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In der Vorweihnachtszeit richtet eine Paketbombe an einer Schule nahe Pittsburgh ein Massaker an. Kinder sterben. Holly Gibney verfolgt die furchtbaren Nachrichten im Fernsehen. Der Reporter vor Ort erinnert sie an den gestaltwandlerischen Outsider, den sie glaubt vor nicht allzu langer Zeit zur Strecke gebracht zu haben. Ist jene monströse, sich von Furcht nährende Kreatur wiedererwacht?Die titelgebende Geschichte »Blutige Nachrichten« - eine Stand-alone-Fortsetzung des Bestsellers »Der Outsider« - ist nur einer von vier Kurzromanen in Stephen Kings neuer Kollektion, die uns an so fürchterliche wie faszinierende Orte entführt. Mit einem Nachwort des Autors zur Entstehung jeder einzelnen Geschichte.

= SE RECLUTAN NIÑOS CON MENTES PRODIGIOSAS =La nueva e inquietante novela del maestro Stephen King.En mitad de la noche en un barrio tranquilo de Minneapolis raptan a Luke Ellis, de doce años, tras haber asesinado a sus padres. Una operacion que dura menos de dos minutos. Luke se despierta en la siniestra institucion conocida como el Instituto, en un cuarto que se asemeja al suyo pero sin ventanas. En habitaciones parecidas hay mas niños: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris y Avery Dixon, entre otros, que comparten capacidades especiales como la telequinesia o la telepatia. Todos ellos se alojan en la Mitad Delantera de la institucion. Los mayores, en cambio, se encuentran en la Mitad Trasera. Como dice Kalisha: El que entra no sale.La señora Sigsby, la directora, y el resto del personal se dedican a aprovecharse sin compasion del talento paranormal de los chicos. Si te portas bien te premian. Si no, el castigo es brutal. Luke se da cuenta de que las victimas van desapareciendo y son trasladadas a la Mitad Trasera, asi que se obsesiona con huir y pedir ayuda. Pero nunca nadie ha escapado del Instituto...Deudora deOjos de fuego y con un elenco de personajes juveniles (como enIt y enStand By Me) con los que podemos empatizar,El Institutonos recuerda de inmediato al mejor King, incluso aunque trate temas tan oscuros como los que copan los titulares hoy en dia y que nos hacen temer por nuestro futuro.Reseñas:Bajo los fuegos artificiales de su imaginacion incansable, Stephen King nos muestra en sus mejores novelas que lo raro, lo extraordinario, lo verdaderamente insolito es vivir.El MundoLas tramas deIt y deEl Instituto son totalmente distintas, pero en el fondo de ambas historias hay algo que el autor dice que le importa cada vez mas estos dias: no generar miedo, sino disiparlo.The New York TimesCon el correr de los años, algo profundo ha cambiado en King. (...) Aqui esta resumido lo sorprendente del nuevo Stephen King deEl Instituto: su prosa.La RazonUna obra desgarradora, comica, triste, feliz. Una obra en la que el terror no golpea sino que se arrastra. Su maestro vuelve a atacar.El espectador

Kinder für einen geheimen Krieg - der neue große Stephen KingIn einer ruhigen Vorortsiedlung von Minneapolis ermorden zwielichtige Eindringlinge lautlos die Eltern von Luke Ellis und verfrachten den betäubten Zwölfjährigen in einen schwarzen SUV. Die ganze Operation dauert keine zwei Minuten. Luke wacht weit entfernt im Institut wieder auf, in einem Zimmer, das wie seines aussieht, nur dass es keine Fenster hat. Und das Institut in Maine beherbergt weitere Kinder, die wie Luke paranormal veranlagt sind: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris und den zehnjährigen Avery. Sie befinden sich im Vorderbau des Instituts. Luke erfährt, dass andere vor ihnen nach einer Testreihe im »Hinterbau« verschwanden. Und nie zurückkehrten. Je mehr von Lukes neuen Freunden ausquartiert werden, desto verzweifelter wird sein Gedanke an Flucht, damit er Hilfe holen kann. Noch nie zuvor ist jemand aus dem streng abgeschirmten Institut entkommen.

Castle Rock é uma pequena cidade, cenário de muitos livros de Stephen King, e as notícias correm depressa. É por isso que Scott Carey quer confiar o seu estranho segredo apenas ao Dr. Bob Ellis: anda a perder peso sem emagrecer e a balança regista o mesmo peso independentemente da roupa que usa.Scott tem duas vizinhas que abriram uma requintada experiencia de jantar na cidade, mas a populaço no esta convencida. Deidre e Missy Donaldson e um casal de lesbicas que no encaixa muito bem nas expectativas da comunidade. E agora Scott parece estar em guerra com elas, porque os ces do casal gostam de ir fazer as necessidades ao seu relvado.Scott começa a compreender a vida dificil das vizinhas e tenta ajudar. Enquanto a comunidade se une e se prepara para mais uma comemoraço do Dia de Aço de Graças, alianças improvaveis so criadas, mostrando que podemos encontrar uma base comum apesar das nossas diferenças to enraizadas.

"Il est à moi, avait-il pensé en posant son doigt sur le déclencheur pour la première fois. Maintenant, il se demandait si ce n'était pas l'inverse. J'ai peur de lui. J'ai peur d

From master storyteller Stephen King comes his classic #1 New York Times bestseller about four friends who encounter evil in the Maine woods.Twenty-five years ago, in their haunted hometown of Derry, Maine, four boys bravely stood together and saved a mentally challenged child from vicious local bullies. It was something that fundamentally changed them, in ways they could never begin to understand. These lifelong friends now with separate lives and separate problems make it a point to reunite every year for a hunting trip deep in the snowy Maine woods. This time, though, chaos erupts when a stranger suddenly stumbles into their camp, freezing, deliriously mumbling about lights in the sky. And all too quickly, the four companions are plunged into a horrifying struggle for survival with an otherworldly threat and the forces that oppose it...where their only chance of survival is locked into their shared past and the extraordinary element that bonds them all..."

After a car crash, writer Paul Sheldon is saved by his number one fan, Annie Wilkes. She brings him home, splints his mangled legs, and all he has to do in return is write a very special book, one all about her favourite character. Because if he doesn't, if he is bad, she will be cross - very cross.

Le horrorizó descubrir que había pasado más de cuatro años en coma. Y le horrorizó aún más saber que podía conocer las cosas por anticipado. La jaqueca le mart

En una cabaña aislada, desnuda y esposada a la cabecera de la cama, Jessie asiste inerme al macabro desenlace del juego erótico de Gerald, el hombre con quien ha convivido durante veinte años y que esta tendido en el suelo junto al lecho. Acuciada por el hambre y la sed, asediada por los fantasmas del pasado, adquiere conciencia de que la realidad es mas pavorosa que la peor de sus pesadillas.

Dans la chambre 217 de l'hôpital Kiner Memorial, Brady Hartsfield, alias Mr Mercedes, gît dans un état végétatif depuis sept ans, soumis aux expérimentations du docteur Babineau. Mais derrière son rictus douloureux et son regard fixe, Brady est bien vivant. Et capable de commettre un nouveau carnage sans même quitter son lit. Sa première pensée est pour Bill Hodges, son plus vieil ennemi…

During a six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, nine-year-old Trisha McFarland quickly tires of the constant bickering between her older brother and her recently divorced mother. But when she wanders off by herself, she becomes lost in a wilderness maze full of peril and terror. As night falls, Trisha has only her ingenuity as a defense against the elements, and only her courage and faith to withstand her mounting fears. For solace she tunes her headphones to broadcasts of Boston Red Sox baseball games and follows the gritty performances of her hero, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. And when the reception begins to fade, Trisha imagines that Tom Gordon is with her—the protector from an enemy who may or may not be imagined…one who is watching her, waiting for her in the dense, dark woods…

" L'homme en noir fuyait a travers le désert, et le Pistolero le suivait... " Ce Pistolero, c'est Roland de Gilead, dernier justicier et aventurier d'un monde qui a changé et dont il cherche a inverser la destruction programmée. Pour ce faire, il doit arracher au sorcier vêtu de noir les secrets qui le mèneront vers la Tour Sombre, a la croisée de tous les temps et de tous les lieux. Roland surmontera-t-il les pièges diaboliques de cette créature? A-t-il conscience que son destin est inscrit dans trois cartes d'un jeu de tarot bien particulier ? Le Pistolero devra faire le pari de le découvrir, et d'affronter la folie et la mort. Car il sait depuis le commencement que les voies de la Tour Sombre sont impénétrables...

The #1 New York Times bestseller--four chilling novellas from Stephen King that will "grab you and not let go" (The Washington Post). One Past Midnight "The Langoliers" takes a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Boston into a most unfriendly sky. Only eleven passengers survive, but landing in an eerily empty world makes them wish they hadn't. Because something's waiting for them. Two Past Midnight: "Secret Window, Secret Garden" enters the suddenly strange life of writer Mort Rainey, recently divorced, depressed, and alone on the shore of Tashmore Lake. Alone, that is, until a figure named John Shooter arrives, pointing an accusing finger. Three Past Midnight: "The Library Policeman" is set in Junction City, Iowa, an unlikely place for evil to be hiding. But for small businessman Sam Peebles, who thinks he may be losing his mind, another enemy is hiding there as well--the truth. If he can find it in time, he might stand a chance. Four Past Midnight "The Sun Dog" is a menacing canine appearing in every Polaroid picture that fifteen-year-old Kevin Delevan takes with his new camera, beckoning him to the supernatural. Old Pop Merrill, Castle Rock's sharpest trader, aims to exploit it for profit, but this creature that shouldn't exist at all is a very dangerous investment.

Retired Detective Bill Hodges now runs a two-person firm called Finders Keepers with his partner Holly Gibney. They met in the wake of the 'Mercedes Massacre' when a queue of people was run down by the diabolical killer Brady Hartsfield.Brady is now confined to Room 217 of the Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, in an unresponsive state. But all is not what it seems: the evidence suggests that Brady is somehow awake, and in possession of deadly new powers that allow him to wreak unimaginable havoc without ever leaving his hospital room.When Bill and Holly are called to a suicide scene with ties to the Mercedes Massacre, they find themselves pulled into their most dangerous case yet, one that will put their lives at risk, as well as those of Bill's heroic young friend Jerome Robinson and his teenage sister, Barbara. Brady Hartsfield is back, and planning revenge not just on Hodges and his friends, but on an entire city.The clock is ticking in unexpected ways ...Both a stand-alone novel of heart-pounding suspense and a sublimely terrifying final episode in the Hodges trilogy, End of Watch takes the series into a powerful new dimension.