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Maggie Siff
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Length
2 hours 42 minutes
Language
English
Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine
Stephen King teams up with long-time friend and award-winning author Richard Chizmar for the first time in this original, chilling novella that revisits the mysterious town of Castle Rock.
There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strongāif time-rustedāiron bolts and zig-zag up the precarious cliffside.
Then one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to her. There on a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small, neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hatā¦
The little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been toldāuntil now.
Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers.Ā His recent work includes the short story collection You Like It Darker,Ā Holly,Ā Fairy Tale,Ā Billy Summers,Ā If It Bleeds,Ā The Institute,Ā Elevation,Ā The Outsider,Ā Sleeping BeautiesĀ (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy:Ā End of Watch,Ā FindersĀ Keepers,Ā andĀ Mr. MercedesĀ (an Edgar Award winnerĀ for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novelĀ 11/22/63Ā was named aĀ top ten book of 2011 byĀ TheĀ New York TimesĀ Book ReviewĀ and won theĀ Los Angeles TimesĀ Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic worksĀ The Dark Tower,Ā It,Ā Pet Sematary,Ā Doctor Sleep, andĀ FirestarterĀ are the basis forĀ major motion pictures, withĀ ItĀ now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipientĀ of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, theĀ 2014 National Medal of Arts, and theĀ 2003 National Book Foundation Medal forĀ Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.Ā He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife,Ā novelist Tabitha King.Ā
Richard ChizmarĀ is the coauthor (with Stephen King) of theĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling novellaĀ Gwendyās Button BoxĀ andĀ Gwendyās Final Task, and the solo novellaĀ Gwendyās Magic Feather. Recent books include theĀ New York TimesĀ bestsellersĀ Becoming the BoogeymanĀ andĀ Chasing the Boogeyman,Ā The Girl on the Porch,Ā The Long Way Home, his fourth short story collection, andĀ Widowās Point, a chilling tale about a haunted lighthouse cowritten with his son Billy Chizmar, which was recently made into a feature film. His short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, includingĀ Ellery Queen Mystery MagazineĀ andĀ The Yearās 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWAās Board of Trustees award. Chizmarās work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. Follow him on Twitter @RichardChizmar, or visit his website at RichardChizmar.com.