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Flight or fright : 17 turbulent tales

King, Stephen, 1947- (editor,, narrator.). Vincent, Bev, (author,, narrator.). Jones, Simon, 1950- (narrator.). Malcolm, Graeme, (narrator.). Marvel, Elizabeth, (narrator.). Butz, Norbert Leo, (narrator.). Coulson, Christian, 1978- (narrator.). Morse, David, 1953- (narrator.). Fontana, Santino, (narrator.). Stoll, Corey, 1976- (narrator.). Hill, Joe, (author.). Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013 (author.). Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012 (author.). Dahl, Roald, (author.). Simmons, Dan, 1948- (author.).

An anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers. All the ways a trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some never thought of before. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, and Dan Simmons.

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  • ISBN: 9781508265429
  • Physical Description 9 audio discs (approximately 10 hr., 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Unabridged.
  • Publisher New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2018]

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Compact discs.
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Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction / Stephen King -- Cargo / E. Michael Lewis -- The horror of the heights / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- Nightmare at 20,000 feet / Richard Matheson -- The flying machine / Ambrose Bierce -- Lucifer! / E.C. Tubb -- The fifth category / Tom Bissell -- Two minutes forty-five seconds / Dan Simmons -- Diablitos / Cody Goodfellow -- Air raid / John Varley -- You are released / Joe Hill -- Warbirds / David J. Schow -- The flying machine / Ray Bradbury -- Zombies on a plane / Bev Vincent -- They shall not grow old / Roald Dahl -- Murder in the air / Peter Tremayne -- The turbulence expert / Stephen King -- Falling / James Dickey-- Afterword / Bev Vincent.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Stephen King, Bev Vincent, Norbert Leo Butz, Christian Coulson, Santino Fontana, Simon Jones, Graeme Malcolm, Elizabeth Marvel, David Morse, Corey Stoll.
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Title from disc surface.

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Flight or Fright
Flight or Fright
by Marvel, Elizabeth (Read by); Morse, David (Read by); Stoll, Corey (Read by); King, Stephen (Author, Read by); Vincent, Bev (Author, Read by); Butz, Norbert Leo (Read by); Coulson, Christian (Read by); Fontana, Santino (Read by); Jones, Simon (Read by); Malcolm, Graeme (Read by)
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Flight or Fright


#1 New York Times bestselling author and master of horror Stephen King teams up with Bev Vincent of Cemetery Dance to present a terrifying collection of sixteen short stories (and one poem) that tap into one of King's greatest fears--air travel--featuring brand-new stories by King and Joe Hill, "an expertly compiled collection of tales that entertain and scare" ( Booklist ). Stephen King hates to fly, and he and co-editor Bev Vincent would like to share their fear of flying with you. Welcome to Flight or Fright , an anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when you're suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph, and sealed up in a metal tube (like--gulp --a coffin) with hundreds of strangers. Here are all the ways your trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some we'll bet you've never thought of before... but now you will the next time you walk down the jetway and place your fate in the hands of a total stranger. Featuring brand-new "standouts" ( Publishers Weekly ) by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Dan Simmons, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and many others, Flight or Fright is, as King says, "ideal airplane reading, especially on stormy descents...Even if you are safe on the ground, you might want to buckle up nice and tight." Each story is introduced by Stephen King and all will have you thinking twice about how you want to reach your final destination.