Stephen King - Everything's Eventual: 5 Dark Tales

Pros: Stephen King is the best author in the world.
Cons: A few of the stories reek.

His last name is King for a reason. This is the best author to ever live. I discovered King as a youngster. I grew up (demented) reading horror stories such as 'Salem's lot, It, The Stand and Pet Sematary. I know what it's like to be so scared of a ...

Pros: some very good King stories
Cons: some not so good King stories

About a month and a half ago, my husband surprised me with a copy of Stephen King’s latest book of short stories, Everything’s Eventual: 14 Dark Tales. Having read all of King’s short story books in the past, I was prepared for a treat. While it...

Pros: Super variety of stories, gruesome imagery, real characters and great settings.
Cons: There is that tendency to go on and on about the superfluous stuff.

Nothing quite sparks conversation like carrying a Stephen King book around with you, as I've come to find in recent weeks. I wish I could say I was more of a fanatic, but I'm still just the "fairweather fan" who reads Stephen King because it's "the...

Pros: Short, descriptive, not terrifying, easy read
Cons: none off hand

I’ve found the difference between the novella, the extended novel, and a collection of short stories is panache. Some writers have the ability to draw your attention through a 1,000 page novel but fail to grab you with a 3 page short story, and visa ...

Pros: Everything's Eventual, The Man in the Black Suit, 1408, Lunch at the Gotham Cafe.
Cons: King's only released four short story collections during his entire career.

Everything’s Eventual, $7.99 US by < b>Stephen King, should be required reading in all university writing courses. The ...

Pros: Some great short (or long) stories; King's mastery of language, characters, and setting.
Cons: A couple of sub-par-for-King entries, still better than most!

Stephen King, even on a bad day, is better than most. And sometimes you're just not in the mood to start a novel, so shorter stories are what you want to pick. If you're already a fan of Steve's, then you'll love this collection, even with some ...

Pros: "Little Sisters of Eluria", "1408", "The Road Virus Heads North"
Cons: "The Death of Jack Hamilton", "Lunch at the Gotham Cafe'"

Stephen King
Everything's Eventual
14 dark tales

Sigh.
14 dark tales.
Well, I don't know if I'd say that actually. There were a few genuine horror stories, but not 14 of them, and that's where I think this book finds its...

Pros: More story for buck.
Cons: nada

When I agreed to participate in this write-off, I had no idea how much trouble I would have choosing a product to review. When dealing with such a dedicated author, who has published more than 40 bestsellers worldwide, not to mention audio books,...

Pros: Has some good stories.
Cons: Has some mediocre and even some poor stories.

Everything's Eventual is a like a lot of Stephen King's other books that he's written over the last 10-15 years; very familiar and very ordinary. You get the same kinds of ideas, and in some cases the same kinds of stories, that he's...

Pros: Easy Read. Includes some gems. Top 2: Everythings Eventual, The Man in the Black Suit
Cons: readers who want to be terrified may be disappointed by some of these stories

The only thing I like reading better than a good short story, is a good short story that will scare the poop out of me. It is for this reason that I first picked-up Steven King's Everythings Eventual. I have been a Steven King fan and an avid reader ...

Pros: Some truly terrifying stories, solid anthology
Cons: Some stories miss the mark

I’ll admit, before reviewing this book, that I am a huge Stephen King fan. I first started reading his books when I was a mere 10 years old, starting out with Christine. Since then, I’ve read many of his novels, though by no means all of them,...

Pros: King still has it.
Cons: It ends.

[I'm not deaf to feedback, especially when the feedback tell me the same thing. Visitors to this site want to read mini-reviews of the short stories from King's collection. Actually, I had originally envisioned writing an opinion along those lines. It's...

Pros: Scary, unique, thought provoking.
Cons: Just more of the same Stephen King fare.

That’s right folks, Steve King has released yet another volume of short stories. Are we excite ...

Pros: Terrifying and yet touching. Imagine that!
Cons: Expected more of a conclusion with some stories.

Just finished King's latest installment of short stories and was pleased with the collection.

King expects nothing more than our hearts as readers. A lofty expectation deemed only to the truest and most dedicated of writers. How many of us...

Pros: Little Sisters of Eluria, 1408, Everything's Eventual
Cons: LT's Theory of Pets, That Feeling..., Autopsy Room

Talk about hits and misses. There was a lot to like about some of these stories, including some true page-turners. On the other hand, the misses were so far off that I absolutely could not wait to get through them.

Let's start with the...