reading some spooky short stories by stephen king || reading vlog 👻

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
  • Spontaneously decided to read Night Shift! These are the results. This vlog is spoiler-free.
    Ratings for each book:
    Jerusalem's Lot - 2/5 ⭐️
    Graveyard Shift - 4.5/5 ⭐️
    Night Surf - 2/5 ⭐️
    I am the Doorway - 4/5 ⭐️
    The Mangler - 5/5 ⭐️
    The Boogeyman - 5/5 ⭐️
    Grey Matter - 3/5 ⭐️
    Battleground - 4/5 ⭐️
    Trucks - 2/5 ⭐️
    Sometimes They Come Back - 3/5 ⭐️
    Strawberry Spring - 3/5 ⭐️
    The Ledge - 4/5 ⭐️
    The Lawnmower Man - 4/5 ⭐️
    Quitters, Inc - 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
    I Know What You Need - 3/5 stars ⭐️
    Children of the Corn - 4/5 stars ⭐️
    The Last Rung on the Ladder - 2/5 ⭐️
    The Man Who Loved Flowers - 2/5 ⭐️
    One For the Road - 3/5 ⭐️
    The Woman in the Room - 3/5 ⭐️
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Комментарии • 155

  • @traci3868
    @traci3868 4 года назад +28

    King has struggled in his life with alcoholism as well as drug and cigarette addiction and those themes and struggles show up a lot in his work, especially his older work when he was in the thick of it. So that's probably why there were at least a few stories in that collection that have to do with that sort of thing.

  • @thomas_in_trimeter
    @thomas_in_trimeter 4 года назад +15

    The Boogeyman scarred me as a child. It’s still one of my favorite King short stories and I’m so glad you enjoyed it.

  • @tonianita1
    @tonianita1 4 года назад +11

    I can't believe you found Jerusalem's Lot boring! Such a good story!

    • @brianjankowski63
      @brianjankowski63 3 года назад +1

      I found it boring too

    • @BookishOwl2
      @BookishOwl2 Год назад

      It seems like love letter to lovecraft and Dracula. I dig it for the atmosphere.

    • @erinmaggio5620
      @erinmaggio5620 15 дней назад

      Have you seen Salem's Lot or read the book?

  • @bizarrestar3696
    @bizarrestar3696 4 года назад +17

    Gabby is always such a whole mood

  • @holireads
    @holireads 4 года назад +11

    I fell asleep briefly (v tired) and woke up to you explaining the lawnmower man o.O

  • @CloverRose
    @CloverRose 4 года назад +16

    I love how excited you always are. It gives me more enthusiasm to want to read

  • @StormReads
    @StormReads 4 года назад +10

    I didn't realize how many Stephen King movies come from this short story collection! I need to try this collection.

    • @interviewwiththeraven1673
      @interviewwiththeraven1673 4 года назад +1

      I didn't realize that too . You stand by me that is based on Stephen King's short book on the body. and I just recently found out that children of the corn was a short story by Stephen King like not to recently .

  • @tjl594
    @tjl594 4 года назад +3

    There's a lot of adaptions to all these short stories! I love this collection so much it's one of my favorites and one for the road is my all time favorite it's sooooo perfect to me

  • @sopha4259
    @sopha4259 4 года назад +2

    😂 WTF the lawn mower man sounds SO WEIRD I love it

  • @GenZGrandma
    @GenZGrandma 4 года назад +12

    I got second hand creep from watching your reactions while reading 😱😂🙊

  • @guadalupevictoriamartinez4537
    @guadalupevictoriamartinez4537 Год назад

    The audiobook version of The Mangler is so good! Good sound effects

  • @CozyGamer92
    @CozyGamer92 4 года назад +2

    12:27 The Transition 👏👏👏 you're gold girl

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  4 года назад +1

      Haha thanks!! 🤣😅

  • @papernerd975
    @papernerd975 4 года назад +18

    Just fyi: Quitter's Inc. and more of King's short stories were featured in the 1985 movie "Cat's Eyes"...it might be an older movie, but it's worth it.

  • @monicapressley6086
    @monicapressley6086 2 года назад +1

    Some of these you might want to revisit again some day. I read Night Shift when I was younger and didn't like Last Rung On The Ladder or The Woman In The Room and neither resonated with me but now thirty years later they definitely have more meaning than they did in my late teens, early twenties. Lisey's Story was the same way for me. DNF'd when I read it in my twenties but later I absolutely loved it.

  • @MyNameIsConnieB
    @MyNameIsConnieB 4 года назад

    the lawnmower man is a mood

  • @mayranava7595
    @mayranava7595 4 года назад

    I’m so jealous of your folklore sweater! That’s the one I wanted

  • @williestrokers1411
    @williestrokers1411 4 года назад +1

    Everytime I watch your videos I read straight after, best motivation.

  • @rassipillai1516
    @rassipillai1516 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you for giving a detailed review on the Night Shift short story collection.

  • @katyayni2455
    @katyayni2455 4 года назад +6

    Finally an upload!!💞
    I am watching ur videos from last 2 weeks and u've become my fav. Booktuber🌼
    And of course now I have adapted the habit of tapping my book each and every time I pick it up😅
    Also this video was awesome 👍👌
    Luv ya GABBY..🌼💗

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  4 года назад

      Aw thank you!! 🥰

    • @katyayni2455
      @katyayni2455 4 года назад

      @@gabbyreads with which book of ALICE OSEMAN should i start with cause i am planning to read one? HELP PLZ!

  • @Kpopheaven
    @Kpopheaven 4 года назад

    Nice to have another Stephen King reading vlog from you! Night Shift was the first short story collection that I reas by King and it was so good! Most of the stories were really good and I enjoyed reading this book :)

  • @whenlaurareads
    @whenlaurareads 4 года назад +1

    Your vlogs always put me in a reading mood even if I am in the middle of a reading slump 🤓

  • @amandapullan3716
    @amandapullan3716 4 года назад +5

    Sometimes They Come Back rang a bell for me. I feel like there was a 90s movie adaptation that I borrowed from the video store.

    • @rachelbarby4670
      @rachelbarby4670 4 года назад

      There is an adaptation of it I have it on dvd 😂

  • @samrosequi
    @samrosequi 4 года назад +2

    Wait are you talking about the movie Small Soldiers? If so, that movie traumatized me too 😂. I watched it when I was a kid and thought it was gonna be another Toy Story like movie and it most definitely was not 😬.
    Loved the vlog!

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  4 года назад +1

      Yes I can’t remember what it was called haha!! So traumatizing!! 🤯

  • @jaymckay4086
    @jaymckay4086 4 года назад

    Love this book and your review. Def my favorite short story book by King. "I am the doorway" was great and I loved the Salems Lot stories...there all great!

  • @StorybooksInn
    @StorybooksInn 4 года назад +1

    i really loved this video!! now all i can think about is reading my stephen king bachman books

  • @kathyarrr
    @kathyarrr 4 года назад +1

    As far as I'm concerned this is his strongest short story collection. You are right that he really shines with the shorter format. The titular Graveyard Shift short has always been my favorite from this collection. I had forgotten how many of these were made into movies. Trucks became Maximum Overdrive, Children of the Corn got adapted and The Lawnmower Man became the biggest turd of a movie ever and had absolutely nothing to do with the source material. Try picking up his novella collection Different Seasons. Three out of those stories were adapted into movies and I think has some of his best story telling of his career.

  • @stefanykriner
    @stefanykriner 4 года назад +1

    I immediately placed this in my cart. I've been wanting to read Stephen King, but his books are quite intimidating and I didn't know where to start! I think this will be a good one to start with. 🤗

  • @AlexiaM
    @AlexiaM 4 года назад +2

    I have an irrational fear of wood chippers considering I have never even been near one but just seeing them gives me the worst scenarios in my head 😩😩😩

  • @sheilalong312
    @sheilalong312 4 года назад +1

    Your review of The Lawnmower Man was hilarious 😂. I wish you would review Skeleton Crew.

  • @jamiemasters2464
    @jamiemasters2464 4 года назад

    No gonna lie... I laughed Sooooo hard when you were talking about the lawn mower man 😂 I'm trying to study a really serious topic and I just couldn't after that!

  • @nataliejohnson8117
    @nataliejohnson8117 4 года назад +1

    My Professor had the nerve to assign hw when there is a Gabby video... Uggghhh...Rude!!!🙄So excited to see this video!!! 🤗

  • @andreaolvera55
    @andreaolvera55 4 года назад +2

    Night Shift & Everythings Eventual are probably my favorite Stephen King short story books! 💕

  • @Christine5280CO
    @Christine5280CO 4 года назад +9

    You should watch the movie Children of the Corn. I watched it when I was a kid and it scared me so much!

  • @katrinabrown
    @katrinabrown 4 года назад +1

    I read this for the reading rush this year! The forward is so cute 💕

  • @pixiegirl33
    @pixiegirl33 4 года назад +1

    The adaptation for Trucks is Maximum Overdrive, I believe. The only thing I remember clearly about that movie is the AC\DC soundtrack. So many of those short stories were made into movies, some better than others. I love Stephen King short story collections.

  • @spookygeek9459
    @spookygeek9459 4 года назад

    I have to download that one sounds good thank you for sharing that keep safe take care 😊👍🏼

  • @Shane-gw5yt
    @Shane-gw5yt 4 года назад

    The Man in the Black Suit is my favorite Stephen King short story. It is terrifying and it won a prestigious fantasy award. Worth a read.

  • @stephanielemieux5319
    @stephanielemieux5319 4 года назад +5

    I was wondering which SK book I should pick up next - i'm only 10 minutes into the video and you really make me want to read Night Shift now 😄 looks so good!

    • @interviewwiththeraven1673
      @interviewwiththeraven1673 4 года назад +1

      I feel the same wayyyy I just bought the book today because of this vlog .

    • @jlkomina778
      @jlkomina778 3 года назад +1

      Pet Sematary, Misery, The Stand (currently reading @1000 pages), 11/22/63, The Shining.
      My favorites of SK as of now.

  • @shaylynmakenzi3355
    @shaylynmakenzi3355 4 года назад +1

    I just have to say I love your dog so much!! Me and my boyfriend want a frenchie so bad they’re just so much and we’re saving up to move out... but as soon as we can we’re getting one! 😉🥺

  • @mattsouter3929
    @mattsouter3929 4 года назад +1

    You make me laugh soooo much!,, love these videos

  • @cwl1595
    @cwl1595 4 года назад

  • @connorfuges4936
    @connorfuges4936 4 года назад +1

    I am so freaking excited ab this video

  • @hanji4720
    @hanji4720 4 года назад +1

    Yess finally, I’ve been waiting for a new horror book video :)

  • @pepo4559
    @pepo4559 2 года назад

    I love the Sometimes They Come Back movie.

  • @marcyreads
    @marcyreads 4 года назад +1

    Ok you’re making me want to pick this book back up. I really didn’t like the first 4 or 5 stories so I gave up. Maybe I’ll read it throughout October. Maybe a story a night 🤷🏻‍♀️ Great vlog per usual Gabby!

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  4 года назад

      That sounds like a fun idea!! 😍 I hope you do enjoy it if you pick it up again! Thank you 🥰

  • @arwamais
    @arwamais 4 года назад

    I’ve counted 28 books by Stephen King on my bookshelves, all except 11/22/63 were read in the 1990’s! One of the is night shift! I don’t remember it that much but I remember learning the meaning of “night shift” (English is my third language)
    You are encouraging me to revisit some of his books now, and maybe pick up quitter’s inc tonight!

  • @mynameischrista
    @mynameischrista 4 года назад

    Maximum Overdrive I think is based off of the short story Trucks, and it scared me so much as a kid. 🙈

  • @DoomMiasma
    @DoomMiasma Год назад

    I just finished this book. I really enjoyed The Mangler and Trucks. Trucks was actually made into a movie called Maximum Overdrive which wasn’t the greatest but was extremely entertaining. It was full on Cocaine King, the whole soundtrack was Ac/Dc an Emilio Estevez killed it by playing the lead. I recommend watching it at least once for anyone that enjoys a little bit of horror with a few cringy laughs.

  • @Adrianaofficial
    @Adrianaofficial 4 года назад +1

    Just started reading this aswell. The mangler freaked me out so much! 😳

  • @Harleigh_19
    @Harleigh_19 4 года назад

    I’m so jealous of the rainy weather 😭. I’m getting sick of the sun and heat. It doesn’t even remotely feel like Fall yet.

  • @ilovesmallville13
    @ilovesmallville13 4 года назад +2

    Quitters Inc. And The Boogeyman are also two of my favourites! And I know it's an unpopular opinion but I loved The Last Rung on the Ladder, I thought it was so sad! You NEED to read Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King! It's a collection of 4 novelllas starting with 1922, which I know you loved. And Big Driver, Fair Extension and A Good Marriage. If you end up reading it, I would be really interested in hearing your thoughts on A Good Marriage!!

    • @gabbyreads
      @gabbyreads  4 года назад +2

      I want to read that collection soon! 🥰

  • @Ludacrystal43
    @Ludacrystal43 4 года назад

    This vlog made me order the book lol. Can't wait to start reading it

  • @Nancywti
    @Nancywti 3 года назад

    Guys if you’ve read Night Shift can you tell me if it’s considered horror!
    Thank you in advanceeee💞

  • @bujobeni9382
    @bujobeni9382 4 года назад

    Your videos inspired me to try out horror/thriller novels for the first time a few months ago, and now I'm currently reading my first Steohen King book, too! 😊💕 I'm reading The Tommyknockers which is one of his more sci-fi novels. I get what you mean about his stories dragging from excessive details 😬

  • @marlawarren4574
    @marlawarren4574 4 года назад

    You absolutely should watch the 80s version of Children of the Corn (with Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton) and the movie Cat's Eye since it covers both The Ledge and Quitters Inc. I really think you would enjoy both of those movies!!

  • @BohoBookworm
    @BohoBookworm 4 года назад

    Oh my gosh I'm totally putting of the Haunting of Hill House soundtrack on for my next spooky read!!! I know someone that got their hand stuck in a machine and ripped off all the tips of his fingers. The scars are crazy and he can't do much at all now because he feels everything right to his bone now!! Eeeeeeeeeeeek

  • @sriranjit3684
    @sriranjit3684 4 года назад +1

    Ordered IT movie tie in edition ... didn't watch the movie or series yet ... excited to binge read

  • @yvetteb.4549
    @yvetteb.4549 4 года назад

    I watched the movie the lawnmower man when I was little and to this day I’m afraid of being chopped up by a lawnmower blade lol and I loved the movie children of the corn. Such a classic.

  • @surajsingrajput7512
    @surajsingrajput7512 3 года назад +3

    Actually I liked Jerusalem's lot.
    It's very lovecraftian

  • @AwkwardBookworm
    @AwkwardBookworm 4 года назад +29

    I swear I’m like the only person who hasn’t read a king book 💀

    • @ravenluvs2read
      @ravenluvs2read 4 года назад +2

      Nope not alone on that 😂 Though I’ll be starting IT this week for a read-a-long that @oliviareadsalatte is hosting on her discord.

    • @Asf_932
      @Asf_932 4 года назад

      i’m trudging through IT currently. and its literally taking me months..i don’t want to DNF it after already reaching 700 pages, but god i want it to end! i’m not used to long books😂

    • @cindyo6298
      @cindyo6298 4 года назад

      There's something about the prose that makes it hard for me to get started.

    • @annabanabanana
      @annabanabanana 4 года назад

      I haven’t either. You’re not alone.

    • @icchigoat
      @icchigoat 4 года назад

      you're not alone...

  • @TheMikester307
    @TheMikester307 3 года назад

    I read this over a weekend around 1981 or '82 when I was in college and I had a semester with no out-of-class work and a weekend where I didn't have to work. On impulse, I grabbed the book just as the school library was closing that Friday afternoon. I thought i read all of it but years later I picked up the book again and found I hadn't read all the stories! Oh and John McDonald's and Mr. King's opening to the collection should be read; there are no spoilers. ("The shape under the sheet." Brrrr!)

  • @silentwings1323
    @silentwings1323 4 года назад +1

    I think they optioned The Boogeyman for a movie or tv shows or something recently.

  • @rovicelli4462
    @rovicelli4462 4 года назад +4

    You should read also Everything's Eventual and Skeleton Crew!!!

  • @johnsaxongitno4life588
    @johnsaxongitno4life588 4 года назад +1

    I love this book and i am going to read this in October and i hope you like it love you and your channel love 💖 John from Australia

  • @jenreadslottie3367
    @jenreadslottie3367 4 года назад

    Laughing about The Lawnmower Man lol! He does come up with some weird fucking ideas lol! It made me think, imagine being Stephen Kings Editor lol!

  • @AbiofPellinor
    @AbiofPellinor 4 года назад

    The spoop begins!

  • @AryanAravAstin
    @AryanAravAstin 4 года назад +1

    15:10 the reaction

  • @Sad.Purple.unicorn
    @Sad.Purple.unicorn 4 года назад

    The rain tho💚

  • @kilisandra6008
    @kilisandra6008 4 года назад

    Rats are actually not scary they are actually my favorite small pet of all time. They are like having a dog and a cat and a bird all wraped up into one personality. Very smart very social and almost ocd with cleaning themselves. 😁

  • @patriciacannon4242
    @patriciacannon4242 4 года назад +2

    Is it sad if had this book for YEARS but now I wanna read it lol

  • @tisharacorcoran4595
    @tisharacorcoran4595 4 года назад +1

    I so get the fear from Toy Soldiers

  • @jessmotif
    @jessmotif 3 года назад

    I remember reading an extract Stephen King said about his books/short stories. He said, I always think, hmm what if... happened. I thought that was an really interesting way to come up with a story.

  • @jamesmitchell2114
    @jamesmitchell2114 4 года назад

    I love your thoughts on this book.

  • @saraalves7348
    @saraalves7348 4 года назад +1

    So excited. I own this book but never read it.

  • @whatalicesaw
    @whatalicesaw 4 года назад

    Many of these were turned into subpar movies. This is why the phrase, “the book was better” was created.

  • @bensteward8937
    @bensteward8937 Год назад

    Would you recommend reading salems lot before this, or doesn't it really matter much

  • @teanlit2949
    @teanlit2949 4 года назад +1

    These are probably a good transition into Stephen King.

  • @Ashleys_cozy_corner
    @Ashleys_cozy_corner 4 года назад +1

    I think “Night Surf” is better if you’ve already read The Stand. I’m biased I think though bc I read The Stand before Night Shift and The Stand is my favorite novel of all time lol

  • @connorfuges4936
    @connorfuges4936 4 года назад +3

    You should definitely watch the Children Of The Corn movie now! (The original one, not any of the crappy sequels or remakes)

  • @justinkhchen
    @justinkhchen 4 года назад +1

    I'm gonna give that soundtrack a try next time I read a horror novel!

  • @mirnatamez3438
    @mirnatamez3438 4 года назад

    I’m surprised you haven’t read The Stand by Stephen King... It’s always been my favorite. It’s the only one I usually read about every 4 or 5 years. So far it’s been 3 times.. The movies...eh... Anyway, my top Stephen King book, followed by The Shining and IT. I’ve never read the Night Shift, but have seen most of the movies. I’m gonna give it a shot. Enjoyed your video!

  • @garimayadav434
    @garimayadav434 4 года назад +1

    OH I JUST GOT MY COPY OF NIGHT SHIFT YESTERDAY

  • @interviewwiththeraven1673
    @interviewwiththeraven1673 4 года назад

    This video totally did make me buy the night shift lol 😅. I am thinking about doing a Stephen King reading vlog Soon I just don't know what book to do first .

  • @pritammajumder7149
    @pritammajumder7149 3 года назад

    There is an Indian movie based on quitters inc. Name of the movie is No Smoking.

  • @canopus78
    @canopus78 2 года назад

    Night Shift es brutal, cada cuento..

    • @canopus78
      @canopus78 2 года назад

      A veces vuelven, es genial..!!

  • @Ilikecarsbro
    @Ilikecarsbro 4 года назад

    I found an old copy in a free little library, it says to so-and-so 1978

  • @alyrica0505
    @alyrica0505 4 года назад +1

    The movie Maximum Overdrive was loosely based on Trucks.

    • @interviewwiththeraven1673
      @interviewwiththeraven1673 4 года назад +1

      Omg I remember hearing this somewhere I totally forgot about this 💥💥💥💥💥

  • @traci3868
    @traci3868 4 года назад +1

    While you were reading this as the video went on I couldn't wait until you got to The Lawnmower Man because it really is just so weird and wtf.

  • @M7890V
    @M7890V 4 года назад

    I just finished Full Throttle by Joe Hill. I think there were 13 short stories, and I only disliked 2 of them. SK co-wrote two of the stories also. The stories really stuck with me afterward and there were a few I really loved.

  • @JoshsBookishVoyage
    @JoshsBookishVoyage 4 года назад

    Wait, did I miss the video where you said WHY you dnfed Mr. Mercedes? I wasn't a major fan of it, but I'm curious why it is you DNFed it.
    I haven't read Night Shift and several others. Although, I did really enjoy Everything's Eventual. It has a lot of favorites for me, among those, 1408.
    There is a movie with the Lawnmower man. I honestly, I dont remember much. It was just weird. It is very old. I forgot it existed before you reminded me.

  • @gaylenlofton33
    @gaylenlofton33 3 года назад

    I think about buy it on eBay next month

  • @rabylion8327
    @rabylion8327 2 года назад +1

    Ima excuse me how is always raining tell me where you live I’m moving now

  • @opheliasgrace
    @opheliasgrace 4 года назад

    The Lawnmower Man - the mower works for the god Pan. It's all about sacrifice to Pan. If that helps you make sense of the story.

  • @elletinglesASMR
    @elletinglesASMR 4 года назад +1

    OH LETS GO

  • @jamesduggan7200
    @jamesduggan7200 4 года назад +3

    Trying for more than four stories at a sitting is asking for confusion: They jostle each other for brain time.

  • @user-ov8uq5gj9v
    @user-ov8uq5gj9v 4 года назад +2

    You should read Full Dark, No Stars it’s a collection of 4 novellas by Stephen King. The rats in this book tho 😷

  • @kadennemec2354
    @kadennemec2354 3 года назад

    The weird thing is was that king was still smoking while he was writing quitters inc

  • @sharath_95
    @sharath_95 4 года назад +1

    Gabby I love you so much ❤️

  • @Wolfhailstorm
    @Wolfhailstorm 4 года назад

    Hahaha I love the movie you soldier haha

  • @honestlyjewels
    @honestlyjewels 4 года назад

    I was surprised to hear you dnf'd Mr. Mercedes, not that there's anything wrong with you opinion of it, it just surprised me seeing how you seem to LOVE thrillers. I'm am curious though. Did you quit reading because you didn't actually like the story or did you quit it because you went into it expecting the typical Stephen King experience and didn't get that(I totally understand because it's not horror, but outright thriller)? Would you have dnf'd it if it was an author you'd never read before? I'm an avid SK reader so of course I've read it (and actually loved it....still not saying it's not okay that you didn't). My mom (and a couple of friends) really don't like SK but love thrillers and (reluctantly) read it due to my recommendations. They LOVED it. These people loved the first book but the 2nd and especially the 3rd....not so much because typical SK started creeping in to the story. Anyway.....back to your video.