''The Secretary of Dreams'' is a series of graphic short story collections authored by
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, scienc ...
and illustrated by
Glenn Chadbourne
Glenn Chadbourne (born October 19, 1959) is an American artist. He lives in Newcastle, Maine. He is best known for his work in the horror and fantasy genres, having created covers and illustrated books and magazines for publishers such as Ce ...
.
Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance is an American company known for their specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense and their horror magazine of the same name. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. Ce ...
released the first volume in December 2006.
''Volume 1''
This volume includes six stories and was published in three editions:
:"Slipcased Gift Edition" (Limited to 5,000 copies)
:"Signed and traycased Limited Edition" (Limited to 750 copies)
:"Deluxe signed Lettered Edition" (Limited to 52 copies with a deluxe traycase)
Heavily illustrated original texts
The following are the heavily illustrated versions of Stephen King's original texts that are included in ''Volume 1'':
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Home Delivery
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Jerusalem's Lot
"Jerusalem's Lot" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in King's 1978 collection ''Night Shift''. The story was also printed in the illustrated 2005 edition of King's 1975 novel '' 'Salem's Lot''.
Setting and style
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The Reach
"The Reach" is a short story by American writer Stephen King. First published in '' Yankee'' in 1981 under the title "Do the Dead Sing?", it was later collected in King's 1985 collection '' Skeleton Crew''.
Plot summary
Stella Flanders, the o ...
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Graphical adaptations
The following are the
graphic format adaptations of Stephen King's short stories that are included in ''Volume 1'':
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The Road Virus Heads North"
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Uncle Otto's Truck"
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Rainy Season
The rainy season is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs.
Rainy Season may also refer to:
* ''Rainy Season'' (short story), a 1989 short horror story by Stephen King
* "Rainy Season", a 2018 song by Monni
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''Volume 2''
''Volume 2'' of ''The Secretary of Dreams'' was released in October 2010; it also included six stories and was released in the same three limited editions as ''Volume 1''.
Heavily illustrated original texts
The following are the heavily illustrated versions of Stephen King's original texts that are included in ''Volume 2'':
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The Monkey
"The Monkey" is a 1980 horror short story by Stephen King featuring a cursed cymbal-banging monkey toy. The story was first published as a booklet included in ''Gallery'' magazine in 1980. It was significantly revised and published in King's c ...
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Strawberry Spring
"Strawberry Spring" is a horror short story by Stephen King. It was originally published in the Fall 1968 issue of '' Ubris'' magazine, then republished in the November 1975 issue of ''Cavalier'' magazine, and, heavily revised, collected in King ...
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In the Deathroom
"In the Deathroom" is a horror short story by American writer Stephen King, first published as part of King's 1999 audiobook '' Blood and Smoke''.
Plot summary
Fletcher, a former reporter from ''The New York Times'', has been captured by mem ...
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Graphical adaptations
The following are the graphical adaptations of Stephen King's short stories that are included in ''Volume 2'':
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Gray Matter
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One for the Road"
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Nona"
See also
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List of comics based on fiction
The following is a list of comics based on fiction, including novels, books or short stories.
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Manga
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''Alex Rider''
''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''
Amtor
''Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter''
Anne Rice
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References
External links
''The Secretary of Dreams – Volume One''at cemeterydance.com
at cemeterydance.com
at stephenking.com
at stephenking.com
2006 short story collections
American short story collections
Comics based on works by Stephen King
Short story collections by Stephen King
2010 short story collections
Cemetery Dance Publications books
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