After Midnight : Thirteen Chilling Tales for the Dark Hours - Stephen King

After Midnight : Thirteen Chilling Tales for the Dark Hours - Stephen King

Stephen King

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Published 22 October 2026

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  • Pages · 512 pages
  • Publication Date · 22/10/2026
  • Genre · Short stories
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DISCOVER DAPHNE DU MAURIER AT HER DARKEST . . . 'Her talent is a bright light that will guide you. These remarkable stories await' STEPHEN KING'A marvellously dark, unsettling collection. I loved it' SARAH WATERS'Unputdownable . . . After Midnight will never let you sleep again' LUCY ROSE'Daphne du Maurier is the Godmother of Fear. A dark and diabolical collection' ALICE SLATER'No writer has conveyed the sheer strangeness of being human as well as du Maurier' ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY'A great gothic writer' KATE MOSSE'Du Maurier is the mistress of the sleight of hand' MAGGIE O'FARRELL'Daphne du Maurier is a pioneer of the gothic thriller' FREIDA McFADDEN***A stunning new collection of thirteen chilling stories by the iconic author of Rebecca, introduced by Stephen KingIn the twisting alleyways of Venice, a grieving couple catch a glimpse of their lost child. A woman wakes from an eye operation into a monstrous new reality. On a sharp winter day, the wind changes - and the birds begin to gather. From murderous desires to supernatural forces, du Maurier's uncanny, provocative and spine-crawlingly terrifying short stories stare into the dark heart of our relationships: between men and women, humanity and nature, love and obsession, the future and the past. Whatever you do, don't look now . . .

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