Blood And Smoke, Stephen King
Blood And Smoke, Stephen King
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Blood And Smoke

Author: Stephen King

Narrator: Stephen King

Abridged: 3 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2000


Synopsis

Stephen King reads three of his classic short stories including 1408, now a feature film!

Enter a nightmarish mindscape of unrelenting horror and shocking revelations as the greatest storyteller of our time takes us inside a world of yearning and paranoia, isolation and addiction. It is the world of the smoker.

Stephen King's audio original story collection Blood and Smoke features the tale 1408, now a movie starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.

Also inside are In the Deathroom and Lunch at the Gotham Café, both horrific tales of withdrawl, desperation, and unfiltered suspense.

About Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King was born in 1947 in the city of Portland, Maine. He attended the University of Maine, where he received a B.A. degree in English in 1970. He married his present wife, Tabitha, in 1971, and they have three children. King is an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His novels have sold more than 350 million copies. Many have been made into films, television movies, and comics. He has published 54 novels using a pen name (Richard Bachman) for a few of them. Many of his stories take place in his home state of Maine.

He has won about every possible literary award beginning with his 1980 novella, The Way Station. His most notable literary award was in 2007 for the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.King has had the common human weaknesses including alcoholism and drug addiction. His health during that period was so bad that he barely remembered writing the novel, Cujo. The first novel written after he quit all dependent drugs and alcohol was Needful Things.Stephen King's wife, Tabitha, has published nine of her own novels along with both sons being published writers. His daughter is a Unitarian Universalism Church minister with her same sex partner.

A life altering happening beset King in June of 1999. King was walking on the shoulder of Route 5, in Lovell, Maine, when a driver, who was distracted by an unrestrained dog, struck him from behind. His severe injuries kept him in the hospital until July 9. His lawyer purchased the van that hit him to prevent it from being sold on eBay. It was crushed at a junkyard. King thought that he would not write again, but did resume writing with this caveat, "I'm writing, but I'm writing at a slower pace".

His most notable novels are: Carrie, The Shining, The Stand, Misery, It, The Dark Tower, Under the Dome, and The Shawshank Redemption.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mario on January 16, 2016

After watching 1408 (the movie), I decided to read the short story. And I've got to say, I'm a bit disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I liked this story, and it did creep me out. But the movie was just that much better.......more

Goodreads review by Rachelle on July 04, 2022

"I don't believe in ghoulies and ghosties and long leggety beasties." I've read all these stories before, but hearing them from King himself is an altogether better experience. Highly recommend for all Constant Readers ❤️......more

Goodreads review by Craig on October 31, 2021

This is an audio collection of three stories read very well by the author with the common theme of tobacco addiction. 1408 is a very creepy traditional horror tale and my favorite of the group, though Lunch at the Gotham Cafe is annoying and disturbing in other ways. The stories were later collected......more

Goodreads review by David on January 31, 2012

I have been a Stephen King fan for a long time, and his short stories, like his novels, vary a lot in quality. This collection, read by the author himself, is unified by the odd theme of smoking. Cigarettes play a part in each story, though only incidentally. The three stories are: Lunch at the Gotham......more

Goodreads review by Ishita on August 25, 2021

This was my first audiobook as I’ve been meaning to try them out and I loved King’s narration. All the stories revolve around smoking and bizarre things of course but I absolutely loved them. 1408 was unusual and I’m really looking forward to watching the movie. Lunch at the Gotham cafe had me think......more