LONDON -- A British publishing house is promoting the release of Stephen King's new book, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, in the most Stephen King way possible -- by asking people to send in descriptions of their strangest nightmares so they can be turned into creepy illustrations.
Hodder & Stoughton, who will be publishing King's latest collection of short stories on Nov. 3 in the UK, posted their request on Twitter earlier in the week.
Had a dream so bizarre you need to share? We're illustrating your nightmares all week. Tweet them to #BazaarDreams pic.twitter.com/U2CCTpSLmr— Hodder & Stoughton (@HodderBooks) October 26, 2015
Throughout the week they've been sharing surreal images of dreams they've been sent.
That stomach wrenching feeling of impending doom illustrated from your #BazaarDreams submissions. pic.twitter.com/SeQQ5nL5Ay— Hodder & Stoughton (@HodderBooks) October 26, 2015
Apocalyptic visions in this final, Hitchcockian illustration of the day. More #BazaarDreams coming tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/rbVck1IR3N— Hodder & Stoughton (@HodderBooks) October 28, 2015
The images vary from the mildly strange...
Just you and infinite space, but nowhere else to go. Check out this frightful #BazaarDreams illustration. pic.twitter.com/wAfdIfmDT0— Hodder & Stoughton (@HodderBooks) October 29, 2015
More of your #BazaarDreams submissions: monster morphing pillows that turned a camping trip into a nightmare. pic.twitter.com/SSexzBvZF0— Hodder & Stoughton (@HodderBooks) October 27, 2015
Today's #BazaarDreams are taking us to dizzying new heights of horror. pic.twitter.com/YClV1NPUTG— Hodder & Stoughton (@HodderBooks) October 28, 2015
...to the downright surreal.
Nowhere is safe in a nightmare. A grizzly way to end in this latest #BazaarDreams illustration. pic.twitter.com/Y54AowOstW— Hodder & Stoughton (@HodderBooks) October 29, 2015
This hungry snake-piranha hybrid takes the #BazaarDreams to a deeper level of fantastical nastiness. pic.twitter.com/sTJI91wyV0— Hodder & Stoughton (@HodderBooks) October 27, 2015
And, finally, the impressively creepy.
#BazaarDreams @AmazingPhil his dream: visited the dentist, they said there was something wrong with his jaw so had to sew his mouth shut— aAAARRRGHmy/Met d+p (@ninjabread2000) October 27, 2015
Just like the stuff @StephenKing ’s nightmares are made of. This #BazaarDreams submission left us gasping for breath pic.twitter.com/c1sjAg68VB— Hodder & Stoughton (@HodderBooks) October 26, 2015
"We've been reading all the submitted dreams and visualising the most weird and wonderful ones each day," said Laura Davies, a creative working on the project. "We have a truck full of skinned poodles coming next!"
The dream illustrations, which are in the style of the new book's cover artwork, have been drawn by illustrator Seb Chaloner.
The new Stephen King hardback is the stuff of dreams... and nightmares. #BazaarofBadDreams pic.twitter.com/GLlk4NLGMR— Hodder & Stoughton (@HodderBooks) October 28, 2015
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (£20 or $31, Hodder & Stoughton) will be published Nov. 3 and made available via eBook.