Novel1991
Needful Things
Stephen King
A mysterious new shop called Needful Things opens in Castle Rock, run by the charming Leland Gaunt. Each customer finds their heart's desire, but every purchase comes with a price that sets neighbor against neighbor in escalating acts of violence.
Did You Know?
- •Subtitled 'The Last Castle Rock Story,' it was intended to be the final novel set in that town
- •Leland Gaunt is essentially a Satanic figure
- •King later returned to Castle Rock in later works despite the subtitle
- •The 1993 film starred Max von Sydow as Gaunt
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