Although Stephen King became a horror legend by pushing the boundaries of his readers, even the legendary author himself was a bit unsettled by one of his nastiest stories. Stephen King’s short story collections include some of the writer’s best work, which is an impressive achievement considering how acclaimed his novels are. Stephen King’s 66 books prove the author is nothing if not prolific, but his short stories offer the writer an opportunity to play with more experimental, oddball, and ambitious ideas in a smaller, more self-contained format.