Storm of the Century

Description

The residents of Little Tall Island are in the worst blizzard any of them have ever had to deal with. Cut off from the rest of the world, they must also deal with an evil stranger who has murdered one of their elderly residents and even while being held prisoner continues to cause harm. In order to stop this, they are forced to make a choice which no one should have to make. Give him what he wants, and he will go away but what he wants is inconceivable. The consequences of their choice haunt their lives for years to come. ([source][1]) [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/screenplay/storm_of_the_century.html

Excerpt

SNOW is flying past the lens of THE CAMERA, at first so fast and so hard we can't see anything at all.

Description

For the first time in Stephen King's remarkable publishing history, the master storyteller presents an all-new, original tale written expressly for the television screen. They're calling it the Storm of the Century, and it's coming hard. The residents of Little Tall Island have seen their share of nasty Maine Nor'easters, but this one is different. Not only is it packing hurricane-force winds and up to five feet of snow, it's bringing something worse. Something even the islanders have never seen before. Something no one wants to see. Just as the first flakes begin to fall, Martha Clarendon, one of Little Tall Island's oldest residents, suffers an unspeakably violent death. While her blood dries, Andre Linoge, the man responsible sits calmly in Martha's easy chair holding his cane topped with a silver wolf's head . . . waiting. Linoge knows the townsfolk will come to arrest him. He will let them. For he has come to the island for one reason. And when he meets Constable Mike Anderson, his beautiful wife and child, and the rest of Little Tall's tight-knit community, this stranger will make one simple proposition to them all: "If you give me what I want, I'll go away." (back cover)

Subjects

Genres

• Drama.

Other Editions

• Storm of the CenturyPaperbackPocket Books1999-02-01
• Storm of the century.Pocket Books1999-01-01
• Storm of the CenturyPaw Prints1999-01-01
• Storm of the CenturyBook-of-the-Month Club1999-01-01
• De storm van de eeuwUitgeverij Luitingh-Sijthoff1999-01-01
• La tempête du sièclePaperbackAlbin Michel1999-01-01