Four Past Midnight (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Stephen King (Author) "Brian Engle rolled the American Pride L1011 to a stop at Gate 22 and flicked off the FASTEN SEATBELT light at exactly 10:14 P.M..." (more)
Key Phrases: garbage cabinet, ghost photographs, round black glasses, Craig Toomy, John Shooter, Pop Merrill (more...)

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Four spellbinding tales of evil. These are can't-tear-your-eyes-away stories that burn your imagination. -- Playboy

King is a master storyteller, and you will never forget these stories. -- The Seattle Times

Product Description

A brand new movie.
And King at his mind-blowing best.

STEPHEN KING
SECRET WINDOW

NOW A BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE FROM COLUMBIA PICTURES STARRING JOHNNY DEPP, SET TO RELEASE MARCH 12TH
Featuring:
"THE LANGOLIERS"
"SECRET WINDOW, SECRET GARDEN"
The inspiration for the film Secret Window from Columbia Pictures
"THE LIBRARY POLICEMAN"
"THE SUN DOG"
Based on "Secret Window, Secret Garden," a novella in
Four Past Midnight

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Signet; Mti edition (March 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451213599
• ISBN-13: 978-0451213594
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #431,786 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, April 23, 2004

By	morgan (CA) - See all my reviews

i recently saw the movie secret window, and loved it. then i saw the book in borders and decided to read it. i have to say i like the story almost more than the movie! ive read all the stories except the sun dog, which i am almost done with. this is definitely a book worth reading.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Four past midnight=four good stories, June 16, 2005

By	John Michael Kain - See all my reviews

In "The Langoliers," a handful of people fall alseep on an airplane...they then wake up in a world without life, still in the plane. It is full of great characterization and suspense, along with a few twists! A personal favorite.

In "Secret Window, Secret Garden," a writer, Mort, is accused of plagerism...this story turns into much more than that, however. It's really shocking, and hard to call if you haven't see the movie (Secret Window).

In "The Library Policeman," the main character (can't recall the man) is haunted by his childhood fear of "the library policeman". However, that fear is rational...for the Library Policeman...is real!

In "The Sun Dog," Keven gets a camera with a haunting effect..it has the picture of a a dog slowly moving. Very haunting and creeping, with a masterful ending!!!!

"Four Past Midnight" is a collection of novellas that are all amazing. HOWEVER, please note that the reader must be able to stretch his mind in all cases, as many of the stories are unrealistic.

However, all of them are really horror and truly amazing. GO STEPHEN KING!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, June 4, 2008

By	J. S. Campbell (Winchester, NH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Another Stephen King masterpiece. All 4 stories were very well written. King gives you all the details you need to imagine these characters as if they are real and to see everything happening. Even if you've seen the movie "Secret Window" staring Johnny Depp I strongly urge you to read this. His books are 100% better than any of the movies of his work (even though Johnny Depp did an outstanding job in his role of Mort Rainey).