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Violence
A lot
Murders and supernatural violence; people die gruesomely throughout the storm
Language
Some
King's adult language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult references
Substance Use
Barely any
Substance references
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Deeply unsettling themes of community complicity, impossible choices, and what terror can force ordinary people to do
What this book is about
King's 1999 teleplay novelization. Andre Linoge arrives on an isolated island during a devastating storm and proceeds to terrorize the community, forcing them to make an impossible choice. Genuinely disturbing — violence, dark supernatural elements, and a bleak premise about what communities are willing to sacrifice.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Multiple murders
Supernatural violence
Dark community complicity
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