This is a list of short fiction by Stephen King (b. 1947). This includes short stories , novelettes , and novellas , as well as poems . It is arranged chronologically by first publication. Major revisions of previously published pieces are also noted. Stephen King is sometimes credited with "nearly 400 short stories" (or a similarly large number).[1] Night Shift Skeleton Crew Nightmares & Dreamscapes Everything's Eventual Just After Sunset (2008), and The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015); and in King's five novella collections: Different Seasons Four Past Midnight Hearts in Atlantis Full Dark, No Stars (2010), and If It Bleeds (2020). Some of these pieces, however, remain uncollected.
1950s 1959 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Land of 1,000,000 Years Ago" short story Uncollected Self-published "Thirty-One of the Classics" novella Uncollected Self-published "Jumper" short story Dave's Rag (1959)Secret Windows Self-published
1960s 1960 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Rush Call" short story Dave's Rag (1960)Secret Windows Self-published "The Cursed Expedition" short story People, Places and Things (1960)Uncollected Self-published "I've Got to Get Away!" short story People, Places and Things (1960)Uncollected Self-published "Hotel at the End of the Road" short story People, Places and Things (1960)Uncollected Self-published "Never Look Behind You" short story People, Places and Things (1960)Uncollected Self-published "The Other Side of the Fog" short story People, Places and Things (1960)Uncollected Self-published "The Stranger" short story People, Places and Things (1960)Uncollected Self-published "The Thing at the Bottom of the Well" short story People, Places and Things (1960)Uncollected Self-published
1961 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "The Pit and the Pendulum" short story The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)Uncollected Self-published
1963 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "The Undead" short story The Undead (1963)Uncollected Self-published "Trigger Finger" short story Trigger Finger (1963)Uncollected Self-published
1964 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "The Star Invaders" short story The Star Invaders (1964)Uncollected Self-published
1965 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Codename: Mousetrap" short story The Drum (October 27, 1965)Uncollected Lisbon Falls High School publication "I Was a Teenage Grave Robber" short story Comics Review (1965)Uncollected First published in Comics Review , 1965. Later reprinted in Stories of Suspense (1965) retitled as “In a Half-World of Terror”. Partly reprinted in The Stephen King Illustrated Companion (edited by Bev Vincent, 2009).
1966 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "The 43rd Dream" short story The Drum (January 29, 1966)Uncollected Lisbon Falls High School publication
1967 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "The Glass Floor" short story Startling Mystery Stories (Fall 1967)Uncollected First professional story
1968 1969 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Night Surf " short story Ubris (Spring 1969)Night Shift (1978)Collected heavily revised "The Reaper's Image " short story Startling Mystery Stories (Spring 1969)Skeleton Crew Collected heavily revised "The Dark Man" poem Ubris (Fall 1969)Uncollected Republished as a standalone book (2013) "Stud City" short story Ubris (Fall 1969)Uncollected Incorporated into The Body
1970s 1970 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Slade" short story The Maine Campus (June 11 – August 6, 1970)Uncollected "Graveyard Shift" short story Cavalier Night Shift (1978) "Donovan's Brain" poem Moth (1970)Uncollected "Silence" poem Moth (1970)Uncollected
1971 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "The Blue Air Compressor " short story Onan (January 1971)Uncollected Republished revised in Heavy Metal "In the Key Chords of Dawn" poem Onan (January 1971)Uncollected "I Am the Doorway " short story Cavalier Night Shift (1978) "Brooklyn August " poem Io #10 (1971)Nightmares & Dreamscapes "She Has Gone to Sleep While..." poem Contraband #1 (1971)Uncollected "Woman with Child" poem Contraband #1 (1971)Uncollected "The Hardcase Speaks" poem Contraband #2 (1971)Uncollected
1972 1973 1974 1975 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "The Lawnmower Man " short story Cavalier Night Shift (1978) "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan" short story The Maine Review (July 1975)Uncollected Incorporated into The Body
1976 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Weeds " short story Cavalier Uncollected Appears in comic book form in Creepshow (1982) as "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" "The Ledge" short story Penthouse Night Shift (1978) "I Know What You Need " short story Cosmopolitan Night Shift (1978)
1977 1978 1979 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "The Crate " short story Gallery Uncollected Appears in comic book form in Creepshow (1982)Locus Award , 1980[2]
1980s 1980 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "The Mist" novella Dark Forces Skeleton Crew Nominee, World Fantasy Award , 1981;Locus Award , 1981[2] "Crouch End " short story New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Nightmares & Dreamscapes Nominee, British Fantasy Award , 1981[2] "The Way Station " novella The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (1982)Collected revised;Nebula Award ,1981;[2] "Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman #2)" short story New Terrors (July 1980)Skeleton Crew "The Monkey " short story Gallery Skeleton Crew Collected heavily revised;[2] "The Wedding Gig " short story Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Skeleton Crew
1981 1982 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Survivor Type " short story Terrors (July 1982)Skeleton Crew "Before the Play" short story Whispers Uncollected Unused prologue to The Shining "Apt Pupil " novella Different Seasons Different Seasons Nominee, British Fantasy Award , 1983[2] "The Body " novella Different Seasons Different Seasons "The Breathing Method " novella Different Seasons Different Seasons Winner , British Fantasy Award, 1983;World Fantasy Award , 1983;Locus Award , 1983[2] "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption " novella Different Seasons Different Seasons "The Raft " short story Gallery Skeleton Crew Nominee, Locus Award, 1983[2] "Skybar" short story The Do-It-Yourself Bestseller (1982)Uncollected Partial short story
1983 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Word Processor of the Gods" short story Playboy Skeleton Crew Originally titled "The Word Processor"; collected heavily revised "Uncle Otto's Truck " short story Yankee (October 1983)Skeleton Crew "The Return of Timmy Baterman" short story Satyricon II (1983)Uncollected Incorporated into Pet Sematary
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Memory " short story Tin House Blaze Incorporated into Duma Key "Willa" short story Playboy Just After Sunset (2008)
2007 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Graduation Afternoon" short story Postscripts (March 2007)Just After Sunset (2008)Nominee, Locus Award , 2008[2] "The Gingerbread Girl " novella Esquire Just After Sunset (2008) "Ayana" short story The Paris Review Just After Sunset (2008) "Mute" short story Playboy Just After Sunset (2008)
2008 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "A Very Tight Place" novella McSweeney's Just After Sunset (2008) "The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates" short story The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Just After Sunset (2008) "N." novella Just After Sunset (November 2008)Just After Sunset (2008)Nominee, British Fantasy Award , 2009[2]
2009 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Throttle" novella He Is Legend (February 1, 2009)Uncollected In collaboration with Joe Hill , part of Hill's collection Full Throttle "Ur" novella Ur (February 12, 2009)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)Originally published as an ebook; collected heavily revised "Morality" novella Esquire The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)Previously included with the trade edition of Blockade Billy (2010);Winner , Shirley Jackson Award, 2009[2] "Mostly Old Men" poem Tin House Uncollected "The Bone Church" poem Playboy The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) "Premium Harmony" short story The New Yorker (November 9, 2009)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)
2010s 2010 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Tommy" poem Playboy The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) "Blockade Billy" novella Blockade Billy (April 2010)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) "1922" novella Full Dark, No Stars (November 2010)Full Dark, No Stars (2010)Nominee, British Fantasy Award , 2011[2] "Big Driver" novella Full Dark, No Stars (November 2010)Full Dark, No Stars (2010) "Fair Extension" novella Full Dark, No Stars (November 2010)Full Dark, No Stars (2010) "A Good Marriage" novella Full Dark, No Stars (November 2010)Full Dark, No Stars (2010)
2011 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Herman Wouk Is Still Alive" short story The Atlantic (May 2011)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)Winner , Bram Stoker Award , 2012[2] "Under the Weather" short story Paperback edition of Full Dark, No Stars (May 2011) The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) "Mile 81" novella Mile 81 (September 1, 2011)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)Originally published as an ebook "The Little Green God of Agony" short story A Book of Horrors (September 29, 2011)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)Adapted into a webcomic;[3] Locus Award , 2012[2] "The Dune" short story Granta The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)
2012 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "In the Tall Grass" novella Esquire Uncollected In collaboration with Joe Hill , part of Hill's collection Full Throttle "A Face in the Crowd" novella A Face in the Crowd (August 21, 2012)Uncollected Originally published as an ebook; in collaboration with Stewart O'Nan "Batman and Robin Have an Altercation" short story Harper's Magazine The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)
2013 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Afterlife" short story Tin House The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) "The Rock and Roll Dead Zone" short story Hard Listening (June 18, 2013)Uncollected Originally published as an ebook "Summer Thunder" short story Turn Down the Lights (December 2013)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)
2014 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Bad Little Kid" short story Bad Little Kid (March 14, 2014)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)Originally published as an ebook in French and German languages only "That Bus Is Another World" short story Esquire The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)
2015 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "A Death" short story The New Yorker (March 9, 2015)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) "Drunken Fireworks" short story Drunken Fireworks (June 30, 2015)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)Originally published as an audiobook "Mister Yummy" short story The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (November 2015)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) "Obits" short story The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (November 2015)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)Nominee, Hugo Award , 2016[2]
2016 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Cookie Jar" short story Virginia Quarterly Review (Spring 2016)Uncollected Appears in the paperback edition of The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2016) "The Music Room" short story Playboy Uncollected Included with audio readings of Gwendy's Button Box
2017 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Gwendy's Button Box" novella Gwendy's Button Box (May 2017)Uncollected (standalone book) written with Richard Chizmar "Thin Scenery" play Ploughshares Uncollected
2018 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Laurie" short story stephenking.com (May 17, 2018)Uncollected Free download;[4] Elevation audiobook "Elevation" novella Elevation (October 2018)Uncollected (standalone book) "The Turbulence Expert" short story Flight or Fright (September 4, 2018)Uncollected
2019 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Squad D" short story Shivers VIII (April 18, 2019)Uncollected written in the late 1970s
2020s 2020 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "The Fifth Step" short story Harper's Magazine Uncollected "If It Bleeds" novella If It Bleeds (April 2020)If It Bleeds (2020) "The Life of Chuck" novella If It Bleeds (April 2020)If It Bleeds (2020) "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" novella If It Bleeds (April 2020)If It Bleeds (2020) "Rat" novella If It Bleeds (April 2020)If It Bleeds (2020) "On Slide Inn Road" short story Esquire Magazine (October/November 2020)Uncollected
2021 Title Type Originally published in Collected in Notes "Willie the Weirdo" short story McSweeney's 65Uncollected
See also References Wood, Rocky (November 9, 2004). The Complete Guide to the Works of Stephen King (ISBN 0-9750593-3-5) Wood, Rocky (September 4, 2012). Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished , Overlook Connection Press. ( Brooks, Justin; Wood, Rocky (April 6, 2013). Stephen King: A Primary Bibliography of the World’s Most Popular Author , Overlook Connection Press. ( External links King, Stephen (May 17, 2018). Laurie (PDF) . StephenKing.com.