Nightmares and Dreamscapes contains a diverse array of stories which will, once again, provide something both for horror fans and appreciators of more sophisticated literature. There are all-out screamers, spooky subtler stories, downright strange tales and tearjerkers. Of these, I have three favourites: - THE MOVING FINGER: This was the first King short story I read, and what compelled me to go out and buy all his collections. It is the single freakiest thing I have ever read. When you read it you will understand what I mean. - SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN - A short, snappy story about a primary school teacher who becomes convinced that the little children in her class are monsters. Builds to a typically morbid King ending and has a nice psychological aspect to it. - THE TEN O'CLOCK PEOPLE - One of the longest stories in the collection. It tells the tale of a group of people - the Ten O'Clock People of the title - who are trying to cut down on their smoking. The result of this is that they are able to see what others cannot: that many people in positions of power are actually batlike monsters in disguise. It's a very complete story and I reckon that if he had wanted to King could have expanded it into a full novel, such is the scope of the story that he sets up. But it works well short and pacy like this. There are other contributions in here, however, that fall down flat. Chattery Teeth takes King's overused "inanimate objects take on a life of their own" routine and relegates it to a side-detail which only comes into play in the last few pages. It Grows On You takes an interesting idea - a house where grisly things happen, then followed by a new wing appearing on the house overnight - and makes it plain boring. Nothing really comes of it; it reads almost like King's outline of the idea rather than an actual story based on that idea. There are others, also, that are less than impressive. Nevertheless, some of the tales in here are among the best King has written (for out-and-out gory splatter stories, Home Delivery and Rainy Season get special mentions). The fact that it's such a big volume should mean that you will find a few tales that satisfy whatever you're after. If you're a King fan, get this.