"Suffer the Little Children" is a horror short story by American writer Stephen King. It was first published by "Cavalier" in February 1972. The story was later published as part of the collection "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" in 1993. In the "Notes" section of "Nightmares & Dreamscapes", King wrote that it was originally supposed to be published in his 1978 collection "Night Shift", but editor Bill Thompson opted to have it cut. King had wanted to cut "Gray Matter", but deferred to Thompson's choice.