Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine Stephen King teams up with
long-time friend and award-winning author Richard Chizmar for the first time
in this original, chilling novella that revisits the mysterious town of Castle
Rock. There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock:
Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of
1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by
strong-if time-rusted-iron bolts and zig-zag up the precarious cliffside. Then
one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath
and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to
her. There on a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat,
and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small, neat black
hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat... The
little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and
unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been
told-until now.
Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine Stephen King teams up with
long-time friend and award-winning author Richard Chizmar for the first time
in this original, chilling novella that revisits the mysterious town of Castle
Rock. There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock:
Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of
1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by
strong-if time-rusted-iron bolts and zig-zag up the precarious cliffside. Then
one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath
and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to
her. There on a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat,
and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small, neat black
hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat... The
little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and
unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been
told-until now.
