10 Most Underrated Stephen King Books Of All Time
1. Full Dark, No Stars
As amazing and undeniably effective Lisey's Story is, Stephen King's best underrated work comes in the form of another novella anthology. As with Different Seasons and Four Past Midnight, Full Dark, No Stars features four long tales, all of which deal with the theme of revenge in startling and often violent ways.
The first story in the book is called 1922 (recently made into a movie on Netflix), and it sees a farmer kill his wife so she won't sell their land, only for her to haunt him in increasingly disturbing, rat-infested ways. Another story, entitled Big Driver, sees an innocent woman brutally assaulted and consumed with a need for retribution against her attackers.
Each story in the collection is harsh, and King himself even mentions in the book's afterward that he found large chunks of it difficult to write, but despite its often harsh themes it's one of King's best efforts as a storyteller, diving deep into what makes people the way they are and how you never truly know anyone.
Stephen King is a great storyteller, and Full Dark, No Stars shows that off without fault.