Full Dark, No Stars

Stephen King has officially announced the titles and summaries for his upcoming short story collection, Full Dark, No Stars, which is tentatively due this coming November.

According to his website, the stories are:

"1922

The story opens with the confession of Wilfred James to the murder of his wife, Arlette, following their move to Hemingford, Nebraska onto land willed to Arlette by her father.

Big Driver
Mystery writer, Tess, has been supplementing her writing income for years by doing speaking engagements with no problems. But following a last-minute invitation to a book club 60 miles away, she takes a shortcut home with dire consequences.

Fair Extension
Harry Streeter, who is suffering from cancer, decides to make a deal with the devil but, as always, there is a price to pay.

A Good Marriage
Darcy Anderson learns more about her husband of over twenty years than she would have liked to know when she stumbles literally upon a box under a worktable in their garage."

I am eagerly awaiting this collection...I hope it'll be a return to his tone, instead of a second volume of Different Seasons. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy all of his works, but since Nightmares and Dreamscapes, I haven't found a collection from him that delivers a heavy punch. Here's to hoping.