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Cujo

A Rabid Dog. A Trapped Mother. Author: Stephen King It’s pointless to summarize the story of Cujo – we all know it after all. A woman and her toddler son get stuck in a car out in the middle of nowhere, a rabid dog waiting outside to end their lives. It’s a claustrophobic story of real horror, a tragedy that bears weight because it could happen. But there is so much more to it, a feral sort of magic that takes it beyond reading and makes it into an experience that is both horrifying and oddly beautiful. Donna and Vic [...]

Insomnia

A Slow Read to Cure Insomnia Author: Stephen King Ralph Roberts, recently windowed septuagenarian, can’t sleep. He hasn’t been able to sleep for a very long time, as a matter of fact, and as shatteringly real dreams wake him from the few hours he does get, he starts to see a whole new side to the quiet town of Derry. Through his insomnia, he witnesses a new world where auras glow around people and something like balloon strings rise from their heads into the skies – their life forces and souls. Meanwhile, political turmoil over Woman Care, an abortion clinic [...]