In the Tall Grass

Name: In the Tall Grass
Rating: 4.095890522003174 (146 reviews)

Joe Hill · Stephen King

Oct 2012 · Hachette UK

4.1

146 reviews

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130

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About this ebook

This is a terrifying new short story from authors Stephen King and Joe Hill, brought to you as an eBook original by sister publishers Orion and Hodder & Stoughton.

As USA TODAY said of Stephen King's MILE 81: 'Park and scream. Could there be any better place to set a horror story than an abandoned rest stop?' IN THE TALL GRASS begins with a sister and brother who pull off to the side of the road after hearing a young boy crying for help from beyond the tall grass. Within minutes they are disoriented, in deeper than seems possible, and they've lost one another. The boy's cries are growing more and more desperate.

What follows is a terrifying, entertaining, and masterfully told tale, as only Stephen King and Joe Hill can deliver.

This eBook original also contains exclusive extracts from the eagerly anticipated novels NOS4R2 by Joe Hill, and DOCTOR SLEEP by Stephen King.

Ratings and reviews

4.1

146 reviews

Hayden Riley

May 3, 2017

A chilling and disturbing piece of collaborative fiction by two industry juggernauts. Thrilling from beginning to end, I wasn't able to put this short down. A highly recommended read for fans and newcomers alike.

5 people found this review helpful

Catherine M

June 16, 2020

I loved it. It was a good novella and I had good time reading it. I'm not sure if I want to have breakfast because some of the scenes left me feeling a bit... Uneasy. Then again, it was something I expected the moment I saw "Stephen King" written on the cover.

3 people found this review helpful

A Google user

October 29, 2012

I was going to read the free sample to see if it looked worth reading and I couldn't because the free sample of was just the front page, Stephen King is always good.

1 person found this review helpful

About the author

Stephen King, author of the seminal novels IT, THE SHINING and THE STAND and one of the world's bestselling novelists, lives with his wife (novelist Tabitha King) in Bangor, Maine. He has won the Hugo Award, Locus Awards, the Mystery Writers of America Awards, World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Awards, amongst many others. His work has also, famously, been adapted for both film and television.

Joe Hill is a recipient of the Ray Bradbury Fellowship and the winner of the A. E. Coppard Long Fiction Prize, William Crawford, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Awards. His short fiction has appeared in literary, mystery and horror collections and magazines in Britain and America and he is the author of HEART-SHAPED BOX and HORNS as well as of the cult graphic novel LOCKE & KEY.

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