Chattery Teeth and Other Stories

Chattery Teeth and Other Stories by Stephen King  240 pages

Now these stories were back to the old Stephen King style, maybe that is because they are revamped and pulled from an earlier printing but of late, I've felt that Stephen King's heart was not in his writing it had lost that fun spark so this restored my faith that all is good in Stephen King land and that it never hurts to do a little recycling when things go momentarily stale.   I love the hero in the Chattery Teeth story and the teeth themselves made me think of those giant vampirelike choppers so hilarious in the Three Stooges shorts where they played Dentists.   So funny.   These choppers delighted just as much if not more and sparkled with that mischievious wit King is known for.   Then the Sneakers, wow!   This story gave me pause when at a climactic moment the door opens and the ghost has the face of the person opening the door to which King  elucidates that often the face of ghosts we see have our own face (Freud would have had a field day with that one).  My Pretty Pony in which King describes time as being a pretty pony with a wicked heart.   Last of all Dedication - that odd little place in King's mind where he just has to try something really gross in to grab the reader's attention and triiger that repulse reaction.   A little black magic goes a long way.    Good stories, up to Dedication I would have recommended the book for middle schoolers on up but that revolting part makes me up the age limit to adults just because.   If you are a King fan you will not be disappointed.   The horror quotient is there just more subtle.   I would recommend this book to anyone looking for an interesting and entertaining read - go easy on Dedication though.   It might cause you to close the book.