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You Like It Darker

You Like It Darker

Book · Horror books · 12 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/horrorlit

Reddit take

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Pros

  • id recommend any of stephen kings books of short stories! night shift, skeleton crew, nightmares and dreamscapes, you like it darker, etc. so many great and creepy stories.
  • You Like it Darker by the King. Was a solid collection
  • You Like It Darker by Stephen King
  • Yes. I really enjoyed Rattlesnakes and The Turbulence Expert.
  • I enjoyed it very much. It’s no Night Shift or Skeleton Crew but I thought every story except for maybe two were worth the read.

Cons

  • I had to put down SK's newest book of short stories, You Like it Darker
  • I wasn't a fan of you like it darker either.
  • Just finishing off you like it darker by King which is pretty weak as horror goes I feel.
  • There are a couple of good ones, but it’s not his best collection, IMO
  • I was disappointed. Most of the stories weren't particularly scary or horrific. Only Rattlesnakes and The Dreamers had real horror elements. Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream was pretty good but not horror. I thought The Fifth Step was like som...

Sentiment

7 positive (58%) · 1 mixed (8%) · 4 negative (33%)

Trust + time weighted score: +32% · raw score 25%

What redditors said (10 of 12)

I had to put down SK's newest book of short stories, You Like it Darker
negative · u/B****k · r/horrorlit · Dec 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
id recommend any of stephen kings books of short stories! night shift, skeleton crew, nightmares and dreamscapes, you like it darker, etc. so many great and creepy stories.
positive · u/A****3 · r/horrorlit · comment · Jul 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I wasn't a fan of you like it darker either.
negative · u/C****_ · r/horrorlit · comment · Feb 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Just finishing off you like it darker by King which is pretty weak as horror goes I feel.
negative · u/b****y · r/horrorlit · Feb 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
You Like it Darker by the King. Was a solid collection
positive · u/d****H · r/horrorlit · comment · Feb 18, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
You Like It Darker by Stephen King
positive · u/T****m · r/horrorlit · comment · Jan 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
There are a couple of good ones, but it’s not his best collection, IMO
mixed · u/A****0 · r/horrorlit · comment · Jan 5, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Yes. I really enjoyed Rattlesnakes and The Turbulence Expert.
positive · u/A****r · r/horrorlit · comment · Jan 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I enjoyed it very much. It’s no Night Shift or Skeleton Crew but I thought every story except for maybe two were worth the read.
positive · u/U****e · r/horrorlit · comment · Jan 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Couple really good stories in there. My favorite was probably Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream, but there were a few stand outs.
positive · u/B****1 · r/horrorlit · comment · Jan 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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