From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new
collection of twelve short stories many never-before-published and some of his best EVER.
“You like it darker? Fine so do I ” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent
new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and
literal. King has for half a century been a master of the form and these stories about fate
mortality luck and the folds in reality where anything can happen are as rich and riveting
as his novels both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel “the
exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind ” and in You Like It Darker readers
will feel that exhilaration too again and again. “Two Talented Bastids” explores the
long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In “Danny Coughlin’s Bad
Dream ” a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives Danny’s most
catastrophically. In “Rattlesnakes ” a sequel to Cujo a grieving widower travels to Florida
for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance—with major strings attached. In “The
Dreamers ” a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of
the universe best left unexplored. “The Answer Man” asks if prescience is good luck or bad and
reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful. King’s ability to
surprise amaze and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories
holds its own thrills joys and mysteries each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.
