Stephen King - Nightmares and Dreamscapes *REVIEW* 19 reasons to read these short stories!

We're in 1993 and Stephen King's third collection of short stories - Nightmares and Dreamscapes, a hit and miss bundle of short stuff. In this video, I'll give you 9 general reasons to check this one out before counting down my personal top 10 stories from this collection. Let me know *your* favourite story from Nightmares and Dreamscapes in the comments below!
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[agreatundertaking]

Loving the new wallpaper Dave! I gave you a shoutout on my latest vid. Keep up the great work!

[mtwice]

I actually really enjoyed this collection. Here are my favorites:
10 - Popsy
9 - Crouch End
8 - Sneakers
7 - Chattery Teeth
6 - You Know They Got a Hell of Band
5 - Dolan's Cadillac
4 - Umney's Last Case
3 - Sorry, Right Number
2 - The End of the Whole Mess
1 - My Pretty Pony

[TheMikester]

Yes, this was the last of the two (three?) big short-story collections King published. I'll miss that kind of book from him, but his later shorter collections are a lot of fun too! I read a lot of this in the early 1990s when I had a job driving produce out of an old warehouse and I read some of them sitting in my truck waiting around for customers, some of them at the warehouse again waiting around. Takes me back to think/read of them again! Love your video!

[jeremybirch]

So it’s kind of funny to hear you talk about head down in your review here and I can understand why you would not like it based off of the fact that it is about baseball and if you don’t like baseball, it’s not the greatest story, but from my perspective, when I was in Little League, I was an alternate for our county All-Star team, and one of our pitchers broke his arm, and I got to take his place and I played in the Nebraska State tournament.And the way Stephen King wrote that story, to quote you, chefs kiss. It is literally my favorite one in the whole book. The way it portrays what it’s like to be on a little league state tourney, it brought back so many memories reading it. It was absolutely amazing so I guess what I’m trying to say is it’s all about perspective.

[mayzo]

I recently read suffer the little children and absolutely loved it. I'll have to check out some of the other ones here in the collection of short stories. I also watched a little of the series that was made for TV years ago but never finished it and I forget why now. Anyway, I have spent an entire afternoon looking at this channel before and I love it! Look forward to your next video.

[SummoningSnakez]

CHATTERY TEETH is my favorite as well? DEDICATION was absolutely fucked! I literally could NOT believe what I was reading. I need to revisit it I just finished House Of Leaves and It changed my life. Reading is the best thing on this toilet earth. 📚 🚽

[lewbasnight]

Good Video! Could you do a Bookshelf Tour? 🤔

[otherworldsthanthese]

So many people hate this collection but it has some really great stories!

[liamnolan]

Thanks for not mentioning Home Delivery, Dave. Possibly the most phoned-in piece he's written.

[jamesl.anderson]

Nightmares & Dreamscapes is a short story collection by American author Stephen King, published in 1993.

1 "Dolan's Cadillac" Castle Rock, February–June 1985
2 "The End of the Whole Mess" October 1986 issue of Omni
3 "Suffer the Little Children" February 1972 issue of Cavalier
4 "The Night Flier" Prime Evil (1988)
5 "Popsy" Masques II (1987)
6 "It Grows on You" Fall 1973 issue of Marshroots
7 "Chattery Teeth" Fall 1992 issue of Cemetery Dance
8 "Dedication" Night Visions 5 (1988)
9 "The Moving Finger" December 1990 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
10 "Sneakers" Night Visions 5 (1988)
11 "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" Shock Rock (1992)
12 "Home Delivery" Book of the Dead (1989)
13 "Rainy Season" Spring 1989 issue of Midnight Graffiti
14 "My Pretty Pony" My Pretty Pony limited edition coffee table book (1989)
15 "Sorry, Right Number" Previously unpublished
16 "The Ten O'Clock People"
17 "Crouch End" New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (1980)
18 "The House on Maple Street" Previously unpublished
19 "The Fifth Quarter" April 1972 issue of Cavalier
20 "The Doctor's Case" The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1987)
21 "Umney's Last Case" Previously unpublished
22 "Head Down" April 16, 1990 issue of The New Yorker
23 "Brooklyn August" Io No. 10, 1971
24 "The Beggar and the Diamond" Previously unpublished


King dedicated this collection of stories to Thomas Williams, a writing instructor who taught for many years at the University of New Hampshire. Since the book's publication, King has singled out Williams' 1974 National Book Award-winning novel The Hair of Harold Roux as a favorite of his, and one he returns to "again and again."

The dedication reads:

In memory of
THOMAS WILLIAMS,
1926–1990:
poet, novelist, and
great American storyteller.

"Sorry, Right Number" was telecast as a season 4 episode of Tales from the Darkside in 1987 before it was published in Nightmares & Dreamscapes. "The Moving Finger" was adapted into a season 3 episode of Monsters in 1991. "Chattery Teeth" was adapted into a segment of the 1997 film Quicksilver Highway. "The Night Flier" and "Dolan's Cadillac" were both adapted into films of the same respective names, in 1997 and 2009, respectively. "Home Delivery" and "Rainy Season" were adapted into short films.
During the summer of 2006, TNT produced the eight-episode miniseries Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. Despite the title, three of the eight stories were not culled from the book: "Battleground", from Night Shift (1978); and "The Road Virus Heads North" and "Autopsy Room Four", from Everything's Eventual (2002).

[hazawazzawoo]

this is my first attempt at a stephen king short story collection and ive got to admit ive only read 10 of the stories so far and im a little underwhelmed. there are some highlights like The End of The Whole Mess and Suffer The Little Children but stories like the night flier, sneakers and (what ive read so far of) it grows on you just don't do it for me. i was excited when i heard that it grows on you was attached to needful things which ive just finished so i jumped right in but ive not even been able to get through the story yet.

thankfully im aware that the rest of his short story collections are generally considered much better and more consistent so im not off put from trying them, i just have to finish this chunk of a book first 😅

i will also admit that my attention has been slightly divided from this book as im also making my first trip to the dark tower (currently halfway through the wastelands) which im enjoying substantially more than nightmares and dreamscapes.

love the videos dude, keep up the great work, can't wait for more from you :)

[troyjackson]

Sounds badass as fuck, Dave. Thank you so much for recommending this.

[angelaholmes]

I might check out this collection but after I read kings other short story collections 🤔📚📖

[midwaygamer-oumy]

I found the first edition in perfect condition of at a goodwill for like a buck.

[LilFoxyCosplay]

Finished this recently sadly wasn’t a big fan
Some stories were good though

I’m reading just after sunset now and loving it

[Terminate]

Hey Dave, I am thinking of starting a booktube channel and I am wanting to do a “10 reasons to read” series of books but you have created the idea and I would like to take permission from you before I actually do it. It will only be 10 reasons and I will give you credit in the description. I will also tag your channel in the comments if you’d like. I love your channel but I just thought I’d ask before actually “stealing” the video idea. Thanks! :D

[scottwoods]

I hate to come in with the disagreement after such a long, day-one track record of agreement, but I despise his treatment of the Black character in#7. When I do my lecture about King and his Black characters, this one gets a particular kind of groan from the audience.

[razamuhammad]

I hated this book. So many bad stories in one collection and some rare good ones.