Sam Haysom: 13 of the best Stephen King short stories you've never read
13 of the best Stephen King short stories you've never read By Sam Haysom / May 19, 2017 Flip this into… 38 likes Leave a comment Share on Stephen King writes great fiction of all lengths. Image: Maja Hitij/Epa/REX/Shutterstock I haven't managed to read all of Stephen King's novels yet — I'm still working on that — but I have read all of his short stories. All of the published ones, anyway. While many authors release a collection or two early on and then switch their focus to novels, King has written short fiction throughout his epic 50-year career. At the time of writing he has well over 100 short stories published across six different collections (and that's before you even get started on his novellas, which definitely warrant a separate post of their own). From terrifying grandmothers to murderous chattery teeth, I've picked out 13 of my favourite King short stories below, broken down by the collection