This is my first collection of short stories by King and I loved the change of pace from him, as I have read some of his longer novels in the past. While he is usually revered as the "King" of horror novels, personally I feel that they move a little slow for me. Because these were short stories I feel I was able to connect to them easier and was more interested in the plot. I liked If It Bleeds but, The Life of Chuck and Rat were the two stories that stole the book for me. This book is going to have me on the hunt for more short horror stories by King.