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In this collection of long stories, Stephen King presents readers with 20 stories of horrors and nightmares unlike any other. Night Shift is his first short story collection. Summary of the Book This book, Stephen King’s first collection of short stories, showcases King’s ability to mystify and terrorize readers with the shocking imagery that he is known for. This collection includes Graveyard Shift, a story about mutated rats, Night Surf, the story which later inspired King to write The Stand, Quitters Inc., a story on the true horrors of a smoking addiction, and others such as The Woman in the Room, Sometimes They Come Back, The Ledge, I Know What You Need and The Boogeyman. About Stephen King Stephen King is an American horror-fiction writer. His books, Carrie, The Stand and The Shining, have rocketed him to fame and fortune. He has also written under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. King graduated from the University of Maine, where he met and married his wife Tabitha King. He lives in Bangor, Maine.