four past midnight the library policeman

King has often been criticized for having weak endings, The Stand and Under the Dome commonly assigned as exhibit A and exhibit B, which is why I believe his novellas are so good. It’s a collection of King’s most consistent form: the novella. Old Pop Merrill, Castle Rock's sharpest trader, aims to exploit The Sun Dog for profit, but this creature that shouldn't exist at all, is a very dangerous investment.Four Past Midnight by Stephen King was first published in 1990. If he can find it in time, he might stand a chance.įour Past Midnight: 'The Sun Dog,' a menacing black dog, appears in every Polaroid picture that fifteen-year-old Kevin Delevan takes with his new camera, beckoning him to the supernatural. But for small businessman Sam Peebles, who thinks he may be losing his mind, another enemy is hiding there as well-the truth. Three Past Midnight: 'The Library Policeman' is set in Junction City, Iowa, an unlikely place for evil to be hiding. Alone, that is, until a figure named John Shooter arrives, pointing an accusing finger. Two Past Midnight: 'Secret Window, Secret Garden' enters the suddenly strange life of writer Mort Rainey, recently divorced, depressed, and alone on the shore of Tashmore Lake. Only eleven passengers survive, but landing in an eerily empty world makes them wish they hadn't.

One Past Midnight: 'The Langoliers' takes a red-eye flight from LA to Boston into a most unfriendly sky.

'Stephen King is a master storyteller, and you will never forget these stories,' raves the Seattle Times about Four Past Midnight. This collection, nominated for a Locus Award, is guaranteed to keep readers awake long after bedtime, and features an introduction and prefatory notes to each novella by the author. With the success of the Hulu series 11/22/63 starring James Franco and the highly anticipated The Dark Tower movie release, Stephen King's brand is stronger than ever. The Bram Stoker Prize-winner for Best Fiction Collection-four chilling novellas from Stephen King that will 'grab you and not let go' ( The Washington Post). Includes the story 'The Sun Dog'-set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine

Four past midnight the library policeman