Blood and Smoke

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Stephen King

Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

This collection of short stories from the master of modern fiction is available only as an audiobook. In Blood and Smoke, Stephen King takes us inside a world of yearning and paranoia, isolation and addiction. It is the world of the smoker. In this audio-only collection, the now politically incorrect habit plays a key role in the fates of three different men in three unabridged stories of unfiltered suspense. In Lunch at the Gotham Café, Steve Davis is suffering through intense withdrawal - from both nicotine and his wife. His desperation for a cigarette and for his ex are almost too much to bear, but that's nothing compared to the horrors that await him at a trendy Manhattan restaurant. In 1408, Mike Enslin, best selling author of "true" ghost stories, decides to spend the night in New York City's most haunted hotel room. But he must live to write about it without the help of his ex best-friends, his trusty smokes. And in In the Deathroom, a man named Fletcher is held captive in a Central American stronghold. His captors will use any torturous means necessary to extract the information they want from him. His only hope lies with his last request - one last cigarette, please.

Features the tale 1408, now a Dimension Films motion picture starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.

©2000 Stephen King, All Rights Reserved (P)2000 Simon & Schuster Inc., All Rights Reserved, AUDIOWORKS Is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Old favorites

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

It is a revist to stories that you have already read or heard if your a King fan. I was surprised to find that I knew all of these stories. I had thought this was a different collection.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

It's a King book which makes it interesting as the majority of his stories are page turners. The least interesting is that this is again stories that I already have from previous books.

Have you listened to any of Stephen King’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No this was the first time I've had an audio book where Stephen King was the narrator. It was a very pleasant surprise.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Neither it was pleasant.

worth your time!

wonderful listening of a classic by the master of suspense and if horror. outstanding read!

Blood and Smoke

chilling, i was not a stephen king fan, but now i am. it's scary though!

One of the best audiobooks I've ever listened to!

This has always been a go to pick for a quick audio-book fix when I'm not sure what it is I really want to listen to. Stephen King, just as his writing, envelops the listener into the world he's created with his incredible voice. There's something special about listening to a book being read by the one who wrote it. King brings his characters and world to life in a way that only he can, and it's always a pleasure to hear. I highly recommend this to those who love King, obviously, as well as those who want to hear some of the best short stories King's ever written. I truly think that 1408 is one of my favorite works from King, it's right up there with 'Lunch at the Gotham Cafe' (the first story in this collection) and 'Under the Dome' (which I consider to be one of King's best works to date that I've personally read)

Give this a listen if you love King, because only he can bring you into his writing in such a spectacular way. The moment this book is over, if you're like me, it'll only leave you wanting more as you click to replay.

Old.favorite

This is a very good short story collection, he did excellent on these stories.

Eeeeee!

Any additional comments?

Lol. Not my first round with this collection, but I still cannot get enough of Lunch at the Gothem Cafe. It always gets me rolling. Definately creepy, but totally enjoyable.

cash grab. I have these stories already.

I feel tricked into buying something I already own. admittedly I was not paying close enough attention

The author

Stephen King is my favorite writer. He made me want to read and when it comes to his audiobooks NO ONE reads them better then himself!!!

I was pleasantly surprised

I just got the book to hear 1408 but all three stories were amazing! It was a nail biting experience that I want all of you to try!

Lovecraft!

i just finished the Lovecraft audio book and King is right in there! And I really like the books that King reads.