Did you maybe leave the oven on? Or forget to turn off the gas under your patio barbeque? What about the lock on your back door? Did you remember to give it a twist? Things like that are so easy to forget, and someone could be slipping in right now... Now: just after sunset, as darkness grips the imagination, thats when reality grows thin. When you can feel the everyday Did you maybe leave the oven on? Or forget to turn off the gas under your patio barbeque? What about the lock on your back door? Did you remember to give it a twist? Things like that are so easy to forget, and someone could be slipping in right now...

Now: just after sunset, as darkness grips the imagination, thats when reality grows thin. When you can feel the everyday become the unexpected int his captivating collection of twist-in-the-tail stories of suspense, terror and dark comedy from the No. 1 bestselling writer.

A blind girl visits a dying man and saves his life...with a kiss. A crime writer is faced with a real crime - and he has to draw upon his alter-ego for courage. And a young couple seek the bright lights of a nearby town - and end up playing the jukebox, for eternity.

This tantalising, thrilling volume explores the human experience as ordinary objects assume extraordinary powers and familiar journeys take a different turn. From the surreal to the horribly real, King plays a riveting riff which will keep you spoellbound from the first page to the last. What would you do if your everyday world were turned upside down in an instant?
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