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You Like It Darker is a collection of twelve stories by American author Stephen King, published by Scribner in May 2024. [1] The book was announced on November 6, 2023, via Entertainment Weekly, which provided a look at the book's wraparound cover, table of contents, and an excerpt from "Rattlesnakes", a sequel to King's 1981 novel Cujo.
Bev Vincent notes commonalities between The Answer Man and King's other works Fair Extension and The Life of Chuck. [1] The Answer Man was finally published in 2024 as the closing tale in King's collection You Like It Darker. [5] King dedicated the story to his nephew. [6]
Reviewing You Like It Darker for The New York Times, Gabino Iglesias described Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream as "the crown jewel of the collection". [7] Mike Finn described Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream as "a powerful novella. Not a pleasant read but a compelling one [...] grindingly oppressive and totally believable."
When a famous writer dies at ninety, his son investigates the defining friendship of his life. Turns out the old man kept his friends close—and his secrets closer.
Book Review: 'Cujo' character returns as one of 12 stories in Stephen King’s ‘You Like It Darker' ROB MERRILL. May 20, 2024 at 2:48 PM. In Stephen King’s world, “It” is a loaded word. It ...
He tried to retire in 2002 (so laughable in hindsight, like the introduction of New Coke, which was discontinued the same year) but fortunately for what he calls his "Constant Readers," it never took.
In 2024, "Laurie" was collected in King's book You Like It Darker, with the first edition book cover referencing the plot of "Laurie". [8] [9] [10] The story was dedicated to King's wife Tabitha's corgi Vixen, who died in spring 2018. [6]
Emily Burnham (reviewing You Like It Darker for the Bangor Daily News) considered Two Talented Bastids to be the strongest story in the collection, stating that it "returns to time-honored themes in the author's vast body of work [but] never feels like it's rehashing well-worn tropes in the King oeuvre", adding that the story "unfolds in typically King-ian fashion — a mix of humor, poignancy ...