Front Cover
Core Fiction Hardcover
Novella Collection
1978
Night Shift
Doubleday
Synopsis
Jerusalem's Lot: Letters reveal a family's encounter with an inherited estate and the ancient evil beneath a deserted village.
Graveyard Shift: Mill workers cleaning a neglected basement find that the infestation below is worse than expected.
Night Surf: Survivors of a devastating plague confront illness, cruelty, and the limits of their fragile group.
I Am the Doorway: A former astronaut discovers that something from space may be using his body to observe Earth.
The Mangler: An industrial laundry machine appears to develop a lethal will of its own.
The Boogeyman: A grieving father tells a psychiatrist why he believes a creature killed his children.
Gray Matter: A boy seeks help after his reclusive father changes following a contaminated drink.
Battleground: A professional killer receives a package of toy soldiers that wage a real and relentless campaign.
Trucks: Driverless vehicles surround a roadside stop and force the trapped people to serve them.
Sometimes They Come Back: A teacher's return to his hometown brings back bullies tied to a childhood tragedy.
Strawberry Spring: A college campus remembers a series of murders hidden by a dense seasonal fog.
The Ledge: A gambler is forced to circle a narrow high-rise ledge as part of a cruel bargain.
The Lawnmower Man: A homeowner hires an unusual service whose worker follows an ancient and violent ritual.
Quitters, Inc.: A man enters a smoking-cessation program that enforces success through extreme surveillance and threats.
I Know What You Need: A student meets a man who seems able to anticipate her wishes with disturbing precision.
Children of the Corn: A stranded couple enters a Nebraska town controlled by children and a belief rooted in the cornfields.
The Last Rung on the Ladder: A man recalls a childhood rescue and the later distance between him and his sister.
The Man Who Loved Flowers: A cheerful young man carrying flowers walks through the city with a hidden purpose.
One for the Road: Two men leave a tavern during a blizzard to help a stranded family near Jerusalem's Lot.
The Woman in the Room: A son faces his mother's terminal illness and the unbearable question of how to end her suffering.
Graveyard Shift: Mill workers cleaning a neglected basement find that the infestation below is worse than expected.
Night Surf: Survivors of a devastating plague confront illness, cruelty, and the limits of their fragile group.
I Am the Doorway: A former astronaut discovers that something from space may be using his body to observe Earth.
The Mangler: An industrial laundry machine appears to develop a lethal will of its own.
The Boogeyman: A grieving father tells a psychiatrist why he believes a creature killed his children.
Gray Matter: A boy seeks help after his reclusive father changes following a contaminated drink.
Battleground: A professional killer receives a package of toy soldiers that wage a real and relentless campaign.
Trucks: Driverless vehicles surround a roadside stop and force the trapped people to serve them.
Sometimes They Come Back: A teacher's return to his hometown brings back bullies tied to a childhood tragedy.
Strawberry Spring: A college campus remembers a series of murders hidden by a dense seasonal fog.
The Ledge: A gambler is forced to circle a narrow high-rise ledge as part of a cruel bargain.
The Lawnmower Man: A homeowner hires an unusual service whose worker follows an ancient and violent ritual.
Quitters, Inc.: A man enters a smoking-cessation program that enforces success through extreme surveillance and threats.
I Know What You Need: A student meets a man who seems able to anticipate her wishes with disturbing precision.
Children of the Corn: A stranded couple enters a Nebraska town controlled by children and a belief rooted in the cornfields.
The Last Rung on the Ladder: A man recalls a childhood rescue and the later distance between him and his sister.
The Man Who Loved Flowers: A cheerful young man carrying flowers walks through the city with a hidden purpose.
One for the Road: Two men leave a tavern during a blizzard to help a stranded family near Jerusalem's Lot.
The Woman in the Room: A son faces his mother's terminal illness and the unbearable question of how to end her suffering.
Verification Summary
Verified Edition
Page-336 photograph shows gutter code W6, not S52, and the copyright page lacks the First Edition statement required for the 1978 Doubleday first trade printing. This confirms the existing Book Club Edition classification. Printing is not stated.