In the Tall Grass

By: Stephen King, Joe Hill

Narrated by: Stephen Lang

Length: 1 hr and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

Mile 81 meets "N." in this collaboration between Stephen King and Joe Hill.

As USA Today said of Stephen King's Mile 81: "Park and scream. Could there be any better place to set a horror story than an abandoned rest stop?" In the Tall Grass begins with a sister and brother who pull off to the side of the road after hearing a young boy crying for help from beyond the tall grass. Within minutes they are disoriented, in deeper than seems possible, and they've lost one another. The boy's cries are more and more desperate. What follows is a terrifying, entertaining, and masterfully told tale, as only Stephen King and Joe Hill can deliver.

©2012 Stephen King and Joseph Hillstrom King (P)2012 Simon & Schuster, Inc

This story is amazing!

I like this story a lot more than than A Face in a Crowd, which was at least a little confusing and at most not one of Kings best works.

This on the other hand is one of Kings best short stories. I love the flow from one point to the other, the style, insanity, and absurdness of it all. Its terrifying and unnerving.

Its so damn creative and well done. It brings reality into a the realm of the supernatural, which King does greatly in all of his works, but this one best of all.

I'm curious as to who is the real driving force here, King or his son Hill? It definitely has King's style, but if this is any hint at Hill;s style, I look forward to his future releases.

The narration is great to. The performance is great, but a good narration isn't just about how well one performance but also on how well received their voice is. This narrator has a very pleasant voice and fits very well into the story.

Lang's narration combined with King and Hill's wonderful writing really brought the story to life. More than a few times, I found my self laughing out load, amazed at how real the terror was.

This could really progress into an excellent novel, but that isn't to say it isn't the perfect length, because as much as I want more of it, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that making it a short story is part of what makes it so damn good.

not bad

read well. a decent story. kept me wanting more. hard to walk away from but it was a bit pf an ouastg%%g%%ghggujbn

Short yet creepy

Just what you’d expect from Stephen king. He gets you caring about the characters and then it gets scary and gross!

Stephen King & son Joe Hill made a seemless collaboration on this book.

it was everything I expected out of a Stephen King book. I've listened to an audible book by Joe Hill recently on a flight & felt he was def Stephen King's son. I loved this story & unlike other SK collaborations, I couldn't tell who was writing which part of the book.

I'm so disappointed.

As a fan of both authors,I was looking forward to reading this book. It was well written and the characters were likable. The story was just okay, bordering on unimaginative.

Straight-Up, Gross-Out Horror

This King/Hill collaboration provides a disturbing little tale of a brother and sister on a cross-country trip, who wade out into the tall grass when they hear a child calling for help. I listened to the excellent Matheson homage “Throttle” that King and Hill collaborated on, so in my mind, the bar for this one was set pretty high. This one feels like an old-school Stephen King horror to me – it’s disturbing and gross and without a question horror. Unfortunately, it didn’t seem to go much further than what was on the surface as King's (or Hill's) work has in the past, and so when it ended, despite getting a decent dose of horror, I felt a little unsatisfied.

Stephen Lang’s narration is solid, of course.

In the end, I’m not exactly disappointed I bought and listened to it, but I have a hard time imagining I’ll return to it again.

Not your average King or Joe Hill

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

I would recommend this book only to those who are not offended by extreme grotesqueries.

What did you like best about this story?

The story was a bit predictable but it was so raw and startling that I did not expect a lot of the imagery that took place.

Which character – as performed by Stephen Lang – was your favorite?

The brother sister relationship established at the beginning of the book built a great foundation for the reader to get pulled in. Even in the short duration of the pages - the characters were crafted carefully and you actually get to know them before the darkness takes over the story theme.

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

It was over the top blood and guts! I wasn't expecting the punch in the stomach that it provided.

I have more questions then answers

It’s started out great and Graphic but not as bad as everyone says just with there was a little more information about the rock and where it came from maybe some kind of words written on it to at least give you a link over all I give it 3 stars not bad but not great

slow but if you speed up the read it's better told

it would have been nice to know what the rock was/ have a why behind it but instead it just kept it a mystery so no real ending. just a cycle.

IN THE TALL GRASS

Saw this as a movie and thought it would be a great listen and it is. Movie left happy this one not so happy.