by Stephen King
First published 2015
King presents twenty tales that probe the boundaries between right and wrong, life and death. Characters face impossible decisions when glimpses of the future reveal consequences they desperately want to avoid. Others confront the weight of past mistakes when offered chances to rewrite history. A man discovers technology that shows him alternate versions of his life. Someone receives visions of deaths yet to come. Another character must choose between saving a stranger or protecting himself. Each story asks the same question: what would you do if you could see the cost of your choices before making them? These connected tales examine how people respond when the veil between worlds grows thin and moral certainty crumbles.
Genres: short-stories, horror, supernatural, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: moral-ambiguity, unreliable-narrator
495 pages · Hardcover · Scribner
Content warnings: death, violence