Stephen King
541) Turn down the lights
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Original horror stories written to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the horror magazine, Cemetery Dance.
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The inhabitants of a picturesque, sleepy little town on a small island off the coast of Maine find themselves completely cut off from the rest of the world when they are hit by the worst storm of the century. As snow steadily buries everything familiar and an eerie darkness envelops the town, terror arrives in the form of an enigmatic stranger who somehow knows the innermost secrets of the residents. After a succession of bizarre murders, and with...
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Something is killing off townsfolk in Tarker's Mills. Something mysterious. Something ingenious. Something remotely human. But the only person in town with the courage to stop this lurking menace is a thirteen-year-old boy, confined to a wheelchair since birth. Adapted to the screen by suspense master Stephen King from his 'Cycle of the Werewolf' novelette.
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An all-star cast recording of the musical Ghost brothers of Darkland County, from co-conspirators Stephen King, John Mellencamp, and T. Bone Burnett. Set in Lake Belle Reve, Mississippi, the story centers on two sets of brothers: the ghosts of Jack and Andy, dead in an apparent murder/suicide, and their nephews, the living Frank and Drake, who seem to be headed toward the same downward spiral as their uncles. CD includes all songs from the musical...
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Forrest Gump tells the story of a good-natured man with a low IQ who personally experiences important events in American history and continues to love, albeit unreciprocated, his childhood sweetheart Jenny.
The green mile: A death row inmate in a Southern prison possesses the unusual gift of healing. A guard discovers the inmate's miraculous power and begins to question the man's guilt.
546) The green mile
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A death row inmate in a Southern prison possesses the unusual gift of healing. A guard discovers the inmate's miraculous power and begins to question the man's guilt.
547) Pet sematary II
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Jeff and his father move to Ludlow to rebuild their lives after his mother dies. Jeff becomes friends with Drew Gilbert, who lives in fear of his cruel stepfather Gus. After Gus cold-bloodedly shoots Drew's beloved dog, the boys bury the body in the local Indian burial grounds--a place rumored to have powers of resurrection. When evil is awakened, the boys realize that sometimes you should just let dead dogs lie.
549) The running man
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The year is 2019. Television is now ruling people's lives. The most popular game show is The Running Man, where convicts can win pardons instead of 'parting gifts' by defeating murderous henchmen known as stalkers.
551) Children of the corn
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A young couple find themselves stranded in the rural town of Gatlin, Nebraska, where they encounter a mysterious religious sect of children. But nowhere in town are there any adults. The horror grows to a blood-curdling climax as the two new visitors learn the horrifying secret behind the prospering corn fields.
552) Needful things
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Terror grips a small New England town in this Stephen King thriller.
554) Cujo
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In rural Maine, married couple struggle to repair their crumbling marriage, while their young son befriends the hulking, but lovable St. Bernard owned by the town's mechanic. With her husband out of town, she and her son take their decrepit car for repairs at the mechanic's remote farmhouse. As the aging Pinto sputters, stops and dies, Cujo appears. The once docile dog has undergone hideous transformation, and has become a demonic, impeccable killer...
555) LGS iPod Nano
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Circulates to La Grange Public Library cardholders only.
556) Children of the corn
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A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believe everyone over the age of eighteen must be killed.
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Storm of the century: When a murder shakes the island of Little Tall, the local constable must stop the evil that is growing as quickly as the snowstorm.
The shadows: Stranded on a remote island when their boat crashes, five friends seek refuge in a rickety lighthouse. Then a strange woman arrives, rambling a frightening warning about a nightmare outside.
Sheltered: On the eve of a massive storm, a group of vacationers takes refuge at a house, but...
558) Doctor Sleep
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Dan Torrance remains traumatized by the sinister events that occurred at the Overlook Hotel when he was a child, and spends his days self-medicating away the "shine" with alcohol. His hope for a peaceful existence soon becomes shattered when he meets Abra, a teen who shares his extrasensory gift. Together, they form an unlikely alliance to battle the True Knot, a cult whose members try to feed off the shine of innocents to become immortal.
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Years ago, a secret government drug experiment produced a dangerously gifted child. When she becomes enraged, she unleased her pyrokinetic powers. The child is now a woman who has spent the past 10 years on the run from the unscrupulous government agents who created her. Now she's through running and has decided to reclaim her life. Charlie's only chance for survival lies in a turncoat government agent and a half-mad professor.
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Characters and themes from Stephen King's multiple universes converge in the fictional town of Castle Rock. In season two a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes, nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock. And as the town celebrates its 400th anniversary, Castle Rock's first settlers -- including Henry Deaver -- find themselves joining in the festivities.