The Bazaar of Bad Dreams brings together twenty works from Stephen King, ranging from supernatural horror and psychological suspense to stories about guilt, mortality, morality, and the consequences of choices that cannot easily be undone.
Among them, “Afterlife” follows a man who discovers death may offer him a chance to live his life again, mistakes included. “Obits” centres on a writer who develops a disturbing ability to cause deaths through the obituaries he writes, while “The Dune” follows a judge who has spent decades visiting an island where mysterious names appear in the sand.
The collection also includes “Mile 81,” “Ur,” “Blockade Billy,” “The Little Green God of Agony,” “Drunken Fireworks,” and “Summer Thunder.” King introduces the works with personal notes about their origins, offering a glimpse into the ideas and experiences behind the stories.