Stephen King's NEW BOOK You Like It Darker - EVERYTHING WE KNOW so far, including an excerpt!

Set your alarm and mark your calendars for 21 May 2024 - that's when You Like It Darker, the new book from Stephen King will be published!

The book is a collection of 12 short stories - five of them previously unpublished including Rattlesnakes, a sequel to Cujo. After knowing about this collection for a while, we've finally got some more details and, in this video, I'll take you through everything we know so far, as of 7 November 2023.

Not only that, there's also a short excerpt from Rattlesnakes to get you even more excited!

Welcome 00:00
Intro 00:15
A couple of quick plugs 01:13
What we knew previously about You Like It Darker 01:46
The UK cover of You Like It Darker 03:31
The US cover of You Like It Darker 04:16
General details about You Like It Darker 05:05
The 12 stories collected in You Like It Darker 06:02
More details about You Like It Darker's previously unpublished stories 09:37
An excerpt from Rattlesnakes 13:38
Analysis of the Rattlesnakes excerpt 16:31
Outro 18:30

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[veelog]

After 14 yrs of not reading anything completely, I just finished 11/22/63 & Carrie. I have been watching tons of YouTube videos on SK: rankings, tiers, etc. Thanks for all the time you put into this. The information is awesome and I appreciate it. Thanks!

[RZ-fhxj]

CR here...I once wrote SK, (after his accident, and around a time he was slowing in writing scary and more about personal and politics) "Fun is fun, but done is not done. Don't turn out the lights, just yet, on scary beautiful." I understand covid as a topic, a plague, but also, maybe, about the scary and weird joy for those that liked everyone in cabin mentality. What about those that thrived, and loved it? I can't, I am not a storyteller, I don't have the mind to take that somewhere scary and surreal and amazing. He does. Spin covid 180°; I can't imagine (which is why I am a CR) what that would look like...but it would be canon, and only SK could do it right/write.

[zaftra]

He should have saved about 20 of his books, being released each year after he dies, like Frank Zappa albums. I like the idea of King releasing books beyond the grave.

[charmainemoore]

This sounds amazing! I can't wait. Thanks Dave! Next year should be epic. I read Carrie in 1975. I was 12. An original Constant Reader.

[peterconlon]

Thanks for culling together all this for us, tis greatly appreciated !

I, too, have a feeling there might be...something later on in the year...fingers crossed

[angelwalker]

I've been wanting to re read Cujo for a while. Now I almost have to! Soon! Love your videos!

[angelaholmes]

Im very excited to hear this definitely will be checking my library for the book 😊

[pearcegreatesteverleftback]

Rattlesnakes for me, looking forward to that one.

Great video😎👍🏻

[jasonw]

Stephen King is the GOAT in my opinion.

[KFCLOVER]

Six to nine minutes in: you like it brighter? Jokes aside, very excited for this collection. Hope to be finished with going through his body of work in time for May 21st. Especially intrigued by The Dreamers as I believe that’s the one he’s dedicating to the memory of Cormac McCarthy. (Curious to see what impact that has on the story.) Love your work, Dave! Keep it up!

[lajoiedeslivres]

Thanks very much for this interesting review. I can't wait !

[nigelmilner]

I can't wait, I love a short story especially after the last 2 disappointing books. And when did JJ Abrahams start directing your videos!

[jacobdavis]

It looks amazing!!! I can’t wait for the 19 reasons to read this book.

[crazyperson]

I might actually buy this brand new book next year

[tommoiii]

Very excited for Rattlesnakes, but the whole collection sounds like classic kingian horror.
Thanks for the update!

[punky]

May is right before my birthday, so happy birthday to me lol. I haven’t read or really heard of any of these stories so I am excited. I like the American cover better. The big alligator is intriguing to me.

[Rugz-smoke]

I’m a huge collection of his short stories fan

[ZodiacBoi]

The fact that it’s called you like it darker, shows that this will be pure king terror

[ttowntrekker]

I almost always like UK covers better than the ones here in the US. But, in this case, I think I like the US cover better.

[angelaholmes]

I like the u.s cover it looks way better definitely would read the book with that cover