Honestly, I like the movie better, which I've said of only one other Stephen King adaptation, but I really love tragic endings, which the novella does not deliver on. Aside from preferring the film, this is a stellar and horrific novella that provides a stage that I adore: normal people caught up in a life-or-death situation while stuck in a small(ish) space. I listened to this as it is a part of the newly re-recorded Audible release of Skeleton Crew (with Will Patton doing an excellent job) but I also read it in my hardcover after listening to it -- it's great however you choose to read it.