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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
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Description
""You like it darker? Fine, so do I," writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life--both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2013.
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IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
l, 235 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly place called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting;' Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its...