From Stephen King—the legendary storyteller and master of short fiction—comes this extraordinary collection of four unforgettable novéllas, remarkable works that push the boundaries of modern fiction and take readers on a journey into the darkest corners of the imagination... "Mr. Harrigan’s Phohe": A small-town teenage boy begins an intergenerational friendship that proves to have a disturbing afterlife.. .'“The Life of Chuck”: The beautiful and harrowing apocalyptic exploration of how each of us, no matter how humble, contains multitudes ... “If It Bleeds”: Fan favorite Holly Gibney must face her fears, and possibly another outsider—this time on her own... "Rat”: A struggling writer strikes a devil’s barga with an unexpected force at a cost that may be too terrible to bear....