Introduction -- The mist -- Here there be tygers -- The monkey -- Cain rose up -- Mrs. Todd's shortcut -- The jaunt -- The wedding gig -- Paranoid: a chant -- The raft -- Word processor of the gods -- The man who would not shake hands -- Beachworld -- The reaper's image -- Nona -- For Owen -- Survivor type -- Uncle Otto's truck -- Morning deliveries (Milkman #1) -- Big wheels: a tale of the laundry game (Milkman #2) -- Gramma -- The ballad of the flexible bullet -- The reach -- Notes.

"An eerie-looking child's toy harbors an unimaginable evil. A supermarket is unexpectedly the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to hell. An idyllic lake conceals a bottomless terror. And a desert island is the scene of the most frightening struggle for survival ever waged. Featuring 'The Monkey' (now a major motion picture) and the novella 'The Mist' which was both a feature film and television series, as well as many other haunting, now-classic tales, this magnificent collection is enduring and irresistable proof that Stephen King is a true master of the short story form." -- Back cover.