Needful Things by Stephen King

Needful Things by Stephen King
Signet Books, ISBN 0 451 17281 7
Price paid: 0,50$

The following review come from a series of books I have already read, eons ago. Seeing them for cheap, I have decided to give them a second glance and review them.

I remember reading this book right after seeing the movie, which was released in 1993. I believe that this book caused me to want to read the original story of every movie adaptation I would come across later on. The reason of it is that it is a very good book and that the movie does not do it justice.

Needful Things is the story of a small town being manipulated by the owner of a new shop, dealing with antiquities. What starts as a series of pranks soon turn to murder and the town sheriff, the only man seemingly not affected by the store owner, has to find out what is going on.

I loved the cameos and links to other stories which flood this novel. One can find mentions of other notable King stories, such as Cujo and Christine, as well as Lovecraftian mentions; some even suggest that the store owner is an adaptation of Nyarlathotep. A fitting comparison.

Is it worth a dollar?

I have to admit that I not the biggest Stephen King fan. Nonetheless, this is one of my favorite stories from the author and I would highly recommend it.