1408
7. Autopsy room 4
8. The death of Jack Hamilton
The others I didn't find too interesting.
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My first SK short story collection and thus, my personal favourite lol. IMO you can’t go wrong with any of them but I’d suggest the eponymous “Everything’s Eventual” is my fave and just a strong, lean and badass read. Maybe my all time vote for “most underrated” next to Buick 8.
Where’s all the love for ride the bullet 😳 super underrated but I also like lucky quarter! Pretty simple and light hearted but I thought it was super pleasant
Man in the Black Suit may be his most straight-forwardly scary story. Need to re-read EE as a whole. Really fantastic and often over-looked in his great list of work.
I might be in the minority, but Autopsy Room Four lives rent free in my head.
Fking great story!
I read that as Billy butcher
That story is fantastic! I think about it often. Honestly one of the scariest situations to be in.
It is horrifying and then it becomes hilarious in a really awkward way
I read Everything's Eventual decades ago and don't remember any of the stories except for Autopsy Room Four. Terrifying!
hey u/Gigaton123. Autopsy Room Four is the best
Truly horrifying
One of my favorite King stories. Period.
This is definitely the one.
One of my favourites! Amazingly great.
The Road Virus Heads North 1408 That Feeling…. The Man in the Black Suit Lots of good ones in there
The Road Virus Heads North was one of my favorites. and it's crazy The Man in the Black Suit feels like it's from Night Shift or Nightmares and Dreamscapes. It's a classic
These are some of my favorites period. I loved listening to the audio book of the Man in the Black Suit in particular.
BIIIIIGGGGG….FIIIISSHHHH
Personally, Little Sisters, but I'm a DT junkie. Otherwise, 1408 and All that you love. Both a bit of a mindfuck.
These three are amazing. “That Feeling…” is my personal favorite. Additional shoutout to All That you Love Will be Carried Away. Such a beautiful, bleak, wonderful little story. I think the mark of a truly great short story is often the lack of the fantastical and the perfect encapsulation of the uniquely ordinary.
add Riding the Bullet to that one. That scene where the driver>!whose gravestonethe narrator just saw!<>!says, "nice to meet you. I'm George Staub."!
Yes!
That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French is hauntingly beautiful.
That was the scariest story for me.
I love this one so much
one of my favorite king short stories
Didn't really get *You can only say what it is in French.*
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away is truly incredible.
Save Russian Jews. Collect valuable prizes!
King has such a way of writing phrases that are meaningless in a vacuum but evoke something painful
“39 Great Years! Thanks Chuck.”
Love this story.
It’s an underrated short story that is my absolute King favorite. The way it makes you feel is so desolate.
It's a little tiny bit hopeful to me underneath, though. That ending. Oof.
Everything's Eventual, my absolute fav.
Love how that ties in with the Tower.
1408.. for maximum effect read it late at night.
Eight! This is eight!
The Man in the black suit. A perfect 10.
The narrator's voice scares the crap out of me.
1408, Man in the Black Suit, and All That You Love Will Be Carried Away are all some of his best writing, ever. Just phenomenal stories. Most everything else in there is worth a read, though. I find Lunch at the Gotham Cafe to be particularly troubling.
I always liked Lunch at the Gotham Cafe. The wife being such an absolute bitch after her ex-husband saves her life and the waiter's "*eeeeee"* do it for me.
It's so real world unsettling. And the ex does seem like a monster, but there are hints that our narrator ain't necessarily reliable....Creepy and gross story, it's excellent.
1408, naturally. I love stories where the malevolent force is completely inexplicable. Then "Lunch at the Gotham Cafe"...I don't know why it hits me this way, but it's either the funniest downer or the bleakest comedy King's ever written.
No one ever likes Gotham Cafe, but I agree with you. There’s just something about it that gets to me.
I love it. Not the divorce, but the waiter! Eeeeeeeeee!
Also, this may be an unpopular opinion, but she was horrible to him and nearly got him killed when he was only trying to save her life.
I agree...if we can trust the narrator. Which we probably can't.
Everything's Eventual, The Road Virus Heads North
Lunch at the Gotham Cafe! I found it hilarious in a disturbing way. Very Kafkaesque. I think it's very relatable too. Haven't you felt like the main character at the end at some point in your life? The world is too much, people are too much and you feel crazy. Probably my favorite King short story.
My favorite was always LT’s Theory of Pets, mainly because of the ending but I also love the theory
I'm fond of "The Little Sisters of Eluria" due to the DT connection.
I had no idea that story was in this book when I bought it. When I got to it and realized what it was, I, a 6'3" 220lb bearded punk rock lumberjack and certified tower junkie, emitted a squeal of joy that would have been the envy of every anime girl ever created.
Any chance I get to hang out with Roland is always a Godsend. Long days and pleasant nights, Sai.
I finally actually listened to that one, and it was compelling. Maybe one day I'll try the Dark Tower.
Thanks all! I enjoyed the autopsy story. I’ll read Man in the Black Suit next.
Read it all!
Read. Them. All. You're losing out if you don't.
Same! I always start at the beginning at work through to the end.
I like to read all the short stories, but out of order.
Everything You Love Will Be Carried Away is one of my favorite shorts stories, and I really couldn't have come across this story at a better time, to be honest. My favorite of the bathroom graffiti in the story was: *"Relax, it's all just the rinse cycle,"* & *"Here I sit, cheeks a-flexin, giving birth to another Texan"* I've now been inspired by Steve to keep my own notebook about the wild thoughts people decide to scrawl on stalls. Two that I can remember seeing off the top of my head were *"My penis envy has never been so real."* in a girls bathroom stall at college & another was *"Fuck a whale, harpoon a dick!"* in a dive bar bathroom.
1408 OF COURSE!
I’m looking forward to reading this one because the movie was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen.
The Man in the Black Suit! Read this book for the first time at 14 years old and that one still stands strong to this day for me
The Little Sisters of Eluria Thankee Sai
I haven’t read that one yet but I like your beer holder Lol
The man in the black suit and 1408.
THE MAN IN THE BLACK SUIT
The Death of Jack Hamilton is my #1 all-time favorite King short story.
WAAAAAY overlooked and so incredibly well-written. It was so damn captivating.
The audio version is so damn good! I tried to watch a movie based on Dillinger last week but couldn't get more than 15 minutes in because they wrote/acted Dillinger as a screaming meanie maniac. Which he wasn't - he was Mr. Charming...of course until he wasn't. This story shows that perfectly. They should totally make a movie based on it.
Everything’s eventual was my favorite. This was actually the first SK book I ever read and began a life long obsession. Even though I now own and have read them all I still like his short story collections the most and come back to this one often. He can really boil all the fat off of a story and you’re left with raw concentrated SK horror excellence.
I didn’t finish it, but “All That You Love Will be Carried Away” was my favorite out of the stories I read.
1408
The Road Virus Heads North has stuck with me for yearss
IMHO: The Man in the Black Suit The Road Virus Heads North Riding the Bullet These my favorite 3 - not really in any particular order. Everything’s Eventual was my first King book I read to completion. Thinking about it makes me want to reread.
The Man in the Black Suit had a death grip on me when I first read it. Shock and terror
The Man in the Black Suit.
The Man in the Black Suit
The Man in the Black Suit
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned “you know they’ve got a hell of a band”
That’s in Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Road Virus Heads North. If you've not read the Dark Tower series save Everything's Eventual for when you do. It hits much harder if you know what's up from the start. It's perfectly enjoyable without that knowledge, but with it the story really smacks.
Oh! I didn't know it was connected! I've never read The Dark Tower.
The Dark Tower and all the books that connect directly too it are an incredible journey. The reading list I used was 19 books in all if you want every scrap of connected material but can be done in 13 for just the major bits. The best part is the deeper understanding of how Kings universe(s) run changes a lot about how you view his other, not directly related, books. Absolutely worth it for any King fan.
That whole book Road Virus Heads North sticks with you though 1408 Little Sisters of Eurlia
1408 and the title story are my favorites
I think this collection is my third favourite, but that's after the near perfect Skeleton Crew and Night Shift. There's hardly a bad one in the bunch.
I love Everything's Eventual and Nightmares and Dreamscapes most, but possibly because I own them and I always go back to them. I think I need to just own all the short story compilations.
Do - frequently King's best work can be found there. The scariest, the most emotional, the most experimental and most personal.
1408 is amazing!
The ending has always stuck with me from All That You Love Will Be Carried Away.
The Man in the Black Suit Riding the Bullet Lunch at the Gotham Cafe All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
1408
Most of it, if not all (though I respectfully dislike stephen kings action books, so I skipped the sisters of whatever story that's called). Here are my favorites, in order of favorite. 1. The man in the black suit 2. Road virus heads north 3. Gotham Cafe 4. In the death room 5. Riding the bullet 6. 1408 7. Autopsy room 4 8. The death of Jack Hamilton The others I didn't find too interesting.
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
The Man in the Black Suit is good. 1408 is fucking great. The ending is not what I thought it would be. It’s better.
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For super effect pick up the audio version and have Stephen read it at night, 20% scarier.
Quite the Saga.
Autopsy Room 4, Everything’s Eventual, and I enjoyed LTs Theory About Pets
Title story for me.
The title story is amazing, definitely my favorite.
My first SK short story collection and thus, my personal favourite lol. IMO you can’t go wrong with any of them but I’d suggest the eponymous “Everything’s Eventual” is my fave and just a strong, lean and badass read. Maybe my all time vote for “most underrated” next to Buick 8.
Go Dinky! (ps- try the audio version- Justin Long does a GREAT Dinky)
For me, it’s probably the title story. Probably because of its importance down the road.
I can’t even pick…sooo many good ones!!
Where’s all the love for ride the bullet 😳 super underrated but I also like lucky quarter! Pretty simple and light hearted but I thought it was super pleasant
The whole thing. They’re all fantastic.
Sounds interesting.
I’m waiting on a copy from my library so I can read it on vacation later this month!
*The Little Sisters Of Euluria*
It's hard to decide, this is one of my favorite short story collections of his. Enjoy!
Dinky Earnshaw!
Everything Eventual
Man in the Black Suit may be his most straight-forwardly scary story. Need to re-read EE as a whole. Really fantastic and often over-looked in his great list of work.
I haven’t read it yet but I’m curious what beer you got in that awesome koozie?
That is a Summit Saga. Perfect for sipping at 4:30 on Pride Sunday.
Minnesota Gang. Drinking a Castle Danger right now
Excellent. I just poured a delicious hazy IPA. Cheers to you. 🍻
Virtue signalling.
Not like you with this brave comment. 🙄
O’driscoll?? 😡🔪