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The second story, Dollburgers, tells the story of Karen, who comes to believe that something is searching her house for neglected dolls to grind up into dollburgers for food.

Nest of Nightmares by Lisa Tuttle is a collection of short stories originally compiled and released in 1986.

Resurrected by Valancourt Books as part of their Paperbacks from Hell series of reissues, Nest of Nightmares is finally available in the United States.

The first story "Bug House" is a quickly moving tale of a young woman who visits her aunt while hiding from an abusive husband.

The Nest is a wild ride from the very first chapter.

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If this book ends the way I think it is going to end, I will have to take a break from the Dark Tower series. Wow.

Not as good as The Wastelands so far, but it is set up for a potentially great ending.

It's about to hit the fan.

I was a bit disappointed when the story shifted to an earlier time period, but I've been drawn in quickly.

I'm 80% through The Dark Tower III by Stephen King, narrated by Frank Muller on my Audible app.

I'm 10% through Elevation by Stephen King, narrated by Stephen King on my Audible app.

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"Phone Call From Across the Street"

2/5 - I liked the narration, but the story was just OK.

Simply one of the best endings I've ever read.

Everything l thought I knew was wrong...

Nice beginning. :-)

The Drawing of the Three is much better than The Gunslinger. It is very good. I'm glad that I did not give up on The Dark Tower series

"Book I" The Gunslinger" - certainly doesn't read like a Stephen King story. Bursts of interesting story crammed between long passages of monotony.

It's improved in the last few chapters, so hopefully it will finish strongly.

The tipping point seems to have been reached, and the "good" people are finally making progress, and the "evil" people are beginning to suffer some serious losses.

The various plot lines are all coming together, and I can't wait to find out what happens...

An important meeting is finally about to take place...

"Blunder Buss" 3/5
A humorous story about a man determined to leave his mundane life and be with a beautiful actress whom he admires.

"Relics" - The opening story from this collection of Richard Matheson's OFFBEAT is the story of a teacher leading a group of students on a tour of a museum.

As the story progresses, the reader gradually gets clues to the reality of the situation. 3/5 stars

Introduction by William F. Nolan
Relics
Two O'clock Session
Always Before Your Voice
The Prisoner
And in Sorrow
Blunder Buss
And Now I'm Waiting
Mirror, Mirror...
Phone Call From Across the Street
Maybe You Remember Him
All and Only Silence
Afterword by Richard Matheson