I'm not much of a short story reader, but King always sucks me into his world, whether it be short stories or novels. I skipped a couple that didn't appeal to me, but the others made for page-turning reads. The story he wrote at the request of Amazon after the Kindle was released is a bit of a product-placement ad for Kindle, but also a great tale with an intriguing concept. But the stories are more dark than scary. Or maybe I'm just too old to be scared by his books anymore...