The Man Who Loved Flowers

The Man Who Loved Flowers is a Stephen King short story first published in Gallery magazine in August 1977 and later collected in Night Shift. Set on the streets of New York City during a spring evening in 1963, it follows a cheerful young man seemingly preparing for a romantic meeting. As the night unfolds, King masterfully transforms an ordinary urban scene into a chilling tale of deception, obsession, and shocking violence.