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Cuatro novelas cortas de Stephen King sobre las fuerzas ocultas que nos acechan. Esta colección única nos ofrece una historía policiaca paranormal, protagnizada por la carismática Holly Gibney, y tres relatos más que ponden de manifiesto el incomparable talento, la imaginación inigualable y la diversidad de registros de este lengendario narrador. Cuanto más cruenta y violenta es una noticia, más llama la atención de la gente: "La sangre...

This is a collection of four stories from Stephen King's book "Nightmares & Dreamscapes."

"When Gwendy Peterson was twelve, a mysterious stranger named Richard Farris gave her a mysterious box for safekeeping. It offered treats and vintage coins, but it was dangerous. Pushing any of its seven colored buttons promised death and destruction. Years later, the button box entered Gwendy's life again. A successful novelist and a rising political star, she was once again forced to deal with the temptation that box represented. Now, evil forces...

Terror began in January, by the light of the full moon. The first scream came from the snowbound railwayman who felt the werewolf's fangs ripping at his throat. The next month there was a scream of agony from the woman attacked in her cozy bedroom. Now scenes of unbelievable horror unfold each time the full moon shines on the isolated Maine town of Tarker's Mills. Only one thing is sure-- when the full moon rises, a paralyzing fear sweeps through...

"After surviving fourteen years of hell in a violently abusive marriage, Rosie Daniels finally summons the courage to flee for her life. But leaving her husband, Norman, for a new city and a new start is a very daunting prospect. It's hard for Rosie not to keep looking over her shoulder, and with good reason - Norman's a police officer with the instincts of a predator, a force of relentless terror and savagery... a man almost mythic in his monstrosity....

Jack Torrance está en busca de un nuevo comienzo en su vida. Su esposa quiere mantener a la familia unida. Y su pequeño hijo, Danny, es el único en darse cuenta del mal que los acecha. "REDRUM". Esa es la palabra que Danny había visto en el espejo. Y, aunque no sabía leer, entendió que era un mensaje de horror. Danny tenía cinco años, y a esa edad pocos niños saben que los espejos invierten las imágenes y menos aún saben diferenciar entre...

Stephen King vuelve al mundo de El resplandor una de sus novelas más emblemáticas. Danny Torrance, aquel niño aterrorizado del Hotel Overlook, se ha convertido en un adulto alcohólico y sin residencia fija que vive atormentado por sus visiones y por los fantasmas de su infancia, que ha aprendido a controlarlos pero no a eliminar de su mente. Un día se siente atraido por una ciudad de New Hampshire, de donde le llega la visión de Abra Stone,...

When Gwendy Peterson was twelve, a mysterious stranger named Richard Farris gave her a mysterious box for safekeeping. It offered treats and vintage coins, but it was dangerous. Pushing any of its seven colored buttons promised death and destruction. Years later, the button box entered Gwendy's life again. A successful novelist and a rising political star, she was once again forced to deal with the temptation that box represented. Now, evil forces...