Stephen
King''s Desperation
This is yet another chilling tale from the world famous horror writer Stephen King.
Desperation tells the story of a young couple, a writer, a young family and a hitchiker who are travelling along the deserted Highway 50 in Nevada. Unluckily they all stumble across a estrange sheriff who uses made up situations to arrest his victims from drug possession to rescuing a family from a nonexistent gunman. These unfortunate innocents are thrown in to a jail inside the sheriffs gloomy office which results in savage assualts and gruesome murders. When the few survivors escape the jail they some come to realise that an ancient evil and
supernatural entity called
Tak that has been unearthed from the old mine within the desolate
town. The supernatural being has the
ability to possess its hosts and control the deserts wildlife such as snakes, vultures and spiders (creepy). Tak has the ability to deteriorate the hosts body by turning them into infected looking followers.
As the remaining survivors escape the rath of the blood thirsty sheriff they take it upon themselves the seal the supernatural entity back where it belongs before escaping the town of Desperation once and for all.
I won''t tell you all the story as it is extremely worthwhile either reading the book or watching the
film or both as it is a gripping and creepy novel/film from the horror master. I hope i have given you a useful summary of what the book is about and what to expect if you watch the film or read the book.
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