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Misery
After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare. Notable characters include Annie Wilkes and Paul Sheldon.
11/22/63
A high school English teacher discovers a time portal to 1958 and undertakes a mission to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Notable characters include Jake Epping, Sadie Dunhill, and Lee Harvey Oswald.
Revival
A preacher obsessed with the afterlife uses electrical experiments with the hope to communicate with his deceased family, leading to horrific consequences. Notable characters include Jamie Morton and Reverend Charles Jacobs.
The Institute
Children with special talents are abducted and taken to an institute where their gifts are used for sinister purposes. Notable characters include Luke Ellis, Mrs. Sigsby, and Avery Dixon.
Billy Summers
A hitman and former Iraq war sniper takes on a final job, disguising himself as a writer, but the assignment turns out to be more complicated than expected. Notable characters include Billy Summers, Alice Maxwell, and Bucky.
Mr. Mercedes
A retired detective is taunted by the unsolved case of a man who rammed a stolen Mercedes into a crowd, killing eight people. Notable characters include Bill Hodges, Brady Hartsfield, and Holly Gibney.
The Stand
A post-apocalyptic novel where a plague wipes out most of the population, and the survivors are caught in a battle between good and evil. Notable characters include Randall Flagg, Stu Redman, and Mother Abagail.
Insomnia
An elderly man in Derry, Maine, suffers from insomnia and starts having strange visions that lead to a larger conflict between supernatural forces. Notable characters include Ralph Roberts, Lois Chasse, and the Crimson King.
The Dark Tower Series
Follows the journey of Roland Deschain, a gunslinger seeking to reach the Dark Tower and fix his dystopian world. Notable characters include Roland Deschain, Jake Chambers, and The Man in Black.
The Talisman
Co-written with Peter Straub, a boy embarks on a quest through both America and a parallel world called 'The Territories' to save his mother. Notable characters include Jack Sawyer, Morgan Sloat, and Wolf.
Gerald's Game
A woman faces her darkest fears after being handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house when her husband dies unexpectedly. Notable characters include Jessie Burlingame and Gerald Burlingame.
Desperation
Travelers are kidnapped by a possessed sheriff and brought to the deserted township of Desperation where they face an ancient evil. Notable characters include David Carver, Steve Ames, and Sheriff Collie Entragian.
Bag of Bones
A widowed writer returns to his lakeside home where he becomes involved in a custody battle and discovers dark town secrets. Notable characters include Mike Noonan, Mattie Devore, and Sara Tidwell.
The Green Mile
A supernatural tale set on death row of a Southern prison where a gentle giant of a prisoner exhibits mysterious healing powers. Notable characters include John Coffey, Paul Edgecombe, and Percy Wetmore.
Pet Sematary
A family discovers a mysterious burial ground near their home that has the power to raise the dead. Notable characters include Louis Creed, Jud Crandall, and Church the cat.
Doctor Sleep
The sequel to The Shining, following a now-adult Danny Torrance as he battles a group that preys on children with powers like his. Notable characters include Dan Torrance, Abra Stone, and Rose the Hat.
Sleeping Beauties
In a small Appalachian town, women become shrouded in cocoons when they fall asleep, and waking them turns out to be deadly. Notable characters include Evie Black, Lila Norcross, and Clint Norcross.
It
In the town of Derry, a group of children known as 'The Losers Club' face off against a shape-shifting entity that preys on children. Notable characters include Pennywise the Dancing Clown, Bill Denbrough, and Beverly Marsh.
Later
A young boy with unusual abilities assists a NYPD detective and his single mom in solving crimes, leading to unforeseen dangers. Notable characters include Jamie Conklin, Liz Dutton, and Detective Elizabeth Yanks.
The Outsider
An investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy leads to a mysterious figure with the ability to shape-shift and deceive. Notable characters include Ralph Anderson, Terry Maitland, and Holly Gibney.
Carrie
A shy high school girl uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on her bullying classmates. Notable characters include Carrie White, Margaret White, and Sue Snell.
The Shining
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil presence influences the father, Jack Torrance, into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings. Notable characters include Jack Torrance, Danny Torrance, and Wendy Torrance.
Thinner
An overweight lawyer is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly lose weight with no end in sight. Notable characters include Billy Halleck, the gypsy Taduz Lemke, and Heidi Halleck.
Christine
A 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine possesses supernatural powers and a murderous spirit, targeting a teenage boy and his enemies. Notable characters include Arnie Cunningham, Dennis Guilder, and Leigh Cabot.
Cujo
A friendly Saint Bernard contracts rabies and becomes a dangerous beast trapping a mother and her child in their car. Notable characters include Cujo, Donna Trenton, and Tad Trenton.
Salem's Lot
A writer returns to his childhood home and discovers that the residents are becoming vampires. Notable characters include Ben Mears, Kurt Barlow, and Father Callahan.
Needful Things
A new shop in Castle Rock offers residents items they’ve always desired, but for a price that demands they play pranks on others, leading to chaos. Notable characters include Leland Gaunt, Sheriff Alan Pangborn, and Polly Chalmers.
Dolores Claiborne
A housekeeper is suspected of murder as she recounts the dark and violent past of her life on a Maine island, explaining her troubled relationship with her employer. Notable characters include Dolores Claiborne and Vera Donovan.
Under the Dome
The people of a small Maine town are cut off from the rest of the world by an invisible, impenetrable dome, with their society rapidly descending into chaos. Notable characters include Dale 'Barbie' Barbara, Big Jim Rennie, and Julia Shumway.
The Dead Zone
After waking from a coma, Johnny Smith discovers he has psychic powers that allow him to see into the lives of anyone he touches. Notable characters include Johnny Smith and Greg Stillson.
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