Nightmares & Dreamscapes is a short story collection by American author Stephen King, published in 1993. 1 "Dolan's Cadillac" Castle Rock, February-June 1985 2 "The End of the Whole Mess" October 1986 issue of Omni 3 "Suffer the Little Children" February 1972 issue of Cavalier 4 "The Night Flier" Prime Evil (1988) 5 "Popsy" Masques II (1987) 6 "It Grows on You" Fall 1973 issue of Marshroots 7 "Chattery Teeth" Fall 1992 issue of Cemetery Dance 8 "Dedication" Night Visions 5 (1988) 9 "The Moving Finger" December 1990 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 10 "Sneakers" Night Visions 5 (1988) 11 "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" Shock Rock (1992) 12 "Home Delivery" Book of the Dead (1989) 13 "Rainy Season" Spring 1989 issue of Midnight Graffiti 14 "My Pretty Pony" My Pretty Pony limited edition coffee table book (1989) 15 "Sorry, Right Number" Previously unpublished 16 "The Ten O'Clock People" 17 "Crouch End" New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (1980) 18 "The House on Maple Street" Previously unpublished 19 "The Fifth Quarter" April 1972 issue of Cavalier 20 "The Doctor's Case" The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1987) 21 "Umney's Last Case" Previously unpublished 22 "Head Down" April 16, 1990 issue of The New Yorker 23 "Brooklyn August" Io No. 10, 1971 24 "The Beggar and the Diamond" Previously unpublished King dedicated this collection of stories to Thomas Williams, a writing instructor who taught for many years at the University of New Hampshire. Since the book's publication, King has singled out Williams' 1974 National Book Award-winning novel The Hair of Harold Roux as a favorite of his, and one he returns to "again and again." The dedication reads: In memory of THOMAS WILLIAMS, 1926-1990: poet, novelist, and great American storyteller. "Sorry, Right Number" was telecast as a season 4 episode of Tales from the Darkside in 1987 before it was published in Nightmares & Dreamscapes. "The Moving Finger" was adapted into a season 3 episode of Monsters in 1991. "Chattery Teeth" was adapted into a segment of the 1997 film Quicksilver Highway. "The Night Flier" and "Dolan's Cadillac" were both adapted into films of the same respective names, in 1997 and 2009, respectively. "Home Delivery" and "Rainy Season" were adapted into short films. During the summer of 2006, TNT produced the eight-episode miniseries Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. Despite the title, three of the eight stories were not culled from the book: "Battleground", from Night Shift (1978); and "The Road Virus Heads North" and "Autopsy Room Four", from Everything's Eventual (2002).

@DaveReadsKing

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this!

Loving the new wallpaper Dave! I gave you a shoutout on my latest vid. Keep up the great work!

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks - I'll check it out!

I actually really enjoyed this collection. Here are my favorites: 10 - Popsy 9 - Crouch End 8 - Sneakers 7 - Chattery Teeth 6 - You Know They Got a Hell of Band 5 - Dolan's Cadillac 4 - Umney's Last Case 3 - Sorry, Right Number 2 - The End of the Whole Mess 1 - My Pretty Pony

@DaveReadsKing

Жыл бұрын

Mad how good the stories on that list are and yet I’d still probably rank this entire collection as my least favourite of his short stories…he’s so good at this stuff!

@mtwice4586

Жыл бұрын

@@DaveReadsKing yeah, amd I already have a difficult time ranking collections. I tend to focus on how many stories I don't like, and how many of them I remember details of once I finish the collection. Its crazy how quickly I can forget plots, endings, and characters sometimes, but others that I have read a year or so ago, I can recall pretty much everything.

I recently read suffer the little children and absolutely loved it. I'll have to check out some of the other ones here in the collection of short stories. I also watched a little of the series that was made for TV years ago but never finished it and I forget why now. Anyway, I have spent an entire afternoon looking at this channel before and I love it! Look forward to your next video.

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah, the TV series I think came out at just the wrong time - a few years later and it might have received a much better budget. It's hit and miss - like the book really!

Yes, this was the last of the two (three?) big short-story collections King published. I'll miss that kind of book from him, but his later shorter collections are a lot of fun too! I read a lot of this in the early 1990s when I had a job driving produce out of an old warehouse and I read some of them sitting in my truck waiting around for customers, some of them at the warehouse again waiting around. Takes me back to think/read of them again! Love your video!

@DaveReadsKing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! This was his third short story collection and the biggest he’s released. When it comes to shorts, we’ve had Everything’s Eventual and Bazaar of Bad Dreams since

So it’s kind of funny to hear you talk about head down in your review here and I can understand why you would not like it based off of the fact that it is about baseball and if you don’t like baseball, it’s not the greatest story, but from my perspective, when I was in Little League, I was an alternate for our county All-Star team, and one of our pitchers broke his arm, and I got to take his place and I played in the Nebraska State tournament.And the way Stephen King wrote that story, to quote you, chefs kiss. It is literally my favorite one in the whole book. The way it portrays what it’s like to be on a little league state tourney, it brought back so many memories reading it. It was absolutely amazing so I guess what I’m trying to say is it’s all about perspective.

@DaveReadsKing

4 ай бұрын

Oh totally…that one is very much ‘it’s me not him’. Love your story too, very cool!

So many people hate this collection but it has some really great stories!

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! It's definitely a mixed bag, but the highs are really good

Thanks for not mentioning Home Delivery, Dave. Possibly the most phoned-in piece he's written.

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's not one of his better ones

Good Video! Could you do a Bookshelf Tour? 🤔

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

Sure! I'll add it to my list - might not make it until early next year now as I've pretty much filmed everything for the rest of 2021, but I love the idea!

this is my first attempt at a stephen king short story collection and ive got to admit ive only read 10 of the stories so far and im a little underwhelmed. there are some highlights like The End of The Whole Mess and Suffer The Little Children but stories like the night flier, sneakers and (what ive read so far of) it grows on you just don't do it for me. i was excited when i heard that it grows on you was attached to needful things which ive just finished so i jumped right in but ive not even been able to get through the story yet. thankfully im aware that the rest of his short story collections are generally considered much better and more consistent so im not off put from trying them, i just have to finish this chunk of a book first 😅 i will also admit that my attention has been slightly divided from this book as im also making my first trip to the dark tower (currently halfway through the wastelands) which im enjoying substantially more than nightmares and dreamscapes. love the videos dude, keep up the great work, can't wait for more from you :)

@scottwoods8496

2 жыл бұрын

You absolutely should switch this out for either Night Shift or Skeleton Crew, both of which are superior to this.

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And, yes, I totally back Scott's advice on plumping for Night Shift or Skeleton Crew over this...come back to this later, it won't be going anywhere!

I found the first edition in perfect condition of at a goodwill for like a buck.

@DaveReadsKing

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! Bargain!

@midwaygamer-ou3my

Жыл бұрын

@@DaveReadsKing good will usually has books that are like the movie time machine were it just disintegrates in your hand at the touch. But this one was pretty good I also found IT in near perfect condition for the same price. the back flap is pretty torn on the bottom corner but most of the book is in pretty great condition. I'm telling you people who shop at Goodwill check out the book section. sometimes you might find a really great copy or a destroyed one but trust me give it a look.

I made it to the Dedication so far

@DaveReadsKing

9 ай бұрын

Ooof, that is a *rough* little story

I might check out this collection but after I read kings other short story collections 🤔📚📖

@DaveReadsKing

Жыл бұрын

Good call - the highs in here are a lot fun, just be warned there is plenty of less good stuff 😂

Finished this recently sadly wasn’t a big fan Some stories were good though I’m reading just after sunset now and loving it

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

I reread Just After Sunset recently and was pleasantly surprised by how good it was

Sounds badass as fuck, Dave. Thank you so much for recommending this.

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm here for!

@troyjackson836

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaveReadsKing and your channel is awesome! There has not been a single video of yours so far that I didn't like.

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

@@troyjackson836 thank you Troy - I appreciate that a lot!

@troyjackson836

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaveReadsKing by the way, can't wait to read The Dead Zone

Hey Dave, I am thinking of starting a booktube channel and I am wanting to do a “10 reasons to read” series of books but you have created the idea and I would like to take permission from you before I actually do it. It will only be 10 reasons and I will give you credit in the description. I will also tag your channel in the comments if you’d like. I love your channel but I just thought I’d ask before actually “stealing” the video idea. Thanks! :D

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, wow - I'm honoured! Yes, definitely go for it...and let me know when you're live!

@Terminate1101

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaveReadsKing sure! Thanks!

@Terminate1101

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaveReadsKing I have officially starts booktube. Started a few days ago.

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

@@Terminate1101 nice! I just subscribed - good luck!

I hate to come in with the disagreement after such a long, day-one track record of agreement, but I despise his treatment of the Black character in#7. When I do my lecture about King and his Black characters, this one gets a particular kind of groan from the audience.

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

That's totally fair and please don't be shy to disagree - that's what makes us all human after all! On reflection, I think I probably should have articulated my point in terms of that character getting perhaps a better treatment than most of his previous Black characters...there's no doubting though that how King writes Black characters is still a huge weakness of his. Thanks as always for watching and commenting - much appreciated!

I hated this book. So many bad stories in one collection and some rare good ones.

@LilFoxyCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

That’s how I felt about both this and everything’s eventual

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

Fair enough - for me, the good stories are really good, which ups my overall ranking of the collection...it's definitely a mixed bag though

@DaveReadsKing

2 жыл бұрын

@@LilFoxyCosplay interesting! I love Everything's Eventual - thought there were some great ones in that collection