The House on Maple Street

"The House on Maple Street" is a science fiction short story by American writer Stephen King, published in his collection Nightmares & Dreamscapes. The first volume of the anthology’s audiobook includes the story, read by the author's wife, Tabitha King. Background The story was inspired by one of the drawings included in the children's book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg. It was later included in the 2011 book The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales, along with stories by other high-profile writers, including Tabitha King, inspired by the other illustrations. The story also draws inspiration from Richard Matheson’s 1952 short story "Shipshape Home." Plot summary