"You will encounter all manner of night creatures", warns the author of this book. "None of them are real. The thing under my bed isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle..."

Despite describing himself as ´the nicest sort of fellow you'd ever want to meet´, Stephen King is the author of three hugely successful horror novels, CARRIE, ´SALEM'S LOT and THE SHINING, all of which have been made into major films. In the foreword to NIGHT SHIFT he gives a fascinating insight into why he writes horror – and why people will always be enthralled by it. NIGHT SHIFT is your guide through the darker side of the human mind.