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Four Past Midnight

Four Past Midnight

HorrorThriller
Pages
768
Published
1992
Language
English

Synopsis

Stephen King returns with four chilling novellas that explore the darker corners of the human psyche and the supernatural. From a terrifying flight into an empty world to a writer's descent into madness, these stories will keep you on the edge of your seat. Discover what lurks in the shadows when reality begins to fray.

Prose complexity
3/10

Vibe

DarkTenseMysteriousAtmospheric
SurvivalLocked RoomMultiple POVsMystery Box

Genres

Horror Thriller Mystery Paranormal Horror Erotica Paranormal Romance Short Stories Psychological Thriller

About the author

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Stephen King

Stephen King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author whose work has defined popular horror fiction for more than half a century. Born in Portland, Maine, he grew up in poverty after his father abandoned the family, and credits his mother's resilience and a voracious reading habit as the foundations of his imagination. He began selling short stories to men's magazines while working as a high school English teacher, and published his first novel, Carrie, in 1974—his wife Tabitha retrieved...

Characters

Mort RaineyProtagonist
Sam PeeblesProtagonist
Kevin DelevanProtagonist
All characters in Four Past Midnight

Frequently asked questions

  • What four novellas are in Four Past Midnight?

    The collection contains: 'The Langoliers' (passengers on an overnight flight land in an empty, decaying version of America); 'Secret Window, Secret Garden' (a writer confronted by a man claiming he plagiarized a short story); 'The Library Policeman' (a man haunted by a childhood trauma involving a library); and 'The Sun Dog' (a teenage boy's Polaroid camera always photographs the same menacing dog regardless of what is in front of the lens).

  • Which novellas in Four Past Midnight were adapted?

    'The Langoliers' was adapted as a two-part ABC television movie in 1995, starring Patricia Wettig and Tom Holland. 'Secret Window, Secret Garden' became the film Secret Window (2004) starring Johnny Depp. The Library Policeman and The Sun Dog have not been adapted.

  • What are the Langoliers?

    The Langoliers are creatures—first heard as a terrible tearing, crunching sound—that devour the past as time moves forward. The story's passengers have been displaced one second behind the present and are watching the world be eaten around them as the Langoliers consume the dead moment they are trapped in.

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