13 Best Stephen King Short Stories Of All Time

By Shaun Davis /

11. The Night Flier

Published in the eighties to be included in horror anthology, Prime Evil: New Stories By The Masters Of Modern Horror, this gory tale sees a tabloid journalist take on a story with perhaps too much bite, as he embarks on a chase with a mysterious Cessna Skymaster, rumoured to be piloted by a vicious serial killer. As his rain-soaked chase reaches its climax, this cynical hack comes face to face with one of King€™s most chilling creations. Not content with also crafting one of his finest vampire tales to date, King also managed to link this tale to The Dead Zone €“ journo Richard Dees features in a cameo €“ and Popsy, where in the case of the latter King himself has stated it€™s safe to assume the winged beast in this short story is indeed The Night Flier.