Bøger af Stephen King

'You like it darker? Fine, so do I', writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel 'the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind', and in You Like it Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again. 'Two Talented Bastids' explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In 'Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream', a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny's most catastrophically. In 'Rattlesnakes', a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance - with major strings attached. In 'The Dreamers', a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. 'The Answer Man' asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful. King's ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.'As classic as King's novels are, his shorter fiction has been just as gripping over the years' - USA Today 'One of the great storytellers of our time' - Guardian

Carrie White is no ordinary girl.Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis.To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie - the first step towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues.But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as she is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the

Back in 1992 the quaint New Jersey town of Merderton celebrated their beloved Halloween festival 'Kill Feast'; however, this night was only to become a real horror show due to the slaying of several innocent men, women and children by the hands and the blade of a ruthless murderer. Now with 28 years gone by and the scorned townsfolk along with their families still being deeply affected by the massacre, a new problem arises and opens the doorway to a maze of truths behind that tragic night of the past, and then the soon-to-be righteous revenge within the blood-tainted town that is to follow; successfully or not.

Sidste bind i Kings krimi-trilogi der begyndte med Mercedesmanden og De der søger.Den djævelske Mercedes-morder driver sine fjender til selvmord, og hvis Bill Hodges og Holly Gibney ikke finder en måde at stoppe ham på, ender de med selv at blive ofre.Noget er vågnet på stue 217 på Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic. Noget ondt. Brady Hartsfield, gerningmanden bag Mercedes masakren, har været indlagt på klinikken i fem år i en vegetativ tilstand. Ifølge hans læger er det usandsynligt, at han nogensinde kommer til sig selv igen. Men bag sin savlen og stirren er Brady vågen og i besiddelse af dødbringende evner, som gør ham i stand til at forvolde ufattelig ravage uden overhovedet at forlade hospitalsstuen.Den pensionerede politikommisær, Bill Hodges, som vi også mødte i Mr. Mercedes og De der søger, driver nu et detektivbureau sammen med sin partner Holly Gibney, kvinden som stod bag slaget, der henviste Hartsfield til en fast plads på hjerneskadeafdelingen. Da Bill og Holly bliver tilkaldt til i forbindelse med et selvmord, som har tilknytning til Mercedes masakren, trækkes de ind i deres hidtil farligste sag, som ikke alene bringer deres egne liv i fare, men også sætter deres nærmeste i farezonen. Hartfield er tilbage og han planlægger – ikke kun over Hodges og hans venner, men over hele byen.

Mercedesmanden er Stephen Kings første rendyrkede kriminalroman, der – som altid, når det kommer til King – både er grufuld, smuk og fængende.En mørk forårsmorgen i Midtvesten står hundredevis af arbejdsløse i en kø og venter på, at en jobbørs skal åbne. Ud af tågen dukker pludselig en stor Mercedes SL 500 op, der skånselsløst gasser op og pløjer sig igennem menneskemængden. Det er en massakre uden lige og en af de uopklarede sager, som den pensionerede politimand, Bill Hodges, har svært ved at lægge bag sig. Da Hodges en dag modtager et hånende brev fra Mercedesmorderen selv, indser han at morderen langt fra er færdig med at hævne sig på omverdenen. Skjult planlægger Mercedesmanden sit næste træk – en terrorhandling uden sidestykke – som kun den næsten udbrændte Hodges og et par meget utraditionelle hjælpere måske vil være i stand til at forhindre.Den anmelderroste Mercedesmanden vandt i 2015 den prestigefyldte krimipris Edgar Award og fortsættes med bogen De der søger.

Bind 2 i Kings krimi-trilogi der begyndte med Mercedesmanden.“Superb… Kings rastløse forestillingsevne er en kraft, som ikke kan holdes nede.”—The New York TimesVi mødte den pensionerede politimand Bill Hodges i Mercedesmanden. Nu er Hodges tilbage i en mesterlig krimi om en læser, hvis besættelse af en tilbagetrukket og sky forfatter går alt for langt.Den unge, uligevægtige Morris Bellamy er rasende og fortvivlet. Ikke alene er hans yndlingsforfatter, John Rothstein, holdt op med at skrive, han lod også den oprørske hovedperson i sine bøger, Jimmy Gould, resignere og få familie, hus i forstæderne, og værst: job i reklamebranchen!Morris myrder sit idol og tømmer hans pengeskab for kontanter, men den virkelige gevinst ved røveriet er en stor samling notesbøger, der indeholder Rothsteins upublicerede tekster – blandt andet endnu en Jimmy Gould-roman.Morris får gemt skatten af vejen, før han bliver smidt i fængsel for en anden grim forbrydelse. Da han bliver løsladt 35 år senere, opdager han, at den nedgravede skat er forsvundet, fjernet af teenageren Pete Saubers, der også er Rothstein-fan. Morris vil have hævn, men den pensionerede politimand, Bill Hodges kommer på tværs af hans planer.En bog om historiefortællingens magt fra en mester i historiefortælling.

"After a terrible construction site accident severs Edgar Freemantle's right arm, scrambles his mind, and implodes his marriage, the wealthy Minnesota builder faces the ordeal of rehabilitation, all alone and full of rage. Renting a house on Duma Key--a stunningly beautiful and eerily undeveloped splinter off the Florida coast--Edgar slowly emerges from his prison of pain to bond with Elizabeth Eastlake, a sick, elderly woman whose roots are tangled deep in this place. And as he heals, he paints--feverishly, compulsively, his exploding talent both a wonder and a weapon. For Edgar's creations are not just paintings, but portals for the ghosts of Elizabeth's past--and their power cannot be controlled"--

Master storyteller Stephen King, whose “restless imagination is a power that cannot be contained” (The New York Times Book Review), presents an unforgettable and relentless #1 New York Times bestseller about a good guy in a bad job.Chances are, if you’re a target of Billy Summers, two immutable truths apply: You’ll never even know what hit you, and you’re really getting what you deserve. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business—but he’ll do the job only if the assignment is a truly bad person. But now, time is catching up with him, and Billy wants out. Before he can do that though, there’s one last hit, which promises a generous payday at the end of the line even as things don’t seem quite on the level here. Given that Billy is among the most talented snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, and a virtual Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done, what could possibly go wrong? How about everything. Part war story and part love letter to small-town America and the people who live there, this spectacular thriller of luck, fate, and love will grip readers with its electrifying narrative, as a complex antihero with one last shot at redemption must avenge the crimes of an extraordinarily evil man. You won’t ever forget this stunning novel from master storyteller Stephen King…and you will never forget Billy.

A powerful tale of grief, love’s enduring bonds, and secrets of the past from #1 New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King.Four years after the sudden death of his wife, bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write and plagued by vivid nightmares set at the western Maine summerhouse he calls “Sara Laughs,” Mike reluctantly returns to the lakeside getaway. There, he finds his beloved Yankee town held in the grip of a powerful millionaire, Max Devore, whose vindictive purpose is to take his three-year-old granddaughter, Kyra, away from her widowed young mother, Mattie. As Mike is drawn into Mattie’s and Kyra’s struggle—and as he falls in love with both of them—he is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs…now the site of ghostly visitations and escalating terrors. What are the forces that have been unleashed here—and just what do they want of Mike Noonan?

Fire fortællinger fra gysets mester Stephen King.“Jeg tror, at der lever en anden mand inden i alle mænd, en fremmed, en hensynsløs mand… ”Således skriver en af hovedpersonerne i Stephen Kings nye bog Helt mørkt, intet lys. Et udsagn, som udmærket kan danne ramme om alle fire fortællinger.I den første fortælling, ’1922’, vækkes denne fremmede til live i Wilfred Leland James, da hans kone insisterer på, at de skal flytte.I ’Den store chauffør’ møder hovedpersonen denne fremmede på en landevej efter at have skudt genvej hjem efter et bogklubs-arrangement.I ’En rimelig forlængelse’ sker mødet med denne fremmede efter at hovedpersonen har indgået en pagt med djævlen.Og i den sidste fortælling, ’Et godt ægteskab’, opdager den intetanende kone den fremmede i sin ægtemand gennem tyve år, da hun en dag tilfældigvis støder foden ind i en kasse ude i garagen.I Helt mørkt, intet lys er Stephen King optaget af spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt vi overhovedet kan komme til at kende et andet menneske fuldt og helt, og han er optaget af det gode og det onde i mennesket. Eller som han på underfundig vis siger: ”Jeg tror, at de fleste mennesker er fundamentalt gode. Jeg ved, at det gælder mig selv. Det er dig, jeg ikke er helt sikker på.”