New Releases by Richard Chizmar

The complete omnibus collection of the New York Times bestselling trilogy from Stephen King and Richard Chizmar! In Gwendy’s Button Box, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson’s life is forever changed when she is given a mysterious wooden box by a stranger for safekeeping. It offers enticing treats and vintage coins, but he warns her that if she presses any of the box’s beautifully colored buttons, death and destruction will follow. Years later, in Gwendy’s Magic Feather, she’s a successful novelist with a promising future in politics. But when the button box suddenly reappears in her life, she must decide if she is willing to risk everything for its temptations. And in the thrilling conclusion Gwendy’s Final Task, evil forces seek to possess the button box and it is up to Senator Gwendy Peterson to keep it from them at all costs. But where can one hide something so destructive from such powerful entities?

The complete omnibus collection of the New York Times bestselling trilogy from Stephen King and Richard Chizmar! In Gwendy’s Button Box, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson’s life is forever changed when she is given a mysterious wooden box by a stranger for safekeeping. It offers enticing treats and vintage coins, but he warns her that if she presses any of the box’s beautifully colored buttons, death and destruction will follow. Years later, in Gwendy’s Magic Feather, she’s a successful novelist with a promising future in politics. But when the button box suddenly reappears in her life, she must decide if she is willing to risk everything for its temptations. And in the thrilling conclusion Gwendy’s Final Task, evil forces seek to possess the button box and it is up to Senator Gwendy Peterson to keep it from them at all costs. But where can one hide something so destructive from such powerful entities?

THE NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2024 “Scary and hard to put down. You might be advised not to read it at night.” —STEPHEN KING A group of students encounter a supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachia in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the “unforgettable and scary” (Harlan Coben) Chasing the Boogeyman. 1983: Three students from a small college embark on a week-long road trip to film a documentary on roadside memorials for their American Studies class. The project starts out as a fun adventure with long stretches of empty road and nightly campfires where they begin to open up with one another. But as they venture deeper into the Appalachian backwoods, the atmosphere begins to darken. They notice more and more of the memorials feature a strange, unsettling symbol hinting at a sinister secret. Paranoia sets in when it appears they are being followed. Their vehicle is tampered with overnight and some of the locals appear to be anything but welcoming. Before long, the students can’t help but wonder if these roadside deaths were really random accidents…or is something terrifying at work here?

Climate change can be terrifying as we navigate through climate action-- haunted by our past which dictates our future. In this anthology-- Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action-- twenty-one legendary horror authors bring both dark tales and awareness to our worldview. Apocalyptic futures, dire warnings, things unleashed from icy tombs... this collection gets under your skin and gives readers a peek into worldswhere prophecy and nihilism reign. Herein are stories FROM authors such as Nuzo Onoh, Clive Barker, Stephen King, Gwendolyn Kiste, Paul Tremblay, and many others-- all brought together to give us fiction that redefines the realities of global warming and climate change.Proceeds from this anthology benefit Climate Outreach-- the leading experts in climate change communications. The organization helps people understand the complexities of the issue in ways that resonates with their identity, values and worldview. Informed consent and support from people across society and around the world creates what CLIMATE OUTREACH calls a social mandate for climate action-- and they believe it' s how real change happens.May Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action resonate with you.

Quand Gwendy Peterson avait douze ans, Richard Farris, un homme étrange avec un chapeau melon lui a donné une boîte munie de boutons qui permettait de distribuer friandises et pièces anciennes, mais qui pouvait aussi détruire des mondes. Les années ont passé, Gwendy est devenue sénatrice du Maine et une écrivaine célèbre. Un jour la boîte réapparait dans sa vie. Les mystérieux hommes en jaune veulent mettre la main sur l’objet maudit, et Gwendy doit les en empêcher, quel qu’en soit le prix. Mais où dissimuler un objet avec de tels pouvoirs ? Avec ce roman, relié à La Tour sombre et Ça, Stephen King et Richard Chizmar nous offrent un final en apothéose. L’une des plus belles collaborations de ces dernières années. Une réflexion profonde sur le danger que représentent les dissensions de l’époque actuelle. The Washington Post. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Michel Pagel.

The “worthy and frightening sequel” (Stephen King) to the acclaimed and “unforgettable” (Harlan Coben) New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling novel Chasing the Boogeyman. Back in the summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the center of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher—dubbed by the media as “The Boogeyman”—stalked his tranquil Maryland town. A lot has changed in the intervening years. These days, Chizmar enjoys a certain level of celebrity and notoriety himself, being the only person that an incarcerated Josh Gallagher will speak to on or off the record. Chizmar likes to believe that he’s doing the world a public service by visiting Gallagher in prison, as there are plenty of other nameless victims out there who Gallagher might finally admit to killing and bring closure to grieving loved ones, and a dark rhythm and routine begin to take hold. But Chizmar eventually finds there’s a price to be paid for dancing with the devil, when a masked figure with all the hallmarks of Gallagher’s reign of terror from thirty years ago now leaves a horrifying calling card in front of Chizmar’s home, and it’s clear there’s a new player on the board in the ongoing game that the Boogeyman controls… A riveting, haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman, this is a tale of obsession and the adulation of evil, exploring modern society’s true crime infatuation with unflinching honesty, sparing no one from the glare of the spotlight. Will those involved walk away from the story of a lifetime in order to keep their loved ones safe? Or will they once again be drawn into a killer’s web? As the story draws to its shattering conclusion, only one person holds all the answers—and he just may be the most terrifying monster of them all.

October Screams brings you twenty-seven tales of the greatest holiday of all, Halloween! Featuring stories from authors like Brian Keene & Richard Chizmar, Philip Fracassi, Gwendolyn Kiste, Ronald Malfi, Bridgett Nelson and more!

Vaikka miten aiot hyvää, paha on aina kannoillasi. Kauhutrilogian toisessa, itsenäisessä osassa petollinen lipas palaa yllättäen Gwendy Petersonin elämään. Gwendy Peterson on menestyskirjailija ja kovassa nosteessa oleva poliitikko. Eräänä päivänä lapsuudesta tuttu lipas ilmaantuu hänen elämäänsä. Tällä kertaa Gwendyllä ei vain ole aavistustakaan, mitä lipas haluaa hänen tekevän. Mutta sitten hänen vanhassa kotikaupungissaan, synkkien salaisuuksien varjostamassa Castle Rockissa katoaa kaksi tyttöä. Aika heidän löytämisekseen on käymässä vähiin, ja Gwendyn on palattava sinne, missä kaikki 25 vuotta sitten alkoi. Yhdysvaltalainen Richard Chizmar (s. 1965) on palkittu kauhukirjailija ja kustantaja. Yhdessä Stephen Kingin kanssa kirjoitettu Gwendy-trilogia juontaa juurensa Kingin muinoin hylkäämään Gwendyn lipas -novelliin, jossa Chizmarin mielestä oli aineksia pidemmäksikin tarinaksi. Chizmar oli oikeassa: ilmestyessään trilogia kiilasi välittömästi New York Timesin bestseller-listan kärkeen.

Kirottu lipas täynnä ihanuuksia Mystiseen Castle Rockiin sijoittuvan kauhutrilogian avaus, jossa kammottava lipas kätkee sisäänsä suuren houkutuksen. Mustiin pukeutunut muukalainen uskoo 12-vuotiaan Gwendyn haltuun puisen lippaan, jossa on kahdeksan eriväristä nappia. Nappeja ei parane painaa, paitsi punaista, jonka painamisella on myös hyviä seurauksia. Ainakin napin painajalle. Mutta Gwendyyn voi luottaa, muukalainen uskoo. Kiitokseksi vartioimisesta lipas antaa Gwendylle pieniä lahjoja. Tai no, onhan niistä jotakin pientä maksettava. Veressä. Stephen King palaa vielä kerran mystiseen Castle Rockin pikkukaupunkiin yhdessä hyvän ystävänsä, palkitun kauhukirjailija Richard Chizmarin kanssa. Yhteisvoimin kirjoitettu Gwendy-trilogia on suoranainen aarrearkku King-faneille, se suorastaan pursuu viittauksia kauhun kuninkaan aikaisempaan tuotantoon.

No terceiro volume da série iniciada por A pequena caixa de Gwendy, os mestres Stephen King e Richard Chizmar conduzem o leitor por uma jornada que vai de Castle Rock até uma estação espacial, onde Gwendy deve cumprir sua missão secreta para salvar o mundo — e, quem sabe, todos os mundos. Quando Gwendy Peterson tinha doze anos, um estranho homem chamado Richard Farris a encarregou dos cuidados de uma caixa misteriosa, que retribuía com pequenos presentes, mas também trazia perigos; apertar qualquer um de seus oito botões coloridos poderia levar à morte e à destruição. Anos mais tarde, o objeto voltou à vida de Gwendy. Romancista de sucesso e figura política em ascensão, ela se viu novamente obrigada a lidar com as tentações que a caixa representava. Agora, forças malignas querem se apossar da caixa, e cabe à senadora Gwendy Peterson mantê-la a salvo das ameaças a qualquer custo. Mas onde seria possível esconder um objeto desses de entidades tão poderosas? "A cada ano, ela ganha poder. A cada ano, a capacidade de fazer o bem fica mais fraca e a capacidade de fazer o mal fica mais forte."

Deep in the serene forest of Silverwood, California, a monster from another dimension is desperate for the human blood it needs to return home. What begins as a relaxing week in the woods for two groups of campers—employees on a corporate retreat and a Cub Scout troop—turns into a hellish ordeal when a mysterious dark force lurking among the trees preys on their most violent impulses. A rustic getaway featuring evil whispering trees, a teddy bear-clutching child laughing at your pain, and a malevolent otherworldly presence terrorizing the campground? Welcome to the most terrifying wilderness trip of your lives, campers. Based on Silverwood by Tony E. Valenzuela, Silverwood is a Realm Production written by Brian Keene, Richard Chizmar, Stephen Kozeniewski, and the Sisters of Slaughter — Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason. Listen away.

When the Tuckers' next door neighbor mentions someone rang their doorbell late the previous night, Sarah and Kenny Tucker check their home's security camera and discover something shocking: the doorbell ringer also visited their house... and it was a terrified young woman with a shackle hanging from her right wrist.

Clive Barker: »Richard Chizmar schreibt wie ein Mann, der durch die Hölle und zurück gegangen ist und nur überlebt hat, um davon zu erzählen.« Das Leben in der Vorstadt meint es gut mit Robert und Katy Howard. Sohn Grant ist am College und besonders zu dem älteren Nachbarn James besteht eine sehr enge Beziehung. Für Robert ist er wie eine Vaterfigur. Als an einem kühlen Dezembermorgen die Familie von Sirenen und Blaulicht geweckt wird, erfährt Robert von der Polizei, dass James nicht nur verschwunden, sondern Hauptverdächtiger in einer Mordserie ist. Robert muss erkennen, dass sein einstig bester Freund nicht der ist, für den er ihn jahrelang gehalten hat. Seine Nachforschungen führen ihn zurück zu einem dunklen Geheimnis aus seiner Kindheit, das er längst verdrängt hatte und dessen brutale und herzzerreisende Wahrheit ihm nun offenbart wird. Robert McCammon: »Chizmars Geschichten sind knallhart, gruselig, spannend, ergreifend, erschütternd, herzzerreißend und vor allem sehr gut geschrieben!« Stewart O'Nan: »Wie Ray Bradbury hat auch Richard Chizmar eine herzliche, nostalgische Ader. Die Vergangenheit ist in seinen Geschichten immer ein warmer, perfekter Ort. Die Gegenwart hingegen gehört eher zu Robert Bloch, denn das Staunen weicht dem Horror. Die Wendungen sind der alten Twilight Zone würdig.« Scott Smith: »Chizmar gelingt es hervorragend, die äußerlich glänzenden Schichten seiner Welt abzuschälen und die darunter liegende Fäulnis zu enthüllen. Seine Geschichten sind wie Reißzähne: scharf und bereit, Blut zu vergießen.« John Saul: »Ich liebe Schriftsteller wie Richard Chizmar - seine Prosa ist direkt, simpel und auf den Punkt gebracht. Er fesselt deine Aufmerksamkeit mit dem ersten Absatz und lässt sie nicht wieder los.« Graham Masterton: »Richard Chizmar hat ein ganz besonderes Talent dafür, eine heimelige, glaubwürdige Welt zu schaffen - die Art von Welt, in der Sie und ich tagtäglich leben. Aber nach und nach verleiht er dieser Welt ein schleichendes Unbehagen, und dann öffnet er die Türen der Vorstadthäuser und lässt uns all den unvorstellbaren Horror sehen, der sich dahinter verbirgt.«

In 1996, Richard Chizmar's debut short story collection, Midnight Promises, was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. Publishers Weekly called it "a sterling collection" while singling out "The Silence of Sorrow" as "an understated masterpiece." Two years later, Subterranean Press published a mini-collection from Chizmar entitled Monsters and Other Stories. In his introduction, acclaimed genre critic Edward Bryant said, "When all is said and done, this book should leave you in utter silence, giving you time and opportunity to contemplate what you just read. Tough storytelling from a tough writer; but a writer who is not calloused. Chizmar possesses a finely honed gift of empathy. With utter grace and loving kindness he'll put you right inside the life (and soul) of the monster." Now, nearly two decades later, Chizmar assembles thirty-five stories, including a previously-unpublished novella, and presents us with A Long December. This massive new collection features more than 150,000 words of Chizmar's very best short fiction and includes 8,000 words of autobiographical Story Notes. Eerie, suspenseful, poignant, the stories in A Long December range from horror to suspense, crime to dark fantasy, mainstream to mystery. As New York Times bestselling author Scott Smith (A Simple Plan, The Ruins) notes: "It's an idyllic little world Richard Chizmar has created. Boys fish in the shallows of a winding creek. A father tosses a baseball with his young son in the fading light of a summer day. There's the smell of fresh-cut grass. And then, well...just beneath the surface? There are those missing pets whose collars turn up in a shoebox. Or the disturbing photos the dead can leave behind. Or the terrible thing you might find yourself doing when a long lost brother suddenly returns, demanding money. Chizmar does a tremendous job of peeling back his world's shiny layers, revealing the rot that lies underneath. His stories feel like so many teeth: short and sharp and ready to draw blood."

Vuelve Stephen King con una impactante novela corta en un formato muy especial. La pequeña ciudad de Castle Rock, en Maine, ha sido testigo de algunos extraños sucesos, pero solo hay una historia que no se ha contado... hasta ahora. Existen tres vías para llegar a Castle View desde la ciudad de Castle Rock: por la carretera 117, por Pleasant Road y por las Escaleras de los Suicidios. Cada día del verano de 1974, Gwendy Peterson, de doce años de edad, toma el camino de las escaleras, que ascienden en zigzag por la ladera rocosa. Pero un día, al llegar a lo alto, mientras recupera el aliento con la cara roja y las manos apoyadas sobre las rodillas, un desconocido la llama. Allí, en un banco a la sombra, se sienta un hombre con una chaqueta negra y un pequeño sombrero. Llegará un día en el que Gwendy sufra pesadillas con ese sombrero... ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine Stephen King teams up with long-time friend and award-winning author Richard Chizmar for the first time in this original, chilling novella that revisits the mysterious town of Castle Rock. There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong—if time-rusted—iron bolts and zig-zag up the precarious cliffside. Then one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to her. There on a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small, neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat… The little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been told—until now.

This will be another World's 1st Edition from Cemetery Dance Publications: a unique new book published in the old-fashioned double tradition! A Face in the Crowd by Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan (FIRST TIME IN PRINT!) Dean Evers, an elderly widower, sits in front of the television with nothing better to do than waste his leftover evenings watching baseball. It's Rays/Mariners, and David Price is breezing through the line-up. Suddenly, in a seat a few rows up beyond the batter, Evers sees the face of someone from decades past, someone who shouldn't be at the ballgame, shouldn't be on the planet. And so begins a parade of people from Evers's past, all of them occupying that seat behind home plate. Until one day Dean Evers sees someone even eerier... The Longest December by Richard Chizmar (EXPANDED VERSION!) Bob and Katy Howard are a typical middle-aged couple living the good life in the suburbs. They're happily married, have successful careers, and a grown son starting college. Their recently widowed next-door neighbor, James Wilkinson, is practically a member of the Howard family. When police show up at the Howard's doorstep one snowy December morning with the news that they have been investigating Wilkinson for a series of violent crimes, Bob and Katy are left in shock and disbelief. The elderly James Wilkinson they know and love is kind and gentle. He shared their Thanksgiving table just a couple weeks earlier. He couldn't possibly be responsible for the gruesome deeds of which he's being accused. Or could he? The Longest December (a revised and expanded version of Chizmar's acclaimed novella, A Long December) is a cat-and-mouse, Hitchcockian thriller that will shock you with its brutal twists and turns while also breaking your heart. Stephen King calls it ...a really terrific piece of work. I couldn't put it down. Chizmar played his cards with great craft. I'm an old hand at this, but I kept chasing the red herrings.

UN'ESTATE COME TANTE, UNA CITTADINA AMERICANA, UN INCUBO CHE SEMBRA NON F INIRE MAI. L'INDAGINE DI UN RAGAZZO DEL LUOGO DESTINATO A D IVENTARE UN GRANDE SCRITTORE. Nell'estate del 1988, i corpi mutilati di diverse ragazze cominciano a essere ritrovati a Edgewood, nel Maryland. Le macabre prove portano la polizia all'inquietante supposizione che un serial killer sia tra loro. Ma presto inizia a diffondersi una voce secondo cui il male che perseguita gli adolescenti locali non sarebbe del tutto umano. Il neolaureato Richard Chizmar torna nella sua città natale proprio mentre viene decretato il coprifuoco e si ritrova presto catapultato in una vera storia dell'orrore. Ispirato dagli eventi terrificanti, Richard scrive un resoconto personale di questi ultimi, ignaro che lo continueranno a ossessionare negli anni a venire. «L'innocenza, una volta perduta, non si recupera più. L'oscurità, una volta osservata, non potrà mai essere perduta.» Per noi cittadini di Edgewood, era arrivato il momento dell'oscurità.

Na emocionante sequência de A pequena caixa de Gwendy, best-seller do New York Times escrito por Stephen King e Richard Chizmar, Gwendy é convocada de volta a Castle Rock após o misterioso reaparecimento da caixa de botões. A pacata cidadezinha que esconde segredos obscuros e macabros está prestes a despertar outra vez. Algo maligno invadiu a pequena cidade de Castle Rock, no Maine, durante a última tempestade de inverno. Agora, o xerife Norris Ridgewick e sua equipe estão em uma busca incansável por duas garotas desaparecidas. Aos trinta e sete anos e morando em Washington, dc, Gwendy Peterson não se assemelha nem um pouco à adolescente insegura que costumava ser quando passou o verão se exercitando na Escadaria Suicida de Castle Rock. Naquele verão, ela foi incumbida — há quem diga amaldiçoada — de cuidar de uma caixa de botões bastante peculiar, entregue a ela por um desconhecido de terno preto. Gwendy nunca falou para ninguém sobre a caixa — nem mesmo para o marido —, até que, um dia, ela ressurge. Motivada pela inusitada reaparição do objeto e pelos desaparecimentos preocupantes em sua cidade natal, Gwendy retorna a Castle Rock, onde tentará resgatar as garotas desaparecidas antes que algo horrível aconteça com elas. Com uma prosa lírica de tirar o fôlego, o livro nos leva a pensar: nossas vidas são controladas pelo destino ou pelas escolhas que fazemos? "Eu adoro essa história! É frenética, assustadora e tristemente relevante. Amei os personagens e essa ideia da conexão de uma garota com o mundo todo por meio de um objeto peculiar. É pura música." — J.J. Abrams "Completamente envolvente... É uma história arrebatadora." — Publishers Weekly

Stephen King y Richard Chizmar se unen una vez más para traernos el increíble desenlace de la historia que comenzaron con La caja de botones de Gwendy . Cuando tenía doce años, Gwendy Peterson conoció a Richard Farris, un tipo misterioso que le pidió que cuidara de una extraña caja de botones. Ahora, Gwendy es una afamada novelista y su carrera política está empezando a despegar. Parece que lo tiene todo a su alcance, pero entonces el insólito objeto vuelve a su vida. Las fuerzas del mal se han apoderado por completo de la caja de botones y ahora recae sobre Gwendy la responsabilidad de alejarlas de ella. ¿Su última misión? Salvar al mundo. Y puede que a todos los mundos. La crítica ha dicho: «La trilogía de Gwendy, de Stephen King y Richard Chizmar, llega a su fin... Las últimas páginas son, a la vez, satisfactorias y profundamente emotivas. Como sus dos predecesores, La última misión de Gwendy es una colaboración exquisita y una reflexión profunda del frágil estado en el que se encuentra nuestro mundo fracturado». The Washington Post Sobre La caja de botones de Gwendy : «¡Tío, me encanta esta historia! Va a toda prisa, tiene la longitud perfecta y es triste y escalofriadamente relevante. Me encantaron los personajes... y cómo una pequeña niña rara conecta con el mundo entero a través de un extraño artefacto». J. J. Abrams «Esta novela sobre el fin de la infancia mezcla un tono dulce con otro más amenazante... La historia brilla especialmente cuando se hace preguntas universales: ¿Cuánto de lo que pasa en nuestras vidas es fruto de nuestras acciones y no el resultado de fuerzas impredecibles? ¿Y cuánto poder tenemos cualquiera de nosotros para salvar el mundo... o para destruirlo? Los lectores devorarán esta estimulante historia». Booklist «Una joya de pequeño tamaño pero llena de fuerza». Publishers Weekly «Una fábula para un mundo que se vuelve más loco cada día». The Washington Post «Una lectura muy entretenida que nunca pierde su impulso inicial». USA Today

The final book in the New York Times bestselling Gwendy’s Button Box trilogy from Stephen King and Richard Chizmar. 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 eight colored buttons promised death and destruction. Years later, the button box reentered Gwendy’s life. A successful novelist and a rising political star, she was once again forced to deal with the temptation the box represented. Now, malignant forces seek to possess the button box, and it is up to Senator Gwendy Peterson to keep it from them at all costs. But where can one hide something from such powerful entities? In Gwendy’s Final Task, master storytellers Stephen King and Richard Chizmar take us on a journey from Castle Rock to another famous cursed Maine city to the MF-1 space station, where Gwendy must execute a secret mission to save the world. And, maybe, all worlds.

Castle Rock, wir haben ein Problem! Gwendy, inzwischen in einem hohen politischen Amt und für Klimafragen zuständig, begibt sich zu wissenschaftlichen Zwecken in die Erdumlaufbahn. Dabei ist sie aber auf ihrer eigenen geheimen Mission unterwegs. Der Wunschkasten ist zu ihr zurückgekehrt, mächtiger und zerstörerischer denn je. Die Aufgabe, die Welt zu retten, könnte für sie zu einer Reise ohne Rückkehr werden.

En esta secuela de La caja de botones de Gwendy , de Stephen King y Richard Chizmar, la adulta Gwendy Peterson vuelve a Castle Rock tras la desaparición de dos jóvenes... y el regreso de su misteriosa caja de botones. Han pasado 15 años desde que Gwendy Peterson dejó Castle Rock. Ahora tiene 37, vive en Washington D. C. y apenas recuerda a la adolescente que volvía a casa en verano a través de las Escaleras de los Suicidios. Sin embargo, su caja de botones reaparece y Gwendy descubre que en Castle Rock han desaparecido dos chicas. El sheriff Ridgewick y su equipo trabajan a contrarreloj para encontrarlas sin saber a qué clase de enemigo se enfrentan. Pero Gwendy sí lo sabe, y es consciente de que solamente ella podrá traerlas de vuelta..., pero solo si utiliza la poderosa pero peligrosa caja de botones una vez más. La crítica ha dicho: «Dos jóvenes son secuestradas y una Gwendy paranoica que no puede dejar de vigilar sus espaldas. La trama criminal avanza con presteza, pero, en el fondo, esta es la historia de cómo Gwendy encuentra el poder necesario paraenfrentarse a los demonios de la caja. Una opción segura para los fans de la mitología de Castle Rock». Booklist «Una protagonista encantadora y la estremecedora posibilidad de caer en la tentación cautivarán a los fans de la serie y a los nuevos lectores que se acerquen a ella». Publishers Weekly Sobre La caja de botones de Gwendy : «¡Tío, me encanta esta historia! Va a toda prisa, tiene la longitud perfecta y es triste y escalofriadamente relevante. Me encantaron los personajes... y cómo una pequeña niña rara conecta con el mundo entero a través de un extraño artefacto.» J. J. Abrams «Esta novela sobre el fin de la infancia mezcla un tono dulce con otro más amenazante... La historia brilla especialmente cuando se hace preguntas universales: ¿Cuánto de lo que pasa en nuestras vidas es fruto de nuestras acciones y no el resultado de fuerzas impredecibles? ¿Y cuánto poder tenemos cualquiera de nosotros para salvar el mundo... o para destruirlo? Los lectores devorarán esta estimulante historia». Booklist «Una joya de pequeño tamaño pero llena de fuerza». Publishers Weekly «Una fábula para un mundo que se vuelve más loco cada día». Washington Post «Una lectura muy entretenida que nunca pierde su impulso inicial». USA Today

Cuando tenía doce años, Gwendy Peterson conoció a Richard Farris, un tipo misterioso que le pidió que cuidara de una extraña caja. Aunque no lo parecía, el artilugio escondía un enorme secreto: tocar cualquiera de los siete botones de colores que contenía podía causar una destrucción sin igual. Ahora, Gwendy es una afamada novelista y su carrera política está empezando a despegar. Parece que lo tiene todo a su alcance, pero entonces el insólito objeto vuelve a su vida. Las fuerzas del mal se han apoderado por completo de la caja de botones y recae sobre Gwendy la responsabilidad de alejarlas de ella. ¿Su última misión? Salvar al mundo. Y puede que a todos los mundos.

Das Böse kommt zurück nach Castle Rock Mit dem Winter hält das Böse wieder Einzug in der kleinen Stadt Castle Rock in Maine. Sheriff Norris Ridgewick und sein Team suchen verzweifelt nach vermissten Mädchen. Die Zeit läuft ihnen davon, sie lebend zu finden. Die 37-jährige Gwendy Peterson ist nun Politikerin in Washington. Vor 25 Jahren wurde sie hier in Castle Rock von einem mysteriösen Mann mit einem seltsamen Wunschkasten betraut – oder verflucht? Damals konnte sie ihn wieder loswerden und hat ihn längst vergessen. Das mysteriöse Wiederauftauchen des Kastens führt Gwendy nun nach Hause ... wo sie vielleicht helfen kann, die vermissten Mädchen zu retten und einen Verrückten zu stoppen, bevor Grässliches passiert.

The acclaimed New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling novel of small-town evil that “is genuinely chilling and something brand-new and exciting” (Stephen King) and “unforgettable” (Harlan Coben). In the summer of 1988, the mutilated bodies of several missing girls begin to turn up in a small Maryland town. The grisly evidence leads police to the terrifying assumption that a serial killer is on the loose in the quiet suburb. But soon a rumor begins to spread that the evil stalking local teens is not entirely human. Law enforcement, as well as members of the FBI, are certain that the killer is a living, breathing madman—and he’s playing games with them. For a once peaceful community trapped in the depths of paranoia and suspicion, it feels like a nightmare that will never end. Recent college graduate Richard Chizmar returns to his hometown just as a curfew is enacted and a neighborhood watch is formed. Amid preparing for his wedding and embarking on a writing career, he soon finds himself thrust into a real-life horror story. Inspired by the terrifying events, Richard writes a personal account of the serial killer’s reign of terror, unaware that these events will continue to haunt him for years to come. A clever, terrifying, and heartrending work of metafiction, Chasing the Boogeyman is the ultimate marriage between horror fiction and true crime. Chizmar’s “dazzling work of fresh imagination and psychological insight” (Caroline Kepnes, New York Times bestselling author of You) is on full display in this truly unique novel that will haunt you long after you turn the final page.

A CASTLE ROCK NOVEL WITH A FOREWORD BY STEPHEN KING PREPARE TO RETURN AGAIN TO STEPHEN KING'S CASTLE ROCK, THE SLEEPY LITTLE TOWN BUILT ON A BEDROCK OF DEEP, DARK SECRETS, JUST AS IT'S ABOUT TO AWAKEN FROM ITS QUIET SLUMBER ONCE MORE. Something evil has swept into the small Maine town of Castle Rock on the heels of the latest winter storm. Sheriff Norris Ridgewick and his team are desperately searching for two missing girls. In Washington D.C., thirty-seven-year-old Gwendy Peterson couldn't be more different from the self-conscious teenaged girl who once spent a summer running up Castle Rock's Suicide Stairs. That same summer, she was entrusted - or cursed - with the extraordinary button box by a mysterious stranger in a black suit. Gwendy has never told a soul about the box - not even her husband. But one day it shows up again. Inspired by the curious appearance of the box and the troubling disappearances in her hometown, Gwendy returns to Castle Rock, where time is running out for the girls as a dangerous man is preparing the unthinkable . . .

Au lendemain d’une tempête de neige, le shérif Norris Ridgewick et son équipe recherchent désespérément deux jeunes filles disparues, mais le temps presse et les chances de les retrouver vivantes s’amenuisent. À Washington DC, Gwendy Peterson, trente-sept ans, n’a plus rien à voir avec l’adolescente complexée qui passait son été à courir dans Castle Rock. L’été de ses douze ans, on lui avait confié l’extraordinaire boîte à boutons de Richard Farris, l’homme énigmatique au costume noir. Gwendy recevait des cadeaux de la part de la fameuse boîte en échange de ses soins et de son attention. Jusqu’au jour où Farris a disparu en l’emportant avec lui. Vingt-cinq ans plus tard, la boîte réapparaît. Cette mystérieuse résurgence, couplée avec les étranges disparitions à Castle Rock, mène Gwendy à retrouver le chemin de sa maison. Peut-être parviendra-t-elle à arrêter la folie d’un homme avant qu’il ne soit trop tard ? Préface de Stephen King. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Michel Pagel.