New Releases by Richard Chizmar

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER THE WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER Eine Anthologie mit 34 brandneuen Kurzgeschichten basierend auf Stephen Kings Meisterwerk, dem Nr. 1 New-York-Times-Bestseller THE STAND! Seit seiner Erstveröffentlichung im Jahr 1978 gilt THE STAND als Stephen Kings bahnbrechendes Meisterwerk der apokalyptischen Fiktion. Mit Millionen verkaufter Exemplare und zwei TV-Adaptionen hat dieser Kultroman Generationen von Schriftstellern beeinflusst. Obwohl es andere bemerkenswerte Werke gibt, die den Zerfall der menschlichen Gesellschaft erforschen, war keines so einflussreich wie dieses – mit seiner beeindruckenden Charaktervielfalt und der düsteren, aber letztlich hoffnungsvollen Vision vom Ende und dem Neubeginn unserer Zivilisation. Nun hat Stephen King zum ersten Mal offiziell eine Rückkehr in die erschütternde Welt von DAS LETZTE GEFECHT autorisiert - in Form dieser Anthologie, präsentiert von den preisgekrönten Autoren und Herausgebern Christopher Golden und Brian Keene. DAS ENDE DER WELT WIE WIR SIE KENNEN vereint einige der größten und visionärsten Schriftsteller unserer Zeit und bietet unvergessliche, brandneue Erzählungen, die während und nach (und manche vielleicht lange nach) den Ereignissen von DAS LETZTE GEFECHT spielen – vierunddreißig brillante, furchterregende und zutiefst menschliche Geschichten, die bei Lesern weltweit zum unverzichtbaren Begleiter des klassischen Bestseller-Romans avancieren werden. Mit einer Einleitung von Stephen King, einem Vorwort von Christopher Golden und einem Nachwort von Brian Keene. Zu den Autoren gehören: Wayne Brady und Maurice Broaddus, Poppy Z. Brite, Somer Canon, C. Robert Cargill, Nat Cassidy, V. Castro, Richard Chizmar, S. A. Cosby, Tananarive Due und Steven Barnes, Meg Gardiner, Gabino Iglesias, Jonathan Janz, Alma Katsu, Caroline Kepnes, Michael Koryta, Sarah Langan, Joe R. Lansdale, Tim Lebbon, Josh Malerman, Ronald Malfi, Usman T. Malik, Premee Mohamed, Cynthia Pelayo, Hailey Piper, David J. Schow, Alex Segura, Bryan Smith, Paul Tremblay, Catherynne M. Valente, Bev Vincent, Catriona Ward, Chuck Wendig, Wrath James White, und Rio Youers. Library Journal, Starred Review: »Dies ist eine spektakuläre Hommage an den ultimativen epischen Horrorroman des 20. Jahrhunderts.« Vulture: »Eines der besten Bücher des Jahres ... dies ist mehr als eine Hommage an einen Klassiker, dies ist eine unverzichtbare Anthologie und eine unschätzbare Zeitkapsel des Horrors in dieser goldenen Ära.« Variety: »Ein Muss für Stephen-King-Fans. Constant Reader werden viel Spaß dabei haben, über ihre Lieblingsstücke zu diskutieren.«

Back in the summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the center of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher--dubbed by the media as ''The Boogeyman''--stalked his tranquil Maryland town. A lot has changed in the intervening years. These days, Chizmar enjoys a certain level of celebrity and notoriety himself, being the only person that an incarcerated Josh Gallagher will speak to on or off the record. Chizmar likes to believe that he''s doing the world a public service by visiting Gallagher in prison, as there are plenty of other nameless victims out there who Gallagher might finally admit to killing and bring closure to grieving loved ones, and a dark rhythm and routine begin to take hold. But Chizmar eventually finds there''s a price to be paid for dancing with the devil, when a masked figure with all the hallmarks of Gallagher''s original reign of terror now leaves a horrifying calling card in front of Chizmar''s home, and it''s clear there''s a new player on the board in the ongoing game that the Boogeyman controls..."--Page [4] of cover.

New York Times bestselling author Richard Chizmar, “one of horror’s indispensable writers” (Paste), and his son W.H. Chizmar, critically acclaimed author of Them (hailed by New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman as “one of the best debuts I’ve ever read”) present a riveting found footage narrative about doomed thrill-seekers trapped in a haunted lighthouse. “This is a bad place. I don’t think people are meant to live here.” Longtime residents of Harper’s Cove believe that something is wrong with the Widow’s Point Lighthouse. Some say it’s cursed. Others claim it’s haunted. Originally built in 1838, three workers were killed during the lighthouse’s construction, including one who mysteriously plunged to his death from the catwalk. That tragic accident was never explained, and it was just the beginning of the terror. In the decades that followed, nearly two dozen additional deaths occurred in or around the lighthouse including cold-blooded murder, suicide, unexplained accidents and disappearances, the slaughter of an entire family, and the inexplicable death of a Hollywood starlet who was filming a movie on the grounds. The lighthouse was finally shuttered tight in 1988 and a security fence was erected around the property. No one has been inside since. Until now. Told across two harrowing incidents from 2017 and 2025, those who enter the Widow’s Point Lighthouse searching for supernatural proof and the next big thing find themselves cut off from the outside world. And although no one has recently stepped foot inside the structure, they are not alone. In this remarkable collaboration, father and son writing team, Richard and W.H. Chizmar combine forces to tell a terrifying ghost story that will make you think twice about what’s waiting for you in the dark.

Der Gründer der #1 Stephen-King-News-Website Lilja''s Library präsentiert eine schaurig-schöne Anthologie von Horrorgeschichten – darunter eine seltene Erzählung von Stephen King selbst, Klassiker von Clive Barker und Edgar Allan Poe sowie eine Novelle von John Ajvide Lindqvist ( Let the Right One In). Anlässlich des zwanzigjährigen Jubiläums der umfangreichen Stephen-King-Fanseite »Lilja''s Library - The World of Stephen King« ist diese Anthologie die perfekte Lektüre für Horrorfans aller Couleur. Shining in the Dark umfasst Kurzgeschichten von einigen der bekanntesten und talentiertesten Autoren des Genres und enthält eine furchterregende Geschichte, die bisher in keiner anderen Sammlung von Stephen King enthalten war. Zu den Geschichten gehören: »Der blaue Kompressor« von Stephen King »Internet« von Jack Ketchum und P. D. Cacek »Der Roman des Holocaust« von Stewart O''Nan »Aeliana« von Bev Vincent »Pidgin und Theresa« von Clive Barker »Das Ende aller Dinge« von Brian Keene »Totentanz« von Richard Chizmar »Die Verlockung der Flamme« von Kevin Quigley »Der Gefährte« von Ramsey Campbell »Das verräterische Herz« von Edgar Allan Poe »Mutterliebe« von Brian James Freeman »Das Handbuch des Hüters« von John Ajvide Lindqvist

The complete omnibus collection of the New York Times bestselling trilogy from Stephen King and Richard Chizmar! In Gwendy’s Button Box, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson’s life is forever changed when she is given a mysterious wooden box by a stranger for safekeeping. It offers enticing treats and vintage coins, but he warns her that if she presses any of the box’s beautifully colored buttons, death and destruction will follow. Years later, in Gwendy’s Magic Feather, she’s a successful novelist with a promising future in politics. But when the button box suddenly reappears in her life, she must decide if she is willing to risk everything for its temptations. And in the thrilling conclusion Gwendy’s Final Task, evil forces seek to possess the button box and it is up to Senator Gwendy Peterson to keep it from them at all costs. But where can one hide something so destructive from such powerful entities?

The New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller about a group of college students encountering supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachia—an unforgettable, chilling novel that is “scary and hard to put down. You might be advised not to read it at night” (Stephen King). 1983: Three students from a small college embark on a weeklong road trip to film a documentary on roadside memorials for their American Studies class. The project starts out as a fun adventure, with long stretches of empty road and nightly campfires where they begin to open up with one another. But as they venture deeper into the Appalachian backwoods, the atmosphere begins to darken. They notice more and more of the memorials feature a strange, unsettling symbol hinting at a sinister secret. Paranoia sets in when it appears they are being followed. Their vehicle is tampered with overnight, and some of the locals appear to be anything but welcoming. Before long, the students can’t help but wonder if these roadside deaths were really random accidents…or is something terrifying at work here?

Een ongekend duo: Stephen King & Richard Chizmar schrijven samen nagelbijtende spanning In Gwendy's knoppenkist verandert het leven van de twaalfjarige Gwendy Peterson voor altijd wanneer ze van een vreemde man een mysterieuze houten kist krijgt. Die biedt verleidelijke lekkernijen en vintage munten, maar de man waarschuwt haar dat als ze op een van de prachtig gekleurde knoppen van de kist drukt, dood en verderf zullen volgen. Jaren later, in Gwendy's magische veer, is Gwendy een succesvolle schrijfster geworden met een veelbelovende toekomst in de politiek. Maar wanneer de knoppenkist plotseling weer in haar leven verschijnt, moet ze beslissen of ze bereid is alles op het spel te zetten voor de verleiding die hij biedt. En in het spannende slot, Gwendy's laatste taak, proberen kwade krachten de knoppenkist in hun bezit te krijgen. Het is aan senator Gwendy Peterson om hem koste wat kost voor hen verborgen te houden. Maar waar kan iemand zoiets destructiefs verbergen voor zulke machtige wezens? In de pers 'Dit verhaal is geweldig! Je vliegt erdoorheen en het voelt zo griezelig en droevig relevant. Alles klopte eraan.' J.J. Abrams, filmproducent van o.a. Star Wars en Star Trek 'Stephen King is en blijft een fenomeen en hij staat niet voor niets in de top van de Amerikaanse auteurswereld.' Nederlands Dagblad 'een goed geschreven, gevarieerd verhaal dat eindigt in een zwart scenario.' Nederlands Dagblad 'De Gwendy-trilogie is een fantastische samenwerking tussen Richard Chizmar en Stephen King. Realistisch aandoende verhalen met een vleugje magie en wonderlijke taferelen. De invloed van King is voelbaar, het boek is een page-turner.' fantasywereld.nl 'Een aantrekkelijke thriller... korte hoofdstukken houden je aan de bladzijden gekluisterd... De charmante protagonist en de opwinding van verleiding zullen zowel fans als nieuwe lezers betoveren.' Publishers Weekly

A téli vihar nyomában a gonosz újra betör Castle Rock kisvárosába. Norris Ridgewick seriff és csapata két eltűnt lányt keres kétségbeesetten, de egyre fogy az idő, és egyre bizonytalanabb, hogy élve találják-e meg őket. Washington D. C.-ben a harminchét éves Gwendy Peterson nem is különbözhetne jobban attól az öntudatos tinédzser lánytól, aki valaha egy teljes nyarat azzal töltött, hogy fel-le szaladt a Castle Rock-i Öngyilkosok lépcsőjén. Szerelemmel teli házasságban él, rendkívül sikeres író lett, és most pedig már kongresszusi képviselőként formálja országát. De azon a régi nyáron ismerte meg a titokzatos, fekete öltönyös Richard Farrist is. A kalapos férfi egy csodálatos, mahagóni varázsdobozt bízott rá, ami apró ajándékokat ajánlott fel Gwendynek a gondozásáért, ugyanakkor hatalmas felelősséggel is járt, hiszen egy gombnyomással bármikor elpusztíthatta volna a világ bármelyik földrészét. Bár Farris végül elvitte a különleges tárgyat, és megígérte, hogy a lány soha többé nem fogja látni a dobozt, Gwendyt mindig is nyugtalanította, vajon a furcsa doboznak köze volt-e ahhoz a csodálatos élethez, amelyet azóta élt. És egy nap a varázsdoboz váratlanul mégis felbukkan az irodájában. A doboz titokzatos újbóli megjelenése, valamint a Castle Rockban történt nyugtalanító eltűnések Gwendyt ismét hazavezetik, ahol talán segíthet megmenteni az eltűnt lányokat, és megállítani egy őrültet. És miközben a rendőrökkel együtt versenyt fut az idővel, Gwendynek át kell gondolnia, vajon a sors vagy a döntéseink irányítják az életünket, és milyen árat kell fizetnünk azokért a döntéseinkért, amikor a leginkább vágyott dolgokhoz nyúlunk? A New York Times bestseller író Richard Chizmar visszatér a Stephen Kinggel közösen megálmodott Gwendy és a varázsdoboz világába egy lélegzetelállító folytatásban. Castle Rock álmos kisvárosa mély, sötét titkok alapkőzetére épült, és hamarosan ismét felébred csendes szendergéséből.

Quand Gwendy Peterson avait douze ans, Richard Farris, un homme étrange avec un chapeau melon lui a donné une boîte munie de boutons qui permettait de distribuer friandises et pièces anciennes, mais qui pouvait aussi détruire des mondes. Les années ont passé, Gwendy est devenue sénatrice du Maine et une écrivaine célèbre. Un jour la boîte réapparait dans sa vie. Les mystérieux hommes en jaune veulent mettre la main sur l’objet maudit, et Gwendy doit les en empêcher, quel qu’en soit le prix. Mais où dissimuler un objet avec de tels pouvoirs ? Avec ce roman, relié à La Tour sombre et Ça, Stephen King et Richard Chizmar nous offrent un final en apothéose. L’une des plus belles collaborations de ces dernières années. Une réflexion profonde sur le danger que représentent les dissensions de l’époque actuelle. The Washington Post. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Michel Pagel.

October Screams brings you twenty-seven tales of the greatest holiday of all, Halloween! Featuring stories from authors like Brian Keene & Richard Chizmar, Philip Fracassi, Gwendolyn Kiste, Ronald Malfi, Bridgett Nelson and more!

Vaikka miten aiot hyvää, paha on aina kannoillasi. Kauhutrilogian toisessa, itsenäisessä osassa petollinen lipas palaa yllättäen Gwendy Petersonin elämään. Gwendy Peterson on menestyskirjailija ja kovassa nosteessa oleva poliitikko. Eräänä päivänä lapsuudesta tuttu lipas ilmaantuu hänen elämäänsä. Tällä kertaa Gwendyllä ei vain ole aavistustakaan, mitä lipas haluaa hänen tekevän. Mutta sitten hänen vanhassa kotikaupungissaan, synkkien salaisuuksien varjostamassa Castle Rockissa katoaa kaksi tyttöä. Aika heidän löytämisekseen on käymässä vähiin, ja Gwendyn on palattava sinne, missä kaikki 25 vuotta sitten alkoi. Yhdysvaltalainen Richard Chizmar (s. 1965) on palkittu kauhukirjailija ja kustantaja. Yhdessä Stephen Kingin kanssa kirjoitettu Gwendy-trilogia juontaa juurensa Kingin muinoin hylkäämään Gwendyn lipas -novelliin, jossa Chizmarin mielestä oli aineksia pidemmäksikin tarinaksi. Chizmar oli oikeassa: ilmestyessään trilogia kiilasi välittömästi New York Timesin bestseller-listan kärkeen.

Kirottu lipas täynnä ihanuuksia Mystiseen Castle Rockiin sijoittuvan kauhutrilogian avaus, jossa kammottava lipas kätkee sisäänsä suuren houkutuksen. Mustiin pukeutunut muukalainen uskoo 12-vuotiaan Gwendyn haltuun puisen lippaan, jossa on kahdeksan eriväristä nappia. Nappeja ei parane painaa, paitsi punaista, jonka painamisella on myös hyviä seurauksia. Ainakin napin painajalle. Mutta Gwendyyn voi luottaa, muukalainen uskoo. Kiitokseksi vartioimisesta lipas antaa Gwendylle pieniä lahjoja. Tai no, onhan niistä jotakin pientä maksettava. Veressä. Stephen King palaa vielä kerran mystiseen Castle Rockin pikkukaupunkiin yhdessä hyvän ystävänsä, palkitun kauhukirjailija Richard Chizmarin kanssa. Yhteisvoimin kirjoitettu Gwendy-trilogia on suoranainen aarrearkku King-faneille, se suorastaan pursuu viittauksia kauhun kuninkaan aikaisempaan tuotantoon.

No terceiro volume da série iniciada por A pequena caixa de Gwendy, os mestres Stephen King e Richard Chizmar conduzem o leitor por uma jornada que vai de Castle Rock até uma estação espacial, onde Gwendy deve cumprir sua missão secreta para salvar o mundo — e, quem sabe, todos os mundos. Quando Gwendy Peterson tinha doze anos, um estranho homem chamado Richard Farris a encarregou dos cuidados de uma caixa misteriosa, que retribuía com pequenos presentes, mas também trazia perigos; apertar qualquer um de seus oito botões coloridos poderia levar à morte e à destruição. Anos mais tarde, o objeto voltou à vida de Gwendy. Romancista de sucesso e figura política em ascensão, ela se viu novamente obrigada a lidar com as tentações que a caixa representava. Agora, forças malignas querem se apossar da caixa, e cabe à senadora Gwendy Peterson mantê-la a salvo das ameaças a qualquer custo. Mas onde seria possível esconder um objeto desses de entidades tão poderosas? "A cada ano, ela ganha poder. A cada ano, a capacidade de fazer o bem fica mais fraca e a capacidade de fazer o mal fica mais forte."

Deep in the serene forest of Silverwood, California, a monster from another dimension is desperate for the human blood it needs to return home. What begins as a relaxing week in the woods for two groups of campers—employees on a corporate retreat and a Cub Scout troop—turns into a hellish ordeal when a mysterious dark force lurking among the trees preys on their most violent impulses. A rustic getaway featuring evil whispering trees, a teddy bear-clutching child laughing at your pain, and a malevolent otherworldly presence terrorizing the campground? Welcome to the most terrifying wilderness trip of your lives, campers. Based on Silverwood by Tony E. Valenzuela, Silverwood is a Realm Production written by Brian Keene, Richard Chizmar, Stephen Kozeniewski, and the Sisters of Slaughter — Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason. Listen away.

UN'ESTATE COME TANTE, UNA CITTADINA AMERICANA, UN INCUBO CHE SEMBRA NON F INIRE MAI. L'INDAGINE DI UN RAGAZZO DEL LUOGO DESTINATO A D IVENTARE UN GRANDE SCRITTORE. Nell'estate del 1988, i corpi mutilati di diverse ragazze cominciano a essere ritrovati a Edgewood, nel Maryland. Le macabre prove portano la polizia all'inquietante supposizione che un serial killer sia tra loro. Ma presto inizia a diffondersi una voce secondo cui il male che perseguita gli adolescenti locali non sarebbe del tutto umano. Il neolaureato Richard Chizmar torna nella sua città natale proprio mentre viene decretato il coprifuoco e si ritrova presto catapultato in una vera storia dell'orrore. Ispirato dagli eventi terrificanti, Richard scrive un resoconto personale di questi ultimi, ignaro che lo continueranno a ossessionare negli anni a venire. «L'innocenza, una volta perduta, non si recupera più. L'oscurità, una volta osservata, non potrà mai essere perduta.» Per noi cittadini di Edgewood, era arrivato il momento dell'oscurità.

"There was the bad; the unimaginably, indescribably bad, hovering above all those wonderful memories like an angry, slate-gray thunderstorm sky." In the summer of 1988, the mutilated bodies of several missing girls begin to turn up in a small Maryland town. The grisly evidence leads police to the terrifying assumption that a serial killer is on the loose in the quiet subrurb, and soon a rumor begins to spread that the evil stalking local teens is not entirely human. But law enforcement and members of the FBI are certain the the killer is a living, breathing madman--and that he''s playing games with them. For a once peaceful community trapped in the depths of paranoia and suspicion, it feels like a nightmare that will never end. Recent college graduate Richard Chizmar returns to his hometown just as a curfew is enacted and a neighborhood watch group is formed. In the midst of preparing for his edding and embarking on a writing career, he soon finds himself thrust into a real-life horror story. Inspired by the terrifying events, Chizmar writes a personal account of the serial killer''s reign of terror, unaware that his time back home will continue to haunt him for years to come. A clever, terrifying, and heartrending work of metafiction, Chasing the Boogeyman is the ultimate marriage between psychological horror and true crime. Chizmar''s writing--combining the storytelling of Stephen King with the relentless suspense of Michelle McNamara--is on full display in this truly unique novel that will linger in your memory long after you turn the final page. --

Na emocionante sequência de A pequena caixa de Gwendy, best-seller do New York Times escrito por Stephen King e Richard Chizmar, Gwendy é convocada de volta a Castle Rock após o misterioso reaparecimento da caixa de botões. A pacata cidadezinha que esconde segredos obscuros e macabros está prestes a despertar outra vez. Algo maligno invadiu a pequena cidade de Castle Rock, no Maine, durante a última tempestade de inverno. Agora, o xerife Norris Ridgewick e sua equipe estão em uma busca incansável por duas garotas desaparecidas. Aos trinta e sete anos e morando em Washington, dc, Gwendy Peterson não se assemelha nem um pouco à adolescente insegura que costumava ser quando passou o verão se exercitando na Escadaria Suicida de Castle Rock. Naquele verão, ela foi incumbida — há quem diga amaldiçoada — de cuidar de uma caixa de botões bastante peculiar, entregue a ela por um desconhecido de terno preto. Gwendy nunca falou para ninguém sobre a caixa — nem mesmo para o marido —, até que, um dia, ela ressurge. Motivada pela inusitada reaparição do objeto e pelos desaparecimentos preocupantes em sua cidade natal, Gwendy retorna a Castle Rock, onde tentará resgatar as garotas desaparecidas antes que algo horrível aconteça com elas. Com uma prosa lírica de tirar o fôlego, o livro nos leva a pensar: nossas vidas são controladas pelo destino ou pelas escolhas que fazemos? "Eu adoro essa história! É frenética, assustadora e tristemente relevante. Amei os personagens e essa ideia da conexão de uma garota com o mundo todo por meio de um objeto peculiar. É pura música." — J.J. Abrams "Completamente envolvente... É uma história arrebatadora." — Publishers Weekly

The final book in the New York Times bestselling Gwendy’s Button Box trilogy from Stephen King and Richard Chizmar. When Gwendy Peterson was twelve, a mysterious stranger named Richard Farris gave her a mysterious box for safekeeping. It offered treats and vintage coins, but it was dangerous. Pushing any of its eight colored buttons promised death and destruction. Years later, the button box reentered Gwendy’s life. A successful novelist and a rising political star, she was once again forced to deal with the temptation the box represented. Now, malignant forces seek to possess the button box, and it is up to Senator Gwendy Peterson to keep it from them at all costs. But where can one hide something from such powerful entities? In Gwendy’s Final Task, master storytellers Stephen King and Richard Chizmar take us on a journey from Castle Rock to another famous cursed Maine city to the MF-1 space station, where Gwendy must execute a secret mission to save the world. And, maybe, all worlds.

Castle Rock, wir haben ein Problem! Gwendy, inzwischen in einem hohen politischen Amt und für Klimafragen zuständig, begibt sich zu wissenschaftlichen Zwecken in die Erdumlaufbahn. Dabei ist sie aber auf ihrer eigenen geheimen Mission unterwegs. Der Wunschkasten ist zu ihr zurückgekehrt, mächtiger und zerstörerischer denn je. Die Aufgabe, die Welt zu retten, könnte für sie zu einer Reise ohne Rückkehr werden.

Cuando tenía doce años, Gwendy Peterson conoció a Richard Farris, un tipo misterioso que le pidió que cuidara de una extraña caja. Aunque no lo parecía, el artilugio escondía un enorme secreto: tocar cualquiera de los siete botones de colores que contenía podía causar una destrucción sin igual. Ahora, Gwendy es una afamada novelista y su carrera política está empezando a despegar. Parece que lo tiene todo a su alcance, pero entonces el insólito objeto vuelve a su vida. Las fuerzas del mal se han apoderado por completo de la caja de botones y recae sobre Gwendy la responsabilidad de alejarlas de ella. ¿Su última misión? Salvar al mundo. Y puede que a todos los mundos.

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER In this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling novella by Stephen King and award-winning author Richard Chizmar, an adult Gwendy is summoned back to Castle Rock after the mysterious reappearance of the button box. Something evil has swept into the small Maine town of Castle Rock on the heels of the latest winter storm. Sheriff Norris Ridgewick and his team are desperately searching for two missing girls, but time is running out. In Washington, DC, thirty-seven-year-old Gwendy Peterson couldn’t be more different from the self-conscious teenaged girl who once spent a summer running up Castle Rock’s Suicide Stairs. That same summer, she had been entrusted—or some might say cursed—with the extraordinary button box by Richard Farris, the mysterious stranger in the black suit. The seductive and powerful box offered Gwendy small gifts in exchange for its care and feeding until Farris eventually returned, promising the young girl she’d never see the box again. One day, though, the button box suddenly reappears but this time, without Richard Farris to explain why, or what she’s supposed to do with it. Between this and the troubling disappearances back in Castle Rock, Gwendy decides to return home. She just might be able to help rescue the missing girls and stop a dangerous madman before he does something ghastly. With breathtaking and lyrical prose, Gwendy’s Magic Feather explores whether our lives are controlled by fate or the choices we make and what price we sometimes have to pay. Prepare to return again to Stephen King’s Castle Rock, the sleepy little town built on a bedrock of deep, dark secrets, just as it’s about to awaken from its quiet slumber once more.

This book is to honor those who lost their lives in the May 31, 2019 attack in Virginia Beach, Virginia.