Just After Sunset

2008

portable toilets
horror
rest areas
life insurance
lord's prayer
hail mary
survivor's guilt
horror tales
stone
novella

The story

This is Stephen's fifth short story collection. - [Willa](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19650880W/Willa) - [The Gingerbread Girl](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14917109W/The_Gingerbread_Girl) - Harvey's Dream - Rest Stop - [Stationary Bike](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL149163W/Stationary_Bike) - [The Things They Left Behind](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19651736W/The_Things_They_Left_Behind) - Graduation Afternoon - [N.](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19651691W/N.) - The Cat From Hell - The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates - [Mute](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19651758W/Mute) - Ayana - [A Very Tight Place](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19651790W/A_Very_Tight_Place)

What it’s like

Short, sharp horror stories told in a plain, unfussy voice that lets the dread arrive on its own: the prose is conversational and precise, moving from a rest stop's fluorescent bathroom to a suburban kitchen to a shuttered New England town, with the unease building in small, practical details rather than atmospheric excess. The mood is uneasy and wry, sometimes grimly funny, with long quiet stretches of ordinary life interrupted by sudden, sharp turns. Intensity runs from mild to fairly high: there is some graphic violence and gore, some blunt cruelty, and a few stories with frightening, disturbing images, though little sexual content. The pacing is brisk, each piece quick enough to finish in one sitting, which suits a late-night read, a long train ride, or a sleepless hour alone. The people are mostly ordinary and somewhat stuck, often facing guilt, grief, or a bad decision, and the collection tracks how they respond when something wrong intrudes. It suits readers who enjoy classic American horror in a grounded, conversational register and don't mind a few grisly moments for the sake of a good unsettling twist.

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