You Like It Darker by Stephen King

You Like It Darker by Stephen King'You like it darker? Fine, so do I', writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King

was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas

and one little bee

night and day

At a time where scores are settled by death squads

Malcolm Gaskill brings to life a New World existence steeped in the divine and the diabolic

and how we can love well

It was an attempt by one nation to devour another

Ven has her future all planned out

What did the rebels actually hope to achieve

Salinger's fictional Glass family

In the process

Xingyin is forced to flee her home