a.k.a. Richard Bachman, John Swithen & Beryl Evans
Here There Be Tygers is an early Stephen King short story, first published in Ubris magazine in Spring 1968 and later collected in Skeleton Crew. Set in an ordinary school, it follows a student’s terrifying encounter with a tiger in a restroom. Blending youthful fear, dark humor, and suspense, it showcases King’s emerging mastery of horror.
Here There Be Tygers tells the story of a young student whose ordinary school day takes a terrifying turn when he discovers a tiger hiding in the boys’ restroom. As adults dismiss the danger, the boy faces an impossible situation alone. Blending suspense, humor, and childhood fear, the story delivers classic early Stephen King horror.
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Suspenseful, imaginative, and unsettling—an early King gem with bite.